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November 27, 2006
Forget 06, Get It Done In 07!
No way can 12 weeks fly by that quickly....are you kidding me??? I can remember driving the Freaks to Cleveland Browns Stadium on 9/2 to face Wisconsin. It rained the whole way but let up enough for the tailgating and game. And now we're done? It just isn't fair that football season seems to end so quickly and other sports get more time. I've read thru most of the threads to get everyone's thoughts on the UT game, the season and the road ahead. I kept my comments to a minimum on those thread cuz I wanted to see what everyone else had to say.MS03-039 exploit cmd
So where do I begin? A few areas I'd like to touch on. First, the season itself. I know we played a ton of young players. I know we had a lot of injuries to key players. I know BG had a lot of road games. Yes, it was a tough grind and after 7 games, BG was 4-3, 3-1 MAC. I thought we were in good shape. Then came that humiliating loss to Temple. From that game on, I didn't see the intensity or desire I saw in the first seven weeks (minus the Kent disaster). Even when we lost a game, we came back and won the next week. The Ohio game was beautiful. I know we're capable of playing at that level. BG looked decent against the #1 team in the country. But the team ended the season on a 5 game slide when it should have been playing its best ball.MS03-039 exploit cmd
The UT game...Did this team simply give up? I try to be the most optimistic person about the program but I just didn't see the effort the other night. I was on a 3-7 team my SR year in High School. Nobody wanted to practice and we wanted the season to end due to how miserable it was. One thing saved it, though...a win over the arch rival New Philadelphia Quakers. Dover 8, New Phila 7. That made the other 9 games obselete. What bothered me most about the BG/UT game was UT wanted it....BG didn't. How the hell can you not get up for the arch rival??? I just don't get it. I give credit to Tom Amstutz cuz he sells his players on this game...no matter what. That's what you do in the rivalry. You MUST beat THAT team. With the exception of Corey Partridge and some others, I saw no signs that BG wanted this game. That was disheartening & I find that hard to swallow...especially with 3 former Falcons on the coaching staff. They should know the importance of this game for sure. Did the veteran players not instill in the young players the importance of winning this game? All I know is UT has won 3 straight and 9 of the last 12. That simply must stop. It seems UT gets up for this game while BG doesn't feel it's as important and that bothers me in a major way. GET UP FOR THE ROCKETS AND WIN THE DAMN GAME!!!!MS03-039 exploit cmd
So now we ride a 5 game losing streak into the off season and prepare for 2007. It will be great to be at the Doyt 6 times next year. We saw some very talented youngsters who should be rockin the next few years. The major question mark is QB. Can AT get the job done? Will he put in the necessary work to improve his game and become the field general? Will he become the player we thought he could be? Will the staff open the playbook to help him become that player? We'll find out that answer. I think AT is the front runner but the QB race should be wide open going into spring ball. Whoever can run this offense, get them on the field. We'll have a ton of starters back next year. I hope the coaching staff does a better job of putting the players in position to win games. Everyone is accountable for this disappointing season. Which brings me to my final point...MS03-039 exploit cmd
Coach Gregg Brandon. Coach has had success here at BG and we all know about the Bowl wins and Division Titles. There a numerous people calling for his job. Coach has 2 years left on his contract. I think it's right and fair that he gets a chance to turn it around. Coach has 4 seasons in the book and is 30-19, but only 10-13 the last 2 seasons. That's unacceptable at Bowling Green where we play for titles and bowl bids. Remember how pissed we got when Urban Meyer didn't honor his contract? It happens every year where coaches get out of contracts to move on. Well, here we have the opposite. We have a coach with 2 years left on his contract and BGSU should honor that contract. IF Coach Brandon doesn't get the job done in the next 2 years, we should find someone that can. It's nothing personal, just the nature of the beast known as college football. I like Coach a heck of a lot...good family man, funny dude and all round nice guy. I'd love to sit down with him and drink a few beers and pick his brain. However, the bottom line is winning. We all know that and so does Coach. I know the man wants to win...will he return the program to the winning tradition? I sincerely hope so....I want him to succeed. I sorely hope he'll put more emphasis on the UT game. 1-3 is not good...Amstutz is 4-2 vs BG. I am sick and tired of losing to that team up north. Period.MS03-039 exploit cmd
We're roughly 5 months away from Spring Ball. Everyone needs to embrace the 2007 season NOW and start preparing for success. To all the Seniors departing, thanks again for being Falcons and I hope you come back to games in the future! To the guys coming back, forget 2006 and get it done in 2007. It's all up to you. How badly do you want it? Bust ass and bring back Falcon Football as it's meant to be!!!!MS03-039 exploit cmd
Josh and I will be at the Football Banquet on Dec. 9. I know we'll go to the Doyt first to sit in the stands one last time in 2006. Listening to the wind blow thru the place knowing we won't be at a game there again for 9 months is depressing. Riding a 5 game losing streak, 3 game losing streak to tsun and a lot of work ahead will make this a very interesting off season. The countdown clock to Sept 2007 is now on...MS03-039 exploit cmd
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