tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post1744353865426323337..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Coach Flip and Coach Spaz will be back in 2012ATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-46273083215839051572011-11-26T15:44:20.401-05:002011-11-26T15:44:20.401-05:00He won the championship with the previous coaches ...He won the championship with the previous coaches players. Hodges?<br /><br />He coached Ben Rothliesberger. Big Ben doe what Big Ben wants to do. Whipple cannot coach what Ben brings to the game. He got a Superbowl fine.<br /><br />Every offensive player at Miami has NFL potential if they are coached properly. They had Hankerson and Graham and Cooper. They have had a few O-linemen drafted. The program has the pick of the litter so Whipples eye for talent is not great.<br /><br />When Colt McCoy doesn't lead the Browns to the playoff will that be Whipples fault?Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-8521635310273091862011-11-26T15:42:02.121-05:002011-11-26T15:42:02.121-05:00El Miz, take a minute to actually look at the recr...El Miz, take a minute to actually look at the recruiting ratings. This year isn't a typical BC recruiting class, its likely to be the worst on record going back to '02. Spaz is killing this program in recruiting and on the field.EagleManhattanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644856110063042611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-18103732963579699932011-11-26T14:43:07.766-05:002011-11-26T14:43:07.766-05:00"it doesn't matter" GDF.
This is wh..."it doesn't matter" GDF.<br /><br />This is what we should write on all solicitations received from BC until GDF is gone and takes Spaz with him.<br /><br />I think we should work to associate this phrase with GDF as "let them eat cake" is associated with Marie Antoinette (wrongly; but that is another story). The attitude is the same--arrogant and ignorant of reality.<br /><br />If we are looking for a "hero on a white horse" our only hope is Fr. Monan, the Chancellor of the U, who was an actual fan and could read a bottom line better than anybody. Fr. Monan would be the one to tell Fr. Leahy to dump GDF.Lenny Sienkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106249138571503999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-5203441483441926582011-11-26T14:36:49.601-05:002011-11-26T14:36:49.601-05:00Thanks, Knucklehead. Just got your post now. Pos...Thanks, Knucklehead. Just got your post now. Post-Thanksgiving familial obligations kept me from instantly reflecting my gratitude.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427319051544009204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-47263857623720244752011-11-26T13:57:07.401-05:002011-11-26T13:57:07.401-05:00Knucklehead,
Didn’t Whipple win the NCAA Division...Knucklehead,<br /><br />Didn’t Whipple win the NCAA Division I-AA title his first year at UMASS? <br /> <br />And didn’t he win a Super Bowl ring? <br /><br />Pro QB talent at Miami? Really?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734907145702705181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-40926588494907037622011-11-26T13:17:42.693-05:002011-11-26T13:17:42.693-05:00Jimmy, to be fair, firing Spaz and hiring the 4th ...Jimmy, to be fair, firing Spaz and hiring the 4th coach in 7 years probably wouldn't help recruiting either.<br /><br />i can't remember a year where BC had a highly touted class. (maybe 04 with toal? who cares about recruiting, its such a bogus industry. raji and montel were 2-star recruits, matt ryan and luke kuechly 3-stars). it looks like we have a typical BC class headed next year, a bunch of 3 and 2 star recruits.<br /><br />you could see this coming from a mile away. spaz got his 1 big win and will be back. let's clean house on the offensive side and install an OC as the head coach in waiting.EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-83567892368365059842011-11-26T13:11:17.815-05:002011-11-26T13:11:17.815-05:00Mark Whipple couldn't make NFL level talent at...Mark Whipple couldn't make NFL level talent at Miami successful. <br /><br />He is coaching the Cleveland Browns QB's now . . . ha.<br /><br />You really are a douche.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-52625804297149375052011-11-26T13:07:59.092-05:002011-11-26T13:07:59.092-05:00Matt,
How about Thank you or nice catch?
