Harvard Monday To Friday And Alabama On Saturday: Q&A With Gene DeFilippo
by Brian Favat on Aug 7, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
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Over the weekend I sat down to read the "Questions and Answers With Gene DeFilippo" section of the 2011 Boston College Athletics Annual Report. And while it's not quite as thorough as Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside the World of ESPN, this year's Q&A is quite detailed. I was surprised to read nearly 4,000 words from the AD and not see one mention of men's lacrosse. Looks like we've finally moved past this point -- or any men's lax questions went unpublished -- though GDF did talk about the BC's commitment to being a "broad-based sports program."
And no Q&A would be complete without a mention of how alumni want BC to be "Harvard Monday through Friday and Alabam on Saturday afternoon."
I'd encourage you all to read through this year's Q&A. But if you don't have the time, the above word cloud gives you a sense of the message DeFilippo gives us this year.
Clearly there is a desire to "get every BC program going," while GDF reiterates that "Spaz [has] got [a] good college football job." "Spaz" appears to be the most popular coach on campus, though DeFilippo also talks about his relationship with Steve Donahue and the basketball program.
Of course, when you think about "Boston College" you think about "student-athletes" that excel in "football," "basketball" and "hockey." The "AD" has clearly "invested great years" in the school and our athletics programs, even if we've "never [had] great tailgating."
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GDF Douth Protest too much
GDF has largely done a very good job for BC and it was a pretty good interview – albeit completely scripted, edited and scrubbed.
Gene makes emphatic points that he does not micro manage football or basketball. hard to believe Notably, he says he “never spoke” Rogers before he came to campus. But He does not say he had no input or control, though. I am sure he did.
Other points
hockey cost BC more than $1,000,000 a year! Surprising. Let’s Cut Hockey jk
BC raises $17m a year for sports. UVA is ACC leader at $36m. I was surprised Miami was last in $$$. Also surprised Clemson was not near the top – I guess having a state legislature giving gobs of $ helps!
One more irksome point
How many times is GDF going to talk about how bad BC was before he arrived – even talking about his wife brought to tears about how bad BC was. This is just done to pump up GDF. “our hero GDF” bah!!!
Note to GDF: drop this crap. You sound like a jerk. Yes the 1990s were rough for BC sport, but behind those years BC had decades of solid programs. E.g Flutie, john bagley , Michael Adams etc. GDF you and your crying wife did not walk into a wasteland that only a man of superpowers could save. spare us buddy. You’ve done well by BC, stop pumping up Gene
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