ICSTR 4

In the end, the special teams story for BG was a mixed bag out there Saturday.  Special teams certainly made on the of the plays of the game with the blocked punt but also gave up the big return and missed and extra point.

In the end, BG ended up +2 while Miami was +2 as well.

BG's positive plays were a punt downed inside the 10 (+2), a kickoff return to the 38, a punt downed on the 18, a blocked punt (+3) for +7.

Negative plays included a missed XP, a kickoff returned into BG territory (-2), a kickoff returned to the Miami 37, a kickoff where BG started on its own 3 for -5 and a net of +2.

The Redhawks had a pooch punt inside the 20, a 45 yd FG, a kickoff return to BG territory (+2), a kickoff return to their own 37, Cooper's fumble a 46 yard net punt inside the 20 for +7.

Their negative plays were BG's KO return to the 38, a blocked punt (-3), a missed XP for -5 and a net of -2.

Here's the report from the history of the ICSTR.

BG has been positive in two games this year--both FBS wins, in fact.  It is an OK special teams game, but it certainly can be better.  It is the 3rd game in 4 this year that our opponents have been in positive territory.  We are down 11-4 so far this year (that 2 is wrong....a monk has been sent to his cell).

Anyway, it is not good, but not as bad as the horror weeks in the middle of last year and the horror days of the Brandon era, before the ICSTR existed.