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2011 Boston College Football: Florida State Game Thread (8 PM Eastern, ESPN)

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Florida State Seminoles (5-3, 3-2 ACC) vs. Boston College Eagles (2-6, 1-4 ACC)

Time: 8:00 PM
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Capacity: 44,500
Surface: FieldTurf

TV: ESPN
TV Announcers: Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer, Jenn Brown
Online: ESPN3.com
Radio: AM 850 WEEI or AM 680 WRKO. Can also be heard live on XM / SIRIUS Satellite Radio (channel 91)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Pete Cronan, Brian St. Pierre

Spread: Boston College +14.5
Weather: 53-48 degrees at kickoff, Clouds early / Clearing late, 20 percent chance of precipitation

Opponents Sites: Tomahawk Nation

Excitement Level: 6 / 10

Series: Florida State leads the all-time series 5-4.
First Meeting: Boston College 20, Florida State 7 (September 28, 1957)
Last Meeting: Florida State 24, Boston College 19 (October 16, 2010)
Last Meeting at Alumni Stadium: Boston College 28, Florida State 21 (October 3, 2009)
Trends: While Florida State holds a slight 5-4 edge in the all-time series, the Eagles and Seminoles are knotted at 3-3 in the ACC series (3-2 if you count the vacated FSU win in 2007). FSU is just 1-2 on the road this season, having lost at Clemson and Wake Forest in back-to-back weeks. BC's Luke Kuechly now has 30 consecutive games of recording 10 or more tackles, the longest active streak in the nation.


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