Football Schedule out

The football schedule has been released, and for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that has accompanied this event in the past, I think Falcon fans have to admit today that this is a pretty good schedule.

I know...it isn't perfect. Most notably, there are no Saturday games after late October, a long-standing issue. Beyond that, however, I think we have to think that this is the best we have done in years in terms of Doyt games.

Some benefits:

• We are playing six games on our home field. I don't believe we have ever scheduled six games here, and the year the MAC Championship game was here might have been the only year it ever happened.
• We have Boise coming to our stadium. Boise the signature mid-major program in the country, and it is a great coup to have them in our place.
• We also have Troy coming. While not a marquee program, they play a very tough schedule and are regularly in bowl games. It should be a nice test for our new Coach in his first game.
• We have Toledo at home. We will also have Dan Lefevour coming to town.
• We have quality road games against Missouri and Marshall.
• We open the season at home, something I think is very important.

So, I guess nothing beyond this...kudos to everyone who worked on this. I cannot wait to get to the Doyt this Fall. Spring practice started today. The Clawson era has begun.


BGSU's 2009 Football Schedule
Thur., Sept. 3 --- vs. Troy
Sat., Sept. 12 --- at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 19 --- at Marshall
Sat., Sept. 26 --- vs. Boise State
Sat., Oct. 3 --- vs. Ohio
Sat., Oct. 10 --- at Kent State
Sat., Oct. 17 --- at Ball State
Sat., Oct. 24 --- vs. Central Michigan
Tues., Nov. 3 --- at Buffalo (ESPN2), 7 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 12 --- at Miami (ESPNU), 6 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 20 --- vs. Akron (ESPNU) 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27 --- vs. Toledo (ESPNU/ESPN360)