CSNbbs

This from BG's athletics "official" website...can't even blame it on some dumb self proclaimed expert blogger....

Quote:GIANT KILLERS AT THE HOUSE THAT ROARS
As mentioned, Kent State enters Anderson Arena ranked in the top 25 ... the Falcons enter Saturday's game having won three consecutive home games vs. nationally-ranked opponents ... BGSU beat fifth-ranked Michigan State (all rankings according to Associated Press) in December of 1990, topped #23 Eastern Michigan on Valentine's Day, 1996; and most recently, defeated #25 Miami in February of 1999 ... BGSU's last home loss to a top-25 opponent came nearly three decades ago, to #16 Marquette on Dec. 6, 1978 ... since the Associated Press begin conducting a poll on Jan. 20, 1949, the Falcons have a record of 21-47 against nationally-ranked foes ... BGSU is 12-9 all-time in home games vs. AP Top-25 opponents, including a 6-5 mark since Anderson Arena opened for the 1960-61 season.

So, only mean to incent our Flashes for tomorrow's game. But more later, trust me.

We'll turn this into a home game anyways.

if that's not a loosely strung-together set of statistics I guess I've never seen one.

"Over the past hundred years of our program we have been so-so against top 25 teams, taking no consideration to how good our own team was on any of those given years. So based on our last win in 1999..... we can win today!"

I like stats as much as anybody, but when it pertains to ancient history and people that have absolutely no bearing on what happens today I can't help but laugh. Let's stick to more recent history which is a direct result of many of those there today, and we have their number. Still, these play the game on the court and not on paper or with statistical comparisons and whatever we accomplished in the past week means nothing if we come out flat today.