Bowling Green 48 Temple 35

College Football
Home Team: BGSU Falcons
Visiting Team: Temple Owls
Venue: Doyt Perry Stadium (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Game Time: 12:00 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: Brandi

It was good to be back! This was the first time Brandi and I have been back to Bowling Green for a visit since she moved out of town in May and I did the same in July. It was also great to be back at the Doyt, which has been upgraded with FieldTurf and a completed Sebo Center, along with some other cosmetic upgrades, since the end of last season.

I got to watch each of the Falcons' first two games on television, but it's always a different world to see them in person. They looked good on TV, but the first half was a little bit of a different story. The offense was out of sync, committing two turnovers, and the defense was giving up some yards and points. The teams went into the locker room at halftime tied at 21.

The second half was a completely different story, and the spark was provided by the defense. I can't even tell you how good it feels to say that, after some subpar defensive play from the Falcons in recent years. Kenny Lewis started it off by stripping a Temple ballcarrier and taking the ball to the house, and later Orlando Barrow recovered a fumble (forced by Jacob Hardwick) in the endzone to make it 35-21. The offense would push it up to 48-21 before Temple put up a couple of junk TDs for the final score.

The game was good, the atmosphere was good, the crowd was good. The Sebo Center really adds a lot to the feel of gameday, and the new turf is sweet. I'm just glad this is the only noon start of the season--sitting out in the sun for four hours was not comfortable, even with plenty of sunscreen. I definitely prefer being out under the lights. We'll give that a try this coming weekend, when the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers travel to the Doyt for a non-conference matchup. That game is BG's homecoming, so Brandi and I will be sticking around afterwards for a night on the town.