BEAT OHIO!

[musicman2343]

..... and did anyone listen to the announcers. everytime the running back switch positions before the play was snapped he always ran the ball back to the position he switched from. If the dang announcers could figure that out don't you think clawson would make an adjustment. Ohio was in position every time

Ray Bentley also thought BG was shutout in the redzone when in fact they scored 4 TDs. So....

Yeah - that was pretty bad. I got home in time to see our 3rd TD and then he made that comment right before the 4th... interesting...

[AyZiggy97]

We need a new DC and OC....our offense (as others have pointed out) has no consitent philosophy. Our defense is passive...our DB's are 8 yards off the WR on 3rd and 4, we get no pass rush outside of our DT and we have one LB that can play.

Clawson is back...that you can be sure of..after three years, we need some changes on the staff.

Clawson explained the DBs playing back after the NIU game. They (coaches) don't feel the unit is good enough right now to play press coverage.

I personally like the balance the offense has this season between running and passing. It would be better if BG was a little more proficient in the ground game.

[Flipper]

The DB's might be our best unit right now....

[kdog27]

We play great defense except we have no idea how to defend a mobile QB. We make halfway decent mobile QBs look like Cam Newton.

[bgsufalcon24]

I have 3 letters and I think Hammb would like this. F C S

You might as well just euthanize the whole damn thing if you're going to do that. Either compete at the top level, or forget about it. Nobody is going to support the team if we drop to I-AA.

[Globetrotter]

We need a new DC and OC....our offense (as others have pointed out) has no consitent philosophy. Our defense is passive...our DB's are 8 yards off the WR on 3rd and 4, we get no pass rush outside of our DT and we have one LB that can play.

Clawson is back...that you can be sure of..after three years, we need some changes on the staff.

Why is it such a sure thing he is back? It can't be because of the success he has had. I compared him to our last three coaches first 3 years and his is flat out awful by comparison.

If it is a contract thing then sure. I just hope we don't miss the boat on Coach Stud by waiting too long. Although I guess I don't really know how great of a coach he is. Just the idea of bringing in a hometown guy from Fostoria and BG just off a championship with LSU makes me think he would be a great fit.

[BGSU33]

I have 3 letters and I think Hammb would like this. F C S

You might as well just euthanize the whole damn thing if you're going to do that. Either compete at the top level, or forget about it. Nobody is going to support the team if we drop to I-AA.

Agreed. Screw dropping to FCS!!! This was a Top-25 team for multiple seasons just several years ago. It was also the class of the MAC before many of these other teams even had a pulse. And those FCS teams are chomping at the bit trying to come up. Four more are joining the FBS ranks next year with another wave set to follow.

[Flipper]

Clawson will be back because he has a contract and the AD wants to give him every chance to succeed. Clawson did a hell of a job in 2009...that team dressed right around 50 scholarship players most weeks and he took them to a bowl game. Last year was a complete meltdown...a take it don to the studs rebuild. This year has been frustratig as hell, but could be seen as part of a maturation process if you want to spin it that way. No excuses next year...none. We aren't young...we aren't hampered by defections and APR. Win or go...

I do find it odd that you and others are pimping Studrawa for this job...he caught a ton of flak when he was the OC here. In fact...there were people openly hoping he wouldn't get the gig when the Brandon to UNLV rumors were flying....

[transfer2BGSU]

Why is it such a sure thing he is back? It can't be because of the success he has had. I compared him to our last three coaches first 3 years and his is flat out awful by comparison.

If it is a contract thing then sure. I just hope we don't miss the boat on Coach Stud by waiting too long. Although I guess I don't really know how great of a coach he is. Just the idea of bringing in a hometown guy from Fostoria and BG just off a championship with LSU makes me think he would be a great fit.

You are so damn funny. I honestly cannot tell if you are being serious or just joking.

[BGSU33]

Looking back at the game, I really believe the turnovers that we had at the end of the first half were the biggest back breakers in the end. Both happened on drives down in Ohio territory and Ohio turned both of those turnovers into points.

[Dayons_Den]

Clawson will be back because he has a contract and the AD wants to give him every chance to succeed. Clawson did a hell of a job in 2009...that team dressed right around 50 scholarship players most weeks and he took them to a bowl game. Last year was a complete meltdown...a take it don to the studs rebuild. This year has been frustratig as hell, but could be seen as part of a maturation process if you want to spin it that way. No excuses next year...none. We aren't young...we aren't hampered by defections and APR. Win or go...

