This is my 3rd Season. Here is my Analysis and Prediction and I always give the season a theme.
This year it’s: “TURN THE DEFENSE LOOSE!”
Objectively, since I never mix my heart with my head, BC is not in that bad a shape and once again, there is no team BC can’t beat. None!
TEAM STRENGTHS:
1--Wide Receivers/TE:
Wow! A few years back you could not say this and these guys are bigger, stronger and faster and might give Crane that early confidence and settle in boost with some big plays. This year, can’t have any drops.
Could this be the surprise of the college football world? We have a nice corps of pass catchers and with Logan ’s offense…..Could this be the “Crane Aerial Circus on Commonwealth”?
I hope so!
2--Offensive Line:
I did not think Gosder Cherilus played very well last year no matter where he was drafted. BC has enough coming back and year 2 in the system, BC’s line will be solid.
3—Defensive Line/LB’s:
I combined all the guys. I will go out on a limb but I think BC has one of the best defensive front 7’s in America . BC has size, speed, talent and quality depth like very few powerhouses have in America .
I think from all my years of watching football, the Giants in the 90’s and last year, and the Ravens in 2002, they just shut down teams and let fair to developing offenses come together or just eke out wins with more chances, better field position, turnovers and wearing out the other teams defenses by giving them the ball with loads of 3 and out stops and again more opportunities.
With that said, it’s a double edged sword and you can read the other thread and know that unless Spaz changes his outdated core philosophy, schemes and approach and turns the defense loose with an assortment of multiple blitz packages and moves up our corners to be more aggressive, then the 8 teams rated ahead of BC will be very difficult to beat.
The NCAA Game has changed to a pass happy multiple set offensive circus. It’s time to take the leash off the “Maroon Monster Mash” and make this season something special.
The major key to this season is Frank Spaziani. Spaz can set the tone, get the crowd fired up, give our defense nation wide respect, give birth to 100 nickname contests and maybe trigger a run for the BCS Title.
Same post comments made for years. BC still has no titles. I can’t be that wrong?
How many times has your parents, boss and people told you in life –“Go with your strengths and let the rest happen?”
BC’s enormous synergistic strength is its front 7. Click. That was the leash clasp being released by 74.
TEAM CONCERNS:
1-- Crane.
A 5th Year Senior, so someone has to let Chris know that he has go no where to go and nothing to lose, so use the Logan passing offense and our core of solid receivers and TE and remember one thing…..
…this is it kid…there is no tomorrow…this is your team…..this is your time…this is your year…this is why you took all those 2nd and 3rd team snaps for 4 years…to prepare you to bring BC to Miami, just like when Tennessee won the Title the year after Peyton left!
Hopefully some phone calls and support from Logan, Flutie and Ryan will help guide Crane game by game.
BC’s defense could key a super season by giving the BC offense and Crane better field position and more chances.
2-- Running Backs.
BC has 4 incoming freshman and one sophomore. Is heralded frosh Haden a Tony Dorsett or just a good freshman who needs time? Will sophomore Mulrooney, or the other 3 freshman Reynolds, Kelly or Harris step up since a couple will probably be red-shirted? I say give Haden the ball and maybe pop McCluskey on a 3rd and long like Nebraska did for many TD’s and first downs.
3-- Defensive Backs.
Always a mystery.
BC took in 8 freshman DB’s. The games most natural aggressors and in your face best athletes and BC’s go getters are stifled and give up too much cushion in the Spaz defensive schemes. BC combination of poor pass rushing exacerbated by very few blitzing calls to make up for the lack of pressure and failure to use multiple nickel and dime packages make the key to the BC season again, a true mysterious unknown.
Again, same post I have made for years. Enjoy!
4-- Special Teams.
Big school coaches seem to flock to VT’s Summer School for Special teams. BC Special Team coaches and defensive coaches never seem to go. Ergo, you get the annual BC special teams low rankings and prior year fiascos. Great special teams can make the difference in great seasons and championship seasons.
How did BC do in the kicking game versus VT in the Championship Game? Lost 3 points on a poor snap, and then VT gets a deuce return, along with an early missed a chip shot. -6!
Instead of BC 20-14, its 16-16, and late instead of 21-20 VT and all BC needed was a FG to go squeeze Oranges, but BC got squeezed by the talented, smarter and superior coached VT defense --- early when BC’s offense was smoking hot --- and then late for the Pick 6.
That is my hope for BC’s defense this year, but VT has Beamer and his stellar special teams and defensive coaching crew. By the way, Beamer coaches the Special teams himself. Surprised?
Last year VT’s Special Teams was ranked…..guess… yup, number 1 in America . Yup 1!
Anyone get the message I have trying to convey over the years on why BC has never been to a BCS Bowl Game?
Thank God, long snapper Jack Geiser is back firing bullets and healthy, but Aponavicius is inconsistent after 30 yards and limited in range, maybe 44 and in. This FG kicker is not a concern but a real glaring weakness.
Punt returns and kick returns we should be OK and Robinson is back and we have some freshman speedsters.
THE SCHEDULE AND SEASON PREDICTION:
I assume Frank Spaziani reads this on this site or not, or someone printed him last year’s brilliance and prints this year’s and slides it under his door, or he reads it on this FOX site.
Why don't we make the other teams adjust to our defensive schemes and pressure for just once some year?
Because the game has passed Frank Spaziani by for the last 4 years, or more.
He is a great BC GUY, but he is not the man for the job anymore. In today's world change is the norm with technology and your job. If you are change aversive or a fossil, you lose.
Frank has had ample time to watch countless games where heavy defensive pressure brought by blitzes and attack schemes win games. BC takes itself out of big games with its cushy defense and laying back waiting for a mistake or interception.
As we have the history, that will work on mediocre or even some really good teams, but eventually it will be easily solved and since it hasn't changed in 10 years, it has been solved as we can see from the prior year’s losses analysis.
BC won a lot of games on offensive late game magic and the stellar play of some defensive individuals in a bad scheme.
