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Briggs: As BG football hopes to shock timetable of rebuild, 'life is but a dream'

BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University football team has shocked us once.

Now, can the Falcons do it again?

After their one-in-a-thousand catch in the Land of 10,000 Lakes — a 14-10 win at Minnesota that matched the biggest upset between two Football Bowl Subdivision programs since 2012 — I asked coach Scot Loeffler if it was time to recast expectations for the season.

Was Bowling Green’s first victory over an FBS opponent in 23 months a fleeting break in the clouds? Or a sign of a program poised to press fast-forward on its rebuild?