tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post8611918850004118162..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Notre Dame and BC: the futureATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-77943470973593960242009-10-23T23:43:18.529-04:002009-10-23T23:43:18.529-04:00I actually don't disagree with you, Coast. It ...I actually don't disagree with you, Coast. It goes to my original point, BC has little to gain from playing UConn, and perception may drive a large part of that equation. You certainly searched long and hard for validation in those stats. Fair enough. The most vital stat in my opinion: BC vs. ACC9 vs. UConn vs ACC9. 17-9 vs. 2-5. Transitive results in football are common to cite but rarely make a difference and hardly ever make intuitive sense. Larger bodies of evidence are more persuasive, no? <br /><br />Look, we don't know, but we can draw reasonable conclusions. BC has proven to have a better program than ND over the last decade, for example. That's a fact. I'd argue that BC plays a tougher schedule.<br /><br />One can't disprove a negative. I can't refute "we don't know unless we play it out," unless we schedule UConn. BC hasn't played USC, but what if we beat them (by chance)? Probably wouldn't, but we don't know. <br /><br />UConn has made strides. I agree, and I think I said as much earlier, that BC likes that perception of being better, and can't go anywhere but down in that regard. We've earned it by beating UConn every time we've played them. The rest is irrelevant.<br /><br />No offense, but I'd much rather play a big boy program and lose than play UConn and win. BC should be about expanding its brand name west of the Mississippi, not augmenting it in the northeast. It's a national university in the students it attracts (does BC need more CT applicants? I think not), it should be so in the football programs we play. Again, if ND can still do it, and we've proven to be at that level and above, why not us?CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-52398122826344341982009-10-23T00:17:43.359-04:002009-10-23T00:17:43.359-04:00UConn didn't take 7 of 9 and 6 straight for a ...UConn didn't take 7 of 9 and 6 straight for a good reason-- because BC will not play them. Consider this to be the ND-BC situation if ND had nipped BC in the bud a few years ago.<br /><br />Let's look at that UConn record against the ACC. From 2000-2008, you are correct in saying UConn is 4-15 against teams <i>currently</i> in the ACC. However, we can break that down further. <br /><br />UConn has only played UM, VT, and BC while the three were members of the Big East. UC is 0-2 against UM, 0-1 against VT, and 0-4 against BC. Together, they are 0-7 against that BE/ACC trio. Against the "original" nine-member ACC, UC is 4-8. <br /><br />---<br /><br />From 2000-2004, BC was in the Big East and UC was independent, joining the BE in 2004.<br /><br /><b>During this period</b>:<br /><br />BC vs ACC9: 0-2<br />UC vs ACC9: 2-3<br /><br />BC vs UM, VT: 1-7<br />UC vs UM, VT: 0-3<br /><br />BC vs UC: BC leads, 4-0.<br /><br />---<br /><br />From 2005-2008, BC was a member of the ACC and UC was a member of the BE.<br /><br /><b>During this period</b>:<br /><br />BC vs ACC9: 17-9<br />UC vs ACC9: 2-5<br /><br />BC vs UM, VT: 4-4<br />UC vs UM, VT: ---<br /><br />------<br /><br />During that same 2005-2008 period, we can look at common ACC opponents between the two schools.<br /><br />2005: none<br />2006: WF 21, BC 14. WF 24, UC 13.<br />2007: BC 38, WF 28. WF 24, UC 10.<br />2008: NC 45, BC 24. NC 38, UC 12.<br /><br />What does this tell us? BC, on paper from 2005-2008, was better than UC. BC, more often than not, should beat UC. However, you don't know it for sure until you play the game. I do not think BC wants to chance their status as top program in New England, real or perceived, with a series against UConn in the future. Until the games are played, perception is reality.Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169212809658602017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-85924889434830294922009-10-22T21:39:32.445-04:002009-10-22T21:39:32.445-04:00Coast, legitimate points, except you lose me when ...Coast, legitimate points, except you lose me when you say, "I think the results would be much, much closer, if not reversed, now. I don't think BC wants to lose their New England clout if UConn consistently proved to be a better football program."