tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post729483150707834069..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Football releases 2015 scheduleATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-53031229698172812182015-01-30T16:05:57.601-05:002015-01-30T16:05:57.601-05:00Haven't seen this mentioned yet so I will -- m...Haven't seen this mentioned yet so I will -- my biggest issue with the Howard game is that it is on 9/12, the logical home date for the "Red Bandanna" game. <br /><br />After the boost we got in the stadium with USC in town, I'd be all for scheduling an ACC rival or name non-conference opponent on that date going forward.<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but it just seems like such a waste scheduling a weak opponent then.bceagle93https://www.blogger.com/profile/12409788303341640915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-71248988656441714342015-01-30T15:34:19.532-05:002015-01-30T15:34:19.532-05:00Boston College should immediately set up a regular...Boston College should immediately set up a regular series with BYU. The ACC will now count it as a P5 opponent and BYU has publicly stated in the past they want to do itemnoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774979358002515045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-23899956178079340032015-01-30T14:40:22.848-05:002015-01-30T14:40:22.848-05:00Mod- People seem to be having a visceral reaction ...Mod- People seem to be having a visceral reaction to Howard being scheduled. The arguments against Howard are wide ranging, but the only relevant argument against playing Howard is that it means we have to win 7 games and not 6 for bowl eligibility. <br /><br />I am suggesting that if we were to play a Fordham or a Georgetown, the reaction would not be as negative because, as you say, we have shared bonds, even though the result would still be that we need to win 7 games and not 6. <br /><br />My ultimate point is that whether it's Howard or Fordham doesn't matter, we would still need to win 7 games, but that if it was Fordham instead of Howard, people would be more okay with it. SaturdaysOnSheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397599362587805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-10246245183975645502015-01-30T14:19:53.085-05:002015-01-30T14:19:53.085-05:00SoS -- I did not understand your point the first t...SoS -- I did not understand your point the first time or the secomd time.<br /><br />What exactly are you trying to say?mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-56773822672414296012015-01-30T13:33:44.645-05:002015-01-30T13:33:44.645-05:00Can somebody check to see if BC has ever played a ...Can somebody check to see if BC has ever played a football game against an Historically Black College ("HBC") in the past?<br /><br />I don't think it will hurt recruiting to get our school before a completely new audience. <br /><br />We should do our best to welcome Howard and its alumni and friends. <br /><br />I would like to see more BC presence in the DC/DelMarVa area.<br /><br />I don't see the problem.Lenny Sienkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106249138571503999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-76854565653107079892015-01-30T13:01:33.852-05:002015-01-30T13:01:33.852-05:00Mod- Thank you for making my point. Playing a For...Mod- Thank you for making my point. Playing a Fordham or Gtown would leave us in exactly the same position as playing Howard. We would still need to win 7 games to reach bowl eligibility. But clearly the out cry would be far less. SaturdaysOnSheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397599362587805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-87664961819000424592015-01-30T12:32:31.371-05:002015-01-30T12:32:31.371-05:00If the Howard game were to be played in DC instead...If the Howard game were to be played in DC instead of Chestnut Hill, I think the attendance would be the same.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427319051544009204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-19159145990934934072015-01-30T12:23:33.306-05:002015-01-30T12:23:33.306-05:00S-o-S - doesn't BC have a common heritage wit...S-o-S - doesn't BC have a common heritage with other Jesuit schools and many common bonds? What relationship does BC have with Howard?mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-22273640952332092872015-01-30T11:18:02.286-05:002015-01-30T11:18:02.286-05:00ACC should play 9 league games, like 3 of the othe...ACC should play 9 league games, like 3 of the other 4 bid 5 leagues, and therefore reduce the need for these awful games. You'd hate to see one of our top guys get hurt in a meaningless game like Howard.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-14731733160124155392015-01-30T10:20:14.530-05:002015-01-30T10:20:14.530-05:00Scheduling Howard will make BC a laughingstock in ...Scheduling Howard will make BC a laughingstock in Boston. Very bad marketing of the program locally. No excuses for the AD.<br /><br />There is no shame in playing Northern Illinois. They are a legit and very tough program. Unless they are having an off year, it will be competitive.<br /><br />Good for New England games against the likes of Maine are stupid. Only UConn and UMass pass the straight face test. <br /><br />Getting 6 wins on the backs of cupcakes is no accomplishment. The fact that others do it is irrelevant. Play a real scrimmage if you need the practice. I don't want to pay to see a scrimmage.Napolean Bonapartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400468172192375595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-43660621628152380352015-01-30T09:02:58.536-05:002015-01-30T09:02:58.536-05:00I have to wonder if the reaction to the Howard gam...I have to wonder if the reaction to the Howard game would be this visceral if we were playing a team like Holy Cross, Fordham, or Georgetown. A game the whalepants could happily hang their hat on. <br /><br />My gut tells me it wouldn't and a game like that would be "good for Jesuit schools."