I hope we’re “prepared” for the Ohio game
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:32 am
After the Miami game, I was troubled hearing comments from our coaching staff and players about how we weren’t as prepared as we should have been and how we might have been a little too confident heading into that game. We all know what the end result was from that contest. This past weekend at Kent State was huge as we got right back in the running again for not only a possible MAC Championship, but also a bowl bid. The same attention we put on the Kent State game needs to be paid to not only Ohio, but everyone else we play this year. But first thing is first, we need to take it one game at a time.
Looking at the MAC East, there is simply parity across the entire division. Each and any of the seven MAC East teams can beat one another. Case in point, BG rolls over Temple, Miami crushes BG, then Temple beats Miami. In Miami’s win over BG and Temple’s win over Miami, it was also done predominately with backup QB’s as well. We are right back in the think of things and must play our best this week.
Ohio might be down but it’s not out yet. They are defending MAC East Champions, they have some very good players, and they are a pretty balanced team both running and passing the ball. We know McRae can and will run the ball so we must stop him, but it looks like we’re going to have to prepare for both Bower and Scott at QB as both are playing and it seems every week one steps it up over the other. I didn’t realize this until glancing at the roster, but OU’s offense & ST are filled with BCS transfers (either straight from a BCS school or from a JUCO in between). QB Bower (Illinois), QB Scott (Cal), TE Carter (Vanderbilt), K Braunstein (Washington), RB Flintall (Wake Forest) and they also have another D-I transfer at TE Mooney (New Mexico State).
Lastly, we have had a lot of success recently against Ohio and I hope that continues. We just need to get ahead early and stay ahead and one thing we don’t want is OU lining up to attempt a game-winning FG. Ohio kicker Michael Braunstein, who transferred from Washington, is a perfect 12-for-12 on the year and holds the current NCAA record for most consecutive field goals at 20 in a row dating back to his last eight at UW.
GO BG!!!
Looking at the MAC East, there is simply parity across the entire division. Each and any of the seven MAC East teams can beat one another. Case in point, BG rolls over Temple, Miami crushes BG, then Temple beats Miami. In Miami’s win over BG and Temple’s win over Miami, it was also done predominately with backup QB’s as well. We are right back in the think of things and must play our best this week.
Ohio might be down but it’s not out yet. They are defending MAC East Champions, they have some very good players, and they are a pretty balanced team both running and passing the ball. We know McRae can and will run the ball so we must stop him, but it looks like we’re going to have to prepare for both Bower and Scott at QB as both are playing and it seems every week one steps it up over the other. I didn’t realize this until glancing at the roster, but OU’s offense & ST are filled with BCS transfers (either straight from a BCS school or from a JUCO in between). QB Bower (Illinois), QB Scott (Cal), TE Carter (Vanderbilt), K Braunstein (Washington), RB Flintall (Wake Forest) and they also have another D-I transfer at TE Mooney (New Mexico State).
Lastly, we have had a lot of success recently against Ohio and I hope that continues. We just need to get ahead early and stay ahead and one thing we don’t want is OU lining up to attempt a game-winning FG. Ohio kicker Michael Braunstein, who transferred from Washington, is a perfect 12-for-12 on the year and holds the current NCAA record for most consecutive field goals at 20 in a row dating back to his last eight at UW.
GO BG!!!
