Press Conference notes are up....

[Flipper]

Brandon says he's kicking falconboy's #$$ next time he see's him.


OK, that was a lie.

There are some changes afoot at LB and in the secondary.


http://bgsufalcons.collegesports.com/sp ... 05aaf.html

[patrickbg]

actually i did read falconboy's name in there. you have to look real close.

:duh:

hopefully some of these defensive changes and getting the "banged up" players a little bit of rest will help out. i think BG will bounce back in a big way.

[Schadenfreude]

Is P.J.'s injury really the source of our running woes?

P.J. is a beast. I get that. But, man, it seems like they were eating us alive, and I question whether having P.J. at 100 percent would have solved that problem.

[BelieveNBG]

Yes definitely:
Our offense has not been the same since PJ got injured. He was out the 2nd half of the Wisky game, all of the Ball State game and still not 100% at Boise. I don't think this is a coincidence. PJ garners attention because he is a threat in so many ways. You don't know if he is gonna go out for a short pass, long pass, option, run...he can do it all. That kind of threat definitely makes a difference. He is also a powerful back that can get you 4/5 yards on first down. That certainly makes 2nd and 3rd down easier.

[BGSU33]

I'd love to have PJ at 100 percent. But if he's still hurting heading intom the Temple game, I'd rather he sit out until the Ohio game when we will really need him. But if he is feeling good enough to go vs. Temple, it would be great to finally see him get into a grove and get it going since he's gotten off to a very slow start this season. He's a very big part of our offense and we have show early on how much we have missed his production.

[Dayons_Den]

I'm not a big fan of chalking the Boise shelaking to "just one of those games."

I'd prefer we single out and address the problems that were exposed. . .

[Schadenfreude]

I'm not a big fan of chalking the Boise shelaking to "just one of those games."

I'd prefer we single out and address the problems that were exposed. . .

I share that view.

I hope Brandon understands what went wrong offensively. If he does, he doesn't appear to be offering much detail on that.

[hammb]

I'm not a big fan of chalking the Boise shelaking to "just one of those games."

I'd prefer we single out and address the problems that were exposed. . .

I share that view.

I hope Brandon understands what went wrong offensively. If he does, he doesn't appear to be offering much detail on that.

You know that I agree with you two. Aside from the joking about Homer Simpson on 1470 the other day I was really disturbed by the rest of his comments. Maybe its just coach-speak and he's keeping stuff under the vest, I don't know, but it certainly didn't sound like somebody who was being culpable for the loss.

He mentioned that Omar played lousy...which he did. This would be the second time (UT last year) that he has tried to throw his star player under the bus when things went wrong.

He also mentioned that it was just "one of those days". Norm asked him about his comments about being outcoached, and Brandon said that it was just typical postgame coach-speak. He said that Boise was doing the exact same things every other team had done, but we didn't execute...again blaming the players.

Personally I think the blame needs to be spread around, the players & coaches. However, when my coach is on the radio I prefer him to take the brunt of the blame and then pass it on to his team in private...I didn't like the sound of that radio interview at all...sounded too much like he was blaming the kids and it wasn't his fault.

Maybe I was just listening with biased ears, I don't know, but I didn't care for that interview at all. I hope that they realize there were (are?) things wrong with this team that create losses like the Boise St. game, and that its their job to fix it. If we go into every game with that same attitude we had at Boise, and chalk that game up as just, "a bad day" I'd bet my left arm we'll eventually have another "bad day" that could cost us the MACC.

[1987alum]

hammb: Spot on, IMO.

In regard to line up changes ... is anyone else disturbed by the shifting between LB & DB? I like Dozier; I think he's got the makings of a good DB. But he doesn't appear to be a linebacker waiting to happen. We need bigger, stronger linebackers who hit like a truck and our solution is to convert our DBs into LBs?

He didn't mention Winovich in that quote and that has me concerned that his stock is falling, fast. With Piepkow and Johnson banged up, this should be the time that Winovich steps up and shows flashes of the player many of us - including me - believe he will be. Instead, he gets no mention from the coach and *poof* Dozier becomes a linebacker.

