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Iowa Too Much for Falcons

Things were better in Carver Arena last night than they were against Xavier, but they weren't good.  BG is struggling to score, and that was especially apparent last night, and then tack 15 turnovers on top of it, and you just are not getting enough quality possessions to...
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MAC Blogger Roundtable

Our host this week is Temple Football Forever, as they prepare to play Kent and lock down a division title
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Subdue the Roo

Ok, with a night to reflect, I'm still feeling pretty good about the win last night. Here's the perspective.  I know that Miami and Akron are among the worst teams in FBS football.  I know that Buffalo is struggling. Even so, we beat all three....we beat the teams...
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Falcon Victory...ahhhhhh

So, the Falcons picked up the victory AT HOME tonight at the Doyt.  It was actually a pretty fun night.  First of all, it was a perfect night for football....a  great night to see our team.  Even though we struggled a little in the first half, we came out in the...
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Crowd at Doyt roughly the size of a large family thanksgiving

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Game Day With Akron

Go Falcons.  Beat the Zips.
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Iowa Men's Basketball Preview

I went to do a little research on Iowa for tomorrow night's basketball game, and I have to admit that I was a little surprised.Things are not as good there as I thought.Their program is in a deep hole right now, and it is looking to be a long year over there.  They are a very...
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Great Barnes Article in USA Today

Quick thing, a great profile of Freddie Barnes and his Mother was in the USA Today.  Just a reminder that people have the power to overcome their circumstances, and a transformational story lives within each of us.  By this time next year, Freddie Barnes and his Mom will...
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25 Kangaroo Questions

What is their body of work?It is not great. They have won only one FBS game, against their arch-rival Kent. This has to be a tough year in Akron. They were set up for an exciting season with a new stadium, and in general it has been a dreadful year. You have to look back and remember...
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MAC Blogger Roundtable, My Responses

1) Do you like the MAC's current bowl setup, where the bowls get to pick, rather than a 1 goes to A, 2 to B, etc? How would you change that, if you could?I think that it is probably as good as it is going to get. I think flexibility is good for two reasons. First, the flexibility...
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Recruiting News

The news on the Falcon verbals keeps coming in...Isaiah Byler was named all-conference.In this article, you can see Kevonte Martin-Manley's stat line, which is pretty good (59 catches, 7 TDs)Caleb Watkins and Nick McKnight's Middletown team ran into a buzz saw at the end of...
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CBSSports Blogpoll is Final and on the AIR

Well, here you go. The CBSSports.com blogpoll is out. Here are the rankings, click through for more.
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Xavier Part II, with charts

So, courtesy of statsheet.com, here is the sad tale of the Xavier game, told in its full and foul glory. The effective FG% for Xavier is just sick...(effective FG counts 3-pointers as 1.5x a regular FG), and ours is bad even for our team. The FTs are not good either, but there is no...
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Final CBSsports.com Blogpoll Ballot

I made one adjustment, dropping WI a couple spots.RankTeamDelta 1 Florida 1 2 Alabama 1 3 Texas 4 TCU 2 5 Boise State 1 6 Cincinnati 1 7 Georgia Tech 8 LSU 9 Oregon 1 10 Ohio State 6 11 Iowa 2 12 Penn State 9 13 Pittsburgh...
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Clawson Presser--The Dangers of November

So Coach's presser was on Tuesday this week, as the team prepares for a  Friday game coming up this week.First, Miami.  Coach feels like the defense is making progress and the offense was sloppy in spots but was good enough on that day.  Special teams remain inconsistent...
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Ouch...that's gonna leave a mark

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Well, Bowling Green and Xavier played in hoops tonight, and it was a pretty serious mismatch, as Xavier shot 65% for the course of the game and beat BGSU 101-57.  Their 3-point shooting was almost as good, if you can believe that.The second half was almost as bad as the first...
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Musketeer Preview

The basketball team takes to the floor tonight against Xavier, in what should be a very good test for our team.  I'll have more extensive basketball previews as the season gets rolling, but for now, a few points about Xavier.First, I love their nickname.  Always have...
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International Centre for Special Teams Research

So, after spending the weekend on a foreign fact-finding mission, I'm back with the latest report on the International Centre for Special Teams Research, Miami of Ohio Style.It was a game where Bowling Green dominated the typical plays, with a steady drumbeat of punts inside the...
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CBSSports.com Blog Poll Draft

The PAC 10 is causing problems, they are getting into those A beat B but B beat C and C beat A kind of love triangles that make it necessary to put a team behind another team they beat. This is what I came up with.As I look at it, I think Wisconsin belongs where they are but cannot...
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Permutations, Part V

So, here is the standing and the road home for teams in the East.  Essentially with the Temple win over Akron, things get even slimmer.  Temple would have to lose out, and then OU would have to lose at NIU and beat Temple, and BG would have to win out, and that would create...
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Non-Witness Men's Hoops Report

I was going to call this my observations, but since I wasn't at the game, technically the word observation is a little misleading.First, I think we got a pretty good idea how the rotation will work this season, even though this game was a blow-out.  McElroy and Crawford were...
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Falcon Hoops Ready to Start

So, the hoops is getting started about now....I'm out of town, so no more posts until Sunday night or Monday morning.  Enjoy the banner raising and the ring ceremony and what I would hope would be a win over Wayne State.
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Another Falcon Football-less Saturday

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Bowl Eligible

I checked on ESPN.  Right now, there are 46 bowl eligible teams.You will recall that there are 32 bowls and 64 slots.There are 26 teams that are just one win away...and that includes a few teams with 6 wins but 2 FCS wins.  (You can only count one per season).46+26=72>...
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Miami One Last Thing

When I listen to the radio, I am shocked at how often I hear PJ Mahone's name.  I suspect we really missed him during his suspension.
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