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 second half and lit them up and ended up winning by two scores.  Even though they had a shot to get it a little closer at the end, they were still two scores and two 2-xp from TYING the game.

I don't know what it is, but half the time under the current regime, even when we won I'd leave frustrated.  I don't feel that way now.  A very satisfying way to leave the Doyt.

Freddie had a great game.  There has been some nonsense from UT fans on AZZ.com that Freddie is some kind of system player.  He was dominant tonight.  He made huge plays, big catches, and even one complete and total circus catch.  He's a great player.  If it wasn't for LeFevour, he'd be a shoo-in for player of the year.

His 12 catches leave him 13 short of the NCAA record.

Akron moved the ball effectively against BG, and Nicely made some really nice throws.  He is going to be a very good QB in this conference.  BG was able to get stops when needed, and 20 points is a pretty good result.  The tackling in the first half was really spotty, and we were fortunate to have the lead in the second half so they had to throw.

I thought there were a couple of key points.

The first was the drive that opened the second half.  BG took the kickoff, marched down the field with a 14 play, 7:28 drive that not only gave BG the lead but kept the defense off the field for what was 1/4 of the remaining time in the game.  BG converted 3 3rd downs, including Freddie from the gun, a brilliantly called QB draw and a pass to Barnes on 3rd and 9.  BG also finished in the red zone on a nicely drawn up shovel pass to Barnes.

The other key point was the Keith Morgan kickoff return for a TD.  Coach Clawson said in the presser that Morgan is supposed to fair catch that ball, but he picked it off and ran the other way for what had to be a very demoralizing TD to give up for Akron.  And, it kept it a two-score game, which defines the dynamic the whole way home.

Overall, another relatively comfortable win for our team.  BG started 1-4, and now is 6-5.  Technically bowl eligible, our "Super Bowl" as Coach Clawson called it is next Friday.  A win gets us (most likely) into a bowl game, plus gives us our third straight victory over our most hated rival.  It will be a great day for college football.

More tomorrow.  In the meantime, enjoy the win.