This season has gone by fast. That tends to happen when things are going well. But Heismans and better bowls won't happen if we don't beat Syracuse. Let's hope the guys are ready! Leave your thoughts and comments below.
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On bus from Suds Factory to Dome. We've had a good time thus far. Syracuse folks are welcoming but all the sit staff remark on the Clemson fans ( no surprise)
ReplyDeleteI'm becoming resigned to the fact that the Heisman hopes are dashed. The play of others is going to keep him out of contention. I believe he deserves it, but the national pundits are just not warming to him for some reason. The best we can hope for now is an NYC invite.
ReplyDeleteNow, we can focus on what I'm betting Williams agrees is most important - getting the 8th win. Let's get revenge on Syracuse and keep them out of bowl eligibility!
I hope the team is more geared up and focused than the many fans who somehow think this is going to be a relatively easy game.
ReplyDeleteGo BC - beat Syracuse.
I can't imagine anyone in their right mind would think this is going to be an easy game. The teams are evenly matched, Syracuse is fighting for bowl eligibility, and it's on the road. We have our hands full today!
ReplyDeletewow - Duke pulled it off.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and nothing to lose next week.
Are we pumped up yet? I'm a bundle of anticipation and nerves.
ReplyDeleteWe really need this after enduring the Two Stooges!
And Diamond Ferri for 9 years.
Let's take their will in their own building! Led by Matt Patchan.
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ReplyDeleteSyracuse is playing with a lot more energy so far. That punt by Freese must have been shanked.
ReplyDeleteI hate that low punt. If it doesn't hit the ground, you get a 25 yard return.
ReplyDeleteTeam looks flat - travel-itis?
ReplyDeleteOuch, defense giving up major chunk plays early. Let's hope we can hold them to a field goal.
ReplyDeleteInside of Syracuse Dome looks depressing
ReplyDeleteIf we win, at 8-4, do we have bowl priority over UNC 6-6 (BC rule)
ReplyDeleteI agree, Mod. Why don't they turn a few lights on? I hate dome football.
ReplyDeleteDodged a bullet there,
ReplyDeleteDodged a bullet.
ReplyDelete9 in the box
ReplyDeleteWell, it looks like Rettig still sucks.
ReplyDeleteDudek was wide open and Chase overthrew and too high.
ReplyDeleteAnother shitty punt.
ReplyDeleteRettig is absolutely awful. How many wide open receivers has he already missed today? And Andre will be lucky to get 100 today. Syracuse has 9 in the box and can actually tackle.
ReplyDeleteI know it is early, not getting good vibe -yet.
ReplyDeleteBig Mo must change
meant to say and too strong (hard).
ReplyDeleteMan, we look like MAC team today.
ReplyDeleteThis has all the makings of a heart breaker.
ReplyDeleteCome on BC coaches - get these guys tuned in.
Why is Freese punting so poorly? Isn't it easier to punt in a dome?
ReplyDeleteDon Brown needs to put on a hat - he looks more menacing that way. :-)
ReplyDeleteLet's go Ryan Day.
ReplyDeleteThey've got everybody in the box just about.
Andre is struggling, but let's not forget what's important here. We need a win. We can sacrifice Andre's Heisman for a victory. They are stacking the box so the play action is working, so long as Rettig can hit the wide open receivers.
ReplyDeleteGood adjustment... They are locked on AW.
ReplyDeleteThat's right = open it up for Andre.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I singing "Andre, Andre, Andre" to the tune of the soccer chant, "Ole, Ole, Ole.....Ole..Ole!"
ReplyDeleteThat quick snap gets us a big play every game.
ReplyDeleteMan,the BC defense is giving up a ton of yards. Put a spy on Hunt.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting: it looked like Andre had a 32 yard TD run...but he was only credited with a 24 yarder.
ReplyDeleteIt just may be that BC is a slow starting team. They almost don't get going until the 4th quarter.