<br /><br />Its unfortunate we have to play Howard and I think Bates really missed on this one. Any argument outside what this game means for eligbility, is irrelevant. It sucks but we will only continue talking about it if we finish 6-6 next year. 7-5 or better and it will be a footnote. <br /><br />Firday night FSU is terrible but I imagine Bates had nothing to do with it and it was dictated by the ACC. Although played up here, where most high school football is played on Saturday, I am sure FSU is not happy about losing viewers and having recruits miss watching their game even on TV. <br /><br />We have to get away from thinking that getting a game scheduled is as simple as picking up the phone to the AD at Army, UMass, Alabama or Mizzou and saying "Wanna play on this date?" I am sure Bates tried to schedule a lot of other schools before he had to settle for Howard and if he didn't that's a major issue. SaturdaysOnSheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397599362587805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-76862923454946739652015-01-30T08:51:41.215-05:002015-01-30T08:51:41.215-05:00Why not just leave Sept. 12 open so you have extra...Why not just leave Sept. 12 open so you have extra time to prepare for FSU? Instead we play Howard, then we have only a short week to prepare for one of the biggest games of the year. Are we contractually required to play 12 games, or could we have left Sept. 12 open and only played 11 games?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860968589818360244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-14106729497038751382015-01-30T08:36:18.063-05:002015-01-30T08:36:18.063-05:00I predict 6-6.I predict 6-6.eaglebostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536194020385661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-71653000668270180872015-01-30T08:11:54.367-05:002015-01-30T08:11:54.367-05:00doesn't Umass count as a D1 game? why not jus...doesn't Umass count as a D1 game? why not just schedule them? this Howard matchup really has me scratching my head. why was New Mexico State allowed to wiggle out of this game?<br /><br />Bates needs to do a better job of setting up an improved schedule. why not a game against Army?EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-83655099763811888642015-01-29T23:55:07.899-05:002015-01-29T23:55:07.899-05:00The schedule is silly, what with the Howard game a...The schedule is silly, what with the Howard game and ten weeks without a bye? <br /><br />I just read all the comments on BCI. Wow. Arrogant would be too kind to those guys. <br /><br />They have no idea. First. FSU was told by the ACC that they had to play on a Friday night. They don't want a home game on Friday in Florida. Hello high school football. People in Mass don't care about HS football, at least not like they do in the south. Fisher doesn't want to ruin his ties to the best schools in FLA by playing on a Friday night in front of a sellout crowd. <br /><br />BC screwed the pooch on this one. I don't even care about bowl eligibility. They're paying Howard to come in and get beat and it does nothing for them. This is not an SEC school playing two cupcakes, because SEC teams don't need to enlarge their footprint. Schools like ALA and LSU play one good P5 team to open in areas that affirm their dominance, not enhance it. Everybody in GA knows about Saban. He doesn't need to play the kickoff classic. <br /><br />We just got done asking, "Colorado State who?" Then we got beat at home. I kinda thought that moving to the ACC was not ONLY about money but also about familiarizing the brand south of NJ. <br /><br />It appears I was wrong. <br /><br />Next year could very well be a nine or ten win year and feel no more validating than a Pinstripe loss to a mediocre Big Ten team. What exactly is the point? CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-30125019776400681642015-01-29T13:17:21.905-05:002015-01-29T13:17:21.905-05:00I said it in the leadup to the Pinstripe, and I...I said it in the leadup to the Pinstripe, and I'll repeat it. I think we should play SU in NYC every year.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-69987480307390449292015-01-29T13:15:35.056-05:002015-01-29T13:15:35.056-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-22604180802889583012015-01-29T11:39:57.356-05:002015-01-29T11:39:57.356-05:00Matt-
Yes. BC should adopt a sort of barnstorming...Matt-<br />Yes. BC should adopt a sort of barnstorming mentality. After all, our most significant wins always seem to come on the road anyway (Miami '84, ND '93 and '02, VT '03 and '07, WVU '04, Clemson '07, etc.).Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860968589818360244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-42344180821629729312015-01-29T11:13:26.262-05:002015-01-29T11:13:26.262-05:00There are flaws in the schedule but that appears t...There are flaws in the schedule but that appears to be what Addazio wanted. He wants to build the program by playing "cupcakes". Northern Illinois may have a little more icing than BC wants. I agree that Florida State on a Friday night is a disaster for fan support. Access to the Heights in daylight is troublesome. I presume that the game will be a good payday. Very easily, BC cold be shut out of a bowl because of needing 7 wins. Actually, "it all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is". Will leftie Wade develop quickly? Will Robinson do well in the Spring? Will Flutie get frustrated just "holding for extra points"?JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-68043861586364272652015-01-29T11:04:28.562-05:002015-01-29T11:04:28.562-05:00Howard #$#%!&#@! . . . good lord.
BUT!
La...Howard #$#%!&#@! . . . good lord.<br /><br />BUT!<br /><br />Last year Howard played Rutgers, and gained 427 yards against RU.<br /><br />RU hung on to beat Howard 38-25<br /><br />So I would think twice about this comment: "Howard won't sell any tickets and won't bring any juice. This is a glorified scrimmage."<br /><br />Yes, this game is as uninteresting as could be, but not a gimmee.mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-12608526970379270912015-01-29T10:57:07.897-05:002015-01-29T10:57:07.897-05:00BC has no business scheduling more than 5 home gam...BC has no business scheduling more than 5 home games. There is simply no demand for mediocre college football in Boston, and it is embarrassing to have a half-empty stadium against Maine, Howard, and NIU. The necessity of ONE of those games is debatable. Three is absurd.<br /><br />Moreover, why BC would schedule FSU on a Friday night is beyond me. Think getting to Chestnut Hill on a Friday afternoon is easy? Look for another half-empty stadium (and tailgate lots) even though we're playing one of the best teams in the country.<br /><br />We should be playing 7 road games, scheduling OOC games against schools in Texas and the West Coast. Demanding a home-and-home is absurd...why would ANY school want to play in Boston? We should be marketing to recruits in those states, with the promise that we will be playing in their backyard once a season so their families can come to the games. <br /><br />Unless there is some big recruiting hotbed in Northern Illinois that I am unaware of, on some surge in demand for small-school football in Boston, this schedule simply BC hubris...and an unwillingness to recognize that we have very little to offer.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427319051544009204noreply@blogger.com