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Who's The Next BCS AQ Program To Make A BCS Bowl Game?
Yesterday, ESPN's Andrea Adelson asked Clemson coach Dabo Swinney what making the program's first BCS appearance means for the program. "Well, just kind of gives you relevance as a program, just kind of solidifies that, hey, you're doing the right things," Swinney said. "You don't just luck up and...
Why Doesn't Boston College Hockey Host A Holiday Tournament?
The UMass hockey blog Fear The Triangle recently learned that the men's ice hockey team will be playing in the 2013 UConn Hockey Classic with Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac and host UConn. But forgive Fear The Triangle if they aren't completely blown away at the prospects of playing a holiday tournament...
Twelve Boston College Eagles Predictions For 2012
Building on Eagle in Atlanta's recent Predictions for 2012 post, I figured I'd add my thoughts on what 2012 has in store for the Boston College Eagles. Here are 12 predictions for the Eagles in 2012. Leave your own in the comments section. 1. Men's basketball will win multiple ACC games. Though...
Notre Dame Hockey Has Its Own One Hour TV Special? Of Course It Does
In one of the first signs that NBC Sports plans to cram more Irish hockey down our throats, Versus will air "Onward To Victory - Notre Dame Hockey" on New Year's Eve at 9:30 p.m. The one-hour feature "gives viewers a look at the Notre Dame hockey program including retrospectives from its early days...
Big Ten, Pac-12 To Create Inter-League Schedule System
Earlier in the year, Stanford coach David Shaw suggested that the BCS AQ conferences make scheduling deals a la the Big Ten-ACC Challenge in basketball. At the time, I posited that it was an awesome idea that would never get off the ground due to concerns about SOS and programs incentives to...
ACC Expansion: Big East Won't Accept Buyouts From Pitt Or Syracuse
According to a report in the Sporting News, the Big East won't be backing down on its 27-month notice of withdrawal for West Virginia, Pitt and Syracuse. It doesn't sound like John Marinatto is accepting cash, either. A high-placed Big East source told Sporting News that not only will the Big East...
Boston College Daily Links: Matt Humphrey Looking For Comfort Zone
Happy Holidays! Hope you are all enjoying some time with friends and family. Posting will be light here the rest of the week with not much going on in the world of Boston College sports. We'll have GameThreads up for the hoops game against Harvard and the Great Lakes Invitational. Something on your...
ACC Division Realignment: Boston College's Future Crossover Rival?
League officials have stated that when the ACC adds Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the conference (whenever that may be), adding the Orange and Panthers to the existing divisions is far more likely than starting from scratch. If the ACC goes down this route, adding Syracuse and Pitt to the existing...
College Hockey Realignment: UConn To Evaluate Men's Ice Hockey Program
In a cryptic release on uconnhuskies.com, UConn Athletics announced on Tuesday that the department had hired Stafford Sports, LLC, a sports consulting firm, to conduct an evaluation of its men's ice hockey program. "The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the program's current level of support...
How Down Is ACC Basketball This Year? And The Big Finish
Brian: With the Boston College football season now behind us, many are starting to pay attention to college basketball. Or maybe after looking at BC’s 2-7 record, you’re conveniently skipping this season (either way). But over the course of the season you may hear announcers and pundits...
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