ReplyDeleteGet a spy on Hunt. Please!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSyracuse games can be brutal...My memory of 'Cuse games is filled with horror shows and heartbreaks--yeah, we've beaten 'em a bunch, but they really get up for BC games at their place. It's friggen Halloween and Christmas all at once--and they NEED this game to go bowlin' ... we need to be "tough tough tough tough tough tough tough" ( to steal a line from The Stones). Can't let them score in here.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much believed Andre's Heisman chances were over before the game even began. Now you can write the obituary and it is the defense's fault. They are going to be on the field all day and Wiliams is just not going to get enough touches. Further, the 'Cuse defense is coming out well-rested every series. He may get 100 to 150, but that is not even close to what he needs for Heisman consideration.
ReplyDeleteIf Rettig can throw a few sweet accurate passes in this game, then Andre will have a beauty day... A Big If that. I want to believe...
ReplyDeleteok guys. toughen up - especially on D.
ReplyDeletewe miss Ramsey and Abdesmad.
We're getting a taste of our won medicine. Why does Syracuse always ruin our hopes? ALways! So friken frustrating.
ReplyDeleteWe are officially in big trouble, just like I knew we would be.
ReplyDeleteA turn-over...a Rettig pass INT...and we can't stop these guys...C'mon Eagles!! Get TUFF!
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ReplyDeleteBoy oh boy, is this tough to watch.
ReplyDeleteCan't underestimate that we do not play well on road -- add a dome to that
This is not good. Forget trophies. We won't win this game if the defense doesn't improve.
ReplyDeleteThat's going to leave a mark. OT question is meth addiction a big problem in upstate NY?
ReplyDeletebtw - i told my wife we would not travel o a bowl unless we win today.
ReplyDeletethat's how strongly i feel about it and effing syracuse.
Why can't freese punt today? wTF?
ReplyDeleteThese turkeys ate too much turkey this Turkey weekend.
ReplyDeleteanother shitty punt after another 3 and out.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse is doing what everyone else has. It is just other than the Naples pass, we are not doing anything to exploit their fronts.
ReplyDeleteSomeone help me.
ReplyDeleteDrowning in a dee of drunken Orange here in the dome.
Absolutely brutal in every facet.
Someone help me.
ReplyDeleteDrowning in a dee of drunken Orange here in the dome.
Absolutely brutal in every facet.
(sea)
ReplyDeleteWe can't go down 21 to 7.
ReplyDeleteThese guys had better wake up.
They are playing and looking like deer in the headlights.
Andre has had more runs for losses than probably all year.
This has 2004 written all over it and I blame the coaches, and the whole BC (we'll roll with Andre) community.
ReplyDeleteI agree ATL. Forget trophies. We just need something positive right now. You can officially retire #andre44heisman. We are going to get so far behind that we will be forced to abandon the run.
ReplyDeleteChink play, after chunk play, after chunk play. This reminds me of the BC defense of the mid 90's.
ReplyDeleteOur Defense has turned a crap QB into an All-ACC player.
ReplyDeleteHard to watch
Too add, I hate the color commentary guy too.
ReplyDeleteOne of those days
I wasn't kidding about Don Brown wearing a hat.
ReplyDeleteHe looks as lost as his players.
But really, Ryan Day should have been able - and still should be able to exploit the Syracuse defense.
We've got to get our D some time on the bench. I think they have 3 times as much time on the field as we do offensively.
Time to give Rettig the hook. BC has no chance of getting back into the game with him at the helm.
ReplyDeleteAlright, maybe I should keep saying that more.
ReplyDeleteMr Day has a good imagination this drive!
ReplyDeleteEvery time we open things up, good thing happen! Destroy the trophy! He was never going to get it anyway.
ReplyDeleteThat was not how our former coach would have ended the half.
ReplyDeleteWe pulled that TD play off against someone else earlier in the year.
ReplyDeleteRettig showed some grit on the long pass to Amidon.
Okay boys - we have life.
Whew. Lucky to be down just 7
ReplyDeleteGood end to a rough half.