I like that Brandon praised White and I'll admit before saying this that I obviously haven't seen all the game tape. But White hasn't knocked my socks off. In fact, during the Boise State game, it seemed that every time I watched a replay of our defense, his back was to the ball because he'd been turned around. OTOH, it was good to hear Brandon praise someone on defense.

[hammb]

I like that Brandon praised White and I'll admit before saying this that I obviously haven't seen all the game tape. But White hasn't knocked my socks off. In fact, during the Boise State game, it seemed that every time I watched a replay of our defense, his back was to the ball because he'd been turned around. OTOH, it was good to hear Brandon praise someone on defense.

I do remember praising White during the game for one good play. Of course I also remember a number of times he was out of position and/or missed tackles. I didn't see the film so it's tough to really evaluate the play of a guy throughout the game. I certainly wouldn't say he impressed me too much, but he's our best option.

I don't like changing DBs into LBs at all. ESPECIALLY in the middle of the season.

We really cannot afford to take away anymore size from our front 7. We don't have a DL that is capable of keeping the LBs clean, which would make it nice if we had a LB or two who could get off a block, seeing as how the OL we're facing are easily getting to the second level. If you expect a guy the size of Dozier to get off the block of a pulling guard you're really asking for the impossible. Again it almost sounds as though we're putting our players in a position to fail, not utilize their strengths. Sadly, this has been an overwhelming trend on defense the past few years.

[Schadenfreude]

He mentioned that Omar played lousy...which he did. This would be the second time (UT last year) that he has tried to throw his star player under the bus when things went wrong.

I don't think he threw Omar under the bus by saying that. It's just a fact.

What I would like to know is why Omar had a bad night. How many of those incompletions were due to misreads by the receivers? Why was the offense having trouble reading the defense? What was Boise State doing to cause that?

Saying "Pope isn't at 100 percent" and "Omar had a bad night" is just too pat for me. Obviously, Boise State influenced that. How, and how are we going to respond? That's what I'd like to know.

[BGFan]

What I would like to know is why Omar had a bad night. How many of those incompletions were due to misreads by the receivers? Why was the offense having trouble reading the defense? What was Boise State doing to cause that?

I'd be curious to see what their home record would be if they were forced to wear whites at home. It may have been the TV but I had trouble following all of their players with their blue uniforms on that blue turf (and so did the announcers). What was it like on the field?

I'm not making excuses here, we played terribly and probably would have lost regardless, but I wonder just the same.

[Warthog]

'87, I agree that Winovich seems to have disappeared. I think Brandon has mentioned that he is a little dinged up, but that may be a cover up for his quality of play. I have not heard/seen anything good out of him from the LB position. Maybe we should actually recruit some real LBs instead of moving other players in there.

And I'm on board with Hammb in saying that I am more than disheartened to hear the coach call it 'one of those days'. Good teams create their own breaks, bad teams some it was just bad breaks. Calling it "one of those days" is an excuse. I don't want to hear excuses. I want to hear something like "Their DBs were changing there coverages at the line. Sometime our WRs made the wrong read, sometimes Omar threw to the wrong guy." That gives me more confidence that they know what went wrong rather than "one of those days".

[Falconfreak90]

Brandon says he's kicking falconboy's #$$ next time he see's him.

OK, that was a lie.

BGFan,
I wonder that same thing. Make no mistake about it...Boise took us to the cleaners but their players did seem to "blend" in with the turf somewhat.

[1987alum]

Warthog:

I hope it's just injuries with Winovich. I have high hopes for the kid. He's got great size and the three times I saw him play last year on special teams, he just seemed to attack the ball. What I've seen of him on TV (which isn't a great way to judge players), he's looked lost. Then again, so has most of our defense.

I'm holding out hope that he will become that BG linebacker, a la Mitch Hewitt, Jovon Burkes ... Villipiano