Wake Forest 27, Boston College 19: Not Even Close To Hitting Bottom
by Brian Favat on Oct 1, 2011 3:55 PM EDT
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PrintThe Eagles concluded the easy part of their 2011 schedule today with a 27-19 loss to the visiting Wake Forest Demon Deacons. BC earns the distinction of becoming the first ACC team to lose at home to both Duke and Wake Forest since the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets accomplished this feat way back in 1994. At least both those games were televised on the ACC Network.
The loss drops the Eagles to 1-4 (0-2 ACC), with any hopes of competing for this year's ACC Atlantic Division title or extending the program's bowl eligible streak to 13 seasons basically dead-on-arrival.
The lone bright spot on the day was seeing Montel Harris do his thing, finishing with 21 carries for 106 yards, as well as 2 catches for 20 yards (but one extremely costly fumble in the red zone). With 106 yards rushing on the day, Harris becomes the school's all-time leading rusher (3,733 yards), surpassing Derrick Knight's school record of 3,725 career rushing yards. This news was counterbalanced by the fact that Andre Williams left the game with a right leg injury (X-rays negative).
This season is going nowhere fast, with the Eagles staring at the very real possibility of going winless against Division I-A competition. There are no more guarantee wins on the schedule, with BC's best shot at notching win #2 coming well over a month from now when the Eagles host the N.C. State Wolfpack in the regular season home finale on November 12. Thankfully we can't lose in two weeks.
An Alumni Stadium squirrel got into the end zone more times than the BC offense did today. There's not much more that needs to be said.
Unfortunately, this team, this season ... we are simply far from hitting bottom. I'd say there's nowhere to go but up from here, but that would be a lie. There's going to be some ugly, ugly football games from here on out. Hopefully this is the type of season that causes the administration to take a long, hard look at the direction this program is headed, and forces them to make a much needed course correction.
Leave your thoughts on the game below. Go Eagles!
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Why do I still feel...
that Spaz is coming back as coach next year even if we go 2-10 or worse?
On my way back from the game
Did Keuchly get his 10? (Afterall this is the most important part of this year from here on out)
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The next 2 weeks, we’re going to wish we lost by just 8.
#FireSpaz
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Major Changes Needed
Hopefully this is the type of season that causes the administration to take a long, hard look at the direction this program is headed, and forces them to make a much needed course correction
I disagree. Unfortunately I think it is the administration itself that needs to change.
That Spaziani must go should be clear to anyone at this point. That DeFilippo has overstayed his welcome and wasted millions of University funds thanks to poor coaching decisions years is equally obvious. He should be thanked for stewarding the transition to the ACC and bid farewell. But Boston College’s upward trajectory, both on and off the field, has stagnated over the past few years and ultimately Fr Leahy is to blame. He began his term building on Fr Monan’s legacy, but after 15 years in office, it’s clearly time for him to go as well. Unfortunately he will be remembered more for placing crucifixes in classrooms than actually advancing Monan’s legacy.
This week Kathleen McGillycuddy NC’71 took the helm as chair of the Boston College Board of Trustees, just in time for the University’s Sesquicentennial. I call on her and the Board to make some very difficult decisions in the months ahead. Our next 150 year depend on it.
#concernedalumniofbostoncollege
Huh?
Fire Spaz? Ok
Fire GDF. I’m thinking, NOT
Fire Father Leahy. You’re NOT thinking
Blow up Gasson. Pass the bong, dude
Maryland is on the schedule
My Terps are not doing well. BC might beat ’em.
shrug
Assumption is the mother of all @#%-ups.
The bad, the awful, and dumb
BC football has hit an all-time low…..offense has no imagination, no defensive pressure, poor coaching and awful recruiting. We need the guy who coached texas tech in here now!
Mike Leech would bring a fresh new perspective to this so called major football program. Fans have spent time, money and their hearts to this team and it is getting old. Dennis and Callahan are always squashing BC talk on EEI…..I now know why!
Awful, just awful, whatbis even more pathic is that I need to use this post to vent and feel better about wasting another sat with this time!
I feel like Charlie brown trying to kick a football, I still give a strong effort, only to have that b*tch take the ball away again…
Hey, Duke's 3-2 with a road win over more than BC at this point.
So that loss isn’t as embarrassing as you guys might think. (If you recall last year, I did tell you Duke would be decent this year – but the Richmond loss kind of ruined the bowl talk early)
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Spaz
All about Spaz. Where I usually write in my Flynn Fund donation $ number, I wrote “Fire Spaz” in it’s place. Needs to go quickly, and we need to get back to where we at least have a solid defense, 1-2 NFL O-line prospects and a running game…that should be our consistency then we hope a decent QB comes along once a decade and a Matt Ryan once every two decades…
Good Idea
Stop contributing until Spaz goes
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