This is almost like a bowl intangible for us. We tell you that a team cannot manufacture emotion and that there is rarely a disconnect between how much it means to the fans and how much to the players.

FAU Stadium will host an opponent from one of the Power Five conferences and a game so big that the campus will be closed seven hours before kickoff. This is the biggest game in FAU history. Miami wants to win and move on to Nebraska. FAU coach Charlie Partridge admitted the game was circled on the calendar.

Furthermore the Canes are without Braxton Berrios and Stacy Coley, who are also two of their best punt returners in addition to WRs.