<br /><br />Just chalk it up to a difference in opinion but there is little evidence that UConn would reverse anything. UConn is 4-15 vs. ACC opponents or future ACC members (BC, VTech) since 2000. <br /><br />Plus you have the animosity of UConn bball after the conference switch (boo hoo), and, quite frankly, the lack of class shown to BC fans by UConn supporters. <br /><br />It'd be another story if UConn had beaten us 6 straight times and 7 out of 9 (to make the BC-ND comparison) and we still kept this attitude. They didn't. They won't. Bad analogy. <br /><br />Win the Big East and play us in the Orange Bowl (one day).CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-16934392934601971962009-10-22T14:39:37.205-04:002009-10-22T14:39:37.205-04:00Okay, Darius. I'm talking about the arrogance ...Okay, Darius. I'm talking about the arrogance with which one university handles another university. <br /><br />I'm talking about the cocky, uppity university "A" who does not consider university "B" a rival, who in the face of potentially losing face and traditional position in the rivalry will not play "B." <br /><br />School "A" believes school "B" is a fine school, but not really the same animal. School "A" says "B" is the backup school.<br /><br />I'm talking about school "A's" fans who think scheduling "B" will somehow elevate school "B," that it helps school "B" and not school "A." That school "A" has different recruiting targets and profiles than school "B," so what's to gain from playing "B?"<br /><br />I'm talking about school "A" traditionally having more clout in certain areas than school "B," but school "B" is on the rise, and in order to avoid playing them, well, we'll just nip that in the bud and still roll on our name value.<br /><br />You can see all of those BC-UC perspectives in the above 49 comments. <br /><br />UConn is not as crappy a program as it used to be. BC owned UConn. I think the results would be much, much closer, if not reversed, now. I don't think BC wants to lose their New England clout if UConn consistently proved to be a better football program.Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169212809658602017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-90790135288058096602009-10-22T11:38:53.097-04:002009-10-22T11:38:53.097-04:00Coast--can you explain that parallel? Because I c...Coast--can you explain that parallel? Because I can't see ANY similarities between ND-->BC and BC-->UConn. Seriously, not one. The only things BC has in common with UConn are: (1) they are within 100 miles of each other, so that fit within the same general "New England" category, even though they're even not in the same state; (2) they were in the same basketball conference for about 25 years and the same football conference for 1 year. They're very different types of school and have no shared tradition or historical relationship as institutions. Seriously, I don't see it. Enlighten me, man. <br /><br />Is it that BC thinks they're better than UConn at football? That might have been a similarity, except that what defines the BC-ND attitude/friction is ND's hollow arrogance in the face of continued BC dominance, whereas UConn has never--not once--beaten BC at football, possibly because UConn has only been playing in the same NCAA classification for a few years. Again, clue me in on what bonds BC and UConn the way that ND and BC are tied.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846444942276961774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54769990102503352252009-10-22T08:32:52.393-04:002009-10-22T08:32:52.393-04:00Let me note something very obvious that has not be...Let me note something very obvious that has not been mentioned.<br /><br />The Catholic powers that be -- the priests that run BC and ND, as well as interested bishops etc. -- probably have a large impact in deciding if the games continue or not. I am sure GDF takes his marching orders from on high and not the other way around when it comes to BC v ND.<br /><br />This is not Georgia v Georgia Tech, or Texas v Oklahoma or some other secular combination.mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-90908812305513577872009-10-22T06:56:50.918-04:002009-10-22T06:56:50.918-04:00Not to beat a dead horse, but the Catholic rivalry...Not to beat a dead horse, but the Catholic rivalry aspect of the BC-Notre Dame rivalry is not a compelling reason to continue the series. When DeFilipo decided to move BC to the ACC for all the reasons he has sold to the BC community, he turned his back on not just Notre Dame but also Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall, and Villanova, all solid Catholic universities. BC is the only Catholic institution in the