“This is not my first rodeo in terms of hey, I’ve got my ass kicked before like this as a player, as a coach, and we've got to respond from it, and we will,” Bowling Green coach Eddie George said.
A week 1 to week 2 improvement that was clear and obvious
This game won’t be about establishing the run or working on the pass. This game will be about spreading the ball around and getting the right guys touches, whether that’s running backs, wide receivers or tight ends.
As for Bowling Green, they are once again a MAC offensive line, averaging 6’4 ½”, 316-pounds. It’ll be interesting to see how the Blackshirts D-line holds up.
Nebraska football fans whose taste runs to scoring spectaculars may have to wait a long time before they are treated to a smorgasbord like the one dished out Saturday in Nebraska’s 65-31 conquest of Oklahoma State. As Nebraska coach Bob Devaney put it, “Anyone who likes offense should have been ecstatic.”
Somebody get Rhule that tee-shirt that says, “Sportsmanship is for Losers.” I don’t really believe that, but it wouldn’t hurt Rhule to find a new attitude and be hated for winning big.
The standard this staff is chasing isn't just winning. It's winning clean. Saturday night, under the lights, is the chance to show the penalties were a first-game problem and not a habit.