Typical ...Matt,<br />How about Thank you or nice catch?<br /><br />Typical . . . douche.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-42042634884439283982011-11-26T12:53:46.661-05:002011-11-26T12:53:46.661-05:00Keeping Spaz is rotten, rotten, rotten. It is all ...Keeping Spaz is rotten, rotten, rotten. It is all about GDF. <br /><br />Not the BC way at all. <br /><br />Hope key players do not start transferring - Suntrup? Can't imagine this will help our current precipitous drop in recruiting. (current class is worst or close to worst in ACC)<br /><br /><br />As for spelling GDF's last name, just remember 1 "L" for "loser" and 2 "p"s for "piss poor"<br /><br />DeFilippo<br /><br />You will never misspell that bleep's last name again.neenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094645831951941617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-6909473850060495602011-11-26T12:49:03.588-05:002011-11-26T12:49:03.588-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.neenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094645831951941617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-43020083387217678982011-11-26T12:21:34.635-05:002011-11-26T12:21:34.635-05:00Re: Possibility of losing McGovern -"If we lo...Re: Possibility of losing McGovern -"If we lose him we are in trouble. He does a very good job."<br /><br />Sounds familiar to the chorus we were all hearing about you know who when TOB left.<br /><br />And it appears to have prevented us from getting Whipple.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734907145702705181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-10142100997753920472011-11-26T11:39:30.567-05:002011-11-26T11:39:30.567-05:00Matt,
For the sake of the credibility of your lett...Matt,<br />For the sake of the credibility of your letter . . . Gene spells his name DeFilippo.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-62699109132889490862011-11-26T11:38:04.920-05:002011-11-26T11:38:04.920-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54188186924757846252011-11-26T11:04:13.697-05:002011-11-26T11:04:13.697-05:00also, its disappointing that gene has to come out ...also, its disappointing that gene has to come out and unabashedly support a coach who "led" us to 4 wins this year and ruin what is likely the best BC sports day for a while. BC team hung tough and got a win in overtime. football team executed and we were treated to a tour de force and what is probably kuechly's last game. we beat the U in miami. and yet we can't even celebrate b/c slick gene comes out and supports spaz 100% and acts like a 4-win season is some sort of reason for celebration. ridiculous.EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-70589311126576638552011-11-26T11:01:09.119-05:002011-11-26T11:01:09.119-05:00gene's comments are bizarre, but what can we r...gene's comments are bizarre, but what can we really expect from this guy? we went 4-8 this year, and had several early losses that i blame on spaz's failure to adjust in game and not putting players in a position to win.<br /><br />OK, so spaz is coming back. this isn't a surprise, i've been saying for weeks that if spaz won either the ND or miami game he'd probably come back.<br /><br />what happens on the offensive side of the ball? we were one of the worst offenses in the country this year. 112th in points scored. rogers quit 2 games into the season. i would like to see the entire offensive side of the ball cleared out -- nobody has earned their keep. it is not re-assuring, given that gene spent several weeks finding an OC and settled on a guy that didn't even last 3 weeks into the season. but we need new strategy and ideas on offense. our defense has been great, and i expect kuechly to be gone (and a top 15 pick in the draft). <br /><br />rettig, finch, andre williams, swigert, and amidon will all be juniors. they have talent. let's find a guy to be in OC, allow him to fill out the rest of the offensive staff, and see if we can get it done next year.EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-75134711442416386972011-11-26T10:27:59.659-05:002011-11-26T10:27:59.659-05:00What's worse for the program long-term, two mo...What's worse for the program long-term, two more years of a dull, predictable, under-achieving product or a third change in head coach (and perhaps some assistants) in five years (plus the loss of another couple of million bucks)?