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2012 Senior Bowl: BC's Donnie Fletcher Receives Mixed Reviews
Saturday was one of the final college football games of the season -- the year-end Senior Bowl. Don't know if anyone actually watched it, but the North won 23-13, led by Cincinnati running back Isiah Pead who was named the game's MVP. Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins and "All Russell Wilson...
A Wish List To Santa Claus From Boston College Football Fans
Dear Santa Claus, We know that this year we haven't necessarily been the best fans, but Eagles' fans are hoping that deep in your milk and cookie filled heart you will find the kindness to come down our the chimney at the Yawkey Center this year. We have prepared a list for you, it's not an awful...
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Picture Comes Into Focus
Clemson over Virginia Tech wasn't exactly the result we were hoping for. The Tigers win gives Clemson the four seed in next week's ACC Tournament and knocks Virginia Tech down the ACC standings and seriously damages the Hokies' NCAA Tournament hopes. Oh well. BC's ACC Tournament scenarios are down...
When The Bill Simmons-Boston College Feud Stops Getting Polite And Starts Getting Real
Bill Simmons, ESPN's lovable ESPN sports columnist / podcaster / terribly awkward PTI fill-in host, has been using Boston College as a punchline in his Page 2 columns for years. For example, Simmons used the fact that two former BC QBs were starting in the NFC Playoffs to give all his readers this...
ACC Tournament Preview Part I
This preview is the first of a four part series leading up to the 57th edition of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. In this part, we will examine the noon matchup on Thursday of #8 seed Boston College Eagles and the #9 seed Virginia Cavaliers. We will also take a look at how well...
Deacs move on in men's soccer quarterfinals
I should have put this up yesterday, but I was out enjoying the Cavs' win over Orlando. The Demon Deacon men's soccer team moved on to the ACC Championship semifinals with a 3-0 win over Clemson. The Deacs (14-3-2) were paced by freshman Andy Lubahn, who put in two goals. Luke Norman added the...
NIT Semi-final Preview: Boston College Eagles
Purdue’s real basketball begins Wednesday night when the Boilers face Boston College in the semifinals of the preseason NIT. The Eagles are our first major conference opponent. To this point Purdue, has played four mid to low majors and has won each game by 20 points. Each game was a business-like...
Bring on the Sooners!
I was covering a high school game here in Indy last night, but I was able to avoid a score and watch the tape once I got home. The Boilers did well in their first serious test of the season. As always, there are positives and negatives, but we looked every bit like a ranked team in this contest....
Scheduling Is One Thing, Winning Is Something Totally Different
Don't let it ever be said that DOCTOR Daryl Gross isn't trying to get Syracuse football out there. The schedule in years to come is more loaded than all the fans at a West Virginia football game. Either he has very high hopes for our program and its ability to shine when the spotlight is upon it,...
Gene DiFilippo: Not That Dumb
Unless you've been living under a football rock for the past few days, you've undoubtedly heard that Boston College recently fired head coach Jeff Jagodzinski for having the gall to interview with the New York Jets organization regarding their vacant head coaching position. This wasn't a...
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