Questions facing BC and other links

No BC coverage from the Globe or Herald this morning. Terrible. Thankfully a paper in Georgia can take the time to write a BC article.

Jags moved practice to the turf on Tuesday.

HD seems to be hedging in her assessment of BC. All the responses here are fairly positive, yet earlier in the week she pegged BC for 8th in the conference and harped on Ryan and TOB. If you want to talk ACC Football with her, ESPN is having a Dinich chat at noon ET on Wednesday.

The trial of the trooper involved in the Cherilus fight is becoming a he said, he said.

The NFL gossip around Cherilus and other links

If the Lions or other NFL teams didn't know about Cherilus, they are living under a rock. A basic google search would have kept them up to date. If NFL scouts suspected more, they had two separate coaching staffs (BC and NC State) as potential resources. This gripe rings really hollow to me.

New commit Sterlin Phipher coach had a few comments on Sterlin's decision.

BC was mentioned in this overview of Finley Dunne's Tavern in Chicago. See, our gamewatches make a difference!

SMQ takes a deeper look at our future opponent Georgia Tech. Like everyone else, SMQ thinks it will take some time to adjust to the new offense. Keeping with the previews, here's a look at Clemson.

Here's a radio interview with Matt Ryan.

Some BC Guys put together a funny freshmen orientation parody.

Cherilus and Tribble episode over and other links

Cherilus and Tribble both agreed to probation on their bar fight arrest. Gos is also out $52,000 as part of the ruling. Now the guys just have to keep their noses clean. Because Bob Hohler wrote the article, he had to include an unrelated note about Brady Smith.

Here is Father Leahy's official letter regarding the campus expansion.

SMQ provides a great preview of Virginia Tech.

Former Eagle Tim Bulman never gave up on his NFL dream.

Bleacher Report gives Clif Ramsey some all-ACC accolades.

What's up with the MAC? and other links

UMass made the game much more interesting than it should have been. I know that after the game many were wondering after what have sort of Pandora’s Box have we opened by making New England DIAA teams a regular fixture on our schedule. The logic behind the scheduling made more sense to me last week, but I’ve moved on and decided to focus on another new portion of our schedule -- the annual MAC game.

BC doesn’t have much history with the MAC. Prior to the TOB era, BC had only played two MAC teams (Northern Illinois in 1971 and Ohio in 1966). Starting in 2002, BC has played at least one MAC team annually and played two in 2002 and 2006. The rationale has been that the MAC provided 2 for 1 series or the preferred one off home game and helped BC solidify recruiting in the Midwest. I never bought the recruiting stuff. BC recruited the Midwest for decades without playing MAC teams. The extra home game made sense. The unspoken explanation is that these games should be record-padding BC wins. It doesn’t always work that way. Ball State gave us a serious scare to start the 2004 season and Central Michigan nearly beat us last year. So why does BC keep playing these games? As much as I want to point the finger at TOB, Gene has signed us up for a game at Kent State next year. Ultimately I think money is a big factor, but the wins are probably more important. Wins help rankings and general perception. Not the way I’d like to go about things, but another sad fact of life of college football. I'll have a Bowling Green guest blogger Wednesday to tell us more about our latest MAC opponent.

Redshirting vs playing
True freshman Dan Mulrooney saw the field this week. The Connecticut DB anticipated redshirting, but injuries and his ability got him on the field early. Some fans are concerned about burning a redshirt year on a role player. I am not concerned. In general, I believe that if a player is good enough, get him on the field. Redshirting can help when the position has a steep learning curve from the high school level (QBs and offensive lineman). However, contributing early is a very good indicator. If a guy can get on the field as a true freshman, especially on a veteran team like this year’s team, we may have a player for the next few years.

More information is coming out in the Cherilus Tribble bar fight. The guy claiming Gos hurt him is now facing charges. Hopefully this will lead to our players exoneration.

More bar fight stuff and other links

I don't want to give it any more attention than it deserves but since both papers had stories (Globe and Herald) I thought I would mention the charges against Cherilus and Tribble. I still beleive this will all blow over, will not impact the season and is ploy to get some of Gos' money. The bar owner even says that. Let's be like a bigtime football factory and sweep this under the rug move on.

BC picked up another commitment for this recruiting class. Kaleb Ramsey is a Pittsburgh native and will play defense for us.

SI predicts BC will win the Atlantic Division.

This is an article on college teams coexisting with pro teams. Notice how some coaches embrace the concept and others whine.