Corey's Performance

[Spart43]

I probably shouldn't be saying this......

I should just keep my mouth shut.....

But....

I guess Coach Brandon was watching another game then the one I watched yesterday.

I thought Corey was giving a great effort. He seemed to be one of the few that was giving everything he had.

Corey had 3 catches. It seems that the ball was thrown his way about 10-12 times. He caught every ball that was possible to catch.

He was open for an easy touchdown over the middle early in the game. The ball sailed 15 yards over his head. Yeah, he didn't even jump for it. It was that far over his head. I guess that is not giving effort.

He had another possible TD that was thrown too high and too far in front of him down near the 8 yard line. He jumped and touched that one. I think that was the 3rd quarter. He also prevented an interception by jumping high and tipping a ball away, that was thrown way over his head. I guess that is not giving effort.

Corey has somewhere around a 36 inch vertical. Not exceptional but pretty damn good. If he is jumping for balls and barely touching them then the ball is not catchable. If he is wide open and doesn't jump for a ball over his head, it is definately not catchable.

I know alot of you at the game probably don't focus on Corey's routes. Well I watch him on every play. Corey was open constantly over the middle. How many were thrown to him over the middle. Maybe one!

If you want to call a player out for not being tough or playing with pain. You should pick another player. Corey played the whole season last year with a separated shoulder that was injured in the 3rd quarter of the first game. Then he played the complete 2nd half of last season with both shoulders separated. How many weeks did Corey sit out to allow them to heal? He missed one game all season. Sorry, I don't buy it that he doesn't play with pain. How many times did we see him come out last year with a stinger after giving up his body to block on a running play. And then go back in the very next play. Corey has a partial tear of his MCL. He missed two games and came back to play at FIU just 4 weeks after the injury. That was way to early for my comfort.

It's not Corey's fault that you cannot get the ball to him. It's not Corey's effort when he is constantly overthrown. It proves the point that he is working hard and giving effort to get open when you throw to him as often as you did. Because he was open every time the ball was thrown his way.

Yeah, you miss Sanders and Sharon, but neither one of them could have caught more than 3 passes yesterday given the same throws Corey was given. Because they were not catchable.

How frustrating to watch Corey standing in the middle of the field wide open and have the ball thrown into double coverage on the outside. How frustrating to see Corey running free down the side lines with the ball thrown 5 yards down the field to a receiver running an out with the DB in his back pocket.

Maybe Coach Brandon should watch the game before he starts calling players out for their effort. Apparently he was somewhere else Saturday.

Lets take one of the last players to believe in you and work hard for you and give everything he has for you and turn him against you.

Yeah, Corey turned 21 on Friday, thanks for the wonderful birthday present. I sure he realizes now how much you care about him as a person. Because he is a person and not just another body to throw into the fire when things go bad. Look to yourself for the answers and move forward, don't sit around pointing fingers.

I have been one of Coach Brandons biggest supporters, I like him, I think he is a good coach. I think he does have passion for winning. I think he is very much a die hard Falcon and wants the best for BGSU. I liked him from the first time I meet him. I felt comfortable placing Corey in his care. With this I am beginning to question my opinion of him.



With that said, I still believe in this team and this coaching staff. Yes this is a young team and with a young team, when things go bad they can really go bad. But the opposite is also true. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride this season. They will shock you by their play in losses and they will shock you by their play in wins. But they will learn and improve.

I stated earlier in some other posts that we have to just keep going and learning. We have to avoid the bumps in the road early so our young guys can mature for the last half of the season. Well we hit this bump, its not the end of the world. Right the ship and get the win at Ohio. Take them one week at a time. And support this team and coaching staff with every ounce of strength you have. For we are BGSU!

UnFalconbelievable.......................

[TG1996]

With that said, I still believe in this team and this coaching staff. Yes this is a young team and with a young team, when things go bad they can really go bad. But the opposite is also true. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride this season. They will shock you by their play in losses and they will shock you by their play in wins. But they will learn and improve.

I stated earlier in some other posts that we have to just keep going and learning. We have to avoid the bumps in the road early so our young guys can mature for the last half of the season. Well we hit this bump, its not the end of the world. Right the ship and get the win at Ohio. Take them one week at a time. And support this team and coaching staff with every ounce of strength you have. For we are BGSU!

UnFalconbelievable.......................

Well said, Scott!

I wasn't at the game to comment too much on the first part of your post, but knowing you the little that I do (mostly just through posts here), something must have been WAY out of whack to ellicit that kind of response. Saturday has been (somewhat) forgotten, and I think the big test is how they respond in Athens. If players, coaches, everyone can't get themselves ready to go into Peden and smack some kitties in the mouth, then we have a problem.

GO BG!!!

[ffejfalcon]

Ya see, this is even more evidence that Brandon is clueless and has lost control. He doesn't know what he is seeing or saying..Then on another thread it says GB is off to the side not even coaching his players as they get their arsess kicked..I wonder how much he cares anymore....

