Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 14: Post Game Thoughts
by A.J Black on Oct 23, 2011 10:02 AM EDT
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PrintAnother game, another tough loss. Yesterday's loss to the Hokies was a game of two halves. The first half we saw the BC teams that have categorized BC teams in past years: solid defense and anemic offense. The second half was a completely different story, as the 2011 Eagles that we have all suffered through reared it's ugly head again. In the end it's just another terrible loss for BC, a game that could have been saved if it weren't for a littany of mental errors, and poor coaching decisions.
There were bright spots in this game; Rolandan Finch looked solid running the ball in the second half, Rettig made some good passes when the Hokies weren't swarming all over him. The first half defense was awe inspiring. They forced Virginia Tech to three three-and-outs to start the game, and was controlling the line of scrimmage stuffing David Wilson and putting licks on Logan Thomas on nearly every play.
But you could sense the momentum changed with two minutes left in the first half. Spaz ball reared it's ugly head, when BC was forced to call back to back timeouts when a wide receiver was lined up incorrectly. Chase Rettig then threw a stupid interception that was forced by Virginia Tech pressure. Spaz then completely had his cornerbacks go into prevent mode, and allowed Logan Thomas to gain 20 yard chunks and march the field with less than a minute left in the half.
During halftime I was listening to the radio and analyst Pete Cronin said the key for BC was tweaking their gameplan with some second half adjustments. At this point I knew the game as over. Frank Spaziani has not shown that he has the capability to adjust to anything. He just sticks with what he was doing, and continues doing it until Rome burns down. And god was I right.
David Wilson completely carved up the BC defense, as the Hokies marched to 27 unanswered points. The offense moved the ball at will, and the BC defense looked hapless trying to stop them. The offense continued to look meek, minus some great runs by Finch and a TD catch by Chris Pantale (FINALLY). But the offensive line allowed 5 sacks, and the pressure caused Rettig to make bad pass after bad pass. The game mercifully ended when Colin Larmond Jr. loses control of a pass, and VT runs the ball to run the clock off.
It was nice to see BC play well in the first half, but it was equally depressing to watch them completely fall apart in the second. Again most of the blame has to fall on the coaching. Spaz was completely overwhelmed by a better coached Frank Beamer team. Could BC win a game against Maryland or NC State? Sure. But these games are getting tough to watch, and this season is beyond hope.
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Look at the bright side
Maryland isn’t helping itself any either, so next week we have a chance to save ourselves from being the worst team in the ACC.
by DCash on Oct 23, 2011 11:28 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
spaz
unfortunately the game plan, coaching, and lack of jr senior players has left BC with a pitiful team. knute rockne, george halas or even jack bicknell could not raise this team to a level worthy of bcs teams.
not going to chasnge easy. with fans whoi are never in their seats at kickoff and aqre gone by the 3rd quarter.
just keep paying 5000 buckaroos to tailgate……
A take if two halves
Whate xplains the difference
depth os a big issue, but so is conditioning. UCF game was similar. We played well for a half or so and collapsed. Conditioning should not be an issue, but it seems to be a prime culprit in another second half collapse.
Ps. Aj in para one. Think u mean ‘reared’ not ‘veered’. U also might mean "characterized’ not ‘categorized’
by waterwater on Oct 23, 2011 12:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It is more than coaching adjustments
Players are gassed by mid 3Q. Add lack of conditioning to list of sins
Retig Interception
yea..he threw it, but DreWill owns it. He let the tackler walk in unmolested. Something has definitely gotten into this kid’s mind…and others. If they aren’t running outside or screening, for now, they shouldn’t call his number. He’s a power runner that looks extremely timid. Every time he runs, he puts on the breaks right at the line of scrimmage. Yes…some of it is poor blocking, but he needs to run over people and stop standing up making himself a tackling dummy.
Offensive Line…when they back up for pass protection, they need to do a better job at dropping back to more or less the same distance on the inside. Most of the time they are staggered and creating gaps for linebackers to get into the backfield. I can’t see Retig making it through the season taking this many hits per game.
Mental errors…this team needs a psychiatrist, not a coach.
Defensive Line…make some tackles will you! Containment…remember that? On some plays the DEs are taking themselves out of the play by “overcontaining” and the runner just takes the ball inside…except the hole is too big. The ends have to take on the blocker!
Finch! 145 all purpose yards. Start the guy and hurt feelings if you must. The return of Kimble further establishes a legit and necessary running game. I disagree that BC doesn’t have running threats. They should run even more so the LBs and corners will stop blitzing. I loved the screen plays. Finch also led receivers with avg yard per catch (17.7).
Tight Ends…they are your friends when you don’t have time to throw. Use them and control drives and time of possession. If you can’t score a lot of points, then don’t give up the ball.
Hey BC…help your QB up off the ground after you let him get demolished!
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