Dr Z Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 These are anxious times around Bowling Green. Quarterback Omar Jacobs is hurt. And until there is official word about how long he will be out, expect more than one Falcons fan to be holding their breath. Jacobs, the 6-4, 225-pound junior, suffered a separated left (non-throwing) shoulder after being sacked in the first quarter of a 45-14 home loss to Western Michigan. The Broncos, easily the surprise team in the MAC, now find themselves a threat in the MAC West Division race at 4-3, 2-2. Jacobs, 6-of-9 passing for 98 yards before his exit, leaves BG in a precarious position if he is out of action for long. The loss did not bump the Falcons out of first place in the MAC East (4-3, 3-1) but left little room for any more errors. Akron, Miami and Ohio University each have two league losses, and the Zips and RedHawks will play the Falcons. BG got more bad news Saturday as receiver Marques Parks suffered a broken foot. Tailback P.J. Pope played sparingly after sitting out last week at Buffalo with ankle injuries. Jacobs' backup, Anthony Turner, had thrown one pass before the WMU game. He finished 20-of-38 for 242 yards and two interceptions. Reprieve: It's not often a team gets a second chance at a championship, but the Akron Zips are in that position. Two weeks ago the Zips went to Miami needing an upset but lost, 51-23. The Zips added to their misery on Saturday by losing to Army, which came in sporting the longest losing streak in the nation, 20-0. On Akron's homecoming! But the Zips (3-4, 2-2) can claim a share of the MAC East lead by knocking off the Falcons Saturday. Before losing in Oxford, Akron was known as a team that played well as an underdog. The Zips have a chance to regain that reputation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 This situation is 100% equivalent to the Marshall/Akron game a few years ago. Without Jacobs, BG is VERY mortal. It would be really nice to wake up the echoes and pull off the win here, because BG is ripe for the picking. Do the Zips smell blood in the water? or do they continue their Endzonaphobia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msopher Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 If the Zips play like they did this past Sat. BG will blow them out with P.J. Pope as their Qb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 If the Zips play like they did this past Sat. BG will blow them out with P.J. Pope as their Qb. I've seen Pope. Cocky guy, predicting touchdowns like this? I hope we cream him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Early line is 16 1/2. Any confident Zip fans out there that think we can win this one, you should be able to get 5:1 odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsbandman Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 We will lose handily to BG with or without Omar. In fact, we would probably lose to their second teamers. We are Can't State, Buffalo caliber horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Ouch, I just got hit in the head with a piece of the sky that is falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 the fact is as badly as we have played so have bg,miami,Can't ,niu and for that matter the whole mac. every team in the mac has been beat badly at least once. there are no great teams.the teams needs to get it together this week. if we win we are right back in it. a loss though, and the season is pretty much done.as for getsy. this team has allot more problems than just getsy.frye had spoiled us with winning games without a defense, and running game. did any one on hear think that losing the ol, and frye would make the offense better this year? there is still no reason that we can't beat bg without omar. bg got rolled by (western michigan) not michigan;so no excuses for going up there ,and playing bad. go akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 If the Zips play like they did this past Sat. BG will blow them out with P.J. Pope as their Qb. I've seen Pope. Cocky guy, predicting touchdowns like this? I hope we cream him. CK, this is a great post! I can't believe nobody has commented on it yet. Check out the bling on that guy. I've never seen a more humorless group of people than the posters on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheZone Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 We will lose handily to BG with or without Omar. In fact, we would probably lose to their second teamers. We are Can't State, Buffalo caliber horrible. Love the school spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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