Boston College Daily Links: Coach Donahue Pleased With Progress, Natch

by Brian Favat on Jan 13, 2012 2:30 PM EST in Daily Links

Hoops

I was very happy with how we played last night. We're getting better everyday. Great to get out first ACC win.
— Steve Donahue (@Coach_Donahue) January 13, 2012

Sully's Court: BC's victory over Clemson really surprising (Boston.com)
BC 59, Clemson 57: I didn’t think the young Eagles had it in them. Clemson has to question itself. It’s strange to beat a good Florida State team by 20 then lose to BC. Fans are split on BC, some see it as hopeless. The optimistic see the possibilities of these young players getting better and the future wining.

Hockey

Boston College Preview; Quick an NHL All-Star (Fear The Triangle)
No, this is a Jerry York coached team. He’ll make sure his Eagles are focused on the game at hand and not looking a day ahead. He’ll make sure they take every opponent seriously, no matter the record. And he’ll make sure they remember that they last time they walked into the building they were the top ranked team in the country and walked out 4-2 losers to the Minutemen. If UMass is going to repeat that result they’ll likely have to fight for every minute of play and every inch of ice.

Friday Four-cast: Outdoor Life (Inside College Hockey)
That’s followed Saturday at the same site where Boston College and Northeastern will meet. Northeastern is one of the nation’s hottest teams, but had a slow start in Hockey East games. They’ll have a chance to knock off the league’s first-place team.

No. 4 WIH Travels to Vermont, Puts Hockey East Lead on Line Against No.7 Northeastern (BCEagles.com)
In the next two games, the fourth-ranked Boston College women’s ice hockey team meets Vermont for the first time this season and has the opportunity to complete the fourth series sweep in six years against the seventh-ranked Northeastern.

Football

Gene DeFilippo on Twitter @BCGeneD
Spaz made two great hires. We are thrilled to welcome Doug Martin and Jim Bollman to the BC Family.

ACC Football Commitment Lists: Atlantic Division, Jan. 13 (ACC Sports Journal)

Video: Atlantic poised for strong 2012 (ESPN ACC Blog)
Heather Dinich talks about the Atlantic Division's potential for a strong 2012.

Who will challenge the Hokies in 2012? (ESPN ACC Blog)
The Jackets return eight starters on offense, including the entire offensive line.Roddy Jones, Stephen Hill and Tyler Melton are the only starters who won't return, and with several offensive linemen who were redshirted this past season, this could be the deepest group of linemen coach Paul Johnson has had.

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hark: did someone mention Klempsum??

by eagleosprey on Jan 13, 2012 3:30 PM EST reply actions

here is an interesting before and after from a certain Klempsum blog

Before BC beat Clemson

Although it’s a road game, this is a team that Clemson out-talents and out-experiences by a wide margin. BC is one of the friendliest venues to travel to in the ACC for opposing teams. With BC being as bad as they’ve been, the stadium should be a quarter full. Coming off a big win over FSU this past weekend, Clemson should come into this matchup with confidence. As long as Brownell can light a fire under their asses and get them to play with urgency and energy early, Clemson should be able to walk out of Chestnut Hill with a W and a 2-0 start in ACC play.

After BC beat Clemson

We just lost to Clifford the Big Red Dog and his merry band of freshmen. 7 of the 10 BC players that saw the court are freshmen. And now I’m pissed. The losses to Charleston, Coastal, USC, UTEP, and Hawaii were bad, but they didn’t come immediately following a dominating win over an upper-level ACC team that (at the time) made me think that this Tiger team could actually be competitive in the conference. And this BC team is bad. Really, really, really bad.

Clemson, the gift that keeps giving.

Clemson the school that never heard of the word "humility’

ha!!!!

by eagleosprey on Jan 13, 2012 3:33 PM EST reply actions