Frank Spaziani is incapable of radical change and has trouble with in game changes no matter the headset and has a reactive mind. He never forces the teams freshman QB’s or QB to make big plays early and let’s them get settled in and burn BC.
This now pass happy NCAA game is all about heavy rush pressure on the QB. Sacks, hurries knockdowns and forcing the mistake, tempo and the play.
Frank Spaziani does great and will do great versus fair to good competition and maybe even some big games like his tenure with TOB. He is luckier now with the dynamic offense of Jags and Logan scoring more points and capable of comebacks.
I see big trouble after the first 4 games if BC’s defense isn’t changed from the first play to a more radical attack defense, even if the situation versus lesser opponents does not warrant the deal, you still need live game practice and the score starts at 0-0 so start sending in LB’s and an occasional CB blitz and the get to the QB and on the way stop the runner.
As in previous years, this will never come to pass at BC; hence BC will be passed upon and beaten like FSU, Maryland last year and other games in prior years.
I lost faith a long time ago and I my only hope is the offense is so spectacular and will score when Spaz’s defense goes into the turtle or just déjà vus us all over again. What a shame!
This defense could be the best in America with our talent and brains. All ya gotta do is turn them loose.
Here we go:
BC: 6 Offensive and 4 Defensive returning starters and no QB.
The number is my personal ranking of degree of difficulty considering each teams returning starters, QB’s and returning letterman depth.
August 30 at Kent State -- 11
September 6 Georgia Tech -- 10
September 20 UCF -- 8
September 27 Rhode Island -- 12
October 4 at North Carolina State -- 9
October 18 Virginia Tech -- 2
October 25 at North Carolina -- 3
November 1 Clemson --1
November 8 Notre Dame -- 5
November 15 at Florida State -- 4
November 22 at Wake Forest -- 6
November 29 Maryland --7
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1-- BC at Kent State --DNP --- Next Game:
Returning Starters: 8 Offense and 8 Defense and QB.
Kent State is a little better than most think since last year they lost their QB early, but they do have a nice runner and lots returning. BC overlooks this scheduled cupcake and they will light this board up like a Christmas Tree.
BC has too much on defense for this one dimensional offensive team and small defensive line.
BC 37 Kent State 13 --- 1-0 ACC: 0-0
2-- Georgia Tech at BC Previous Game: Jack'ville State -- Next Game: at VT.
Returning Starters: 5 Offense and 4 Defense and a new QB.
New Coach and new QB and tough graduation losses, but Paul Johnson played BC tough with Navy. I expect this game to be dominated by a yet to jell BC team. We have a way better engineering school and much better passing attack and defense. Sliderule this!
BC 33 Georgia Tech 13 --- 2-0 ACC: 1-0
3-- UCF at BC Previous Game: USF -- Next Game: at UTEP
Returning Starters: 5 Offense and 9 Defense and a new QB.
This team knows how to win with George O’Leary and its offense can score versus porous C-USA teams, and came very close versus Texas and beat NC State away. This game should be a barnburner but BC’s defense lives up to the pre-season predictions and crushes the Knights.
BC 30 UCF 10 --- 3-0 ACC: 1-0
4— Rhode Island at BC Previous Game: At Hofstra -- Next Game: Brown
Returning Starters: 9.
This is a very bad Division 1-AA team.
BC 55 Rams 6 --- 4-0 ACC: 1-0
5—BC at NC State Previous Game: USF -- Next Game: at FSU
Returning Starters: 6 Offense and 4 Defense and QB.
Gee, if Chuck left the cupboard bare, why all the NCSU graduation losses. This miserable bad mouthing ungrateful brat continued his banter and slights against BC well after he left and into the first ACC Season, like TOB was responsible for BC’s success. I will hate this guy until the day he dies for what he said about my alma mater after he left. This will be year 12 for O’Brien and yup, TOBlunders0-12. Enjoy!
This year game should be full of venom, trick plays and hard hits. BC has too much on defense and Crane may have settled in by now and BC has better receivers and players and of course…..Amato left the cupboard bare= joke.
BC 26 Wolfpack 19 --- 5-0 ACC: 2-0
6—VT at BC State Previous Game: Western Kentucky -- Next Game: at FSU
Returning Starters: 6 Offense and 4 Defense and QB.
BC and VT are very similar. I think BC and Jags had VT’s defense on it heels in the title game, and I never saw the play sequencing and offense look smoother, until BC stalled in the red zone. Maybe Crane by this time is the surprise efficiency leader in America and BC has an error free, turnover free offense and the Maroon Monster Mash is in full title run mode. Getting pressure and blitzing Glennon on every play will be the key to victory.
BC 26 Hokies 16 --- 6-0 ACC: 3-0
7—BC at North Carolina Previous Game: at Virginia -- Next Game: at GT
Returning Starters: 10 Offense and 8 Defense and QB.
Last year my tipping point for greatness game was Notre Dame in Game 6. Unless NCSU's great recruit QB Mike Glennon gets the helm and is a superfrosh, I think BC will beat VT, and be 6-0.
This year the tipping point for greatness is UNC. UNC will be home and after 1+ years and spring practice Butch Davis is a solid Coach. This is a solid, dangerous and now loaded for bear team, with a new DC and some really speedy, talented players.
Most of BC's losses in the last 4 years have a common theme, BC got no pressure on young QB's and they buried Spaz’s outdated schemes. Do this in Chapel Hill and UNC may use this as a springboard game after already playing VT and Miami .
I see bad things. I see Spaz reverting back to old habits and the UNC QB standing tall and riddling the BC secondary with speedy receivers and underneath routes.
You may all laugh, but UNC will be just as tough to beat as Clemson the next week. BC has a let down after beating VT and NC State back to back. I see this team as a huge surprise team besides BC this year and maybe we get a rematch in ACC Title game?
Tarheels 40 BC 37 in 3rd OT --- 6-1 ACC: 3-1
8—Clemson at BC Previous Game: at GT -- Next Game: at FSU
Returning Starters: 9 Offense and 8 Defense and QB.
