College Football
Home Team: Bowling Green Falcons
Visiting Team: #8 Boise State Broncos
Venue: Doyt Perry Stadium
Game Time: 7:00 p.m.
Fellow Attendees: Brandi
Wow.
As a fan of Bowling Green, this game was tough to watch. As an avid and interested college football follower and enthusiast, it was pretty awesome. Boise State is one of those teams that shows up on TV on a fairly frequent basis, and they've had a lot of success, but so many people still seem to think it's a fluke. I've always enjoyed watching them play, and now that I've seen them in person, I'm here to tell you, they are no fluke.
A lot of teams, faced with an opponent that is obviously not on their level, will go with a conservative game plan, content to toy with them, generally letting the game stay close until they finally manage to pull away in the end. Boise State has no interest in that type of game plan. They come out and put their foot on their opponent's throat as quickly as possible, then sub out their starters and coast to the end. Honestly, I loved watching it. It sucked to see it happen to my team, of course, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't think Boise State's brand of football is the way football should be played. I think they're just going to get better - why wouldn't a recruit want to go there? They win a lot of games, and the way they play has to be fun.
That said, BG had some opportunities to make this more of a game than it was. The Falcons moved the ball well on their opening drive, only to miss a field goal at the end. After that they had some penalties and turnovers that held them back. I don't think correcting those items would have turned this into a win, but it could have made the final score a little more palatable, or forced the Broncos to leave their starters in longer in order to achieve blowout status. On the defensive side of the ball, I don't think BG played all that badly, really. Boise State had a huge advantage in speed, and their offensive schemes are so good at getting their guys where they need to be.
As happens to me all too often, Brandi and I ended up sitting in front of a couple of guys who couldn't control their knees, spilled beer all over our stuff, and had nothing good to say about anything for the duration of their attendance. That was one good thing about the unevenness of the game - these guys were gone before halftime.
Aside from the game, it was awesome to be back in Bowling Green, if only for a limited time. Sometimes it seems hard to believe that I lived there for so long. As happy as I am to be back in my hometown for good, I miss being so close to the university's campus and being able to just go wander around whenever the mood takes me. But, on the flip side, that makes visiting all the sweeter. Brandi and I will be back in town next week for the Homecoming game, as BG hosts the Ohio Bobcats, and we'll actually be staying overnight, so that should be a good time.
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