Missouri Tigers' Enemy Intel: Examining the Bowling Green Falcons

On the heels of a successful season opener, the Missouri Tigers—freshly ranked the No. 25 team in the country—return to Columbia to face Bowling Green in their 2009 debut at Memorial Stadium. This week's gracious guest on Enemy Intel is Jack Carle, the sports editor at Bowling Green's Sentinel Tribune:   RF: Head coach Dave Clawson didn't exactly have a fair chance to excel at Tennessee as offensive coordinator before being dismissed with the rest of the Phillip Fulmer regime at the end of last season. With just a handful of games worth of FBS experience under Clawson's belt, what exactly did the Bowling Green brass see that made him an enticing candidate to replace Gregg Brandon after the 2008 season? JC: Clawson's success at Richmond [29-29 record in six seasons] and Fordham [29-20 in four seasons] were major factors in the decision to hire him. RF: Just curious: How, if at all, has the program evolved since Urban Meyer left upon restoring some...