Can BC run its streak to 4 versus the Top 10 rated Tigers? JoLonn Dunbar with the dive to block an extra point after Nick Larkin made the two greatest back to back defensive plays in BC history. BC letting another Hail Mary pass get behind Spaz’s missing link nickel and dime packages and Kelly had butter fingers last year and only a corner blitz saved BC.
I see BC playing very tough at home after a UNC butt whupping. I see a close game and then BC pulling away late with a solid QB execution in the clutch and a brutal defensive running stop game. The Clemson luck runs out and Poondamonium breaks out in South Carolina as the Tigers get Eagle clawed since we came into the ACC.
Tigers 22 BC 27 --- 7-1 ACC: 4-1
9—Notre Dame at BC Previous Game: Pittsburgh -- Next Game: at Navy
Returning Starters: 9 Offense and 7 Defense and QB.
Notre Dame has this game circled and their anger and alums anger has the Golden Dome ready to explode with a Titanium Sombrero 6th straight loss at BC.
BC defense plays much better, but the Crane offense is sputtering with a suspect running game but a late bad call gives BC life and a late BC rally nips the Irish and the BC Board invasion has begun.
6 Straight! The Titanium Sombrero!
Irish 27 BC 28 --- 8-1 ACC: 4-1
10—BC at FSU Previous Game: Clemson -- Next Game: at Maryland
Returning Starters: 7 Offense and 8 Defense and QB.
Drew Weatherford has killed BC with bulletproof protection and short quick underneath routes to speed merchants in 2005 and 2007 at BC.
We won in Doak in 2006 and Crane turns the table and BC smothers Weatherford.
BC 27 FSU 25 --- 9-1 ACC: 5-1
BC is now a TOP 7 team and nearing the 2 hole for the BCS National Title bid to South Beach .
11—BC at Wake Forest Previous Game: at NCSU -- Next Game: at Vanderbilt
Returning Starters: 5 Offense and 9 Defense and QB.
Riley Skinner is a polished QB. The big difference is WF has a killer kicker in a close games
As the last ACC Tilt for Wake Forest, and if Clemson stumbles, this could be for the ACC Title shot and a trip to Tampa . Grobe is a tough home Coach. Grobe is the best Coach in the ACC, maybe America! Swank makes 4, Apo misses 3 as one is blocked, but Crane fires 3 TD darts!
BC 37 Wake Forest 26 --- 9-1 ACC: 6-1
ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS.
12— Maryland at BC Previous Game: at FSU -- Finale.
Returning Starters: 8 Offense and 5 Defense and QB.
Senior Day. BC’s defense sets a record for sacks and the defense smothers the Terps and BC’s Crane throws for 400 yards versus Maryland for the second straight year. Where was this defensive blitz mania all year as fans pull their hair out. I have no worries there.
BC 37 Maryland 14 --- 11-1 ACC: 7-1 *******************************************
DECEMBER 6: ACC Championship Game
On to Tampa Bay and I see BC in a rematch with UNC and BC winning 38-10 and getting the BCS # 2 spot and a shot at the National Title.
12-1 ACC 8-1 ACC CHAMPIONS.
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Tennessee had a QB like Chris Crane after the Peyton Manning era and won the title. History repeats itself . BC, a 9 point underdog to the USC Trojans who play a brutal schedule and go 11-1, and end up ranked 1st, get upset in Miami by the Eagles, by stopping a 2 point conversion with no time left.
2007 Boston College Season Preview -- "THE BIG EASY!" Jul 28, 2007 | 10:28AM - This I my 2nd BC Season preview on this BLOG.
I accept full responsibility for this 10 year TOBlunders0-10 -- Tom O'Brien --blight on BC, but reading the magazines and watching ESPN lather praise on the "disciplinarian", I guess I and many others, well, we never drank that polluted media kool-aid and just concentrated on the performance track record, in game coaching, play calling and the pitiful 8-21, or 28% pathetic record versus Top 25 Teams. Our Marine Supply Officer was mainly a patsie killer.
In 2004, my preview title was “No Excuses”, and of course our former resident clown TOblunders0-10 gave us 3 more WTF’s, as he also did in 2003, with Wake Forest -3, Pittsburgh -10, and of course Syracuse -12, and cost us a BCS Bunny getting torched by 27, at home on Senior Day.
In 2005, my preview was ““Just get Nasty”, and the clown gave us the full metal jacket of Quintina “Pick6” Porter starting over loud fan objections and even the louder players objections, and North Carolina -5, cost us a ACC Title shot and a possible BCS Bowl.
Versus UNC, our cowardly Ginger punted at mid-field with 8:35 left in the 4th, with a short 4th and 4, a red hot Ryan, and down 2 scores. The worst yellow wimp moment in BC football history. After that, it was too late for Ryan to save the patient that Nemo Bible and Blunders butchered.
In 2006, BC had a beautifully spaced schedule and the teams played BC had games before and after us that was to BC's favor.
My preview was ““Just Let it Rip”, and of course as soon as we get a small lead [---in of course the new high powered CFA passing game---], our juvenile Nemo Bible and the incompetent Blunders try and run out the clock early in the 3rd quarter, or halftime, which of course led to North Carolina State -6, [Wake Forest -4; exception], and Miami -4.5 and cost us a ACC Title shot and BCS Bowl.
Then on December 6th, the Football Gods Redeemer came to Chestnut Hill.
“The Lord delivered my people from the bitter bondage of the wicked Puscadores!” A scoop first posted nationwide by me on another site!
Say Halleluiah Eagle Nation!
In 2007, BC has a badly spaced schedule and a very rough slate.
I predicted 14-0 last year and aforementioned, BC lost 3 as a favorite and lost those 3 to freshman quarterbacks in 2006, so mea culpa for having a flicker of faith in this now gone miserable jerk loser and his staff.
