Preview
Finally, game day. About damn time.
All week I have been asked what I expect and to be honest, I have no clue. First time starting quarterback in Adam Weber. No disrespect intended towards Coach Brewster but this is the first game he has had to manage. Take into account a young defense I say we win by a little.
There may be lots of bugs to work out in this game.
I hope we run more than we pass. Coach Dunbar has been saying the spread offense is just that. Stretch the field and create running and throwing lanes. Give our defense some time to get their feet under them.
From what I gather Bowling Green runs an offense similar to ours. The bad news is we have never been able to stop a spread offense. The good news is we practice against one every day. Hopefully that means we are going to be better than years past.
Prediction
I am going with a score of 45-42. Bowling Green to score late to make it a 3 point game.
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Final Score: Bowling Green 31, Minnesota 31 (OT)
UH OH
OK, so that was not exactly the start we were looking for. Did the coaches have them ready for the game or were the emotions so high it took a while to come down?
Frankly, that first half was awful at best. Adam Weber looked a little or a lot off. It did not help that a few of the shotgun snaps were not on target.
The defense was on the field quite a bit in the first half and they looked suspect in most areas of the game.
Whatever was said or done in the locker room at halftime needs to be bottled and used before every game. The Gophers came out in the second half and looked fantastic.
All in all, I guess that is about what I expected. When you look at total yards and points one can see the potential of the offense.
Previous years we had a ball control offense and that kept our defense off the field for much of the game. Now it looks like we just need to outscore the other team. Yeah I know that sounds like common sense but what I mean is this season may be more like a track meet.
Bowling Green going for two was a great move on their part. Win-win for them and a gamble worth taking.
One thing to note, it did look like the conditioning of our team is much improved over last years. Time in the weight room last spring and those itense drills during fall practice certainly paid off.
Statistics
Rushing – Amir Pinnix 168 yards and 2 TD’s
Rushing - Adam Weber 72 yards
Receiving – Ernie Wheelwright 50 yards 1 TD
Receiving – Eric Decker 49 yards
Passing – Adam Weber 15 of 31 2 TD’s 1 INT Sacked 1
Offense Starters
WR 1 Wheelwright, E.
WR 6 Herndon, Tray
WR 7 Decker, Eric
QB 8 Weber, Adam
TE 80 Simmons, Jack
LT 64 Shidell, Steve
LG 74 Ruckdashel,Ryan
C 77 Brinkhaus, Tony
RG 53 Burris, D.J.
RT 79 DeGeest, Matt
RB 29 Pinnix, Amir
Defense Starters
DE 30 Campbell, Lee
DT 51 Small, Eric
RT 70 Meisel, Todd
RE 91 VanDeSteeg, W.
MLB 58 Sherels, Mike
SLB 56 Davis, Steve
CB 15 Harris, Jamal
SS 23 Barber, Dom
FS 26 Cooley, Duran
WLB 46 Shevlin, John
CB 11 Steib, Desi
How close was that 2 point conversion pass? If either of our defensive backs had one finger ½ inch longer they would have tipped the pass away.
As a hat tip to Bowling Green here is the replay with their audio:
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