Mayberry Player of the Week...

BelieveNBG · Post by **BelieveNBG** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:35 pm

http://bgsufalcons.collegesports.com/sp ... 05aaa.html

More importantly, this is 3 in a row for BG DEFENSE. A few weeks ago everyone was ripping these guys apart and now, what a turn around. WOW!!! Defense wins championships. Offense wins games. Me thinks we have found our D.

GO BG!!!

Rollo83 · Post by **Rollo83** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:40 pm

Me thinks we palyed Temple, Ohio and Buffalo. I am encouraged, but let's wait until Miami and Toledo to see if we have found a defense.

BGSUVA · Post by **BGSUVA** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:59 pm

Nice to see him when player of the Wekk

UK Peregrine · Post by **UK Peregrine** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:35 pm

Rollo83 wrote:Me thinks we played Temple, Ohio and Buffalo. I am encouraged, but let's wait until Miami and Toledo to see if we have found a defense.

What, we have to wait another month before we can talk about whether or not we found our defense.

Patience is not a virtue found on messageboards.

Rollo83 · Post by **Rollo83** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:46 pm

Hurry up and wait! Will strong defensive performances against Western, AKron and Kent really tell us anything other than we can can beat up on the bottom feeders?

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:48 pm

BGSUVA wrote:Nice to see him when player of the Wekk

It's always nice to be able to say "I saw him when...".

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:51 pm

Rollo83 wrote:Hurry up and wait! Will strong defensive performances against Western, AKron and Kent really tell us anything other than we can can beat up on the bottom feeders?

While I don't we'll know how good our defense is until the end of the season (i.e. Miami & Toledo), I'm certain that the BG defense is playing much better than the first three games of the season. Whether it's against bottom feeders or not, the defense has clearly changed its attitude - there's a lot more movement by the front seven and players are swarming to the ball.

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:07 pm

Rollo83 wrote:Hurry up and wait! Will strong defensive performances against Western, AKron and Kent really tell us anything other than we can can beat up on the bottom feeders?

There is an obvious night day difference betweem the defense we had the first three weeks and the way they are playing right now. No way Ball St. would score 31 on us now.

Rollo83 · Post by **Rollo83** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:23 pm

We have dominated this portion of the schedule before against similar competition and still never seen a MAC Championship. That next step we all want them to make this year won't be determined until we win a tough game on the road (Miami) and/or play all four quartes against Toledo.

These next three games needs to build towards that crucial season ending. Let's hope the team stays healthy and builds confidence.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:25 pm

Fortunately, the MAC Defensive Player of the Week award includes nothing that says "*-But it was against Buffalo"

Congrats Terrill!!!!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:09 pm

Way to go, Terrill. That cat was ALL over the field Saturday. I sat next to his dad for the last quarter of the game. That was fun.

I don't care who we've played the last few weeks...this D unit is gettin better each week and playing with emotion and purpose.

Crush WMU!!

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:09 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:I don't care who we've played the last few weeks...this D unit is gettin better each week and playing with emotion and purpose.

As the usually most cynical poster on this board, I concur. This defensive unit IS playing better. I know we've played much less prolific competition, but that doesn't change the difference in the defense. I didn't see the Buffalo games, but it sounded as though it followed the trend from the previous 2 home games. They have started playing disciplined defense, not free lancing. They've also begun tackling better, no doubt a byproduct of tackling more in practice (good job Coach B. for taking that risk, it was needed). Most importantly they've been playing with a greater intensity and sense of urgency. The first couple games it looked as though they would just sit back and wait for the offense to score 50 points, and it didn't matter if they gave up 40 to go with it. I think they got a wakeup call @ Boise where we were ineffective on offense. They've sense picked up the intensity a LOT.

I'm not about to declare our defense fixed, or even a good unit. But it is foolish to deny the improvements that have been made. I'll wait to fully reserve judgement until after we play Miami & UT, as though are our biggest tests left on the slate, but for now I'm happy to say we are improving. I don't care if it was Temple, OU, and Buffalo if you play the type of dull, uninspired defense we did against Temple & Boise you still give up more points than we have.