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Gramatica kicks 4 FGs, USF gives new head coach Hartline a 19-9 win over Florida In­ter­na­tional - Spectrum Bay News 9our readFlorida International enters 2026 rated No. 107 in 2025 SP+ (-10.5).our read

Conference USA · Willie Simmons, year 2 (8-7) · Pitbull Stadium · 20,000 · 18,202 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#103 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #116 (-13.5) · FPI #109
The marketFlorida Atlantic by 7at Florida Atlantic · our model 42% Florida International · a number, not a pick

LastW 33–20 vs Buffalo · Sat Sep 12 · JJ Kohl 367 pass yds, 3 TD, 19 rush yds

Nextat Florida Atlantic · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · FAU Stadium · Florida Atlantic by 7 · series 6-16 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

No consensus around Florida International right now — the fanbase is genuinely divided.

Willie Simmons's year 2 (2026): 1-1, behind Mike MacIntyre's 4-8 in the same spot.

belief cooled ↓ 3.5vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Mixed
47/100 · 65 mentions
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
5% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Volatility
Chaotic
σ 19 pts
~ our read
The model
#103
CFB Zeitgeist · -3.7
✓ measured
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identity shift

Florida International's fanbase shift signals FCS shift.

Willie Simmons begins his tenure at Florida International with a 7-6 record, signaling a shift in identity for a program defined by its 2002 founding and Riccardo Silva Stadium legacy.

The jury's still out.

The Pulse on Florida International

Archive · Wk 2 · 65 mentions · medium confidence
47
Δ -3.5 vs last wk
65 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"FIU" — Florida International fanbase · recurring line
43 mentions · sample growing
The Fever Year

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

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6 outlets & communities talking

What little we hear

Only 4 cohort(s) cleared the signal floor this week, so we won’t stage a split we can’t back. Here’s the honest read:

Millennials−0.03
Analytics crowd−0.03
Gen Z−0.04
National take−0.04
125 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checklight on evidence

~ our readFlorida International fans are down on the program, with a bit less hard evidence than most fanbases.

backed by facts
5% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
6% optimistic22% down

✓ counted We read 65 posts from Florida International fans this week.

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

Radio, beat writers & editorial14 posts
Underdog Dynasty
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Fanbase health · Florida International

Florida International's fanbase is growing — 65 of 100.

Audible (42 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (7-6 last season, 1-1 so far).

On the field — 7-6 last season, 1-1 so far67
How loud — 42 weighted voices in the latest week63

2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

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