For any BG fans that are looking for a little football chatter tonight, Thomas Schmeltz will be the guest on The Combine with Dominic Hennig at 8:30. Here's the link, for both the live show and the replay after it's done. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mes_tv/2014/10/15/the-combine-with-dominic-hennig

It didn't take long after the season ended. He had one year left on his contract and had a record of 84-99. This probably would have happened last year had the Cardinals wanted to stomach the money. Great guy, but struggled to get the wins. Orr is in a pretty similar situation with the Falcons. Same...

The Falcons have a pretty solid schedule for a successful season. The non-league slate isn't murder and the conference slate aligned to start very well for BG. This looks to be at worst, another bowl season and at best, a run for the title. http://themacdaily.com/an-early-look-at-the-2013-mac-footba...

That's a fair point, and I didn't mean to undercut BG's history. The Falcons do have a long, rich history, even if it's not the most recent. I should have worded that better.

Coach Bergeron was nice enough to give me some time after the Michigan game last week. I've got to say that I'm quite impressed with his ambition and focus. He realizes that turning BG around isn't a sprint, it's a marathon with some checkpoints along the way. Here is TMD's write up of the chat. Gre...

Here are TMD's early picks for each MAC game. We've got the MAC going 4-3 and 3-0 against the Sun Belt. Bowling Green should be very competitive against SJSU.

http://themacdaily.com/early-bowl-predictions/

Here are TMD's final projections. Bowling Green did itself a huge favor by beating Ohio. We've got the Falcons playing in either the Military Bowl or the BBVA Compass Bowl depending on what happens with NIU.

http://themacdaily.com/tmds-final-bowl-projections/

This guarantees the MAC another bowl spot and someone who will play San Jose State. Likely, this will either go to Ball State or Bowling Green. My hunch says that this spot goes to Ball State because of its record, but the Falcons would make for a great game too. http://themacdaily.com/mac-signs-agr...

There are three legitimate favorites heading to Geneva. Ohio is the top seed and came on very strong at the end; WMU is a very deserving MAC West champion and is all but a lock to get an at-large bid if it doesn't win the tourney outright and Bowling Green is the sleeper team that might be the scari...

Here are TMD's picks. This is the perfect day for BGSU to play a FCS team. The Falcons need some fine tuning and Rhode Island should help.

http://themacdaily.com/breaking-down-sa ... ac-buffet/

After its loss to "That team up North", The Falcons took a slight drop to No. 6 in TMD's rankings. But, Bowling Green played well and is still our second best team in the MAC East. BG looks more like the MAC's best sleeper team every day. http://themacdaily.com/ohio-holds-off-toledo-for-to...

This should be a great game against Toledo. On paper, UT might be a little better, especially at home. But Bowling Green winning at the Glass Bowl would not be an upset in any way. This should be a classic!

http://themacdaily.com/gazing-into-week-3/

The Falcons moved up to No. 4 in our power rankings, right behind the three early "heavyweights". I'd have to say that after two games, BGSU has impressed me more than any team in the conference. Can't wait for this week's I-75 clash!

http://themacdaily.com/bobcats-dont-lose-a-step/

Other than the game I was at (EMU vs Illinois State), it was a pretty good week for the MAC. The league went 7-6, and had three FBS wins. Plus, Ohio is a legitimate threat for the Top 25. Here are five thoughts from yesterday's MACtion.

http://themacdaily.com/mac-teams-continue-growth/

This is a big game for Bowling Green. Last week was a great showing, but the Falcons have to come home and take care of business. Idaho had a terrible opener, so BG just needs to play at the same level as it did in Florida to win this one.

http://themacdaily.com/predicting-a-ful ... f-maction/