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Vs. Minnesota the Falcons had the ball, trailing 21-17 with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Three fourth quarter turnovers secured a 42-17 win for the Golden Gophers.

Vs. Eastern Michigan the Falcons had a 21-17 lead with 1:15 remaining before EMU marched 77 yards for the winning touchdown

Vs. Miami the Falcons lead 20-17 to start the fourth quarter. Miami scored the game's final 10 points to sneak away with a 27-20 win.

Vs. Northern Illinois the Falcons led 13-10 to start the fourth quarter. Two NIU field goals, including the game-winner with 12 seconds remaining, gave the Huskies a 16-13 win.

I think their might be a problem with conditioning? We could easily be 6-2 or even 7-1 if it wasn't for these blown leads.

From what I've read here and elsewhere, it sounds like it's been more a combination of questionable coaching decisions late in the game and some poorly timed turnovers than conditioning.

I've seen the Falcon conditioning program in action and can't imagine a team being pushed harder in that regard!

1987alum wrote:From what I've read here and elsewhere, it sounds like it's been more a combination of questionable coaching decisions late in the game and some poorly timed turnovers than conditioning.

I've seen the Falcon conditioning program in action and can't imagine a team being pushed harder in that regard!

they were in urbie was in town.....a lot of players said brandon backed off from what urbie was doin cuz the players couldnt handle it.

moneymaker02 wrote:

1987alum wrote:From what I've read here and elsewhere, it sounds like it's been more a combination of questionable coaching decisions late in the game and some poorly timed turnovers than conditioning.

I've seen the Falcon conditioning program in action and can't imagine a team being pushed harder in that regard!

they were in urbie was in town.....a lot of players said brandon backed off from what urbie was doin cuz the players couldnt handle it.

What players have you talked to????? I dont think there is a player on that team that would say their conditioning program wasn't intense. Coach Hillman loves to make their lives miserable...Id like to know who u were talking to.

BGFootball wrote:

moneymaker02 wrote:

1987alum wrote:From what I've read here and elsewhere, it sounds like it's been more a combination of questionable coaching decisions late in the game and some poorly timed turnovers than conditioning.

I've seen the Falcon conditioning program in action and can't imagine a team being pushed harder in that regard!

they were in urbie was in town.....a lot of players said brandon backed off from what urbie was doin cuz the players couldnt handle it.

What players have you talked to????? I dont think there is a player on that team that would say their conditioning program wasn't intense. Coach Hillman loves to make their lives miserable...Id like to know who u were talking to.

Noah & I watched some of the guys working out while we were out for football camp. When he left, he had a whole new appreciation for how hard it was to be a football player at this level!

Vs. Minnesota the Falcons had the ball, trailing 21-17 with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Three fourth quarter turnovers secured a 42-17 win for the Golden Gophers.

Vs. Eastern Michigan the Falcons had a 21-17 lead with 1:15 remaining before EMU marched 77 yards for the winning touchdown

Vs. Miami the Falcons lead 20-17 to start the fourth quarter. Miami scored the game's final 10 points to sneak away with a 27-20 win.

Vs. Northern Illinois the Falcons led 13-10 to start the fourth quarter. Two NIU field goals, including the game-winner with 12 seconds remaining, gave the Huskies a 16-13 win.

I think their might be a problem with conditioning? We could easily be 6-2 or even 7-1 if it wasn't for these blown leads.





Great post etyahla24

The reason this thread is so short is because it makes too much sense to what you say. We've had the lead in all 4 of the above losses in the 4th quarter. The pessimistic people around here would rather just say they were earth shattering losses. Don't say we could be 6-2 or 7-1--don't say we miss a 100% healthy Freddie Barnes and Willie Geter to make our offense go a little better. Nobody wants to hear that maybe those two guys could have taken us over the top in the games they missed. Let's just fire Brandon. It's the best alternative right guys? What's wrong with Ohio this year? What's wrong with Miami this year? What's wrong with Toledo this year? All three of those teams should never have records like they are having this year either. Fire those coaches...is that the answer? Northern has been down for the last 2-3 years. I betcha they are glad they have that coach around this year and that they didn't fire him after those dismal seasons the last couple of years.

Yes, we could very easily be 7-1, but we aren't. A combination of poor execution, turnovers, mind-numbing offensive playcalling and an inability to stop the run have all caused us to lose those fourth quarter leads. I think the very last thing that these losses can be attributed to is conditioning. I have never been around the football program outside of attending games, but just seeing a picture of Coach Hillman makes me think he runs some rugged workouts.

In response to cowboyjoe's comments, if we had held on to beat the powerhouses from Ypsilanti and Oxford, should we really be throwing all sorts of praise at Coach Brandon? Those teams have still yet to beat a FBS team not named Bowling Green. We should never have been in a tight game with either of those two teams, let alone a chance to lose the lead late in the fourth quarter.

NIU - I bet they are glad to have Jerry Kill around this year and I'll bet they're glad that Joe Novak decided to retire after last season.