Let’s not forget how big the Ball State game is!
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:11 pm
It’s funny, because this is our MAC-opener, and there’s not a lot of buzz going on here about this game. We can’t forget that the key to getting to the MAC Championship and going to a bowl game hinges on games just like this one. I know Ball State got rocked last week and that we are “supposed” to win, but that’s just the kind of attitude that leads to teams getting knocked off. If the fans are that confident and feel assured of a win, you can see how the players can get lulled into thinking the same thing.
We have already lost to Wisconsin, so we can put those BCS dreams back up on the shelf where frankly, they belonged. All that preseason BCS talk was so premature and why I refused to get into it, because one game into the season, they are already over. Now, we need to buckle down and take care of business in the MAC. This is the game Coach Brandon was talking about in the preseason, especially because it was sandwiched in between Wisconsin and Boise State. For us now, this game is much bigger than Wisconsin or Boise State.
I’m extremely excited about this game, and I feel pretty confident we will win. But that’s why we play the game. I think a lot of us also felt we were better than Wisconsin and that we would win that game too. Again, that’s why we play the game. Anyway, it’s the opening MAC weekend. BG plays at Ball State, CMU plays at Miami and WMU is at Toledo. Obviously, I’ll be pulling for BG, and I’ll be hoping for CMU and WMU to win as well. I hope to see a lot of you in Munice……let’s go Falcons!
We have already lost to Wisconsin, so we can put those BCS dreams back up on the shelf where frankly, they belonged. All that preseason BCS talk was so premature and why I refused to get into it, because one game into the season, they are already over. Now, we need to buckle down and take care of business in the MAC. This is the game Coach Brandon was talking about in the preseason, especially because it was sandwiched in between Wisconsin and Boise State. For us now, this game is much bigger than Wisconsin or Boise State.
I’m extremely excited about this game, and I feel pretty confident we will win. But that’s why we play the game. I think a lot of us also felt we were better than Wisconsin and that we would win that game too. Again, that’s why we play the game. Anyway, it’s the opening MAC weekend. BG plays at Ball State, CMU plays at Miami and WMU is at Toledo. Obviously, I’ll be pulling for BG, and I’ll be hoping for CMU and WMU to win as well. I hope to see a lot of you in Munice……let’s go Falcons!
