BG at Ohio

[BGSU33]

It's gonna be tough to bounce back after the loss to CMU with a tough road trip to Athens. This Ohio team is very balanced and can score from beyond the arc or in the paint. They have four players have started every game and they all average double figures in scoring (five players averaging in double figures in all). Ohio received a massive boost this year with its two new D-I transfers in Jaaron Simmons (from Houston) and Kenny Kaminski (from Michigan State). Even though they had some big losses from last year, it looks like they're a better team this year even with those losses and a lot of that boils down to these two transfers. These aren't transfers who came in looking to find a way on the floor. They're both impact transfers who started immediately.

Simmons is a MAC Player of the Year candidate averaging 15.3 ppg and 7.5 assists per game! He's not a one-and-done player either as he has two more years left. He's gonna be a force in the MAC this year and for years to come. THIS is the kid of guard we need running our team as even if we combined Joseph and Ali into one player they still don't equal what Simmons is. He attacks the lane, can finish in traffic, and can dish it when teams collapse on his penetration. He also can score from ourside. Anthony Stacey actually coached Kaminski in high school, so he knows our players can't get lulled to sleep when he steps outside as a "big man" because he's a three-point shooter (most made 3's on the team). Antonio Campbell is a load down low and has range out to three. Treg Setty looks much improved this year and a newcomer who had impressed me very much is Jordan Dartis. He's a All-MAC Freshmen Team candidate who can really shoot. I saw Ohio play vs Tulsa and Florida State and came away very impressed.

BG and OU have a pair of common opponents as we both beat Florida Gulf Coast and Cleveland State. We swept Ohio last year but I see no way of that happening this year. I just don't think we have the horses to run with them this year. If we had Holmes back this year I'd like our chances again. But we don't. And after Athens, we head to EMU to face that dreaded 2-3 zone. Buckle up, this could be a bumpy week.

[BGSU33]

BG is a 9-point dog. The game also looks like it is going to be carried on TWC sports channel and on one of the ESPN extra channels on TV, as well as on ESPN3.

[BGSU33]

Well, BG already in trouble right out of the gates, already down double figures and we're not even to the first media timeout. Ohio comes out scorching having hit all 6 of their shots including all four 3's. At least our uniforms look good. Wearing the black ones with orange trim. They look great even though we should not.

[FalconTurf]

Make a nice run before half. Not a great team but they don't go away easily. Really enjoying what Coach Huger gets in effort

[FalconTurf]

Up 5 in 2nd

[gmartin]

BG up 9 with 8 min to go. 67-58. Let's close this out. 80 points should do it. 7 more baskets

[2006Grad]

If it's a T to leave the bench it sure as crap should be for going into a bench!

[Globetrotter]

As a Bengals fan I must say sports are getting terrible.

[Globetrotter]

The ref got punched I think. And someone is getting tossed.

[Globetrotter]

Or Not. That was a mess.

[gmartin]

Never seen a 10 pt possession until tonight.

[gmartin]

Central beat Akron. A BG win and we are back in 1st

[FalconTurf]

15-0 run in 10 seconds not ever seen by me

[gmartin]

5 BG players in double figures. Been a while since we seen that.

[gmartin]

The look on that Ohio fan. Priceless.

Can't wait for the rematch