ReplyDeleteWhy the surprise? This is how we rolled every time we lost this season...If we could game plan for BC this is what anyone would do...I'm going for a walk in the sun before I think about this too much. In the last 25 meetings vs. Syracuse, we have won 9 and lost 16. I just had a 1966 flashback when they beat us 30-0. SU is 28-18 all time against BC. These guys cried when we left the Big East...
ReplyDeleteSyracuse calls our TD drives Junk and baloney plays
ReplyDeleteHa!
Did the coach just say that?!???? Lol I hope that someone relays that message to the locker room
ReplyDeleteThat is Syracuse head coach doug marrone (is that his name?)
ReplyDeleteNo scot shafer.
ReplyDeleteOops
Schafer clearly didn't watch enough tape. That "junk stuff" is our offense.
ReplyDeleteWell, I feel a little better but I am very concerned about the performance of the defense. However,to be fair, they were constantly defending short fields thanks to the offense sputtering and Freese punting horribly.
ReplyDeleteWe need to forget the trophy and abandon the run, at least until they loosen up and take men out of the box. All season when we have opened it up, good things have happened. Take what they will give you and right now, they are not giving the run.
Dig Deep, guys. Boston College needs you to win today.
ReplyDeleteLet's do it.
Dig deeper than you ever have before. We have enough time and you can do this.
Oh Boy - shoulder is acting up.
ReplyDeleteIf he can't come back in there goes the hiesman chance
ReplyDelete9 in the box still.
ReplyDeletePlease don't fumble, Mr. Willis. True freshman
ReplyDeleteChase is playing heads up today.
ReplyDeleteRettig has never done that, has he?
ReplyDeleteHe's giving the ball to the kid from nearby Syracuse.
ReplyDeleteRouse.
Junk that!
ReplyDeleteNice!!! Now let's go defense!
ReplyDeleteTD Sinkovek - brilliant drive.
ReplyDeleteRettig's best work ofte year.
ReplyDeleteWilliams heading to the locker room.
ReplyDeleteLmao.....Was that junk jack@ss
ReplyDeleteIt's quite evidence that Willis is better able to exploit the Syracuse run D by attacking the edges than Andre. Nice drive.
ReplyDeleteATL, didn't you say earlier in the year Rettig should run more?
ReplyDeleteWilliams is done I think
ReplyDelete(and Day's too)
ReplyDeleteAt the game ... Dre Will just went into locker room
ReplyDeleteWell hopefully he still gets an invite
ReplyDeleteNow we need the defense to toughen up.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse is pushing us around.
ReplyDeleteWe need a turnover - we look lost.
Marcel, I doubt he gets an invite now. The dream is done. Let's focus on 8 wins now.
ReplyDeleteBad bad tackling.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse 10-14 on third down. BC can't tackle either. Yowzer.
ReplyDeleteWe should have stopped that. We can't tackle today.
ReplyDeleteWe are 0-4 on 3rd down and and Syracuse is 10-13. Defense just can't stop this offense. So reminiscent of '04.
ReplyDeleteStop them please.
ReplyDeleteAnother 3rd down conversion. Just can't stop them.
ReplyDelete4 down territory and no problem for Syracuse probably.
ReplyDelete4 down territory and no problem for Syracuse probably.
ReplyDeleteMihalek will pick one of those off hopefully.
ReplyDeleteDaniels is playing well.
ReplyDeleteWilliams back in the field and in the o line huddle
ReplyDeleteloosen them up with Willis and Sinkovek, etc and then Williams - boom!
ReplyDeleteThis jumbo offense will work next year.
ReplyDeleteOh, oh. Every time the offense fails to score, we are in trouble.
ReplyDeleteSorta of a fun preview of next year
ReplyDeleteWell, we need a stop or a turnover.
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand I like giving Rouse a chance in his hometown, but it didn't work.
It shows the coach believes in his players, so let's finish this off, BC. Do it for yourselves!!!!
