Well ... Who'd a thunk it? With a win today BC becomes bowl eligible with 2 games to play. I'm looking forward to the game today. Weather looks good and after the game fans are invited onto the field. Let's hope it's to celebrate.
2013 Boston College Football...From A Spaz to a A Dazz
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Ok well I guess I'm talking to myself but BC up 17-7 at the half. BC absolutely dominating physically but gave up one big play to keep it close. Let's hope they can score early in the second and pull away.
Have to give credit to Daz. Not sure that it's been pretty and there's a long way to go, but bowl eligibility is an impressive achievement, especially with games left to play
What a great day! Felt like a real college football game.
Even let everyone on the field post game.
6-4. Wow.
Even let everyone on the field post game.
6-4. Wow.
Congrats to the Seniors and Coach. They are going bowling, they met all their internal goals and hard to believe, given the ups and downs of the season but they actually have a chance to go 8-4. If they do that they will be 5-3 in league play and will be a first division team in the ACC this year. Amazing what some decent coaching and instilling some confidence and self esteem in your players can do...Go Eagles, keep movng forward.
BigSoxFan said:
Who knows. Yeah One Jags energized the program and had what looked like a big recruiting class. Year one Spaz took a team which didn't have a QB on the roster won 8 games and had a very strong recruiting class.
Steve Donahue turned the program around won 6 more games his first year and had a huge 7 person class which featured a parade All American (Caudill), California HS player of the year (Anderson), a very athletic local sleeper center, and the big Euro signing in Heckman, plus others.
My point isn't to knock Daz. It is simply that year 1 performance of a coach (positive or negative) isn't necessarily indicative of how a coach will work out
The knock on Daz was that he could recruit but his game day coaching was iffy. Well, he took a 2 win team and has them at 6-4 with 2 to play. I think all signs point to the positive.BigSoxFan said:
I predicted 6 wins. I hope I was wrong.
Always fun to look back at early season projections. In answer to my question I think AW has handled being a feature back pretty well.Dave Stapleton said:
in the not a total loss for our former leader, not only has he had plenty of time for Hingham Football this year, but his daughter was a star on the Norte Dame Volleyball team that won the state title, must be the mother's gene pool
thank god Daz was able to free Andre from the gianormus dog house that Spaz built next to the Hingham Little League complex, 650 yards in 2 freaking games? too bad he'll be overshadowed for the Heisman, . Yeaterday was old school BC football pound and pound the rock. and to give RCC credit, that halfback option bomb was a thing of beauty, I was following the QB who went out after the pitch and also was wide open as well as the WR who made the catch
so here we sit, 6-4, I said above that we'd basicly won the games we'd counted on winning (Nova, Wake, Army) and lost the games we'd counted on losing (F$U, Clempson, U$C) and one of the toss up's, UNC. so a couple weeks later we've won a supprise, VT (boy do they suck) Ron Mexcio State and Rolly Clown College to sit on the cusp of 8-4. I felt a lot better about UMd untill they won yesterday, but with the dumbed down O, ie hand ball to 44, I can see us stealing both games
so how is GDF going to 'Bobby Valentine' credit for the turnaround?
Lou, I hope you got your son out on the field to 'interact' yesterday, I would have but I had a strong desire to 'interact' with John Daly after the game
thank god Daz was able to free Andre from the gianormus dog house that Spaz built next to the Hingham Little League complex, 650 yards in 2 freaking games? too bad he'll be overshadowed for the Heisman, . Yeaterday was old school BC football pound and pound the rock. and to give RCC credit, that halfback option bomb was a thing of beauty, I was following the QB who went out after the pitch and also was wide open as well as the WR who made the catch
so here we sit, 6-4, I said above that we'd basicly won the games we'd counted on winning (Nova, Wake, Army) and lost the games we'd counted on losing (F$U, Clempson, U$C) and one of the toss up's, UNC. so a couple weeks later we've won a supprise, VT (boy do they suck) Ron Mexcio State and Rolly Clown College to sit on the cusp of 8-4. I felt a lot better about UMd untill they won yesterday, but with the dumbed down O, ie hand ball to 44, I can see us stealing both games
so how is GDF going to 'Bobby Valentine' credit for the turnaround?
Lou, I hope you got your son out on the field to 'interact' yesterday, I would have but I had a strong desire to 'interact' with John Daly after the game
Moose ... Absolutely got onto the field with my son and one of his friends. Got some great pics on the field, including one with Amidon. My son's friend got thrown into KPLs arms.
Really fun atmosphere. Great idea and really gets the kids into it. I am really rooting for Music City. I would definitely make that trip.
Really fun atmosphere. Great idea and really gets the kids into it. I am really rooting for Music City. I would definitely make that trip.
berniecarbo1 said:
I have no ties to BC other than growing up in the area, but I always root for them to win and be a good program (going back to the days of Mike Esposito). Very happy for Addazio, the staff, and the players on the way they've turned things around this season.
Dave Stapleton said:
BC might deserve the Music City Bowl, but I think they would have to win both games to get a shot at that. I'll say the V100 bowl if they split. Think BC would be able to sell the allotment if the opponent of the V100 was Notre Dame?
The good thing going for BC is that they aren't exactly competing with schools that travel well so they are attractive to a bowl with an SEC school that is more concerned about TV ratings.axx said:
I am interested to see what happens to Duke. There's no way the Peach takes them even if they are the runners up in the ACCCG. Sun bowl is ideal for them (BC also) as it's a made for TV event with local fan support.
