FalconBlog--Triumphs and Trials in the BGSU Falcon Nation

Nice Win

Good win for the Falcons today, cruising to an easy victory that wasn't in doubt after the opening minutes, and certainly not in the second half. You go on the road, and you get an easy win, that's a good thing in the league, and we needed it.

As I had expected, CMU ran all over us, and then couldn't do too much in the air. Their first QB got knocked out, but came back in (was it my imagination, or did he act erractically after he came back in. A coach who puts a player with a concussion into the game should be arrested).

Anyway, Seymour certainly gained his yards, and they beat us on a reverse because our guys flow to the ball so much. Which, if true, would seem to help us on the non-reverse plays, but there you go. Coach Brandon says that scoring defense is all that matters, and no question, its important. But giving up a lot of yards could be a sign of trouble later, especially when we play Marshall and UT, and like it was against NIU.

Omar was awesome. Leading rusher, and 75% completions (or there about) and no big mistakes. In the post-game, Coach Brandon said he was playing better than Josh was. Certainly, there has been no fall-off at QB. He's going to be a real good one--in fact, he already is. Cole had his first big game this year, and Sanders obviously is very good.

With Magner, Sharon, Sanders, and Hawkins, we have the ability to make a lot of problems for defensive secondaries. What worries me is that PJ didn't run very well yesterday, and has kind of had a down season. We need the ball in his hands more often--running is a big part of the spread offense, and their should be holes for him with our line and receivers. I hope PJ can get into the flow.

(I know he had a good game at Temple, but I'm talking about real opponents).

We also avoided special teams problems, except for the botched Fake FG. Nate Fry punted well, and CMU didn't get any big returns.

CMU is well-coached. They came out trying some new things with their defense while we were adjusting our plays, but we counter-adjusted pretty well. Kelly ran the spread at GV State (at one point referring to it as "his" offense), and should know how to attack it. Coach also said in the post-game that we thought we had them figured out in certain situations, and they crossed us up.

CMU will be a force in the West in the very near future. In the meantime, it was a good day for the Falcons, let's hope for another laugher with the home crowd this Saturday against BSU.