ACC.Tony77019https://www.blogger.com/profile/11972918583844027007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-50811341769798529432009-10-22T06:33:29.835-04:002009-10-22T06:33:29.835-04:00Please remember that the Big East Conference - Not...Please remember that the Big East Conference - Notre Dame's home for all sports except football - does not want the Irish playing BC. The Irish only make concessions when there is no cost to them (small stadium in Boston is a negative) and the Irish basketball program needs the Big East much more than the conference needs them. It is also convenient for Notre Dame to skip the Eagles as BC has beaten Notre Dame recently. I'm pretty sure BC does not regret moving to the ACC even with the negative of losing ND as an oppenent.Tony77019https://www.blogger.com/profile/11972918583844027007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-12146919547108781562009-10-22T04:23:26.008-04:002009-10-22T04:23:26.008-04:00mmason- I admire your optimism, but I think you ex...mmason- I admire your optimism, but I think you exaggerate quite a few things in BC's favor, but I'm sure you're having fun with it, so what the hey.<br /><br />I also think it's funny that Notre Dame's relationship toward/ treatment of Boston College is exactly the same as Boston College's relationship toward/ treatment of UConn, but there is a lot of blindness toward that.<br /><br />The only difference is fewer games and no Catholicism.Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169212809658602017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-10137808838382488542009-10-21T21:46:29.857-04:002009-10-21T21:46:29.857-04:00No to a UConn game. It helps their program by play...No to a UConn game. It helps their program by playing a big-time program and does nothing for us...what, cost us that great recruit from Hartford? Let recruits continue to think we're the best program in the northeast and give them no reason to change their minds. Perception is everything. Even when it's true.<br /><br />Best post/responses in awhile. <br /><br />Would like to see the ND game continued, but there is now an opportunity to get creative. ND is fiercely independent to preserve its historical rivalries, which, as they stand, give them a geographic reach in recruiting. I mean, South Bend sucks. Indiana is flat and plays bball. <br /><br />Good contributions from the ND fans. <br /><br />It was said that northeasterners are provincial, so we should schedule UConn, Syracuse, or Rutgers. My mind thinks...all the more reason to open up and go outside the region for another big boy program. That, to me, is precisely the point in the switch to the ACC. If we wanted provincial, what's more provincial than the Big East (at least in football)? <br /><br />I disagree with the idea that having ND on our schedule hurts us. Yes we win all the time recently. There's no better way to disabuse them of the notion that arrogance comes with a shamrock. And, really, what are they uppity about? Having a special BCS rule and getting spanked by someone they have no business playing? Beating Hawaii? Their bball or hockey programs--neither of which have proven as successful as BC's of late? <br /><br />The ACC rivalries will develop, but they take time. History. Compelling events. Four years in does not history make. Thank you, Yoda. <br /><br />Two last points: ND is special. No matter what we say to disparage them and their porous defense, Rick Mirer, Ron Powlus, the corn fields and ghettos of South Bend, their arrogance, their ND'ness...ND has its name. Nothing wrong with circling the date, b/c their are very few programs with that kind of resonance...and thus all the hate. They've earned it historically, if not recently. And earning it means they get to keep it when times are tough. <br /><br />Speaking of which, somebody said "rivalry hate" is okay. I completely agree. Hate is an important part of sports. I know we're not supposed to use the word, but I hate phonies like ARod and Brett Favre, Kobe, the NY Mets, SEC fans, and communism, to name just a few. Hate makes me feel better and gives me a rooting interest. But discretion being the better part of valor, I say you stand behind principle by not scheduling UConn and, as good Catholics, turn the other cheek. Let UConn hate us. If, by extension, we can serve as that object of scorn, our reward comes in heaven. Where we won't see many of them.CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-37670383439311270132009-10-21T18:30:40.491-04:002009-10-21T18:30:40.491-04:00We are not the only ones with tailgating issues:
