Falcons4Life wrote:Sorry if I dont have my priorities straight, but the jackwads from the dipshit bas-ackwards city of columbus haven't lost to an Ohio team since 1903....If we beat them, I don't care what anybody says, that would be by far the greatest accomplishment in Bowling Green history (possibly including the '84 National Champ.). I would do anything to see that horseshoe fall to its scarlet and gray knees (they could take some lessons fron 90% of their female students) and bow to the orange and brown.
Just imagine everytime you saw some blasphemous front-running student wearing OSU gear on the campus of Bowling Green State University, you could muster a smile from the inner depths of you soul, and tell them with some sense of confidence that....BUCKEYES SUCK!!!
Wow....the heart rate should not increase like it just did!!
thats a great post, I would love nothing better then to beat the Buckeyes, as for predictions
Wisconsin - L, it'll be close I hope I'm wrong
Buffalo - W
Fla International - W
Kent State - W
Ohio - W
Ohio State - L, really hope I'm wrong
E. Michigan - W
C. Michigan - W
Temple - W
Akron - W, paybacks a bitch part 1
Miami - W
Toledo- W, paybacks a bitch part 2
Wow....I will take that ANY DAY of the week for the 2006 season.
Michael W.
BGSU-12 TIME MAC CHAMPION
FALCON FOOTBALL ROCKS!
Shrakkrocket wrote:Wisconsin - L
Buffalo - W
Florida Int - W
Kent State - W
Ohio U - W
Ohio State - L
EMU - W
CMU - W
Temple - W
Akron - W
Miami - L
Toledo - L
probably 8-4 or so but I think Miami will win the east.
That's an interesting call considering two things: 1.You only have BG losing 2 in conference, so Miami would need 7 wins, or, as is the case in your scenario, 6 wins and the head to head tiebreak. 2.The Redhawks are in a very similar situation to the Falcons this season in that they lost almost everybody from their skill positions on offense, save for RB Brandon Murphy. Not to mention that they will have revenge on their minds when they come to the Doyt on November 15, one year after we absolutely smashed them at Yager. That game could very well determine the East champion again, because honestly, I don't see Akron repeating, especially since they lost Biggs. He was pretty much their whole team until maybe the last 3 games.
On another note, good luck beating NIU in the West, the Rockets are gonna need it this year. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the Huskies went undefeated en route to the conference title.
bgsufalcon24 wrote:On another note, good luck beating NIU in the West, the Rockets are gonna need it this year. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the Huskies went undefeated en route to the conference title.
Anyone that thinks any MAC school has a great shot at going undefeated in MAC play this fall is not thinking straight. There is too much talent at the top schools in the MAC. The last time a MAC school went undefeated in conference play was Miami in 2002. The last time before that was Marshall in 1999. NIU doesn't have what those two teams had. Those two teams not only had great offenses, but very good defenses.
NIU doesn't have enough on defense and they are going to be too one-dimensional. Garrett Wolfe is great, but losing Hurd and Powers at wide receiver is going to hurt NIU a lot. Losing three starting offensive lineman is going to hurt too.
Toledo has a good chance against NIU. Miami hosts NIU. Ball State hosts NIU and I expect them to be much better this year and they beat NIU at NIU last year. Western Michigan hosts NIU. NIU has to play Toledo the week after playing at Iowa. They have a very tough schedule to go undefeated in MAC play.
Miami and Marshall had NFL QB's in waiting in 1999 and 2002. NIU does not have that either.
I still think we'll need to take three out of four against our main East competition (Miami, Akron and OU) and our arch rival, but 2 out of 3 against the top of the East might do it regardless of how the UT game goes.
bgsufalcon24 wrote:On another note, good luck beating NIU in the West, the Rockets are gonna need it this year. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the Huskies went undefeated en route to the conference title.
Anyone that thinks any MAC school has a great shot at going undefeated in MAC play this fall is not thinking straight. There is too much talent at the top schools in the MAC. The last time a MAC school went undefeated in conference play was Miami in 2002. The last time before that was Marshall in 1999. NIU doesn't have what those two teams had. Those two teams not only had great offenses, but very good defenses.
NIU doesn't have enough on defense and they are going to be too one-dimensional. Garrett Wolfe is great, but losing Hurd and Powers at wide receiver is going to hurt NIU a lot. Losing three starting offensive lineman is going to hurt too.
