My Buck-wife pointed out that by being dissatisfied with a halftime lead, I've turned to the dark side that I've always held against her peoples.

So I'm gonna try real hard not to be that guy.

Yes, I wanted Ohio to come out of the locker room with their hair on fire, put up a quick 21 unanswered, and give Vick a real good reason to play the whole second half.

I've been afforded the luxury of a sideline pass for BG, so I'll reserve comment on intensity until I get to experience it.

Your wife is spot-on correct, Pete and, hopefully, she keeps reminding all of us of that.  I'll admit that I was surprised that we didn't open up a bigger lead, earlier, but I will also tell you that I was scared sh&^%$#@ that we had "only" a 24 point lead (38-14) when I finally gave in to Mrs. BCB's pleas to "please go home now".  Such is the life of a Bobcat these days.

The 45 points aside...I'd like to point out that of the 2 touchdowns allowed last night, 1 was a direct result of a short field turnover.  Lets spend a little energy acknowledging a "compelling" performance by the Bobcat D!  

That TD catch and run by Foster was just awesome.  It's really unfortunate to lose Smith, but thankfully Ohio has an embarrassment of riches at WR.

I didn't realize how used to our slow starts I have become until a friend I was watching the game with asked if I was worried while we were up 17-14. I just laughed and told him that this is Frank Solich football. I relate this team to the early 2000's patriots teams. No matter who left or was injured they just fit more people into the system. We have a system now that we can put people into and not miss a beat.

I will not apologize for having expectations for this football team.

I lived through the pathetic football played in the 80"s. Hell I travelled with the team in 85 and 86 working the Bobcat Football Network......so I am more then aware from which we came.

Bottom line is.........we are not that team anymore.
We should not be happy being relevant........we should expect more.......we should expect to win.

I can promise you that there has not been a game played this year in which Frank did not expect to win. There is not a thing wrong with that. I want him and the team to feel that way every week......and we as fans should feel the same way. Other than Penn State we have been the favorite in every game we have played and I would expect the same for BGSUcks and BSUcks. We will see how the Kent game sets up.

At the beginning of the year I said my expectation was 10-2 going into the MACC. I expected us to win the MACC and the Bowl game finishing the year 12-2. My expectation remains the same today. The reason, I believe in our Coach, I believe in our Staff, and I believe in everyone of those young men who take the field.

 

That is a fair comment...and one that may lead me to a better way of approaching this.

At the beginning and the end of the redhawk game, it sure would have been nice to see some emotion and leadership.  The g.f. watched most of the first quarter of the redhawk and commented about how dull and passive we looked.

Yes, I understand that most of the time we are much better off remaining cool and sticking to our script, relying on our talent and preparation.  But there are moments when we must come together.

To me, that was the real problem against redhawk, the real reason that we didn't come thru.  We were flat.

I believe that more rallying spirit would have carried the day against redhawk...in which case I'd not gripe about what I saw last night. 

We need to see the more of the joy of the game from our lads.

+1.

We've all gone way back...and we've come waaay forward.

I also have hiigh expectations for this team and overall, especially given injuries, they're being met.

8-1 with a good chance if we win out to win the MAC 'ship, play in a bowl game and finish in the Top 25.

If we can stay reasonably healthy, I think the Csts are recharged and starting to find their groove. They will bring A game rest of the season--they learned from Miami.

It's clear from this exchange that for some people opinion trumps facts, and nothing has changed in almost three years. The fall of 2015 should be a very interesting time on BA, as every indication of improvement will be debated and challenged even if we start the season with four straight wins. Facts on the field are of secondary concern. What's really important is preceived future performance based on the last 25+ games. For me, OHIO starts 2015 with a clean slate and great possibilities for vast improvement over the last two years. The 2015 team is not likely to resemble the 2014 or 2013 team. There's more maturity, more depth, improvement at key positions (RB, OL, S, CB, etc).and lots of intangibles. MACC here we come! ;-) Go OHIO!