...We are not the only ones with tailgating issues:<br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4577871&sportCat=nflBCDoubleEaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860756154632438516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-39661664164261639202009-10-21T18:09:24.259-04:002009-10-21T18:09:24.259-04:00I am going to the BC/ND game this weekend (have al...I am going to the BC/ND game this weekend (have also been to every BC home game this year and have season tix). I can’t get people to go with me for most games (must be my pleasant disposition and sparkling personality) and have had to dump my extra tix for $10-$20 on average (face is $45). On more than one occasion this year someone saw me selling tix and actually gave me their extra tix to sell b/c they didn’t want to be bothered.<br /><br />I love tailgating and this will be the first game at which I have really had the opportunity to tailgate at this year (sorry, fan fest does NOT count) - I think that says it all. Used to have a group of 10+ people who wanted to tailgate and go to games until 2006 but they got sick of the hassle and mean spirited attitude of the BCPD so now it’s usually just me and my imaginary friend who I lovingly refer to as “snuffy” (aka snuffaluffagus). <br /><br />Please, please, please - we need to do something about the tailgating situation. I hate to say it but that's what makes the college football experience so great for folks that are not die hard fans. No tailgating means no casual fans.<br /><br />Maybe we can put a letter together and get alumni to sign it to put the pressure on Gene (I know the Newton/Brighton folks make it difficult but it's time for some push back to the extent possible). <br /><br />I can just picture it now, I am walking around campus before a game asking people to sign the letter and it then being confiscated by the BCPD (and when I ask why it is being confiscated, much like the street sign they confiscated from my dorm back in the day, they will simply respond with the proverbial “because we said so” and give me a look like I just committed a major felony for daring to question them).<br /><br />Or maybe I'll just run for Mayor of Newton now that Mayor David Cohen is finally giving up his crown… ahhhhh!<br /><br />BC 38 ND 27Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277483524642690502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-2862424868376486372009-10-21T16:44:47.806-04:002009-10-21T16:44:47.806-04:00The truth of your post is evidenced by the lengthy...The truth of your post is evidenced by the lengthy discussion it has spawned. There is a lot of value in playing Notre Dame, more than there would be in playing a no-name. It's the best of both worlds, really--a big-name opponent AND a guaranteed win! : )<br /><br />Know what I got out of that Wegman article on scheduling? Oklahoma's looking for a game. Let's get on that already.<br /><br />Dropping ND to add the likes of Oklahoma would be wonderful. Dropping ND to add another MAC-type team would be reprehensible. Dropping ND to play a combination of those two options would be inferior to keeping ND. I like the 1-1-1 solution. I'd like to see 1-1-1-OFF every four years. It gives every class of kids at each school a chance to go to the other at some point their four years. It keeps the rivalry active, but gives a bit of a break to help prevent it from getting as stale as it now seems. And it opens up at least some scheduling flexibility for each school.<br /><br />Next: The gameday experience at BC is awful. It's already been well-described ad nauseum, so I won't rehash the specific aspects. But I'll add my own perspective: I live in the rural midwest, pretty far from anywhere of note, so whenever I want to see a BC game, I have to do some travel planning. If not for all the friends back in Boston that I'd still like to see occasionally, I wouldn't bother with home games at all anymore. Because that's what they are: games. I go to Boston College to see a game. I go to Notre Dame, or an ACC school, or another away matchup to have a good time, the full experience. Tailgating, enjoying the whole day. BC games were a far better experience 20 years ago, and not just because I was 20 years younger. If the GameDay experience CAN change at BC, it needs to. Because when your school's fans would rather go to their opponents' stadiums than your own, that's saying something.<br /><br />Richard--2 hours for 8 miles? How about a bike? Cut that time in half or better. I'm only half-joking.