Defense is DUE for a turn over!!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone trust our d right now?
ReplyDeleteAsprilla got away with ahold
ReplyDeleteI believe. (ok, only a litte)
ReplyDeleteJust can't stop them. Are we cursed against Syracuse?
ReplyDeleteI guess this game does not really matter. 8 wins versus 7 does not mean a whole lot, but for some reason, I want this win.
Not many players getting breaks on our Dline or LBs
ReplyDeleteIf he's ready, get Andre back in.
ReplyDeleteDon't agree. This is huge for us and 8 is much better than 7 for our bowl chances.
ReplyDeleteSh t City or something good.
But I don't care about bowls right now - we must beat Syracuse.
The great duck run!!
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDeleteWould be ironic if Rettig became the first 100 yard rusher against Syracuse this season instead of Andre.
ReplyDeleteThe flying duck
ReplyDeleteWow
That series showed exactly the kind of offense Addazio wants to run going forward -- if Rettig can rack up yards, imagine a more dynamic QB in this offense....gonna be exciting.
ReplyDeleteWade
DeleteLet's go d.
ReplyDeleteDoes the bowl game count as season stats
ReplyDeleteI love it - go Chase Rettig - "You the Man!"
ReplyDeleteLet's go D - let's go Don Brown.
ReplyDeleteLet's stop them now.
I knew we'd (almost) pick one of those.
ReplyDeleteStory of the game. You have them pinned and then you give up a 27 chunk play. Ughhhh!
ReplyDeleteNo excuse.
ReplyDeleteWe need a turnover. Someone needs to step up.
ReplyDeleteSo frustrating!
ReplyDeleteCan any DB make a play?
ReplyDeleteThis is tough to watch.
ReplyDeleteHold them this series.
ReplyDelete4 downs.
ReplyDeleteHuge 2 plays coming up.
ReplyDeleteWe can win this!
ReplyDeletePlease don't tell me BC stalls on offense, Syracuse gets the ball back and then Norton nails a 40 yard game winner. Please, God, don't let this happen.
ReplyDeleteThat kick was close, but good. For a second I thought it would slide out, but it stayed the course and maybe even came back in a little.
ReplyDeleteOh boy - this is where conditioning will come into play.
I hope it's on our side.
Well, Rettig did what he needed to do...& the D held em for 3...If we can grind it out and score, these Orangemen are back to the juice factory, pure pulp.
ReplyDeleteLet's Go Eagles!!
Open things up. The play action is there.
ReplyDeleteGod, do you not hear my prayers?
ReplyDelete3 and out. Really disappointing.
ReplyDeleteThat was the biggest damn disaster of a possession. They didn't even try to get any yards.
ReplyDeleteFreese has been pitiful punting today.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Don't feel great right now. Someone on d needs to step up. Do it for Andre.
ReplyDeleteMight have to start calling timeouts to give our offense some time. All we need is 1:30.
ReplyDeleteThey have had great field position all day because of the pitiful punting.
ReplyDeleteWell---This sux...Man,...more Torture. Is there no relief from this? It's a 'Cuse thing...C'mon BC! We need a turnover, boys! Kick some butt!
ReplyDeleteYes! I AM psychic!
ReplyDeleteI've been calling for it all day - yes!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes!!!! Game is not over though. They have all their timeouts and a field goal does not help us much. We need a TD.
ReplyDeleteWeird that Syracuse called a timeout with the clock stopped.
ReplyDeleteThat int was Chamberlin like.
ReplyDeleteGreat time for a penalty.
ReplyDeleteWe need a TD.
ReplyDeleteDammit. Drive killing penalty. You can't make those mistakes in close games.
ReplyDeleteWe might also need to use our timeouts to help our D.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse just burned their last TO.
I guess you can run a play, take the penalty and then kick the field goal from 5 yards back.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted the TD here.
I'm going to shut up until this is over.
ReplyDeleteWTF? Why pass to the sidelines and let them preserve clock?
ReplyDeleteYou got to stay in bounds there.
