Brandon going down Urban Highway

Could it be two and out for Gregg Brandon, too? Time will tell. Its no surprise people are interested, and its no surprise that he's interested. More than doubling your pay has to be attractive, and as much as we might like him, no one could blame the Coach for building family security like that. I just hope he doesn't tell us its silly, etc. Don't make promises you don't intend to keep.

This is unusual so early in the year...and even if we dodge this bullet, there will be more in the future. In the MAC, your coaches either leave because someone else wants them or you don't want them. The first way is better.

We're used to being a stepping stone, but this has been an unusual occurrence. We're never going to keep coaches longer for a long time, but I'd feel better losing them to higher ranked programs.

Brandon in running @ UNLV

Las Vegas Paper on Brandon

Jeremy Holland signs @ BG

Another good looking recruit for the Falcons. Sounds like a clear 3, who can score all over the floor. I'm excited. Good job to the coaches. With the two guys we are bringing in, we may be on the road to turning the program around!

Jeremy Holland Signs for BG Hoops

Coach Brandon on NIU/Temple, Apology from league

Coach says the league apologized to BGSU for the botched fumble call, and that's fine. That's what they should do.

But the Coach's if and but math work doesn't ring true. We got killed, and one play didn't make the difference. Its kind of sad.

He doesn't think anything is wrong with the D except that we didn't execute. He doesn't seem to see anything wrong with the structure of the D (too small, etc). That remains to be seen. I'm not sure. This isn't the first team to blow us off the ball. Even CMU and EMU ran on us last year.

Taking responsibility on his shoulders is, of course, what he is supposed to do. Its what leaders do. But, it can also fall into the category of fooling yourself, which isn't of any help to anyone.

Let's hope we beat Temple, and then get a badly needed road win against CMU. Although winning the West is highly unlikely, we need to shoot for an 8-win season. At 1-2, a 7-4 season is well within grasp.

Press Conference Transcript

First Verbal for hoopsters

Coach Dakich has inked his first verbal for the next year.

From AZZ...

According to Vince Baldwin of PrepSpotlight.com, 6-7 Erik Marshall from New London has committed to Bowling Green.
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We hear he is 6'7", and a banger. Hope he's a 4, doesn't sound like a 3. Really hope he's not a tweener. New London is a small school, so his immediate impact might be unclear.

Coach said on the radio we plan to use all five scholarships that are available. We need it bad. In today's college basketball, you should be able to bring in freshmen who make an impact right away.

The Health of the Lions

The Lions appear to be making progress on the health front, notwithstanding Kevin Jones and Sledge going down. If Bly and Goodman and Sledge play after the bye, its progress. Jones' high ankle sprain is probably more serious than they say. Those can be nasty.

Hu$tle is a piece of $hit.

ESPN ought to give up drama...every one of them has had all the skill of an "After school special." Watched bits of the Rose thing. Admittedly, I am biased. At one point, I loved Pete Rose.

But really. Can NO ONE act? The guy playing Rose was completely lackluster. And his hangers-on all acted as if they were told to portray Forrest Gump (minus the irony). I know they were supposed to be shady, but they were portrayed as being dim wits. And what about the Marge Schott character--RIGHT!, that's how that went down!

Another embarrasment. Perhaps they should try fiction, because the historical drama bit is a humiliation.

On the Lions today

What happened today came as no surprise to me. Many Lions had taken to drinking heartily of the Kool Aid--or eating the cornbread, in WDFN-Lingo--with the 2-0 record, forgetting the horrid play in the Chicago game and poor play against Houston. All that, and a lack of depth, came home to roost against the Eagles, a real time. This was especially true on defense...our clear weakness BEFORE the injuries. The Eagles ate the Lions up--especially with big plays. We let McNabb get loose in space, and then left receivers open for him to hit.

Offensively, Joey wasn't too bad--at least numerically. Hopefully, Jones will be back after the BYE. Joey had no running support. I also wonder if he isn't looking to Williams ALL the time, just as he has tended to look to one guy ALL the time in the past. I checked on Mlive after the game, and the debate seems to be turning. More people seem ready to concede that Joey isn't going to get it done. I have always thought he would, but I now doubt it myself.

And with that endorsement from the Goose, what could go wrong.

Still plenty of upside for the club this year. If we can get healthy after the bye, we can still go after an 8-8 season, and that's what we should be looking form

Still, if Philly is the benchmark, you would hope on your field you would at least stay close and make a game out of it. Which clearly did not happen....