2006 was yet another year BC coulda ran the table, yet no one in the media sees the horrible WTF Track Record history on the other tacked thread as TOBlunders0-10 lives life large like many incompetents and losers who daywalk this earth.
The poor die-hard football fools at NC State will learn shortly that Fowler was sold out by his "consulting and advisory" team. Poor Wolfpack Nation, unless the Blunders and Nemo change their incompetent ways? Could happen? I doubt it.
BC had 2 seasons where the dreams ended with poor, scared and pathetic head Coaching and Coordinator timidness and all our losses were as favorites. In 2004, BC has 2 as a double digit favorite.
There is no team that BC can’t beat, so berate me for seeing another 14-0 season, and why not? Please, do not act surprised or shocked when this happens!
We have one of the best QB's in America , the kid is healthy and stronger now and has grit and will finally be unleashed and maybe our defense seals up some cracks. We have a lotta smart, gritty, hungry, motivated players coming back!
This shall happen, and Boston College is going to New Orleans 01-07-08 .
I need to get to Vegas or have someone get a 200-1 bet down for me on the Eagles.
NOW 150-1 or less. I can move the lines in Vegas.
The Big Easy. I hope to be there so we can eat at all the great places.
************THE ANALYSIS*************
>>>>>>>>THE WEAKNESSES
Frank Spaziani ---not my returning choice after the NCSU Hail Mary and 4-3-4 defense he had in after a timeout---needed a summer tour to a Defensive Coaches clinic like Chizik at Iowa State and maybe one other trip, or spend some quality time with Belicheck?
I find the decision to keep Spaziani a high risk deal and even higher if BC doesn't blitz, have lots of new blitz packages, and jam receivers and have much better aggressive defensive schemes.
Frank shoulda blitzed, disrupted and shaken those 3 freshman QB's and given them some pounding hits, even if a penalty or two, to rattle their games. But nope, we just try and burn the clock and let them get settled in and get confident and come back and beat us!
Maybe Spaz will upgrade and change, one can only hope Jags and Logan will have some major input or changes.
The new learning curve capacity software is simply not a program that runs on Spaz's hard drive. You get the blue screen of death, or worse WTF losses. Being burned with 3 Hail Mary’s --previously 2 Wake Forest Games-- is still a major black mark that needs erasing.
We are gonna find out by next January. Count me amongst the absolute faithless unless I see Atkins and Dunbar or others side-by-side in Game 1 blitz and kill some QB’s, blitz like Georgia Tech does and others, 2 off the same side and all types of blitz packages and angles and our defensive backs line up within the same time zone as the opposition receivers.
Other weaknesses that I gleamed from watching and reading is:
1-- We need another nasty cornerback to step up and play tight.
2-- Our Strong Safety needs to step up and start making some pass coverage plays.
3-- Our linebackers need to be more aggressive and use our speed LB’s on our deep roster.
4-- LV and Andre are slow. Unless they lost some weight, I hope we see more of Brooks, Smith and anyone else. I say replace the 2 Seniors early and often. We need a speed threat and breakaway runner if Ryan gets the passing game going early.
5—Now that Nemo Bible sleeps with the fishes, its step up time for our TE’s and WR’s, and no drops. BC's TE's need to be the weapons they were in the past.
>>>>>>>>>>THE STRENGTHS:
1-- Matthew Ryan staying healthy and assuming leadership with Logan . This to me will be the “Bobby Orr Difference Maker” in the BC season. Full mobility and a mentor that doesn’t sit on the ball like Nemo hatching an egg, Do not forget Chris Crane is a big strong guy so BC has the trigger position covered. Major edge in case of any injury!
I see BC and Ryan starting hot and scoring first and fast and giving our defense a chance to freelance and take chances and this strategy is my key to running the table, since Spaz may be willing to blitz more with a nice ead instead of blitzing to force mistakes and get an early lead when tied or behind?
Jump on them quick and kill them early!
2-- Our defensive line. Depth, power, size, we have 4 huge guys, and some real talent. If BC ever gets pushed around and we don’t take tons of blitz chances at LB, then shame on us and see you at 8-4 or worse with this schedule.
3—Our offensive line. I read the baloney on the zone blocking and then looked at the returning starters and others. Please. Like Zone blocking or any variation is a major mystery? You see a different color and knock it on its butt. What's the big problem?
This is not Medical school.
**********THE SCHEDULE******************
BC: 7 Offensive and 9 Defensive returning starters.
The number is my personal ranking of degree of difficulty considering each teams returning starters, QB’s and returning letterman depth.
Teams 2 through 8 are so close, any team can be interchanged, so no offense intended!
Sept. 1 Wake Forest 8
Sept. 8 NC State 9
Sept. 15 at Georgia Tech 5
Sept. 22 Army 12
Sept. 29 Massachusetts 11
Oct. 6 Bowling Green 10
Oct. 13 at Notre Dame 6
Oct. 20 Open
Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech (Thursday) 1
Nov. 3 Florida State 2
Nov. 10 at Maryland 7
Nov. 17 at Clemson 4
Nov. 24 Miami 3
Those are my rankings of toughest games from 1-12. Here is my schedule by game reasoning:
Sept. 1 Wake Forest -- Next Game: Nebraska
Wake Forest : 9 Offensive and 5 Defensive returning starters. Last year WF 21- BC 14.
These guys have been over achieving for years with a great Coach. BC is bigger, stronger and when Ryan got unleashed he killed WF through the air, but BC was playing from behind. I see a BC victory 31-15. When I rank WF 8, and they owned us, you can see how I ranked the rest of the teams and how difficult this schedule will be. Sam Swank is a huge weapon if the game is close, --YIKES--, but we recruited some kid named Bennett who will be his equal one day and may surprise with a boomer!
Season: 1-0 ACC: 1-0 Division 1-0.
Sept. 8 NC State -- Previous Game: UCF -- Next Game: WTFWofford.
NCSU: 8 Offensive and 6 Defensive returning starters. Last year NCSU 17- BC 15.