Toledo has a good chance against NIU. Miami hosts NIU. Ball State hosts NIU and I expect them to be much better this year and they beat NIU at NIU last year. Western Michigan hosts NIU. NIU has to play Toledo the week after playing at Iowa. They have a very tough schedule to go undefeated in MAC play.
You bring up a lot of good points. However, I think you may be missing the simple fact that most of the top contenders in the MAC (Toledo, BG, Akron, Miami) got decimated by graduations at the skill positions this past season. With their QB and RB (best in the MAC) intact, NIU fared better than most, and their defense was already the best in the MAC last year. Plus, when you compare the talent level in the MAC in 2002 compared to 2006, 2002 in my mind is way superior. I see the MAC being an extremely weak conference next year. In a worst case scenario, Toledo, BG, Miami, and Akron could all go 0-fer in OOC competition, unless they are playing Temple that is. It could be that bad. Of course, the teams could mesh quickly and itll be tough. Option #1 is more likely in my view. That gives teams like NIU a huge advantage going into the season.
bgsufalcon24 wrote:On another note, good luck beating NIU in the West, the Rockets are gonna need it this year. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the Huskies went undefeated en route to the conference title.
Anyone that thinks any MAC school has a great shot at going undefeated in MAC play this fall is not thinking straight. There is too much talent at the top schools in the MAC. The last time a MAC school went undefeated in conference play was Miami in 2002. The last time before that was Marshall in 1999. NIU doesn't have what those two teams had. Those two teams not only had great offenses, but very good defenses.
NIU doesn't have enough on defense and they are going to be too one-dimensional. Garrett Wolfe is great, but losing Hurd and Powers at wide receiver is going to hurt NIU a lot. Losing three starting offensive lineman is going to hurt too.
Toledo has a good chance against NIU. Miami hosts NIU. Ball State hosts NIU and I expect them to be much better this year and they beat NIU at NIU last year. Western Michigan hosts NIU. NIU has to play Toledo the week after playing at Iowa. They have a very tough schedule to go undefeated in MAC play.
You bring up a lot of good points. However, I think you may be missing the simple fact that most of the top contenders in the MAC (Toledo, BG, Akron, Miami) got decimated by graduations at the skill positions this past season. With their QB and RB (best in the MAC) intact, NIU fared better than most, and their defense was already the best in the MAC last year. Plus, when you compare the talent level in the MAC in 2002 compared to 2006, 2002 in my mind is way superior. I see the MAC being an extremely weak conference next year. In a worst case scenario, Toledo, BG, Miami, and Akron could all go 0-fer in OOC competition, unless they are playing Temple that is. It could be that bad. Of course, the teams could mesh quickly and itll be tough. Option #1 is more likely in my view. That gives teams like NIU a huge advantage going into the season.
As I said in another thread, Toledo did not get decimated by graduations at the skill positions. Every starting wide receiver and tight end is back. All TE's on the roster from last year are back. Only one WR from last year is gone, and he had just 7 receptions. We return some awfully good running backs as well. You do remember Scooter McDougle, don't you?
rocketfootball wrote:You do remember Scooter McDougle, don't you?
Yeah...he is the one that shortly after the MACC I said would not play in the MCB in 2004 and you all called me a liar...exactly how many carries does he have since then?
bgsufalcon24 wrote:On another note, good luck beating NIU in the West, the Rockets are gonna need it this year. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the Huskies went undefeated en route to the conference title.
Anyone that thinks any MAC school has a great shot at going undefeated in MAC play this fall is not thinking straight. There is too much talent at the top schools in the MAC. The last time a MAC school went undefeated in conference play was Miami in 2002. The last time before that was Marshall in 1999. NIU doesn't have what those two teams had. Those two teams not only had great offenses, but very good defenses.
NIU doesn't have enough on defense and they are going to be too one-dimensional. Garrett Wolfe is great, but losing Hurd and Powers at wide receiver is going to hurt NIU a lot. Losing three starting offensive lineman is going to hurt too.
Toledo has a good chance against NIU. Miami hosts NIU. Ball State hosts NIU and I expect them to be much better this year and they beat NIU at NIU last year. Western Michigan hosts NIU. NIU has to play Toledo the week after playing at Iowa. They have a very tough schedule to go undefeated in MAC play.
