Coaches Show Returns For First Show Of 2025, Featuring Todd Simon, Curtis Carr
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The weekly Falcons Nest Coaches Show presented by Fricker's, returns Monday night (Jan. 6) on Falcon Sports Radio Network stations. Bowling Green head men's basketball coach Todd Simon will join the "Voice of the Falcons" Todd Walker with a previously recorded segment at 6 p.m. due to men's basketball travel. The show will continue in-person with Kevin Piel being joined by assistant men's ice hockey coach Curtis Carr at 6:30 p.m. at Fricker's. Fans can watch the show live at the Bowling Green Fricker's.
Fans are encouraged to submit questions by clicking HERE. You can also interact with Todd Walker on Twitter at @FalconsVoice. For fans unable to make the show in person at Fricker's, the show can be heard locally on WFRO 99.1 FM, 100.7 FM in Toledo, 1280 WONW in Defiance and 970 WFUN in Ashtabula. There will also be streams through BGSUFalcons.com and "The Varsity Network" app from Learfield Sports.
The men's basketball team is coming off their MAC opener against Akron on Friday (Jan. 3) and will be on the road for their next two contests. BGSU will first head to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Western Michigan on Tuesday (Jan. 7) before heading to Muncie, Ind. on Saturday (Jan. 11) to face Ball State. Tuesday's game against WMU will be a 7 p.m. start while Saturday against Ball State is a 2 p.m. tip.
The BGSU men's ice hockey team is in the midst of a five-game winning streak, claiming sweeps over Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State with a win over RIT between the series. The streak has pushed the Falcons up to a tie for third in the CCHA standings with Michigan Tech behind only Minnesota State and Augustana. Bowling Green will be back home this weekend, hosting Bemidji State on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 10-11) with 7:07 p.m. puck drops both nights.
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