Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wisconsin 56, BGSU 42
September 03, 2005 | Football
Sept. 3, 2005
Recap | Final Stats | Notes
Bowling Green Head Coach Gregg Brandon
Was their running game more than you expected?: "Yes, it was. My worst fear was realized because we couldn't stop them."
On the feeling at halftime: "I still felt like we had a chance to win the game, definitely. Somewhere down the line we had to get a stop, and then offensively we had a couple of three and outs, and then they got up by three (touchdowns) and that was it. We just couldn't catch up quick enough."
On the holes in Wisconsin's offensive line: "It didn't matter that they had holes to fill. It's Big Ten football, they just reload."
On the game overall: "I thought we'd hold out a little better. I never expected to get trucked for 400 yards, but we did. Now we have to study the tape and figure out if we were just dominated or we weren't in the right gaps or what. It looked to me like we couldn't tackle, but their one back [Matt Bernstein] was bigger than most of our lineman and their other one [Brian Calhoun] was faster than any guy we'd ever seen on the field before. They just wore us down and it was unfortunate; they just wore us down."
On the third quarter: "We took the ball out of our own hands in the third quarter and that is what hurt us. We got out of synch and panicked and then tried to rely on the big play. We did make some big plays, but then we just abandoned the running game. We thought we could run the ball a little better than we did but again, it's Big Ten defense. We just didn't match up."
On Corey Partridge: "I thought he played well and ran great routes. He's a tough competitor. I like the way he goes for the ball and competes.
On Omar Jacobs: "Omar did a nice job. He was poised out there. He made some nice throws. His receivers bailed him out a couple of times. I thought he moved the club and didn't get rattled.
Senior Mike Thaler
About Wisconsin's physical play?: "They were very physical. You try to watch on tape and get a sense of what they do and you don't actually experience it until the first snap. Give them the respect they deserve. They played tough and they played hard."
Junior Omar Jacobs
"I give credit to the Badgers. They played great football and team defense."
'They kept the ball to keep our offense off the field. 'That's normally the way we play.''
"Every game we have to come out and play our heart out."
Senior B.J. Lane
On the two back set to start?: "We had that in last year, but didn't run it much. This year to start, it gave us different opportunities and looks to give the defense. It worked early in the game.
On making his first career start?: "It doesn't matter if you're a starter or second string or whatever. Our job is to be prepared when your number is called. It's up to me to step up for my teammates.
"I just to do what I've been practicing and reading in my scouting reports. I just want to do what my teammates and I expect me to do."
On starting MAC play next week?: "We took it on the shoulder this week, but it's not a one-game season. We have many games to play and we have to take them one at a time."