ReplyDeleteDumb dumb dumb....I still have a bad feeling. All it takes is a TD. Wouldn't be surprised to see BC play some sort of zone/prevent D.
ReplyDeleteThey should have kept the play inbounds, run the clock down, take the delay of game or call a TO and then kick the field goal. That preserved about 30 seconds for them.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse just marching down the field at will.
ReplyDeleteBad, bad, bad feeling about this.
ReplyDeleteMore bad tackling.
ReplyDeleteWe needed that touchdown. I knew that would haunt us.
ReplyDeleteThe fell for the fake spike!
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible.
ReplyDeleteBC not paying attention...AGAIN...just like last week.
ReplyDeleteBrutal,brutal!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to puke.
ReplyDeleteThis is a bad, bad, bad loss. Lose to a 5-6 team! Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fucking stupid defense...They deserve to lose.
ReplyDeleteWe blew this one...
ReplyDeleteClearly, this program has a long way to go. We have to get to a point where we don't lose to North Carolina or Syracuse.
ReplyDeleteugh....re: settling for FG on our last drive...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tIl4Y8HMUU
Prevent defense prevents another win. Horrible game management the last 8 minutes or so.
ReplyDeleteBottom line is you have to score touchdown and if you can't do that, you have to manage the clock. Running a pass play out of bounds was idiotic.
ReplyDeleteThat sucked
ReplyDeleteSpaz-fucking-tastic
ReplyDeleteOne lesson I always forget after watching 30 years of BC football. They will always, always disappoint. Since Flutie, we have never won a conference title, never played in a BCS game and never won a Heisman. They tease you, bring you ever so close, and then crush you. It never fails.
ReplyDeleteSo, just so I am clear. No Heisman, Williams hurt, no 8th win, and still on the bowl bubble? Nice work boys, nice.
ReplyDeleteAgain, I guess it does not really matter, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. 8 wins versus 7 is meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
ReplyDeleteI really worry about next year when we will not have the best kicker, running back and receiver in school history. Plus we will need to break in a new QB and somehow fix this horrible defense. Could be a tough season, but long term, Addazio will turn it around.
Well all I can say is hats off to Syracuse.
ReplyDeleteI thought we should have used our timeouts better.
I don't want to comment on the failure to score a TD or our failure to hold them to 74 yards or less with no timeouts.
That was like WVU in 93.
I am very disappointed, but our guys had a helluva season. We are better than Syracuse, just didn't appreciate how tough it is to win one of these games.
Eagleboston didn't care - 7 and 5 or 8 and 4, but I did.
Shrevesport here we come.
If you think about it, the loss makes Andre look even better. BC can't win when Andre doesn't play. Still no chance at a Heisman, no chance at a decent bowl....another disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI think if we had 8 wins, we could not be bypassed by a 6-6 team. Now, I believe, with ony 7 wins we can be bypassed in favor of any other ACC team for any bowl.
ReplyDeleteSo. This was a bad loss
Will we get a bowl?
It matters a little. With the 8th win, the hated 'Cuse would have been out and now they stand to steal a bowl slot. We would have been 5-3 in the ACC which would have prevented 2 teams from jumping us per the "BC Rule". So this win had some technical meaning aside from it just sucking that we're not 8-4.
ReplyDeleteYou could say that unless you're 12-0, it does not matter, but that would be giving away most of the meaning for most fans.
They couldn't have denied us too badly at 8 and 4, but they sure can at 7 and 5.
ReplyDeleteHell, we were 9 and 3 in 2005, and they sent us to Boise.
What's the crappiest bowl in our lineup? Here we come, but this game didn't mean anything.
I want to get in a fist fight right now.
The "BC Rule" only kicks in for ACC wins and losses, not overall wins and losses, I believe.
ReplyDeleteSo a win today doesn't change that, except for that Syracuse is now bowl eligible and it wasn't before. But really that's not so bad for us, since the ACC shares bowl revenue amongst all its members.