Ain’t no Hail Mary gonna save this sad, ungrateful, overpaid bad mouthing TOblunders0-10. BC players send a message that the leaving comments by this clown were heard and BC has a much higher ceiling, with a real Head Coach.
Mike Archer, a defensive wizard, may keep it close, but this NCSU offense gets Nemo and stuffed. I see BC pulling away late for a 34-13 win and two WTF’s from last year are reversed.
Season: 2-0 ACC: 2-0 Division: 2-0
Sept. 15 AT Georgia Tech -- Previous Game: Samford -- Next Game: At Virginia .
GT: 7 Offensive and 8 Defensive returning starters. Last year DNP.
I thought Reggie Ball was more bad than good. This is a solid team and a solid Head Coach and one of the best defensive coordinators in America in Tenuta.
This game will be a real test for Matt Ryan versus a sophisticated, magnificent, aggressive defense and blitzing system. Maybe BC sees that after being 2-0 and GT maybe upsetting Notre Dame at ND in the opener, maybe BC can eke out a win knowing it’s the first of 5 rough road warrior events.
BC 16 GT 14
Season: 3-0 ACC: 3-0 Division 2-0.
Sept. 22 Army -- Previous Game: AT Wake Forest -- Next Game: Temple
Army: 6 Offensive and 6 Defensive returning starters. Last year DNP.
Matthew Ryan gets to the middle of the Heisman Trophy race with a 56-6 blowout win.
Season 4-0 ACC: 3-0 Division 2-0
Sept. 29 UMASS -- Previous Game: AT Maine Next Game: Villanova DNP Last Year.
Matthew Ryan goes higher in the Heisman Trophy race with a 38-17 win. I hate playing hard nosed scrappy Division 1-AA teams who have a chip on their shoulder and UMASS is a great AA program with great coaching and kids.
I wanted Texas in Austin. I saw cranes there last week adding like 20,000 seats and a practice grass field that looked like Augusta for 300+ yards and the indoor practice center. Alas, our AD turned down a great long term home and home and broke lots of BC GUY hearts!
When Texas calls, you even take a 4 road and 3 home deal!
BC's neighbor's treat us like criminals over the past 144 years and we have pumped billions into their hoods.
Time to build a retractable 75,000 seat dome on the new St. John's land and more in my future VISION post, like Jerry "Boss Hogg" Jones did for the Cowboys and say...Enjoy!
Season 5-0 ACC: 3-0 Division 2-0
Oct. 6 Bowling Green -- Previous Game: West. Kent . -- Next Game: Miami Ohio .
BG: 7 Offensive and 8 Defensive returning starters. Last year DNP.
This is the quintessential trap game versus a solid MAC team. Last year BC was one tipped pass away from a major National TV MAC Chippewa embarrassment at the hands of run out the clock at halftime loser TOBlunders0-10.
If BC looks ahead to Notre Dame, BC will be in big trouble with a team that has WR’s and can throw, but alas, the two major #### Puscaodore’s are now NCSU’s problem.
BC wins a shootout 34-24.
Season 6-0 ACC: 3-0 Division: 2-0
Oct. 13 AT Notre Dame -- Previous Game: AT UCLA -- Next Game: USC.
ND: 4 Offensive and 5 Defensive returning starters. Last year DNP.
The reason I have this as BC’s 6th toughest game is the above. ND had huge graduation losses and no Brady Quinn. ND recruited well, but its schedule is more imbalanced than BC with 8 tough games and 4 lesser “creampuffs”.
You heard it here first. If this ND doesn’t jell early, it could be 1-5 or 2-4, and that would be bad in one way, since UCLA should beat them the week before.
Me, I am hoping ND beats UCLA! GO IRISH versus the Bruins!
No way ND beats USC, so with 4 easier games after USC, and ND may actually need this BC win for a bowl game. ND will be one monster battle, since ND recruited very well in the past years and this year!
SCARY GAME -- as always!
This game is the season tipping point for greatness or whatever comes next.
The ND fans, The Irish Blind Eyes, have circled this game for years with the BC upsets and 4 straight wins. Going 5-0 will make the Irish faithful explode with anger and shame. Please wear the green uni's again.
In the old days, ND would always win games in the BC position in the many road snake pits due to talent and players.
BC is more experienced and talented and has Matthew Ryan and I like our chances to go 6-0, and Dome shuts down in anguish and humiliation after BC wins for the 5th straight time.
Jesus loves the Eagles. I will have a price on my melon, until I get a letter of dispensation from the PopeB16.
That ain’t gonna happen kids with a sharp and ready Ryan.
BC wins 33-21. Matthew Ryan is at or near the top of the Heisman race and BC is now a contender for the title, but alas, the season is just begun.
Season 7-0 ACC 3-0 Division 2-0
Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech (Thursday) Previous Game: Duke -- Next Game: At GT.
VT: 8 Offensive and 8 Defensive returning starters. Last year BC 22-3.
VT was embarrassed and humiliated by its play and sideline shenanigans last year. This will be a classic monumental rival battle and BC toughest and most important game in years in terms of what is on the line.
I say a mature BC team with Jags beats the Hokies in a close defensive battle and BC’s defense will have to stop VT. Edge Ryan over Glennon.
This may be the first of 2 since VT has Miami at home. See you in Jacksonville December 1st??? Beating one of the two coastal favorites twice in one season will be a Herculean effort.
BC is ranked higher than at any time in its history with a win.
BC 16 VT 13
Season 8-0 ACC: 4-0 DIVISION: 2-0
Nov. 3 Florida State Previous Game: Duke -- Next Game: At Virginia Tech.
FSU: 6 Offensive and 8 Defensive returning starters. Last year BC 24-19.
Two toughest games back-to-back.
If BC wants to go to Jacksonville , the road goes through beating a revamped and retooled offense in FSU. Would rather have played them in an opener before they get their act together. Matthew Ryan shows why the “ICEMAN FOR THE HEISMAN” posters all over town and in my bedroom posted over my wedding portrait!