As long as BC doesn't end up in Detroit I really don't care as they still get the extra practice and experience. I'm just not going to Shreveport. No way.
berniecarbo1 said:
OK, I missed out on one prediction....badly, but I'm still in the hunt for the other one...
Man, given some of those end-of-game decisions, Addazio has absolutely no faith in Rettig. And I'm not sure I blame him.
Great win, Andre Williams has to be a shoo-in for the Doak Walker at this point.
Great win, Andre Williams has to be a shoo-in for the Doak Walker at this point.
TroyOLeary said:
Yeah Chase only completed his last 6 passes in the game for 120 yard, 4 of which were conversions for a first down and of course a fifth was the 72 yard TD pass. Nice to see him have the huge second half, it has no doubt been a tough year for him, taking a beating on the field and then being the whipping boy on the sideline
I suspect Daz is going to save that Georgia Southern vs Florida boxscore for those long lonely winter nights. GSU beat Florida despite going 0-3 passing.
he's very likely going to finish with at worst the 4th most rushing yards in a single season since 1970 (as far back as the record books seem to go), he has to be thereBoSoxFink said:
edit: not saying he will be, but it would be a travesty if he's not in my opinion
Amazing ... Don Brown is a defensive genius. I love his scheming and aggressiveness. So many times he just just had 7 guys at the LOS with noone in a 3 point stance. MD had no idea who was coming and from where.
KPL and AW are playing while really dinged up. Gutsy performances.
BC is now 2 games up on MD. Win next week and neither they nor cuse can jump BC in the bowl standings.
KPL and AW are playing while really dinged up. Gutsy performances.
BC is now 2 games up on MD. Win next week and neither they nor cuse can jump BC in the bowl standings.
BigSoxFan said:
Too funny. I think the real issue is that BC will need to pay up for the likes of Brown, Frye and Washington. This a first class staff (ahem Donahue) and to keep them BC will need to pay them appropriately.
As I said on the twitta machine just into the 2nd half, I was relaxed because I knew HCRE was on the other sideline and Maryland's Spaz didn't disappoint
Andre is a fucking stud
Andre is a fucking stud
So what Bowl does BC end up playing in? With Cuse losing on Saturday and BC's win over MD, a BC win puts them in a pretty good spot.
I think Duke goes to the Sun Bowl (assuming a loss in the ACCCG) but after that I have no idea other than BC will never play in the Fried Chicken Sandwich Bowl (ever).
I think Duke goes to the Sun Bowl (assuming a loss in the ACCCG) but after that I have no idea other than BC will never play in the Fried Chicken Sandwich Bowl (ever).
So looks like ESPN is following Williams around on campus this week for a feature on gameday. Also, BC is engaging in a real Heisman campaign for Williams. While I don't think he has a chance to win the award, he has a real shot to get to New York which would be huge for him, BC and Addazio.
If he throws up one more 200- or 300-yard game, I honestly think he's in the mix. There is no great candidate, and after finally getting some hype this week, if he lives up to it with a big number against Cuse and maybe a highlight or two - he could actually win.
The ESPN experts poll currently only has Winston ahead of him. Not sure how predictive that really is though.
Do the bowls get assigend before or after the Heisman? If by some chance he wins this thing, and BC wins 8 games, suddenly they are in the hunt for the upper tier ACC bowls (Peach maybe?) against an upper tier SEC school (LSU?,A&M?). It gets very interesting.
Bernie, it would take 90% of the teams in FBS to get 'we are Marshalled' before we get invited to the Peach, as much as I luv me some Chik-fil-a if we didnt get there with Matty Ice we're not getting there @ 8-4
I agree with this as well. No way. It's also why it cracks me up when I see folks saying that Duke has a chance to go there. Nope. That bowl is reserved for FSU, Clemson, Virginia Tech and in the right circumstances GT and Miami.doldmoose34 said:
I think that's why they added the Sun Bowl. Taylor made for the smaller schools that don't travel as well.
What's the over/under on carries by Williams on Saturday? 45? The funny thing is that it wouldn't even be part of a Heisman push, he's clearly their only offensive option right now. The fact that he's succeeding despite this makes his accomplishments all the more impressive.
Dave Stapleton said:
Generally I agree with you and Moose on your thoughts here, but I am saying this based on the assumptions (always a problem I know) that:
1. They win 8 games; and
2. They have the Heisman winner on the team.
Although they had more wins when Matty Ice was there, he didn't win the Heisman, as good as he was.
Also, it is looking more and more like USC will be heading to the Sun Bowl...again, this according to the press out here in LA. If so, BC won't be in El Paso. Looking more like Shreveport everyday, against of all teams....SBCC, especially if Stanford beats them this weekend.
berniecarbo1 said:
Bowls are finalized the day after the conference championships (last day of regular season), so should be December 8th, 6 days before Heisman.Dave Stapleton said:
Clemson and FSU should get 2 spots in BCS bowls regardless, so doesn't matter if FSU gets to NCG (so BC can move up one spot, as ACC doesn't usually place at-large)
I'll believe that Notre Dame is playing in Shreveport when I see that game kicking off with ND players on the field.
and one more thing, great column by Pete Thamel on Andre, and it shows just what a pair of clueless fuckheads we had running the football team for the past four years and the AA for the past 15
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20131126/andre-williams-boston-college/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20131126/andre-williams-boston-college/