2008 Woodie Awards
Football notes: Falcons hope to rebound
By: Chris Voloschuk
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Sports
After a tough 24-21 loss to Eastern Michigan on Homecoming, the BG football team is in the process of regrouping and getting ready for their next Mid-American Conference contest with Akron this Saturday.
Little things kill
In the EMU loss, the Falcons committed 10 penalties for 85 yards.
The penalties cost them a number of opportunities to build positive momentum and let the Eagles off the hook.
According to head coach Gregg Brandon, the penalties disrupted a number of drives.
"[There were] a lot of untimely mistakes, " Brandon said. "Namely some penalties on the offense, some false starts that really killed drives. They didn't let drives get started, [There were] defensive offsides and just stupid little things that, as a veteran team, we can't be doing that. We were very undisciplined Saturday which resulted in an inconsistent performance."
Time to cool down
In the press conference following the loss, Brandon alluded to switching some personnel on the field in the event that some of the ones in place couldn't get the job done.
Yesterday, he said his comment was a knee-jerk reaction to the disappointing outcome.
"You lose a tough one like that at home and you want to start blaming people," Brandon said. "The kids played hard and we had a chance at the end to win the game."
He added, "That's the thing. You say 'it's Eastern Michigan. So what.' It's a MAC team and at the end of the game, we had a chance to win the game and we didn't get it done. They made one more play than we did."
Regrouping
After such a difficult loss at home, it will be important for the Falcons to work on cutting down on penalties and rediscover some of the offensive continuity that was displayed during the win at Wyoming.
Brandon said it's important for the team to realize that the rest of the MAC is gunning for them and that intensity has to remain high every game the rest of the season.
"It doesn't matter who we play," Brandon said. "We've got to show up with the same intensity if we're playing Pitt or Boise or whomever in this league. The difference is, in the MAC, there is a familiarity because you see the teams year-in and year-out. They've got a book on you, you've got a book on them."
Little things kill
In the EMU loss, the Falcons committed 10 penalties for 85 yards.
The penalties cost them a number of opportunities to build positive momentum and let the Eagles off the hook.
According to head coach Gregg Brandon, the penalties disrupted a number of drives.
"[There were] a lot of untimely mistakes, " Brandon said. "Namely some penalties on the offense, some false starts that really killed drives. They didn't let drives get started, [There were] defensive offsides and just stupid little things that, as a veteran team, we can't be doing that. We were very undisciplined Saturday which resulted in an inconsistent performance."
Time to cool down
In the press conference following the loss, Brandon alluded to switching some personnel on the field in the event that some of the ones in place couldn't get the job done.
Yesterday, he said his comment was a knee-jerk reaction to the disappointing outcome.
"You lose a tough one like that at home and you want to start blaming people," Brandon said. "The kids played hard and we had a chance at the end to win the game."
He added, "That's the thing. You say 'it's Eastern Michigan. So what.' It's a MAC team and at the end of the game, we had a chance to win the game and we didn't get it done. They made one more play than we did."
Regrouping
After such a difficult loss at home, it will be important for the Falcons to work on cutting down on penalties and rediscover some of the offensive continuity that was displayed during the win at Wyoming.
Brandon said it's important for the team to realize that the rest of the MAC is gunning for them and that intensity has to remain high every game the rest of the season.
"It doesn't matter who we play," Brandon said. "We've got to show up with the same intensity if we're playing Pitt or Boise or whomever in this league. The difference is, in the MAC, there is a familiarity because you see the teams year-in and year-out. They've got a book on you, you've got a book on them."
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