I love CP..He's a hard worker and doesn't deserve this...Keep your head up Corey, things will get better...Right Mr. Christopher?

[da3mite]

I was watching Corey a lot of the game, because I always saw him over the middle, wide open. I could tell he was giving 110% effort. Just about every ball thrown to him was overthrown, very uncatchable. I have been questioning Gregg Brandon for a long time, and this just gives more proof on why he's not a very good Division 1A coach.

[orangeandbrown]

Amen. Coach called out Dan Macon, too, with a sarcastic comment that he "said his ankle hurt and couldn't go."

[Flipper]

I didn't like what I saw...I didn't like what I heard in the post game. I have a sinking feeling that this loss exposed so much more than just youth...

[Jacobs4Heisman]

Corey's a warrior and played his heart out yesterday -- one of the few that did. You raised a good one Spart.

Don't worry about Brandon -- he's done this to about 10+ players over his tenure after bad losses. It's just how he deflects attention away from himself. It won't work for much longer.

[San Diego Falcon]

at least Brandon didn't pull an "Amato" and try to talk about non-qualifiers....

[It's the Journey...]

I honestly don't fault the players for the loss. I hang this one totally on the coaches and their game plan and preparation for the whole season. If he knew we were so young, and he must have since he said he "say this comming two weeks ago," then why not focus on bringing them up to speed in practice? This is another example of a good offensive coordinator who has no clue as a head coach, and I am sorry the team is suffering for it.

[BGGrad01]

Like most people on here, I believe the coaches deserve some serious bashing for yesterday's performance. However, I don't think the players' effort (or lackthereof) should be totally pinned on the coaches. The players need to have themselves fired up and ready to play whether they're playing Kent State, Ohio State, or Bowling Green High School's freshman team.

Corey is one of the guys that I believe really showed up yesterday. He got himself wide open all day, but neither Barnes or Sheehan could get the ball to him. I expect Corey to be one of the guys that will give everything he has no matter what next weekend in Athens. I hope everyone else follows his lead. Forget the loss and let's show some people what real BG football is next weekend against Frank the Tank and crew.

[Bleeding Orange]

Spart, that one comment made me lose just about all respect for Gregg Brandon. If he is so dense that he can't see who is and who isn't playing hard on the field, then he has no business leading a group of young men.

My jaw litterally hit whatever part of Rt. 105 I was on when I heard him say this.

[HoustonFalcon]

What gives Coach Brandon the right to call out a single player at the college level out in the media? That really, really gets me upset. I have done post game interviews, and that is one thing that I would never think of doing. Praising a kid for working hard and doing the things that you ask of them, fine, but don't criticize a kid and put him down in a place where it is going to be in the papers for everyone to see. If you have want to questions someones effort in practice in front or the rest of the team, fine. If you want to question their effort in the lockerroom in front of the team or one on one, fine. But what he did yesterday, from the reports here, is inexuseable. I wrote in another post that kids can respond in a positive way to criticism, but not when they put it out in the media for everyone to see. I am now officially on the Coach Must Go Bandwagon. That is horsecrap! Spart, as someone who coaches kids that are your sons age, I have to say that I wish your son didn't have to go through what he had to yesterday. Tell him to keep his head up, and hopefully things will get better.

[jpfalcon09]

When coaches call out players, it shows that they have no clue as to what is going on with their team. Yes, the effort was left with a lot to desire, but to come out and rip on some players is ridiculous. How about ripping yourself coach for not being able to make adjustments both on offense and defense? How about your pathetic playcalling that is the most unimaginable piece of crap I've ever seen? We all know QB draws and 3 yard out routes are just such great plays to run for positive yardage. Stop the excuses, swallow your pride and own up to you, your staff and others at not being able to answer the bell when it rings!

Urban's boys are gone now Gregg, this is your team, with your players. When they look bad, you do too. You're the one who felt they would contribute and put this team over the top, so next time you need to look in the mirror and recognize who brought them here, and instead of getting on their case, maybe you should remind yourself you sought these kids out. I'm tired of this guy as coach, and tired of his lame excuses.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

Some of you are acting shocked like this is the first time he's done this to a player. It's happened continuously ever since Toledo 2004. This is just another event in a long string of events that shows how misused Brandon is as a head coach.

I shake my head at the thought of where this program could be right now if we had hired a different guy and left Brandon at OC where he belongs. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. No way to know at the time how bad a HC Brandon would be.

[RobbyFalcon]

I have no specific insight into this at all. But sometimes a coach will pick on a kid because he knows the kid can take it. He'll make one player the Judas Goat and heap all the sins of the team on that one.

CP sounds like a tough smart player who will work even harder after the criticism. Some guys will pout and maybe GB was afraid to critisize the pouters.

Just a theory.

I hope GB is not just popping off after a tough loss. That's not good.

GO BG!!