You bring up a lot of good points. However, I think you may be missing the simple fact that most of the top contenders in the MAC (Toledo, BG, Akron, Miami) got decimated by graduations at the skill positions this past season. With their QB and RB (best in the MAC) intact, NIU fared better than most, and their defense was already the best in the MAC last year. Plus, when you compare the talent level in the MAC in 2002 compared to 2006, 2002 in my mind is way superior. I see the MAC being an extremely weak conference next year. In a worst case scenario, Toledo, BG, Miami, and Akron could all go 0-fer in OOC competition, unless they are playing Temple that is. It could be that bad. Of course, the teams could mesh quickly and itll be tough. Option #1 is more likely in my view. That gives teams like NIU a huge advantage going into the season.
As I said in another thread, Toledo did not get decimated by graduations at the skill positions. Every starting wide receiver and tight end is back. All TE's on the roster from last year are back. Only one WR from last year is gone, and he had just 7 receptions. We return some awfully good running backs as well. You do remember Scooter McDougle, don't you?
I remember Scooter, he's a very reliable back. He should be able to run well this season on one condition, that the passing game can take pressure off of him on the ground. With Toledo's WR's back (something I don't put much stock into BTW) the whole season boils down to who takes Gradkowski's place at QB. If UT gets a good QB in there (similar situation here at BG also with Jacobs leaving) then Toledo's offense will be very tough. However, if the team struggles at QB, then that allows defenses to key in on McDougle and stop him. As I've said before, you can have the best WR's and TE's in the world, but if your QB stinks, it won't mean jack.
Miami, Toledo, and Bowling Green are all on level ground with the QB thing, so it will be interesting who comes out of it the best.
rocketfootball wrote:You do remember Scooter McDougle, don't you?
Yeah...he is the one that shortly after the MACC I said would not play in the MCB in 2004 and you all called me a liar...exactly how many carries does he have since then?
I can't speak for other Rocket fans, but I never called you a liar. McDougle was definitely not going to play in the MCB.
From what I remember, the question was about Bruce Gradkowski. You said he wouldn't play. I, and others, said that Bruce kept saying he was going to play. And he did. Granted he was not effective and didn't play at all in the 2nd half because he just wasn't getting it done, plus I was also told from a very reliable source that just before halftime he injured the hand even worse. Anyway, he did play so you were wrong in saying he wouldn't.
I knew right away that Scooter was not going to play. Now he would have played this past fall if he had not had a setback while lifting. He started to play in a couple of games, mostly on special teams but I did see him in the backfield as a fullback blocking on short yardage in one game. However, then he had a setback while lifting and missed the rest of the season and was granted a medical waiver by the NCAA.
bgsufalcon24 wrote:
I remember Scooter, he's a very reliable back. He should be able to run well this season on one condition, that the passing game can take pressure off of him on the ground. With Toledo's WR's back (something I don't put much stock into BTW) the whole season boils down to who takes Gradkowski's place at QB. If UT gets a good QB in there (similar situation here at BG also with Jacobs leaving) then Toledo's offense will be very tough. However, if the team struggles at QB, then that allows defenses to key in on McDougle and stop him. As I've said before, you can have the best WR's and TE's in the world, but if your QB stinks, it won't mean jack.
Miami, Toledo, and Bowling Green are all on level ground with the QB thing, so it will be interesting who comes out of it the best.
I hear you, but I wouldn't worry about UT's QB stinking. People said the same thing when Bolden left. Then they said it when Jones left. Now they are saying it with Gradkowski gone. Toledo has a history of having very good running backs and at least solid QB's. Remember, giving the type of offense we run the QB does not have to be great. Many BG fans have said that even their grandmother could play QB at Toledo.
tekekini wrote:osu is a preseason #1 according to Sports Illustrated. they will be tougher than some may think due to losing the defense.
it appears from this spring, they may not have lost a single thing on defense. every bit as fast and athletic and flying all over the field.
I don't agree with teke on much....but, from things I've heard and seen, he could be right on this. OSU, like most BCS schools, simply reloads. I still think BG has a chance but not as good as 2003. That was a game we could have (probably should have) won and everyone in that stadium knew it. 2006 will be more difficult.
Just trying to take off the orange glasses for a change....
Michael W.
BGSU-12 TIME MAC CHAMPION
FALCON FOOTBALL ROCKS!
