A Moment Between Mediocrity

[Flipper]

Does that mean you think my butt looks fat??

I'll answer for everyone...

YES.

but only in those jeans. And that other pair of pants you have. And some of the shorts. Yeah, I guess your butt is fat.

To quote Al Bundy (and who amongst us hasn't?) "It's not the pants that make you look fat, it's the fat that makes you look fat"

[ZiggyZoomba]

Does that mean you think my butt looks fat??

I'll answer for everyone...

YES.

but only in those jeans. And that other pair of pants you have. And some of the shorts. Yeah, I guess your butt is fat.

To quote Al Bundy (and who amongst us hasn't?) "It's not the pants that make you look fat, it's the fat that makes you look fat"

I pass a guy every morning in a gold Chrysler Concorde with the licence plate that reads "AL BUDDY"

[orangeandbrown]

Falconz, Schad, others:

Fine posts. Schad, you're right. We've never had a period like this.

But, you are only as good as the last season. Are we going to keep this up? Who knows? But doing so will be every bit as hard as getting here was, if not more.

But who knows? Maybe we will....enjoy.

[Lord_Byron]

Who among us hasn't had the thought that Falconz raised?

Pessimism dies hard for BG fans.

[Falcon30]

Who among us hasn't had the thought that Falconz raised?

Pessimism dies hard for BG fans.

What football program does sustain a .700 winning percentage forever? Very few. To me, the mediocrity was the exception. With the exception of Blackney's last year, we were always like 5-6. We didn't get EMU bad. Think about it from this perspective - the last 15 seasons, 8 have been winning, and next year looks pretty good.

9/16 is a winning tradition to me.

[1987alum]

How many Heisman candidates and NFL draft picks did we have then? Has our logo ever been a green falcon head on TV since 1992?

Can't speak to the latter, but in the 80s Kyle Kramer, Brian McClure and, I think, Martin Bayless were all drafted. Greg Meehan went UDFA with the Bengals, Stu Tolle with the Browns, though neither stuck, if memory serves.

There are a number of differences between those stretches and the current situation, but it wouldn't take much going wrong for BG to go back to mediocrity. IMO, the next three years - not just '05 - will tell the tale.

[Falcon30]

Bowling Green is #25 all time winning percentage

25 Bowling Green (OH) 459W 298L 52T 0.600

This is no mediocre history, this is no mediocre program.

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/mi ... ng_pct.php

[kdog27]

Going back to what I said before about the internet and weekday games. Our name is bigger now than it ever was and we still have not won that MACC. A lot of people around here act like that is the absolute key to success, they are always like "yeah but...". I agree that it helps, but we are thought of as just as high if not higher than Miami, Marshall, and UT. ...don't get me wrong I think we should be winning championships.

Had we just been a 9-3 team in 1994 nobody would have heard of us, in 2004 we were 9-3 and lots of people are talking about us for 2005. That is what I think the biggest difference is.

[Falconfreak90]

Who among us hasn't had the thought that Falconz raised?

Pessimism dies hard for BG fans.

What football program does sustain a .700 winning percentage forever? Very few. To me, the mediocrity was the exception. With the exception of Blackney's last year, we were always like 5-6. We didn't get EMU bad. Think about it from this perspective - the last 15 seasons, 8 have been winning, and next year looks pretty good.

9/16 is a winning tradition to me.

And looking back to 2000, 4 of the 9 losses (Buffalo, Ohio, Akron, Marshall) were lost in the 4th quarter after BG led! We could have easily been 6-5 or 7-4. We got drilled by Michigan, Pitt, Temple and Toledo. Lost a 24-10 decision at Miami.
It wasn't like BG was horrible...

We lost to Buffalo by 3, Akron by 6, Marshall by 7 and Ohio by 2...the last 3 games at home.

[Falconfreak90]

Bowling Green is #25 all time winning percentage

25 Bowling Green (OH) 459W 298L 52T 0.600

This is no mediocre history, this is no mediocre program.

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/mi ... ng_pct.php

That is a GREAT site. Notice where the Rockettes check in? #56.

Miami is #15 and CMU is #23...we will pass the Chippewas very soon.

BG has a rich and successful tradition. I am very proud of our all time record.

[1987alum]

Who among us hasn't had the thought that Falconz raised?

Pessimism dies hard for BG fans.

What football program does sustain a .700 winning percentage forever? Very few. To me, the mediocrity was the exception. With the exception of Blackney's last year, we were always like 5-6. We didn't get EMU bad. Think about it from this perspective - the last 15 seasons, 8 have been winning, and next year looks pretty good.

9/16 is a winning tradition to me.

And looking back to 2000, 4 of the 9 losses (Buffalo, Ohio, Akron, Marshall) were lost in the 4th quarter after BG led! We could have easily been 6-5 or 7-4. We got drilled by Michigan, Pitt, Temple and Toledo. Lost a 24-10 decision at Miami.
It wasn't like BG was horrible...

We lost to Buffalo by 3, Akron by 6, Marshall by 7 and Ohio by 2...the last 3 games at home.

If that's the Temple game I attended at Franklin Field, it was one of the ugliest, most uninspired Falcon efforts I ever witnessed. Last year's game more than made up for it, though.

My favorite Noah quote of that day: "This is the greatest football game I have ever seen."

[Falconfreak90]

Who among us hasn't had the thought that Falconz raised?

Pessimism dies hard for BG fans.

What football program does sustain a .700 winning percentage forever? Very few. To me, the mediocrity was the exception. With the exception of Blackney's last year, we were always like 5-6. We didn't get EMU bad. Think about it from this perspective - the last 15 seasons, 8 have been winning, and next year looks pretty good.

9/16 is a winning tradition to me.

And looking back to 2000, 4 of the 9 losses (Buffalo, Ohio, Akron, Marshall) were lost in the 4th quarter after BG led! We could have easily been 6-5 or 7-4. We got drilled by Michigan, Pitt, Temple and Toledo. Lost a 24-10 decision at Miami.
It wasn't like BG was horrible...

We lost to Buffalo by 3, Akron by 6, Marshall by 7 and Ohio by 2...the last 3 games at home.

If that's the Temple game I attended at Franklin Field, it was one of the ugliest, most uninspired Falcon efforts I ever witnessed. Last year's game more than made up for it, though.

My favorite Noah quote of that day: "This is the greatest football game I have ever seen."

'87,
I believe the final was 31-14. I listened to the whole game over the net and it sounded very ugly.

[Falcon Commander]

Don't forget about the Captain of the Falcon ship now, either . . .

I don't he will let BG become mediocre

GO falcons

[Bleeding Orange]

Don't forget about the Captain of the Falcon ship now, either . . .

I don't he will let BG become mediocre

GO falcons

I think my esteemed friend meant to include the word "think" in this previous post, and if that is the case, I totally agree. Paul Krebs is perhaps the best leader all of Falcon sports, not just football, has ever known. He has done so much for so many of our programs working with very few assets (in terms of facilities). Paul is a wonderful man, and it is great for us that we have alumni like him to lead us into the future.

[BGSU Falconz]

Don't forget about the Captain of the Falcon ship now, either . . .

I don't he will let BG become mediocre

GO falcons

I think my esteemed friend meant to include the word "think" in this previous post, and if that is the case, I totally agree. Paul Krebs is perhaps the best leader all of Falcon sports, not just football, has ever known. He has done so much for so many of our programs working with very few assets (in terms of facilities). Paul is a wonderful man, and it is great for us that we have alumni like him to lead us into the future.

But I'm willing to bet he won't be at BG forever.