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BiG Omar Story in PD
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:28 am
by jacojdm
About 45% of the front page of today's sports section is orange, with a full length photo of Omar and accompanying story. Of course, if you go to the Plain Dealer's website, the story is buried way down the list...
http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plainde ... xml&coll=2
It focuses on how Omar uses video games as a practice aid.
Great exposure for both Omar and BGSU!!
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:52 am
by patrickbg
how awesome would it be to see omar on the cover of NCAA 2007? or even better NCAA 2008!
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:05 am
by Falconfreak90
Strolled into work today in Independence and found that some kind soul placed the PD sports section on my keyboard....Full pic of Omarvelous! Don't know who did it yet but that was very nice.
Now that's the way the work day is supposed to start!
Great article...nice exposure.
GO FALCONS!
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:11 am
by Falcon52
Co-worker just dropped it off. Great pic and article.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:45 am
by Metz
There's an Omar by the numbers section, too. This is just amazing to read some of these...
1 - Most interceptions he has thrown in a game.
3 - Games with 400 or more yards passing.
5 - His MAC record for TD passes in a bowl game.
11 - Number of games with four TD passes or more.
41 to 4 - His touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio in 2004, an NCAA single-season record.
62 to 6 - His career touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio.
50 percent - His lowest completion percentage in a game, which he did once.
86.6 percent - His highest completion percentage in a game (26-of-30 for 326 yards).
- Elton Alexander
Photo
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:02 pm
by AZZZZ
If anybody knows how to post a photo I have a nice one of the cover of the PD sports section today. I sent it to all of my friends and would post it here but can't figure out how....I can email it to anybody that's interested.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:05 pm
by transfer2BGSU
Maybe I figured it out...
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:12 pm
by AZZZZ
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:14 pm
by UK Peregrine
Very nice AZZZZ. Thanks for posting the picture.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:34 pm
by Dayons_Den
Maybe we should all take a moment to email Mr. Alexander and the PD to thank them for their coverage of MAC sports and BG.
We are quick to criticize, we should be just as quick to laud.
[email protected]
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:39 pm
by Falconfreak90
Dayons_Den wrote:Maybe we should all take a moment to email Mr. Alexander and the PD to thank them for their coverage of MAC sports and BG.
We are quick to criticize, we should be just as quick to laud.
Good point. Consider it done.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:40 pm
by 1987alum
Indeed. E-mail sent from Philly.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:46 pm
by Tricky_Falcon
Just sent one myself.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:48 pm
by Rightupinthere
As I was warming my lunch in our breakroom, I over heard Omar's stats. Three guys leaning over the front page of the sports section. One guy played line for Notre Dame back in the 80's (does the last name Golic mean anything to anyone?) The other two guys are big Big Can't Count Confernce fans.
They were debating how good he was since he played in the MAC. I butted into the conversation reminding them of Omar's stats for the Wisky game. After hearing that they started to change their tune.
I reminded them that he already has over 1700 yards and only 2 interceptions. That's remarkable at any level and in any league. The three of them were IT fellas so I decieded to lay a mathmetical equation on them: AWESOME = 4K+4TD+4INT.
I left them whistling Ay-Ziggy-Zoomba! Gosh, how I love being prick.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:29 pm
by Warthog
Rightupinthere wrote: AWESOME = 4K+4TD+4INT.
I am sure you really told them 41 TDs and the above was just a typo.
