Florida Atlantic's fandom spectrum offers a range of emotions. There's frustration. There's hope. One end features a $400 fundraising effort and a laminated sign with flames on it. The other side pleads for dwindling supporters to stick around.
Fans agree satisfaction is absent but improvement is on the horizon. Whether that includes a head coaching change, a staffing change or simply more time is where the arguments splits.
FAU is mired in a miserable 1-7 season and is currently stuck in a seven-game losing streak ahead of Saturday's game at Rice. Third-year coach Charlie Partridge is 7-25 and has endured both the program's worst overall loss and worst home loss just this season.