<br /><br />In both cases, you eventually get coaching turnover and its impact on recruiting. In the former, you precede that with two years of lackluster recruiting, potentially transfers of key players, alumni dissatisfaction and disengagement as fans and donors. <br /><br />In the latter, you get the recruiting anxiety out of the way quickly. In fact, it would probably be seen as a positive from a recruiting standpoint. Plus, you re-energize current players, students, alumni, and fans, assuming of course that you made a good choice of new HC, which is clearly not a given under the current admin.mod10aeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009617224575563986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-73468432558430783282011-11-26T10:22:58.963-05:002011-11-26T10:22:58.963-05:00Here is the letter I will send to the VP of Develo...Here is the letter I will send to the VP of Development, with a CC to Leahy, GDF, and the Board of Trustees:<br /><br />Dear Mr. Lockerby:<br /><br />Five years ago, I made a pledge to donate $1000 per year for five years to BC's general fund. I write to inform you that I will not be honoring the fifth year of my commitment this year.<br /><br />Although I am not a direct donor to the Flynn Fund, I am an indirect donor to BC athletics: As you are likely aware, Boston College's athletics department is not self-sufficient. Accordingly, money that is paid by students (meaning, parents) in the form of tuition and fees is siphoned off from academic-related expenses to supplement the athletics budget so that it can break even. Yet I was asked to give money to the general fund to support the university's academic programs. <br /><br />As a proud alumnus who considers BC's athletic programs to have been an important supplement to my overall experience at BC, I never saw a problem with this (although I obviously hope that one day our athletics program will be self-sufficient.) <br /><br />That changed with Gene DiFillippo's announcement yesterday that he is retaining Frank Spaziani as head football coach, and his comment that he believes that Spaziani is the "best coach he's had in 15 years." These comments reflect that DiFillippo is patently unqualified to serve as Boston College's athletics director. Spaziani's performance over the past three years has reflected that he is patently unqualified to serve as Boston College's head football coach. <br /><br />Accordingly, if Boston College feels that it is necessary to siphon off ANY portion of its academic budget to support Spaziani's $1,079,410 salary or DiFilippo's $600,884 salary, clearly you are of the opinion that our academic departments are overfunded and its money can be used for bad investments in athletics. If the academic departments are overfunded, you no longer need my donation.<br /><br />If you decide to put my money into an investment in athletics that might result in a positive experience for Boston College students, please let me know.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427319051544009204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-31876003301410529802011-11-26T10:02:07.527-05:002011-11-26T10:02:07.527-05:00The problem with Gene is that he has no filter and...The problem with Gene is that he has no filter and he is a fundraiser/salesman more than a true Athletic Director who can balance fundraising with managing people. Managing people requires tact in communication. Gene and Spaz are not good at public communication. <br /><br />Jerry York is the master of public communication. His thoughts are clear and positive. He would make an excellent Athletic Director. <br /><br />Back to Gene, he was very excited by the win over Miami and jumped at the opportunity to endorse his guy, Spaz, after he won a big game.<br /><br />He is partially correct when he says it doesn't matter. If we were 8-4 people would still bitch and moan about something, see the TOB years. <br /><br />That being said Spaz was not a good coach this year. He did not communicate well with the media, he did not manage games well at all, and he did NOTHING to motivate the team in the first 5 games of the year.<br /><br />Spaz is getting another year because he salvaged the season with a win on National Television.<br /><br />The is no economically rational way that Spaz could be fired after this year. That is why Gene was running his unfiltered mouth after the game . . . Spazs' win saved Gene from a year of having to deal with an off season of questions about why he did not let his Head football coach go. <br /><br />One concern I have is Coach Bill McGovern. He will certainly get calls this off season to be the D-Coordinator at higher paying schools. He did a great job against ND and Miami on National TV. If we lose him we are in trouble. He does a very good job.