TMQ calls out BG for running up the score
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:49 pm
From Gregg Easterbrook's Tuesday Morning Quarterback piece on ESPN's Page 2:
"Running Up the Score Watch No. 2: Reader Joe Bittner of San Jose, Calif., notes that over the past two seasons, Bowling Green relentlessly ran up the score on humble Temple, winning by a combined 140-23. Saturday, the football gods exacted vengeance as Temple snapped its 20-game losing streak by defeating Bowling Green."
I sent him an e-mail trying to correct the "relentlessly running up the score" reference. Last year our last two scores were on an interception return and a punt return. And Turner played all but one series in the second half. He threw one pass, which was intercepted.
In the 2004 game, the score was just 14-9 early in the second quarter. We threw two passes the entire second half and we used four guys at TB. The starter, Pope, had just 9 carries becaus he played so little. I specifically remember Brandon commenting after the game something like "we ran the same play six times in a row and stilled scored a TD. Short of taking a knee, I don't know what else we could have done."
Dispite my displeasure over the result last Saturday, I still felt the need to defend our honor somewhat.
"Running Up the Score Watch No. 2: Reader Joe Bittner of San Jose, Calif., notes that over the past two seasons, Bowling Green relentlessly ran up the score on humble Temple, winning by a combined 140-23. Saturday, the football gods exacted vengeance as Temple snapped its 20-game losing streak by defeating Bowling Green."
I sent him an e-mail trying to correct the "relentlessly running up the score" reference. Last year our last two scores were on an interception return and a punt return. And Turner played all but one series in the second half. He threw one pass, which was intercepted.
In the 2004 game, the score was just 14-9 early in the second quarter. We threw two passes the entire second half and we used four guys at TB. The starter, Pope, had just 9 carries becaus he played so little. I specifically remember Brandon commenting after the game something like "we ran the same play six times in a row and stilled scored a TD. Short of taking a knee, I don't know what else we could have done."
Dispite my displeasure over the result last Saturday, I still felt the need to defend our honor somewhat.