<br /><br />mod--Clausen has done poorly against BC, but so had Tyrod Taylor until a few weeks ago. ND has plenty of weaknesses, but Clausen is not one of them. Their "defense" is a big, BIG liability, though you'd never know it by reading their message boards. (They think it is ""almost as good as VTs") Given this, BC should hang with or beat ND regardless of what Clausen does. But... getting some pressure on him wouldn't exactly be the worst idea in history. The lack of a pass rush all year is a significant problem, and I hope it is being fixed this week.<br /><br />Michael and Eagleboston: we don't need UConn. Ever. That's a game with all the upside of the annual "good for New England" game and a whole lot more downside, like having to deal with obnoxious fanbase and the school's demand of a return trip to their crappy "home" field so our fans can have bottles and cans hurled at them in the parking lots. Plus, they sued us, remember? Why reward that with a pact that gives their program far more than it does ours.<br /><br />matthew--turnovers ARE way down. Going back to an earlier point, I attribute this to the lack of pressure on the quarterback. Pressure generates mistakes. BC simply has GOT to get some push on the line and get someone into the backfield to force ND into sloppy passing or ball-securing.<br /><br />John--good point about the divided families. I know a few myself, and this game is a very, very big deal to each of them.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846444942276961774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-43488701332718972902009-10-21T15:34:14.961-04:002009-10-21T15:34:14.961-04:00The post is good, but leaves out the fundamental p...The post is good, but leaves out the fundamental problem of ND scheduling BC. <br /><br />Under Kevin White Notre Dame created a 7-4-1 scheduling philosophy. That is, 7 home games, 4 road games, and 1 neutral site game. Jack Swarbrick replaced White last year but is committed to the scheduling model. Notre Dame fans hate it, but they don't care, it's about dollars and cents. As Master P said: "If it don't make dollars, then it don't make sense."<br /><br />Because of this, ND can no longer pick up an opponent that will not accept playing the Irish in ND stadium with no return date. BC is not willing to agree to this, nor should they. This is why the mid majors have started showing up on the Irish radar. In a year in which BC is home, ND also has MSU, USC, and Navy at home with Michigan, Stanford, Purdue and Pittsburgh on the road.<br /><br />There are your home and home teams for the rest of the 7-4-1 schedule. So BC can be a home team with no return date (a la this year) or a neutral site game (ND is playing Washington State in San Antonio for completely transparent reasons.)<br /><br />Next year ND is playng Utah, BYU and Tulsa back to back to back. Why? Because those teams will not demand a home and home series. As a Notre Dame fan I find this ridiculous. However, this is the REAL reason ND and BC will not meet again. <br /><br />As a previous poster explained, ND does rotate some series' such as Michigan State and Stanford, but those will be replaced by Big East teams. Notre Dame does not want to go to Boston, when it can go to Tampa, get an easier game against USF and recruit Florida kids.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916432544000237998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-66120811887764150692009-10-21T15:31:50.349-04:002009-10-21T15:31:50.349-04:00Few Topics.
UConn - I'm sorry, but not wantin...Few Topics.<br /><br />UConn - I'm sorry, but not wanting to play the Huskies because a fear that too many Connecticut fans will show up is the same family as being a coward. Like the Georgia - Georgia Tech Game, there is nothing wrong with a game being about clean, old-fashioned hate. In fact, hate makes for some awesome football games. And that is what we have with Yukon. Hate.<br /><br />Generating Fan Greater Interest: How do we generate Subway (School of Greenline?) Alumni? We have to get games that generate enough interest that we get the people of New England to take a partisan voting interest in us. What other games besides ND could create non-alumn fans willing to go to the games? We have plenty of low intensity fans (see our High TV rating), but we need a way to turn them from people who say they like BC to identifying themselves as Eagles (and go to bowl games) even though they did not attend BC. You know, how most SEC / Big 12 fan bases work. I don't think it is going to be about marketing, it has to be about the product on the field. <br /><br />Tailgating: Build the bridge across comm ave.; Open up the Brighton Campus to tailgating. ASAP.