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Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:06 am
by tiznow
BG beats Maryland 48-27. Roger Lewis just ate up current Steeler Sean Davis. It was not that long ago, but feels like forever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfl0YVLS_Wo" target="_blank

I am not sure if this link works to the full game on You tube. Less than 1,000 views.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:17 am
by MarkL
I could barely speak for a few days after that one my voice was shot so bad. The church we attended at the time is right next to UMD and many of my friends there are UMD people. They ... were shellshocked after that game. And with all the UMD alums I have worked with through the years, there was a sudden new amazing respect for Bowling Green.

Still among my all time favorite BG experiences. Right there with the 2013 MAC championship.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:36 am
by jpfalcon09
I know Dino gets ripped apart on here, but that 2015 season was pretty special. BG decimated some opponents.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:44 pm
by MarkL
After the game, the team walked in front of the BG section to shake hands. My wife got a photo as Matt Johnson walked by after destroying the Maryland defense. And then Babers addressed the fans and thanked everyone for their support and said to return next week to the Doyt and pack the house for Memphis.

It was a really classy gesture. Especially since halftime was extended by an hour due to lightning.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:32 pm
by mcfalcons83
That Memphis game was a great shootout last team with ball wins. Unfortunately we were on short end by 3. Take away Tennessee game that team should have been 13-1 or at least 12-2. Lost bowl game by three after all coaches had checked out.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:53 pm
by mcfalcons83
Sorry wrong bowl game-blowout by G S after coaches checked out

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:51 pm
by Flipper
Yeah...we lost that Georgia State gme by something like three dozen. That was ugly.....

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:27 pm
by MarkL
I thought you meant it was over after three quarters. Which is pretty accurate. Everybody seemed to pack it up early second half, not that the first half was a particularly inspired effort.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:22 pm
by BGSU33
Flipper wrote:Yeah...we lost that Georgia State gme by something like three dozen. That was ugly.....
Or Georgia Southern

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:17 pm
by TommyG
We had some good games that year and put up points against bad defenses. It wasn’t some magical year. Maryland finished 3-9 that season, we dominated a terrible MAC East, lost to UT again, won the MAC Championship against NIU’s 4th string QB, and got our ass kicked in the Bowl game against a mediocre opponent. Our best win was probably against a not quite ready for prime time WMU team.

It was a magical year for Dino who got the wins he needed to jump ship.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:20 am
by Flipper
BGSU33 wrote:
Flipper wrote:Yeah...we lost that Georgia State gme by something like three dozen. That was ugly.....
Or Georgia Southern
That game was so bad...every college in Georgia counts it as a win

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:46 am
by tiznow
...and five years ago today. BG beat Indiana in a shootout at the Doyt.

Knapke had a ridiculous amount of attempts. I remember it was sunny but windy and cold. IU's defense made legit PI after PI on the last BGdrive.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:36 am
by Schadenfreude
TommyG wrote:It wasn’t some magical year.
Bowling Green won the MAC and went 2-0 against the Big Ten in 2015. If that isn't magic, it's close enough for me. I'll take that every year.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:25 am
by kdog27
TommyG wrote:We had some good games that year and put up points against bad defenses. It wasn’t some magical year. Maryland finished 3-9 that season, we dominated a terrible MAC East, lost to UT again, won the MAC Championship against NIU’s 4th string QB, and got our ass kicked in the Bowl game against a mediocre opponent. Our best win was probably against a not quite ready for prime time WMU team.

It was a magical year for Dino who got the wins he needed to jump ship.
I'll take all of that about now over the last 3 seasons. That 3-9 maryland team would beat the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 BG teams by 40 or more.

Re: Four years ago today......

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:54 pm
by Falconwriter
Schadenfreude wrote:
TommyG wrote:It wasn’t some magical year.
Bowling Green won the MAC and went 2-0 against the Big Ten in 2015. If that isn't magic, it's close enough for me. I'll take that every year.
You could have stopped with "won the MAC" and it still would have been a magical year.
I will take that as a successful season EVERY time.