There are two ways to look at what FIU’s football team has done so far this year.
The optimistic view is that FIU, which is one game away from the halfway point of its first season under coach Butch Davis, will play six of its final seven games in South Florida, giving the Panthers a decent shot at getting the six wins it needs to be bowl eligible for just the third time in program history.
The pessimistic view is that FIU (3-2, 2-1 Conference USA) has beaten just two FBS teams – 0-6 Charlotte and 1-5 Rice.