<br /><br />I-AA - If we are going to continue to play FCS schools every year, we should seriously figure out what Fordham is doing with their football program. They have decided to give out Scholies so they can play FBS opponents. By doing so, Fordham is effectively leaving the Patriot League. (They will play their Patriot League Schedule, but results will not count in the standings and results) I can not think of a reason to leave the Patriot League unless they are seriously considering making a run at returning to Big Time football. A Fordham-BC football game, two Jesuit Schools, another Boston - New York sports rivalry, would be good. Let's play Fordham.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460691928948222676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-6289209443088056312009-10-21T14:53:43.335-04:002009-10-21T14:53:43.335-04:00Enough of this "Fredo" talk. Basta! ND i...Enough of this "Fredo" talk. Basta! ND is older than BC, therefore we're "Michael", they're "Fredo"--yes, we're family, but does that make G'Town "Sonny?" Bottom line: ND needs us and BC needs ND. It's a no brainer for a dozen reasons. COUNT'EM. The first three reasons: It Has Draw. It's the Holy War, it's tied at 9 to 9, and there are two trophies! The Irish and the Leahy Trophy. It's an undeniable curiosity. The Game's already on and it's too late to quit. 4th reason: Money. People will always pay to see this game--even the cheap BC alums who, even with viagra, still clearly don't get BC football. 5th: The two largest Catholic universities in the world (BC now being the largest, ND being the rural college and BC the urban university) each have a long national collegiate football tradition, and share the Frank Leahy thing. The Pope Bowl must be played, like a moveable feast, and annually would be best. Ask the Holy Father, he'll agree. 6th: Mutual Dislike, jealousy, bordering on hatred(Sure, they hate us now--what better reason for a rivalry?) And why? Because our Flutie trumps their Gipper, Rockne and Hornung and I'll raise you their Bettis, and still win. We've been better at this game than they have for years and it's a family thing, a sibling rivalry--and don't let ND kid you--we're the younger brother who's ben to war, and they're Fredo who can't leave the farm. 7th :Vengeance-- We've beaten them 6 straight and 7 of 9. 8th: Envy: Now we've got the Matt Ryan legacy as well, and 20 plus guys in the NFL who may not do calculus but they're pros in the Bigs. What's ND got? Brady Quinn...and vague memories of Rocket Ishmail, and Lou Holtz weekly spazzing out and near death when they lose.) 9th: Prestige: After the Catholic connection, there's our ACC position--beating us counts for something and they need quality chances at wins outside the Big Ten. We're champs and they're not. We're not going away EVER.10th: Network Pressure: NBC thinks the BC/ND game is a good thing --or so I've read--and don't want it to go away, either. ND's NBC numbers haven't been that great for other games outside of USC, and ours has some resonance. In what rivalry in the last 25 years has BC made it to the cover of SI for beating any other ranked team in college football? 11th & 12th: Smart Vision--After all the oldsters are gone, we'll be in the future, peopled by millions who don't know Gipper from Flipper. BC will become the more prestigious university by virtue of it's modern achievements, slick urban appeal with a touch of ivy, dominance in all sports, highly touted academics and diversity, as well as its urban position in a major metro Boston market with no other college competitor. Forget about Rutgers and UConn--Nobody knows who they are west of the Mississippi, trust me. We need to play Stanford and USC regularly, schedule a Colorado or a Texas every few years, and go on becoming the great nationally acclaimed university we are. The Future Is Ours. (Who wants to live in South Bend?)<br />GO EAGLES! GO BC! CRUSH THE IRISH!<br />(Sorry for the long post but I'm an old Eagle 3000 miles away from BC, and think ATL is right on most of the time--even if he is just a kid.)mmasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069140509176448295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-9315019189521083772009-10-21T14:51:48.170-04:002009-10-21T14:51:48.170-04:00A neutral site against Notre Dame would be embarra...A neutral site against Notre Dame would be embarrassing. The last thing we need is 40,000 ND fans in YANKEE Stadium showing up 5,000 BC fans. Sad but true.