Bowling Green Football Talk

 Bowling Green Claims 1st Place in the MAC!!! (photo via: Jack Rintamaa)      Western Michigan and BGSU both entered this Tuesday night matchup at Doyt Perry Stadium at 4-1 in MAC play with the winner claiming sole possession of 1st place in the MAC. With the stakes super high for both teams, this may be the first win under Scot Loeffler where with 1st place in the conference was on the line and BG got the win 31-13 to claim bowl eligibility as well. Coach Loeffler has gotten this team into the post season for a 3rd straight season, a truly wonderful accomplishment for a team that was very recently in the gutter and left for dead by college football analysts.  Recap 1st Half      The Orange and Brown defense looked dominant from the start. WMU was forced to punt after a 3 and out. BG's offense then took the field with the now seeming stable O line starters of Fatukasi, Burns, Padgett, Pabst and Wollschlaeger. BG's first drive showcased the offense's ability to roll the pock

Bowling Green Wins 3 In A Row! (photo via Toledo Blade) Takeaways      This game was not as close as the score suggests. BG racked up almost 400 yards to Central Michigan's 250. BG only allowed 6 completions the entire game! The Orange and Brown defense was lock down and despite allowing 187 yards rushing, it was all apart of the plan to limit big plays and shut down CMU's backup QB.      On the offensive side of the ball Connor Bazelak was very efficient yet again, no turnovers and a touchdown with 207 yards passing. Harold Fannin Jr has ANOTHER game being our lead receiver with 7 catches for 86 yards and Levi Gazarek scored his second TD in as many weeks. Terion Stewart went over 100 yards despite the O Line not having their best day but the underlying story to me is Jaison Patterson who averaged 8.3 yards a carry despite seeing contact in the backfield and punched in a rushing score in the 4th quarter to seal the game.     It was a gritty game in terrible weather, in front o