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July 2nd, 2007
Looking for Socks [Comic Two]
By on July 2nd, 2007
here’s the link to the second comic in the looking for socks series. enjoy.
June 26th, 2007
when penguins attack!
By on June 26th, 2007
well, okay, so penguins didn’t exactly attack, but i bet they could if they wanted to.
however, i do have news about penguins: (true from CNN!) they found giant penguin fossils in Peru. no joke, these penguins were about six-feet tall. the next cloesest living penguin to that size are the King penguin about three-feet tall in size. we’re talking Lebron James sized penguins… and not only were these penguins gigantic - 6-7 ft. tall or more - but they also lived during one of the warmest times in the earth’s history.
pretty bizzare stuff. can you imagine if you were a penguin, and all of a sudden you found out your ancestors were sunbathing, tropical giants? it would sort of be like a “Luke I am your father” moment. even i, being the lover of all things penguin that i am, am a little intimidated by the idea of a penguin with a foot-long beak with strong well-developed jaw muscles. though it would totally rock to have an army of giant penguins.
for whatever reason, and not complaining, it seems that penguins are the “in” animal of the year. look at “happy feet,” “march of the penguins,” and now the more recent film “surf’s up”. and now they’re even putting penguins in the headlines of the newspapers! kind of ironic, but perhaps “Surf’s Up” has some truth to it after all. before this article even came out they were thinking, sunbathing, giant, surfing penguins. sorry cnn and new york times, sony pictures animation beat you to the punch.
i really have to wonder what’s next though as far as penguin films, we’ve done dancing and singing, true documentary, now surfing and sunbathing… perhaps organized crime, or a mission impossible theme is next around the corner. or maybe little mumble will grow up and feel his life is now worthless, despite the wonderful family he has, and will go to the edge of an iceberg to jump into the icy waters, only to have an angelic penguin show him what life would have been like had he never been born and gone to find where the fish were going… but, i think that’s already been done.
either way, i’m leaving this topic open to you, the reader, now, in the form of a little contest.
CONTEST: leave a comment with your BEST penguin film idea. the winner will be featured in the “Not News Blog” section of the Pulse Rail next issue.
hey, it’s not much, i know, but why not take your chances at your own five minutes of fame? and think about it, you can have another little newspaper clipping to hang up on your office wall.
June 12th, 2007
I’m a Pepper!
By on June 12th, 2007
Did anyone see the “I’m a Pepper” story that was in the news recently? If not then prepare to be amazed. Here is a quick summary of the article I read…
Ben Carpenter, a 22 year old man with Muscular Dystophy, has been in a wheel chair for eight years of his life. While crossing Red Arrow Highway in Paw Paw Michigan, Ben Carpenter was struck by a semi truck leaving his wheel chair attached to the truck’s grille. At about 50 miles per hour, Ben Carpenter traveled about five miles down the road where the driver stopped at a trucking company to drop off his truck. Meanwhile, Paw Paw police were reciecing phone calls about this incident from other traveling on the highway. When the poilce arrived to the scence, Ben Carpenter was still attached to the truck and the driver was absolutley dumbfounded to hear the news. Ben Carpenter was unharmed and was just happy to be released from the truck’s grille. One trooper on the scene said, “You could work another 90 years in law enforcement and never see something like this.” No charges were filed and no one was injured.
I have heard rumors that this was a hoax-any comments?!
June 12th, 2007
Looking for Socks [Comic One]
By on June 12th, 2007
here’s the link to comic one of looking for socks. it wouldn’t fit on the blog so comics are going to be linked so they don’t overrun the page.
June 12th, 2007
resistance is futile
By on June 12th, 2007
welcome to the first post on the first ever BG not news blog.
with this being the first post, it feels like it’s time for a disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: as stated this is the not news blog. therefore all material is probably not news. meaning it could be satirical, sarcastic, opinionated, or just plain random information. it might be true or it may possibly be made up at 2:00 in the morning while the writer was watching infomercials. who knows. (the magic bullet infomercial is the best just for the record).
just think of us like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get… and in the end, it might not even be chocolate anyways.
bon appetite.
May 29th, 2007
Welcome to the Not News Blog
By on May 29th, 2007
Welcome to the Not News Blog. Stay tuned for even more Not News!
April 22nd, 2007
BG Football Spring Game- Analysis of QB and RB positions and then some
By on April 22nd, 2007
A lot of questions are usually answered in the annual Spring Game for college football teams. Some years the coaching staff needs extra time though. This year the running back and quarterback positions were both big question marks heading into the game. Now that it’s over, I think they’re even bigger.
At QB there are three possible candidates, two are young and mostly inexperienced and the other is a veteran.
Anthony Turner- He’s had a checkered past at BG. He filled in for Omar Jacobs two seasons ago as a red-shirt freshman. When Omar declared for the draft, Turner was kind of thrown into the fire. Shortly after that, he got into some trouble and was suspended for the first game of the 2006 season. When he came back, Turner led the Falcons to a big win against Buffalo and his year was like a roller-coaster after that.
I don’t want to call him inconsistent, but he didn’t always know whether or not he wanted to run the ball a lot. Some games he was a threat, others he was not. Saturday, Turner looked all right. He really didn’t get a lot of reps. Maybe this was because they know what he can do, but he didn’t really get a chance to showcase himself. His one interception looked like a total miscommunication between Turner and his receiver because there was no white jersey in the area where Jahmal Brown intercepted it.
