Tonight at 8, the Falcons will head north up I-75 to play arch rival Toledo on ESPN 2. Historically know to be the game the day after Thanksgiving and the last regular-season game for both teams, this will be the first time since the 1999 season that that hasn't happened.
Talking with Falcon head coach Dave Clawson Monday, he said a rivalry game should be the last game of the season.
"I would love for this game to be the last game of the season. I just think that's where your biggest rival belongs. I'm a fan of having your biggest rival be the last game of the season."
The one good thing about this game, however, is that people will be able to see it. Not only is the game on national TV, but because the game isn't the day after Thanksgiving, BG and UT fans will actually be able to attend the game.
The schedule makers finally got it right.
I can see them having the game be the last of the season, but they messed up by having it over Thanksgiving. Having your biggest rivalry game fall on a day when students are home on break didn't make any sense to me. If it's your biggest rivalry, you obviously want the fans to be there.
BG will be looking for a better result this week on ESPN 2 than it endured last week against Miami (OH), which will be remembered as "The fog game." Tied 21-21, the RedHawks kicked a game-winning field goal in the midst of heavy fog as time expired.
The Falcons have won three consecutive game against the Rockets but have not won back-to-back games at The Glass Bowl since the 1992 and 1994 seasons.
Both teams have headed in opposite directions this season as BG is just 2-8 overall and at the bottom of Mid-American Conference East standings, whereas UT is 6-4 and in second place in the MAC West standings.
But with the intense atmosphere that comes with rivalry games, Clawson said this is one of those games where records are thrown out.
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