BC is now a contender for the Florida Gator Crown.
BC 38 FSU 27
Season 9-0 ACC: 5-0 DIVISION: 3-0
Nov. 10 Maryland Previous Game: North Carolina -- Next Game: At FSU.
Terps: 8 Offensive and 6 Defensive returning starters. Last year BC 38-16.
If you wanna win National Titles you have to win lots of tough ballgames or lose one early, like Florida did last year, and hope to sneak in with politicking and lobbying. BC ain’t Florida and has to win them all. Maybe the Terps have QB issues is my hope and BC continues to run the final 6 pack gauntlet.
Beating Friedgen 3 in a row is very difficult. This is The Terps last home game for Seniors and Maryland beat some big teams last year. Maryland if their QB gets going quickly, could be in the thick of the ACC Title hunt.
Ryan the Magician pulls out another win and the Heisman is his to lose. BC is one win away from Jacksonville .
BC 30 Maryland 17
Season 10-0 ACC: 6-0 DIVISION: 4-0
Nov. 17 at Clemson Previous Game: Wake Forest -- Next Game: At South Carolina .
Tigers: 5 Offensive and 7 Defensive returning starters. Last year BC 34-33.
Same with the Tigers, I hope they have QB issues late. BC sees the dream is real and very achievable and the ceiling is what the players make it, not what some ungrateful, disloyal, disgruntled, non-conference title Head Coach says it is!
Beating Bowden and Clemson in Clemson 2X, and 3 straight years like Maryland on the road will be a huge accomplishment. This is a 5 pill blood pressure event washed down with pork BBQ!
Clemson does not want to lose to a northern team 3 straight years, 2 at home. UGH! This also is the last home game for Clemson seniors, also a contender for the ACC Title.
Badly spaced schedule unlike last year, but hey, that is what makes Champions. You would like to catch either team before the new QB settles in, but you knew the job was dangerous when you signed up!
BC 24 Clemson 16
The Heisman is now Matthew Ryan’s.
THE ICEMAN COMETH. THE ICEMAN LEAVETH WITH THE STATUE.
BC has a date in Jacksonville with the Coastal Champion, with one game to go, since all division games and tiebreakers are ours.
Season 11-0 ACC: 7-0 DIVISION: 5-0
Nov. 24 MIAMI Previous Game: At Virginia Tech
Canes: 9 Offensive and 7 Defensive returning starters. Last year Miami 17-14.
BC goes up 20-6 at halftime and Jags tells the ABC sideline babe, “Well were up aren’t we, so I am headed to Mary Ann’s ---a local BC Bar ---for a beer and watch the rest of the game doing tequila shooters with the BC babes!”
[An Inside Shot at assclown TOB for last year's arrogant comment at Miami Halftime on National TV and then BC lost!]
Your's truly has a massive coronary event, and the 5th paddle whack at 400 amps starts the loon’s ticker and then Jags says, “Just wanted to make sure my kids knew what was on the line and were paying attention!”. I then take 5 nitro’s and wash it down with a Bud.
BC holds off a furious Miami comeback and wins 37-35. Matthew Ryan wins the Heisman Trophy.
BC with its strength of schedule is ranked Number 1 just ahead of USC and LSU.
Season 12-0 ACC: 8-0 DIVISION: 5-0
Dec. 1 ACC Championship Game in Jacksonville versus Virginia Tech.
Beating VT once is a major chore. Twice with the events of the past year is like I said, a Herculean task, but Lady Luck is with the Eagles and I promised to take us to New Orleans and this season theme, which I know you are all waiting for is.........
“THE BIG EASY!”
BC defense which was maligned and suspect by this writer comes through again and stuffs the classy Hokies and BC wins 30-16.
BC ends the season undefeated and ranked Number 1 in the BCS with the 10 tough games since Bowling Green has a great year, and goes to….New Orleans .
“THE BIG EASY!” is just that.
Season 13-0 ACC: 9-0 CHAMPIONS. DIVISION: 5-0
Jan. 7 BCS Championship Game in New Orleans Sugar Bowl versus USC.
Pete Carroll’s bunch was not tested like our Eagles and if Mack Daddy Brown can out coach him, so can Jags.
In a game to BC’s tempo and passing attack, BC wins an epic Vince Young type of aerial circus against the deep and talented high school All Americans at every position and speed to burn Trojans, and BC continually blitzes Booty and he throws 2 Pick6’s and BC wins, 38-37.
The PopeB16 hands Jags the Glass football!
Yours truly, heads off to collect huge $$$$ in Vegas with his new squeeze Jessica Alba but is tragically hit by a speeding Paris Hilton and wanders off into the desert and Jessica cashes his tickets and says “BCEagle 74 who?”
GDF replaces James Gandolfini in the new HBO series, “The Boston Tenor’s!”
TOBlunders0-10 says, “Well, I recruited those guys and I knew they could do it all along!” and suddenly a deranged naked man covered with sand fires a sharpened poisoned cactus needle through a blowgun and TOblunders0-10 is killed instantly as the mysterious Sandman escapes laughing into the humid* night air.
*A Classic TOBlunders0-10 juvenile deliquent excuse why we lose in Miami!
"BC is ranked higher than at any time in its history with a win at Virginia Tech!"
Make no mistake, BC has every advantage over VT with talent, experience, a high powered offense, a solid defense that can hopefully smother this VT running game and force them to pass, and then bury them in a blowout!
BC now has "No Excuses!"
The Road to the French Quarter has been paved.
Penn State is due for a Joe Paterno special. I thought Michigan State was a lock with 18 1/2 and almost won.
This Penn State offense is clicking and hot. Penn State plays tough defense.
Ohio State shall lose on Saturday.
Then, Boston College, the Greatest University on earth will be number 1 in so many Polls next Sunday, that BC 74 will be forced to take applications for my new Presidential Campaign from all "qualifed" cheerleaders and Victoria Secret models.