Tyler Sheehan- He’s supposedly the No. 1 quarterback right now. A strong arm is probably his best asset at this point. Like any young guy, he takes risks and that’s where his two interceptions came from. He overthrew a couple of open guys but he did show a lot of chemistry with BG’s most important receiver Corey Partridge who had 10 catches for 96 yards.
Sheehan’s biggest problems are holding on to the ball too long and turning it over. He’s got a lot of upside though if he gets around those things.
Anthony Glaud- He was 5-of-6 and hit Marques Parks for a nice 29-yard reception in the first half. I’m guessing he would really have to do something special to grab the No. 1 spot, but he looked good Saturday. He ran for a touchdown and looked composed.
Tony Hunter- He threw one pass near the end of the game. It was an incompletion but I’ll vouch for him, his receiver got grabbed a bit. The throw was good.
The situation is an interesting one. I’d personally start AT. He’s got the experience and he’s played well before. Sheehan has little experience and he hasn’t made plays in games yet. I like his upside, but if AT starts the year and doesn’t look good, then you have a viable option in Sheehan. If you put AT in the No. 2 spot, you’re putting his confidence at risk and he may not respond well. Although when he spoke with the media afterwards he just said it motivated him more.
The running backs were the opposite. While the quarterbacks didn’t stand out from one another, the running backs all looked great. Dan Macon has definitely recovered from his ankle problems from last season. He ran for 86 yards on 18 carries and was hitting holes pretty efficiently. That’s huge for the Falcons to have three solid options.
Chris Bullock also looked good. He had 87 yards on 18 carries and broke some tackles. He’s more of a north-south type runner and can pick up a yard when they need him to.
JuCo transfer Eric Ransom has good speed and was also pretty decent. He had 52 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.
I think you can rotate carries with the three of these guys and be successful. They all have different things that they’re good at. Not a lot of MAC teams have the option of a third down type back and a short yardage option. We can’t forget the importance of Pete Winovich in this conversation either. He added a different wrinkle last season and surprised a lot of defenses when he got the ball last season.
Sinisa Vrvillo literally kicked butt. He made all three of his field goal attempts and I think a lot of fans may be keeping their Sean Ellis jerseys after all (because Vrvillo also wears No. 41).
Overall, I think it’s an improved team. Do I think they’ll win the MAC? Not really. I do think they’ll win more games though. They took a step in the right direction this offseason.
March 24th, 2007
End of a great run
By on March 24th, 2007
BG falls 67-49 to Arizona State. The Falcons were just outplayed today. I give them all the credit in the world for the way they played all season including today. That is a group of great basketball players that lay it all on the line every day.
It’s very sad to see the careers of Ali Mann, Liz Honegger, Carin Horne, Megan Thorburn, Amber Flynn and Julie Gompers end. I doubt MAC fans will ever see another class as good as this one.
I had a great time covering this team this season, hopefully fans stick with them whether times are good or bad. It’s the classiest program on camups.
Thanks for reading these live blogs. They’ll be back next season during football I’m sure. I’ve really enjoyed it and I’d love feedback at crwilso@bgsu.edu.
March 24th, 2007
BG vs. Arizona State, Second Half
By on March 24th, 2007
UPDATE:
For an 18-point game, this just got a little rough. Breske and Bugher just entered the game. A sad departure for Ali Mann and Liz Honegger and Carin Horne. The fans give them proper departure. ASU 67, BG 49. A great run by BG, but they couldn’t get it done.
UPDATE:
As another sidenote, the women’s softball team was 13-3 coming into the weekend for all you bandwagon passengers.
UPDATE:
The ASU band is playing ‘The Final Countdown.’ Unless pigs fly they’re foreshadowing for their trip to the Elite Eight. I’m expecting the Curt Miller senior carousel to begin soon. The Falcons trail 63-49 with 2:36 to play.
UPDATE:
BG is in ‘try-to-do-too-much’ mode. They’re driving lanes that aren’t there and getting stuffed. It’s hard not to admire their fight though. It’s 59-45 with 5:46 to go.
UPDATE:
BG wants to win or lose with Ali Mann doing the scoring. She’s gone to the hole almost every play since she’s come in at the point. The lead for ASU is back to 16 at 57-41. It’s been a great year for this team, they gave it all they had. I’m not counting them out, but things would have to change very drastically at this point for them to win. There’s 8:40 left and Kate is back in at the point.
UPDATE:
The Falcons got within nine, but ASU is just too good. It’s back to 14 points now. Achter got pulled after missing her second straight layup. In her defense,they were tough layups. Amber Flynn is at the free-throw line to shoot two with 11 minutes to play.
UPDATE:
BG has cut an 18 point lead down to 11. ASU is not looking good inside, hopefully BG can keep that defense up and keep chipping away.
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Danielle Orsillo is quite the baller. She hit two quick jumpers to start the half. Lucky for BG they hit their first two 3s. It’s 44-33 with 17 to play.
March 24th, 2007
BG vs. Arizona State, Halftime
By on March 24th, 2007
Things are looking grim for the Falcons right now. They trail by more than they have all year and ASU is shooting 60 percent. It’s pretty clear that the Sun Devils are the better team. They found open shooters all half and worked the ball inside really well.
BG’s most efficient players are Ali Mann ans Lindsey Goldsberry right now. An odd combination to say the least. Mann is 5-of-6 from the field with 11 points and Goldsberry is 2-of-2 with five points. Amber Flynn has six points but has tried to do too much on offense. She is 3-of-8 with six points. BG is also being outrebounded 18-11. ASU is 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
It’s an uphill battle from here folks.
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