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-55501353060716621352011-11-26T09:44:46.688-05:002011-11-26T09:44:46.688-05:00#FIREGENE#FIREGENEJoe Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638184146924739314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-21301622808517494892011-11-26T09:44:20.001-05:002011-11-26T09:44:20.001-05:00This is bad news indeed. In talks with current pla...This is bad news indeed. In talks with current players, I've been told on more than one occasion that several key players agreed to transfer if Spaz was kept on after this season. Be prepared for announcements soon.CatabEaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152594305758254312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-28730441825139552102011-11-26T06:24:32.365-05:002011-11-26T06:24:32.365-05:00There is no wonder the only other cost that has ma...There is no wonder the only other cost that has matched healthcare inflation is college tuition. When you employ self serving incompetents what else can you expect. <br /><br />BC leadership is not even competent enough to muzzel Gene. Next move for BC is to announce a Gene statue next to Flutie.About Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537266939733235271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-67430451368175098002011-11-26T05:22:43.673-05:002011-11-26T05:22:43.673-05:00I am beside myself. Gene is either apathetic or ig...I am beside myself. Gene is either apathetic or ignorant or some disgusting combination of the two. I will always love the school - the best four years of my life were spent there, but I will never donate to the Flynn Fund so long as Gene remains the AD.<br /><br />I love Donahue and think he's taking the program in the right direction, but at the end of the day the school is a football school and Gene's blindness to that is appalling.<br /><br />But this problem won't be resolved until the board forces Leahy to remedy the issue and by that I mean fire Gene. Because even if he grew a pair and fired Spaz, he'd go out and hire someone who'd be his lapdog and we'd be in the same situation in a few years. Make no mistake, the problem lies with Gene and we'll continue to suck until he's gone. I give him all the credit in the world for getting us into the ACC but there's only so much time he can hang his hat on that. But anytime an AD wages war on his fanbase and donors (see his passive aggressive tweet about Clemson fans in the stadium before kickoff), it's time for the guy to go.<br /><br />I'm not on the board and don't know anyone who sits on it but I can only hope that they aren't as numb to this as they seem to have been over the past few years. Like I said, I'll always love the school and will root and donate until the day I die, but none of my money will ever go to the athletic dept. so long as that assclown still has his job. The school means to much to me to fund any more of his crap.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568033449575591264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-59708722486672374652011-11-26T01:17:27.360-05:002011-11-26T01:17:27.360-05:00Withholding of Flynn Fund contributions is appropr...Withholding of Flynn Fund contributions is appropriate. Bill Flynn would be sick over this situation. <br /><br />Don't forget to also change your Shaw Society status. Those of us who intend to leave our estates, however modest, to BC will have to reconsider. Perhaps that will get some respect.Lenny Sienkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106249138571503999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-33149734331162538022011-11-26T00:23:28.657-05:002011-11-26T00:23:28.657-05:00There is no joy in Mudville. Mighty Casey has str...There is no joy in Mudville. Mighty Casey has struck out. I would support "occupying the heights". The problem now is that the team has started to actually look a lot better. WPL and GDF actually appear to look good by sticking with a controversial candidate. Spaz has been loyal but incompetant. It was stupid to give him a two year extension. Obviously, GDF has tied his star to Spaziani because he stuck his neck out for Jags and had it chopped off. The verbage is now equating 4-8 to should have been 10-2. Even Spock knows that this is not logical.JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-12260621248934371122011-11-25T23:56:19.575-05:002011-11-25T23:56:19.575-05:00I am giving everything to my grad school now. BC d...I am giving everything to my grad school now. BC doesn't care about alumni. At my 10 year reunion (in a parking lot by the rec plex, classy) they had a police presence pushing out pregnant women like we were undergrads on shea. I called and complained, they said I was ungrateful and everyone loved it. It was a joke. They actually told me I was wrong and it was great. My gd who went to duke was shocked at the police action. I went to her reunion at duke. I fe mt embarrassed for bc, not only was it elegant, it was free. I paid $75 a ticket to stand in a parking lot and get harassed by police. In fact, they refused to give my gd a gift bag at the end even though she had a ticket. I was just embarassed plain and simple. If BC can't tear alumni right at a reunion do you think they care about are opinion on a football coach? I went to a Yale alumni event last year. My 10 year was like a frat party in morgantown compared to that. They just don't care. I love BC, that will never change. But to follow an idiotic administration who won't listen, is idiotic.bc1900https://www.blogger.com/profile/12154149459908542273noreply@blogger.com