MAC Blogger Roundtable...my answers

The MAC Blogger Roundtable is back...this week the questions from Let's Go Rockets!  So, let's go.

1. Heading into the fourth week of the season, the MAC has two more conference games on the schedule.  What do you expect to change as the games start to shift to familiar foes?

I feel like you start to learn a lot more and the games starting having more meaning.  Not many of our programs are built to beat Florida or Mississippi State, not should they lose when playing FCS teams.  Everyone is or should be building to win the MAC.  As the games start, you can better figure out who has what.  I think you will see if UT can gain some traction about a rough starting schedule--they begin MAC play with @CMU and @Ball State.  Similarly, I'm interested to see if Kent can reveal where they are.

2. What has been the most surprising or troubling aspect of your team’s performance through three weeks of the season?

I will go with surprising...and say our QB play.  Matt Johnson is just a completely different element on the field and has made a much bigger impact than anyone expected.  The offense was a major weakness last year, and Johnson has shown the ability to really spark the offense.  He's more difficult to prepare for that Schilz and seems to be more mature than a guy playing his first three games.  A close second would be Travis Greene, who moved to RB to provide us a body there and has shown himself to be a very proficient runner.

3.  While football is a team game, sometimes an individual’s contribution can be paramount to the success or contribute to the failure of the team. Who has had the most impact (positively or negatively) for your team?

There have probably been a number of players, but I would take Boo Boo Gates.  He is just incredibly solid on the back of the BG defense.  He makes a lot of plays and does what a safety does, which is make key tackles in open space.  He is making a huge difference to our defense being able to play as they have.