ABC/ESPN, Herbstriet, James, Fowler, Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Lilo, Stitch, Donald, Daisy, Doc, Dopey, Pluto, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Bashful, Grumpy, Ariel, Chip n'Dale, Cinderella, Belle, Cogsworth, The Hunchback of Notre Dame --Really, not relevant anymore with ND's record-----Winnie and the Pooh, The Lady and The Tramp, Mowgli, Pocohantas, Kaa, King Louie, Baboo, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Alladin, Alice in Wonderland --drug addict--, Buzz Lightyear, Brother Bear, you name them, the whole crew of losers, cartoon and furry whack jobs and alcoholics, they have all been warned with the biggest BC 74 FATWABOY ever issued.
My Nuclear Barksdale BC 74 FATWABOY!
Herbstreit is now worse than Craig James. James is laughing embarrassment, but Herbie has 10X the air time and exposure. Herbie was playing BC fans.
Herbie:
"LSU has a clear path to the National Title Game" is pure Ohio State Buckeye two step #### just in case his alma mater Buckeyes gets beat once he may want OSU in the 2 hole with no BIG 10 Conference Champioship Game, and say,
"Hey, I had LSU up there all year with one loss", then he disses BC by putting three 1 loss teams ahead of BC to cover his bases and have a few outs!
This is pure laughable homerism by Herbstreit and just like Jake La Motta mangled the face of Pretty Boy Marcel Cerdan, I will now have to re-arrange the features of this phony OSU punk.
BC at 13-0 should be way ahead of OSU at 12-0 in BCS points, or maybe even 12-1, with VT maybe twice in the ACC Title game, FSU.....
----At Clemson and at Maryland -- BOTH TEAMS BC would have to beat on their Senior Day and their last home games, on the road, each for the 3rd year in a row! ---
and Miami, which is coming back to life!
May all these Mouscadores glow in the dark.
***************************** What also pisses me off is BC gets no 1 loss credibility, say if we lose in the ACC Title game, or versus Clemson, we are automatically done.
It's 13-0 or no Big Easy.
If that is the deal, then BC needs to start making some noise so if we do get to 13-0, there is no debate.
Better jump on the 74 11th Commandment, or end up burning in the everlasting fires of hell, or worse, get to live in Oklahoma.
The 11th Commandment:
NO 1 LOSS TEAM GETS AHEAD OF BC OR ANY OTHER UNDEFEATED TEAM WHICH HAS A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
BIG TEN (1): Ohio State (1) -- at Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, at Michigan 8-0 -- 4 Games left.
ACC (1): Boston College (3) -- At Virginia Tech, Florida State, at Maryland, at Clemson, Miami, ACC CG 7-0 -- 6 Games left.
PACIFIC 10 (1): Arizona State (8) -- California, at Oregon, at UCLA, USC, Arizona 7-0 -- 5 Games left.
BIG 12 (1): Kansas (13) -- at Texas A&M, Nebraska, at Oklahoma State, Iowa State, at Missouri, B12CG 7-0 6 Games left. WAC (1): NON-BCS Hawaii (18) -- New Mexico State, at Fresno State, at Nevada, Boise State, Washington 7-0 -- 5 Games left. **************** BC now has "NO EXCUSES!"
BC now runs the table and goes 13-0, we are in the Big Easy with who cares! BC's Magic Number is now 0! Do you have the fare for the 74 Trolley to the French Quarter?
I just rang the bell. All Aboard!
Do you think I started and kept updating this post not knowing BC would not be on the 74 Trolley to the French Quarter and be totally embarrassed on this huge Fox National site?
I am so glad Flutie nailed hime with the cash he received at SMU for cheating and getting his alma mater the death penalty. Craig James is as I have posted....A PUNK!
Week 8 WORST Voter -- Craig James
Craig James is a well known commentator for ESPN/ABC and previously CBS. He is generally very knowledgeable about pro and college football, having played his college ball at SMU and in the NFL for the Patriots. However, his week 8 AP Poll Ballot makes him this week's dubious winner for the second week running. Some highlights from his ballot:
1) Pollspeak and its voters aren't always going to agree on who is the week's worst, but in this case we do. James received over 700 votes mostly, it seems, from people baffled that he would rank Kentucky #24 after they defeated consensus #1 LSU. Most voters have Kentucky in the top 10. James ranked Kentucky by far the lowest of any voter. There is usually a cattle prod that separates the Worst Voter from the pack, and Jame's Kentucky ranking is this week's shocker. Similar to how James surprised us last week by leaving Virginia Tech completely off the ballot.
2) Boston College ranked #10 and Arizona State ranked #13. This is the lowest ranking for BC by any voter. True, BC hasn't played a tough schedule, but neither has Ohio State (James' #1). When looking at these two team without bias, they should be ranked closer together...either high or low, but they are in similar circumstances. James also has the widest margin between Ohio State and BC. The same argument could be made for Arizona State (James' #13), which has had arguably the toughest schedule of the three. James is not alone with his ranking of the Sun Devils, but Pollspeak doesn't see enough difference between these three teams to rank them so widely apart.
Gipp family has Notre Dame legend's body exhumed! Ready for BC!
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The body of George Gipp, the Notre Dame football player who inspired the rallying cry "Win one for the Gipper," was exhumed recently for DNA testing in his Upper Peninsula hometown and for the crucial Saturday Vatican Jihad Game with Roman Catholic rival, ---the now hated Eagles for their straying Jesuit Opus Dei priests---, of Boston College.
Gipp said he felt a little stiff and would need some good Irish Whisky like the old days and he would be fine and run up over a 100 yards on BC so his two flapper girlfriiends Edith and Helen would win enough to cover the new baby expenses for both and a weekend of partying on the lake.
Gipp, the big Irish rounder in his prime, was lectured again by the still dead Knute saying, "Hey, BC has owned us 4 in a row and all you do is party, drink and whoxre with Chicago flappers and Frank Nitty's girls and bet with Capone's bookies."