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027227392758115537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-78041273842806090332009-10-21T14:39:22.778-04:002009-10-21T14:39:22.778-04:00Dan, I agree in principle (and I HATE YUKON!) But,...Dan, I agree in principle (and I HATE YUKON!) But, what worries me is that we'll see the same thing that happened in men's basketball with Providence. Because of the poor work of the AD, they can't fill the seats and the opposing fans swoop in and take over. It was embarrassing when Conte was FILLED with PC fans like it was a home game for them.morrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588147216432968173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-75088947716599841822009-10-21T14:35:35.200-04:002009-10-21T14:35:35.200-04:00Poor game day atmosphere and the police state ment...Poor game day atmosphere and the police state mentality is definitely a problem. I suspect it is a combo of giving in to neighbors and Fr. Leahy's ultra-conservative rules. The environment at BC has become a police state, with campus police having the authority to go off campus and raid privately rented apartments with no search warrant. I've heard from other fans that the new Shea Field rules is the last straw. It's a sad state of affairs. This team is overacheiving in front of empty seats. I'm not sure it helps to write letters to the athletic dept. I've done so about poor basketball attendance, and was led to believe my voice was being heard, only in the end to feel that I was simply being patronized. Perhaps we need to organize. I'm tired of it, and it's getting worse every year.morrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588147216432968173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-28986911689328950412009-10-21T14:31:33.238-04:002009-10-21T14:31:33.238-04:00Kevin, your sentiment is exactly why we should pla...Kevin, your sentiment is exactly why we should play them. We all hate them. It's a win win for BC. It's a quick rivalry because of the bad blood. We get a relatively soft local opponent that we get less crap for scheduling than Northeastern or UMASS. Despite not being on the T their fans will travel more than Northeastern so it should be a sell out or close. And it gives us an opportunity to reaffirm to New England recruits that we are the best choice for them. Also, it gives us a chance to remind Jim Calhoun every year of our existence and make him stew a little more.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868284984927336867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-47032497405858666432009-10-21T14:17:58.337-04:002009-10-21T14:17:58.337-04:00I am glad we're playing Syracuse but have no i...I am glad we're playing Syracuse but have no interest in playing UConn. <br /><br />We are better off for having no ties to them.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821234100147964378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-75829322774930022472009-10-21T14:14:14.959-04:002009-10-21T14:14:14.959-04:00http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_UCONN_S...http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_UCONN_STABBING_BC_FLOL-?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOMEBCDiscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384636765050677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-35913283959653226142009-10-21T13:54:52.971-04:002009-10-21T13:54:52.971-04:00Will:
He's kidding, but not. Make no mistake...Will:<br /><br />He's kidding, but not. Make no mistake about his ND loyalties. He worships ND like Weis worships the buffet at Denny's. Believe it. Watching BC beat up on ND time and time again has sent him over the mental edge.Eagle1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08095107420308533734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-21939653332586711612009-10-21T13:37:50.889-04:002009-10-21T13:37:50.889-04:00Do people actually not realize that ObserverColleg...Do people actually not realize that ObserverCollege is kidding? I know ND fans can be great examples of self-parody, but he's obviously a dig at pompous ND fans. I do think the idea of ND playing BC at Rentschler, when ND refuses to even play UConn there (no games in CT in that series) is partiularly hilarious.SectionKKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637028115316301153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-10507130095401701222009-10-21T13:08:18.154-04:002009-10-21T13:08:18.154-04:00I think OC might've gotten one of those "...I think OC might've gotten one of those "100% Online" certificates in negotiation that ND is advertising in the banner above.mod10aeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009617224575563986noreply@blogger.com