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Lost Lettermen is counting down and ranking all 124 FBS college football teams from best to worst by comparing each to a well-known song. We will examine one team per day through the summer in the lead up to the 2012 season. Today’s team: The Bowling Green Falcons.
Overview:
2011 Record: 5-7
Head Coach: Dave Clawson
Returning Starters: 18 (8 offense, 10 defense)
Key Players: QB Matt Schilz, LB Dwayne Woods
Schedule:
9/1: @ Florida
9/8: vs. Idaho
9/15: @ Toledo
9/22: @ Virginia Tech
9/29: vs. Rhode Island
10/6: @ Akron
10/13: vs. Miami (OH)
10/20: @ UMass
10/27: vs. Eastern Michigan
11/7: @ Ohio
11/17: vs. Kent State
11/23: vs. Buffalo
Skinny:
QB Matt Schilz played well last year in posting career-best numbers across the board. He was supported by a strong and versatile running game. Still, Bowling Green struggled after a 3-1 start, losing six of their last eight to finish the season – a slide that was started with a 55-10 loss to West Virginia. But it wasn’t Bowling Green’s time in 2011 despite the aforementioned talented offense and a defensive line that featured Chris Jones, who had 8.5 sacks.
But the song that best describes the 2012 Falcons? Blink 182′s “What’s May Age Again?” Bowling Green likely was down after its poor finish last fall, but a realistic self-examination reveals that it just wasn’t ready – like the fast-paced punk rock bands sings about their lives as 20-somethings. Now the Falcons return 18 starters and hope for a bigger splash in 2012, when expectations are more age-appropriate.
FBS 124 Countdown
#124: UTSA is … Rebecca Black’s “Friday”
#123: UMass is … Clay Aiken’s “Invisible”
#122: South Alabama is … Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”
#121: Texas State is … Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
#120: New Mexico is … Double Take’s “Hot Problems”
#119: Florida Atlantic is … Rammstein’s “Du Hast”
#118: Memphis is … Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog”
#117: Akron is … LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out”
#116: UNLV is … Wayne Newton’s “Remember When”
#115: UAB is … Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”
#114: MTSU is … Jessica Mauboy’s “What Happened to Us?”
#113: Tulane is … The Game’s “My Life”
#112: Idaho is … Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart”
#111: Buffalo is … Bruno Mars’ “Don’t Give Up”
#110: UL Monroe is … Bubba Sparxxx’s “Ugly”
#109: Rice is … Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor”
#108: Central Michigan is … Kid Rock’s “Only God Knows Why”
#107: Colorado State is … Aaliyah’s “Try Again”
#106: Miami (OH) … is Nick Lachey’s “What’s Left of Me”
#105: New Mexico State is … Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”
#104: Fresno St. is … Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping”
#103: Indiana is … John Mellencamp’s “American Fool”
#102: Troy is … Ruben Studdard’s “Flying Without Wings”
#101: Army is … Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
#100: San Jose State is … The Mamas & The Papas “California Dreamin”
#99: North Texas is … Kanye West’s “New Day”
#98: UTEP is … Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Better Days’
#97: Ball State is … Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”
#96: Duke is … The Fugees’ ‘Killing Me Softly’
#95: Eastern Michigan is … Britney Spears’ “Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman”
#94: Boston College is … Aerosmith’s “Dream On”
#93: Maryland is … Evanescence’s ‘Wake Me Up Inside’
#92: Kansas is … Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Charlie’
#91: Oregon State is … Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin”
#90: Ole Miss is … Waka Flocka’s “Grove St. Party”
#89: Syracuse is … Bon Iver’s “Blindsided”
#88: Colorado is … Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River”
#87: SDSU is … Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Going Back to Cali’
#86: Kent St. is … ‘Boys Are Back in Town’
#85: Texas Tech is … Puff Daddy’s ‘I’ll Be Missing You’
#84: Navy is … Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”
#83: Hawaii is … The Beach Boys’ ‘Kokomo’
#82: Washington St. is … Rick Ross’ ‘The Boss’
#81: East Carolina is … Guns ‘N Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle”