Gipp replied, "Hey, you get your cut you yapping Norwegian Puscadore so go tell Father O'Brien who was the one who saved his axss at the Nitty hoexhouse last week?"
An ESPN crew filmed the exhumation for an upcoming story, under the guidance of ESPN exhumation expert, Notre Dame's Digger Phelps, but a spokesman said the network played no role in arranging it although in a very sad sidebar, former Coach Lou Holtz was arrested after the body came to life for "public indecency" in a dark corner of ND stadium screaming, "I am making a comeback'!'
ESPN said that it had no part in the exhumation, but will replace Holtz this weekend with Gipp and Gipp will lead the pep talk for this week's game at BC.
BC was a 13 1/2 point favorite but after Gipp's Girls got down with Capone, the line has dropped to 11.
SEC (1): LSU (1) -- at Kentucky, Auburn, at Alabama, Louisiana Tech, at Mississippi, Arkansas --SEC Championship Game 6-0 -- 7 Games left.
PACIFIC 10 (2): CAL (2) -- Oregon State, at UCLA, at ASU , Washington State, USC, at Washington, at Stanford 5-0 -- 7 Games left.
Arizona State (14) -- Washington, California, at Oregon, at UCLA, USC, Arizona 6-0 -- 6 Games left.
BIG TEN (1): Ohio State (3) -- Kent State, Michigan State, at Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, at Michigan 6-0 -- 6 Games left.
ACC (1): Boston College (4) -- at Notre Dame, At Virginia Tech, Florida State, at Maryland, at Clemson, Miami ACC CG 6-0 -- 7 Games left.
BIG EAST (3): USF (6) -- UCF, at Rutgers, at UCONN, Cincinnati, at Syracuse, Louisville, at Piitsburgh 5-0 7 Games left.
Cinn (17) -- Louisville, at Pittsburgh, at South Florida, UCONN, West Virginia 6-0 -- 6 Games left UCONN (28) -- at Virginia, Louisville, South Florida, Rutgers, at Cinncinati, Syracuse, at West Virginia 5-0 7 Games left.
BIG 12 (2): Missouri (11) -- at Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Iowa State, at Colorado, Texas A&M, at Kansas State, at Kansas, B12CG 5-0 8 Games left.
Kansas (20) -- Baylor, at Colorado, at Texas A&M, Nebraska, at Oklahoma State, Iowa State, at Missouri B12CG 5-0 8 Games left.
WAC (1): NON-BCS Hawaii (16) -- at San Jose State, New Mexico State, at Fresno State, at Nevada, Boise State, Washington 6-0 -- 6 Games left. ******************************************** ******** Knock out list now updated. 11 undefeated Teams. 10 in BCS Conferences. 10 BCS Teams were TOP 25 ranked except UCONN. BC has "NO EXCUSES!"
I still think if BC runs the table and goes 13-0, we are in the Big Easy with who cares! BC's Magic Number is 2!
This is all BC's and Yawkey's fault. Bob Ryan, Mike Lupica, Doug Flutie, all cash paychecks from Mother Mouse and where is the ACC Media machine for you new little brother??
Like I said, most of the best articles and PR for BC are posted here on FOX by me and do not come from Yawkey, or the la-la Heights, the ACC, it comes outta Texas.
Tell me why no one can see what I can?
6 TEAMS WILL automatically disappear before BC in the rankings by the schedules I have listed in my blog!
>>The SEC is in deep fratracide mode! One will emerge, maybe with 2 losses as the SEC Champ!!
>>Clemson was 10, why are we not 10th? We beat Clemson?
>>Notre Dame was napalmed, why are they ahead of BC?
Who have they beaten and who will they beat before USC? ND schedule is cream filled cupcakes, and they get huge rankings because of PR AND SPIN!!
Good for ND, but where is Yawkey, ACC and the Boston and National Media?
Asleep.
Simple math: BC has to go 12-1 and start shaking the tree a little early just to get on the radar screen if we beat WF, Maryland, Miami, and GT.
No easy task with 2 road games!
Also, our ACC media and Coaches need to list BC in the Top 10 like Clemson. If BC makes no jump, well GDF our AD, needs to start making some phone calls!!
Where is the ACC brotherly love for BC and GT???
Someone besides worthless me needs to sound the Clarion Call and say, BC is way underranked and with the tough #### schedule ahead should be right there with all the other 1 loss teams in the selection for the BCS number 2 slot, and ahead of any possible undefeated Big East cupcake loaded scheduled team, >>> if BC goes 12-1!
I am sure BC will make no significant jump past the 6 teams it should be ahead of this week, but that is why you send in 6 defensive backs with 20 seconds left and not a 4-3-4 defense when the Hail Mary is about to be unleashed. (North Carolina State!)
One incredibly stupid 4-3-4 NO PREVENT defense and 8.5 seconds away from being ranked ahead of a weak-assed schedule WVU at 8-0 and 4th, and now in the big picture of possible 1 loss teams, BC is now NO WHERE??
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
Mark May Says Florida. Flutie says Florida. James says Florida.
Pumpkin Head Holtz says California. I guess he hopes USC beats Cal and pumps up ND's BCS points, and now the leprechaun loser says the loser Michigan-Ohio State should be number 2.
Holtz is such an embarrassing joke. It changes by the hour and calls from people who tell him he looks like a ####!
Again, Boston College is no where.
BC needs 5 straight wins, and some huge PR NOW, and not from me posting at FOX as a lone lunatic, but someone saying, hey BC beat 9 teams, of which 8 were ranked pre or during the season.
>>AT CMU--possible MAC Champs -- not ranked, but nice BCS points! >>BYU--possible MWC Champs --will be ranked soon!
>>AT Miami, Clemson, AT Wake Forest, Maryland, AT FSU, VT, all pre-season or ranked when played --6--
>>GT in Jax and ranked --9--
Boston College gets nary a mention for possibly running the table and going 12-1 and playing in Phoenix. : --> : -->
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