I do find it odd that you and others are pimping Studrawa for this job...he caught a ton of flak when he was the OC here. In fact...there were people openly hoping he wouldn't get the gig when the Brandon to UNLV rumors were flying....

How times have changed with our online community when Flipper has become the sane, voice of reaseon I think you are spot on here Flip. And to the Coach Stud thoughts, definitely not looking to shop our HC job, but a former staff member I'd keep tabs on is Zach Azzani, currently the OC at WKU.

[Dayons_Den]

Looking back at the game, I really believe the turnovers that we had at the end of the first half were the biggest back breakers in the end. Both happened on drives down in Ohio territory and Ohio turned both of those turnovers into points.

And yes it was Shilz that fumbled but I don't put all or even most of the blame on him for that because of the playcall. QB keeper with our immobile qb?? Sure it caught OU offguard but Shilz scampering with the ball looked about as comfortable as a bank executive strolling through Occupy Wall Street.

[transfer2BGSU]

Looking back at the game, I really believe the turnovers that we had at the end of the first half were the biggest back breakers in the end. Both happened on drives down in Ohio territory and Ohio turned both of those turnovers into points.

Take a look at most of our games and you will see that either a FRESHMAN or a SOPHOMORE fumbled in the red zone quite often this year.

We were our own worst enemy in the red zone throughout the year.

The nice thing about FRESHMEN, they become SOPHOMORES.

This team was a play or two away from winning in almost every game. Based upon the hype, I would have thought OU should have beaten us by 24 or more. Same with that school up north. This was a squad that was picked to finish the season .500 and while we may wind up below that, I think we have a bright future ahead of us. We just need to keep the running backs healthy, the OL line healthy, teach the WR/TE's how to catch the ball and hang on to it, work on the timing of the QB & WR's.

Keep Clawson. Drop the Internet guru's screaming for his job.

[Globetrotter]

Why is it such a sure thing he is back? It can't be because of the success he has had. I compared him to our last three coaches first 3 years and his is flat out awful by comparison.

If it is a contract thing then sure. I just hope we don't miss the boat on Coach Stud by waiting too long. Although I guess I don't really know how great of a coach he is. Just the idea of bringing in a hometown guy from Fostoria and BG just off a championship with LSU makes me think he would be a great fit.

You are so damn funny. I honestly cannot tell if you are being serious or just joking.

How so?
Quit being such a jerk about it. If you disagree, explain why. I don't come to a discussion board to not have discussion. His record over his first 3 years has been abysmal.

Records over 1st 3 years
Blackney 27-6-2
Meyer 17-6 (2 years)
Brandon 26-11
Clawson 13-23

The momentum is clearly swinging in the other direction. He is 1-6 over the last 7 games. That's miserable. There is talent on the field, that is obvious, but that talent does not seem to be being put into positions where they can succeed.

[Globetrotter]

Clawson will be back because he has a contract and the AD wants to give him every chance to succeed. Clawson did a hell of a job in 2009...that team dressed right around 50 scholarship players most weeks and he took them to a bowl game. Last year was a complete meltdown...a take it don to the studs rebuild. This year has been frustratig as hell, but could be seen as part of a maturation process if you want to spin it that way. No excuses next year...none. We aren't young...we aren't hampered by defections and APR. Win or go...

I do find it odd that you and others are pimping Studrawa for this job...he caught a ton of flak when he was the OC here. In fact...there were people openly hoping he wouldn't get the gig when the Brandon to UNLV rumors were flying....

I see your point and think that he is likely to be back. I am not sure we really should have had to take it down to the studs as you say because he would have had an entire recruiting class already go through after his first year. That first successful season should have served as a buffer to a very brief rebuilding time IMO. Yet we will be entering yet another rebuilding year in 2012.

I am not a coaching candidate expert but it certainly seems like Stud has improved his resume. 3 years with one of the best teams in the country, 1 as the OC speaks volumes to me. Now those skills don't necessarily translate to being a Head Coach, but as the OC at a major college he is likely to get his chance sometime. I would hate to miss the boat on him if he is assumed to be a good HC candidate just because we held on to Clawson for too long.

In all I just don't see us improving the talent is better but we keep making the same bonehead mistakes.