2017 Boston College Football: Dammit, Daz is Probably Coming Back Now
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Agreed, in terms of location/possibility of fan turnout Pinstripe Bowl was always ideal.
In terms of opponent, Iowa is pretty good too because they are a recognizable school with some cache from beating Ohio State, but they probably aren't much better than BC. The two schools had very similar seasons insofar as both teams mostly beat the teams they were supposed to beat and lost to the teams they were supposed to lose to, with a few surprising wins and a surprising loss (Purdue for them, Wake Forest for us).
I can't say I particularly followed the Big Ten this year so I'm not totally sure how the two teams match up - it will be interesting to see what the Vegas line for this game ends up being (I expect it will be a relatively small line in favor of Iowa, in large part due to the absence of Brown).
In terms of opponent, Iowa is pretty good too because they are a recognizable school with some cache from beating Ohio State, but they probably aren't much better than BC. The two schools had very similar seasons insofar as both teams mostly beat the teams they were supposed to beat and lost to the teams they were supposed to lose to, with a few surprising wins and a surprising loss (Purdue for them, Wake Forest for us).
I can't say I particularly followed the Big Ten this year so I'm not totally sure how the two teams match up - it will be interesting to see what the Vegas line for this game ends up being (I expect it will be a relatively small line in favor of Iowa, in large part due to the absence of Brown).
Opening line is Iowa - 31/2. Fairly competitive game on paper. They could win or they could lose. No one is a prohibitive favorite in this game, which is the way you hope these things go. It should be a good game and the turnout hopefully will be there. The one thing about 2014 was that it was a Saturday and this one is on a Wednesday. Also the weather cooperated in 2014. Could be one of those dry cold December nights or it could be played in 10 inches of snow. Hopefully the weather holds and enough people are off ( unfortunately I can;t make the game this year like I did in 2014, due to prior commitments ) so there is a good turnout in the Bronx.
I was there and it was fun. Was also PSU’s first bowl game since Sandusky and lots of PSU/BC fans living nearby so the atmosphere was very good. I don’t think Iowa/BC will measure up nearly as well but still should be a fun outing for people.
I agree. I was also at the game and really had a good time. It helped that the weather was awesome.
Iowa fans are better people than PSU fans so the atmosphere should be better. Plus everyone can wax poetically about Andre Tippett
And Marv Cook.
Those Massey composite rankings have BC at 29. A win here, with a couple of teams ahead of them losing, and they could end up in the top 25 to end the season. AJ Dillon should get a statue if that happens.
They are the "home" team for the bowl. They dress in the Yankees clubhouse this time. Interesting that they play in Fenway the last few times and dress in the "Yankees" clubhouse there as well.
Both BC admissions and athletics recruit quite heavily in NY/NJ so it's not that unnatural.
on the Pinstripe, we've sold everything except one section, so should be a great turnout
looks like all the commits signed today in the 'early signing day'
looks like all the commits signed today in the 'early signing day'
I'm more than a little disappointed with the early signings. I thought the late run, plus Dillon's emergence and the fact that essentially everyone on offense is back next year would give them a boost. From everything I've seen, BC is somewhere in the 50s or 60s. Was hoping for better.
A whole bunch of 2 and 3* players. I think there was only 1 4* that was signed. Typical BC recruiting class. It is a program that does not attract superstars in high school. It turns guys into 4*s
my only real concern with the recruiting this year was lack of anyone from Ohio and Georgia, which were Al Washington's areas and we'd pulled some good players from
It's striking how rough the field is for this game (not that it could have necessarily been avoided). It makes BS calls like that one even harder to overcome. I fear we will see injuries become an important factor.
Holy shit!
Holy shit!
Quick snap? Clock stopped? One TO left? Some things never change. Why not give it to Dillon once and call timeout, or at the very least, not rush the snap?
Right at the point of attack too. Good break.
Didn’t love Daz calling the run between the tackles on 1st and goal from the 12, then not calling timeout when Iowa stacked 9 guys in the box. Really put them behind the 8-ball when the run predictably didn’t work.