College Football
Home Team: BGSU Falcons
Visiting Team: Toledo Rockets
Venue: Doyt Perry Stadium (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Game Time: 2:30 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: None
There's only one thing better than beating your rival, and that's laying a serious smackdown on your rival. The Falcons played their best all-around game of the season and handled the Rockets in all phases of the game.
First off, I want to give kudos to the people who came out to watch this one in person. For a nationally televised game on a fairly cold afternoon on the day after Thanksgiving, there was a pretty healthy crowd. And they were into it, too, coming to their feet and making noise when the Falcons needed a big play. Quite often at BG games I feel like I'm all alone when I stand up and get loud, but the home crowd definitely had my back for this one.
I was very pleasantly surprised by the way the defense played. That's been the weak link for the Falcons in quite a few games this season, but they stepped up against Toledo. The pass coverage was good, they got pressure on the quarterback, and most importantly, they tackled relatively well, which was huge in limited Toledo's rushing attack, which is pretty potent.
The offense seemed like they were going to struggle a bit at first, but once they got into a little bit of a rhythm, they were just fun to watch. QB Tyler Sheehan had all day to make his throws, and he took advantage of it, finding guys open downfield and letting them make plays.
BG finishes the regular season at 8-4 and now just waits to see which bowl they'll be invited to, and who the opponent will be. A bowl game will be a sweet way to end a season that had some ups and downs, and the extra practice time will help this still-young team become even better for next season.
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