Quick Peek under the Tent....

Took a look over at Ohio.Com to see what they are saying about tonight's game.  It reinforces what I have been saying before....they are desperate for a win tonight.  The article says that Dambrot has never lost 4 straight games at Akron.  Dambrot:

''Obviously, we are struggling confidence-wise right now,'' Dambrot said. ''It's a big challenge for us, as coaches and as a team. We just can't take another loss in the league.

''For me, this is the biggest challenge we have had since I have been here.''

'Our guys are not used to losing. It has kind of smacked them in the face,'' said Dambrot, whose team is tied for last place in the East with Ohio. ''Sometimes, adversity helps you. We will see what we are made of.''

From there, Dambrot goes on to say that BG is playing as well as anyone in the league, and the writer goes on to say that BG is 10th in the MAC in scoring.  Of course, that is a common mistake teams are making when they look at BG.  We are not the team that put up those putrid offensive marks early in the season.  In MAC games, we are 5th in scoring.

One other note:  nearly every preview of our team talks about our 2-3 zone, a defense teams are not used to seeing and one we are playing pretty well.  I remember at the start of the season we wanted to be able to mix, but it is clear that this team is a zone team, and we have dropped man to man almost completely, so far as I can see.  We are still combining it with traps, and we are creating steals out of a zone.

It will be an interesting night tonight.  I think BG has a little less pressure on them, but Akron really has to get a win, and they are a veteran team.