GAMETHREAD: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Boston College Eagles vs Boise State Broncos

GAME DAY FACTS

WHO

Boston College Eagles (7-5, 4-4 ACC) vs

#25 Boise State Broncos (10-3, 7-1 MWC)

WHAT

IT’S BOWL TIME! A MONTH OF PREP! A YEAR’S WORTH OF EXPECTATIONS! ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS!

WHERE

The Cotton Bowl

Dallas, TX

WHEN

Tuesday December 25, 2018

Wednesday December 26, 2018, Whoops

Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm EST or 8:30 am Hawaiian Standard Time

HOW TO WATCH

This game is on ESPN, so get your butt on the couch and don’t move. Or use WatchESPN here.

HOW TO LISTEN

The radio broadcast will be on the BC IMG Sports Network, which is 93.7FM for the locals.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG ON TWITTER

For complete coverage, follow @bcinterruption to get every soaring high and heart wrenching low on Twitter.

Follow @joegrav, @BCHysteria, @choppintoppin, @mattoneill55, and @arthurbailin for our own hot takes/unnecessary opinions from the comfort of our homes.

BC’s BEST CHANCE TO WIN

BC’s taking on one of the best QB’s in the nation in Brett Rypien and one of the best programs of the last decade in Boise State. Yeah it’s not Chris Petersen’s Boise, but BC is still facing one hell of a team here. Rypien will keep Hamp Cheevers and the secondary busy all day, while Alexand Mattison (who’s rushed for over 1400 yards and 17 touchdowns this year) will keep Zach Allen and the front seven’s hands full.

Boise State averages 35 points per game, so a hopefully healthy AJ Dillon keeping them off the field is going to be absolutely essential; DIllon says he feels like his week four self. I certainly hope he’s telling the truth.

Drink of the Week

Eggnog. Christmas is over and you might have some left in the fridge you need to kill. If not, it’ll be on sale at the store. Depending on how the game goes, you might need to switch to the heavily alcoholic kind, but start with the non-alcoholic stuff for now.

Watch Parties

Jersey Shore

Surf Restaurants

132 East River Road

Rumson, N.J.

1 p.m. EST

Contact: Chuck Hopkins ‘75 at charles.hopkins.esq@comcast.net

New York City

Dewey’s Pub

135 W. 30th Street

New York, N.Y.

1 p.m. EST

Contact: James Lizzul ‘09 and Hannah Cho ‘09 at bcnycalumni@gmail.com

Philadelphia

Irish Pub

1123 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, Pa.

1 p.m. EST

Contact: Joseph McCarthy ‘17 at joseph.t.mccarthy.2017@gmail.com

Puerto Rico

Vivo Beach Club, Ocean Lab Tap Room

Calle Avenue Boca de Cangrejos

Carolina, Puerto Rico

2 p.m. AST

Contact: Glori Alvarez ‘88, P’16, at BCPRAlumni@gmail.com

San Diego

Striders

100 J Street

San Diego, Calif.

10 a.m. PST

Contact: Lissa Tsu ‘00 at lissatsu@gmail.com

Sarasota

Evies Tavern & Grill

1560 Main Street

Sarasota, Fla.

1 p.m. EST

Contact: Shawn McGill ‘06 at shawn.mcgill@gmail.com

Southwest Florida

Boston Beer Garden

2396 Immokalee Road

Naples, Fla.

1:30 p.m. EST

Contact: Diane Van Parys ‘80 at dmvanparys@gmail.com

Thanks to bcalumni.bc.edu

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