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Ted Thompson
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  Sticky Topic Until 12/22/2025 - Message Not Read  Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/16/2025 10:55:50 PM 

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. For away games, we'll have a separate travel thread.

Date: Saturday December 20th, 2025 4:00 PM

Opponent: Bowling Green  (8-3, 0-0 MAC)

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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 9:15:42 AM 
Solid benchmark game to start MAC play and get a better idea of where we're at.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 9:32:29 AM 
Might just make the trip to see another chapter of the Sam Towns homecoming.

CFP + winter break, team is going to have to create their own energy for this one.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 10:03:21 AM 
Predicting that Towns' emotions will (again) overshadow his talent.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 10:23:50 AM 
Coach B said in the post-game last night that they will get beat Saturday playing like they did vs OWU. He's right. There were stretches of poor defense vs an out-manned opponent. Similar to that game a few years ago vs Otterbein who had better talent IIRC than OWU had last night.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 10:35:42 AM 
I think BG is slipping under the radar a tad and they're gonna be a tough out come March. They played a pretty tough non-conference schedule and faired a lot better than Ohio did.

W over Kansas State
L to Davidson by 4 (currently 8-2 in a stacked A-10)
L to William & Mary by 8 (currently 8-3, in the top 4 of the CAA)
L to Utah Valley by 11 (currently 8-3, in the top 2 of the WAC)

You could say those losses to William & Mary and Utah Valley are bad right now, but we'll see how bad they really are later in the year.

BG is just a bad matchup for us at the guards and wings. We "should" be able to punish them inside with Simmons, Hadaway and Breath because out of all their size, Towns is leading them in rebounds. The other two bigs for BG, Wol and Glover, only average 20 minutes per game. Wol is more of an AJ Clayton type, wanting to stay outside and shoot threes (2nd most attempts on the team). I'm not sure why Glover doesn't get more minutes, because he's averaging almost a double-double per 40 minutes, but I'm guessing he and Wol split time off the bench and Wol's 3pt shooting is more valuable.

Last Edited: 12/17/2025 10:36:58 AM by GoCats105
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/17/2025 11:47:06 AM 
GoCats105 wrote:
I think BG is slipping under the radar a tad and they're gonna be a tough out come March. They played a pretty tough non-conference schedule and faired a lot better than Ohio did.

W over Kansas State
L to Davidson by 4 (currently 8-2 in a stacked A-10)
L to William & Mary by 8 (currently 8-3, in the top 4 of the CAA)
L to Utah Valley by 11 (currently 8-3, in the top 2 of the WAC)

You could say those losses to William & Mary and Utah Valley are bad right now, but we'll see how bad they really are later in the year.

BG is just a bad matchup for us at the guards and wings. We "should" be able to punish them inside with Simmons, Hadaway and Breath because out of all their size, Towns is leading them in rebounds. The other two bigs for BG, Wol and Glover, only average 20 minutes per game. Wol is more of an AJ Clayton type, wanting to stay outside and shoot threes (2nd most attempts on the team). I'm not sure why Glover doesn't get more minutes, because he's averaging almost a double-double per 40 minutes, but I'm guessing he and Wol split time off the bench and Wol's 3pt shooting is more valuable.


W&M was picked to finish 4th in the CAA and Utah Valley was picked to finish 2nd in the WAC. Both are far from bad losses. These are the types of opponents we (and all MAC schools) should be scheduling year in and year out.

BG is going to be tough. This could be a breakthrough year for Simon.

Last Edited: 12/17/2025 11:47:35 AM by FJC31
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/18/2025 5:41:04 PM 
SBH wrote:
Predicting that Towns' emotions will (again) overshadow his talent.

Hadaway will trigger him.........
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/18/2025 5:43:36 PM 
On a different note, is this the first MAC opening game in how many years that the Bobcats are without injury and thus at full strength?
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/18/2025 9:15:27 PM 
MonroeClassmate wrote:
SBH wrote:
Predicting that Towns' emotions will (again) overshadow his talent.

Hadaway will trigger him.........


Or the other way around.

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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/19/2025 7:33:35 AM 
Good point, OCF. (I feel dirty even writing these words.)
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  Message Not Read  RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Bowling Green
   Posted: 12/19/2025 9:52:13 AM 
MonroeClassmate wrote:
On a different note, is this the first MAC opening game in how many years that the Bobcats are without injury and thus at full strength?


Are you familiar with the concept of "jinxing?" Man, you cannot say stuff like that out loud!
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