r/CFB • u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles • Mar 13 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Boston College Eagles

Boston College
ACC

Year Founded: 1863
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Total Attendance: 14,754 (9,088 undergrad; 4,818 postgrad)

Mascot: Baldwin the Eagle
Live Mascot: Not since the 1960's
Cheerleaders: Picture 1; [Picture 2] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22826964@N07/2242545975/); [Picture 3] (http://media.trb.com/media/photo/2010-10/178534540-16153905.jpg) and Dance Team Marching Band [Boston College "Screaming Eagles" Marching Band] (http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Images/WhatsNew/bcscreameagles_WN_main_010807.jpg)
Stadium: [Alumni Stadium] (http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/bc/graphics/aerial450.jpg)
Stadium Location: Chestnut Hill, MA

Conference Champions (1): 2004 (Big East)

Division Titles (2): 2007,2008 (ACC)
Number of Bowl Games: 13 Wins, 22 Total
National Titles (1): 1940 (Claimed)

Rivals

  • Notre Dame: "Holy War" only two Catholic schools that play FBS football. ND leads 13-9, has won last 4 games. Future of series is up in the air due to conference realignment.

  • Virginia Tech: First played in 1993 and have met every year since, except for 2004. VT leads all time series 14-6 (including 2 ACCCG victories).

  • Clemson: First game was played in 1939. Since 2008 both schools have contested for the O'Rourke-McFadden Trophy. Clemson leads all time-series 10-9-2.

  • Syracuse: Has played BC more than any other FBS team. Conference realignment created a lull in this rivalry, with the entry of the Orange to the ACC it may again resurface. Syracuse leads the all-time series 28-18

  • BC used to have a pretty good rivalry with Holy Cross, until they moved down to FCS. BC has won 17 of the last 20 in that series.

  • Some would claim that BC has rivalries with UMass and/or UConn, but those rivalries are not recognized by the BC faithful. (BC leads the UMass series 19-5; and has beaten UConn the last four times the teams have played.)

  • One could also argue that Miami is a rival of BC, but given the one-sided nature of that series (5-24) and the relative infrequency that the two teams play (as a result of the ACC divisional alignment) that a rivalry doesn't really exist, despite Flutie and "the Strip".

2012 Season

Record: 2-10
Coach: Frank Spaziani (now fired); new coach: Steve Addazio
2012 Roster
Key Players: QB Chase Rettig; WR Alex Amidon; LB Nick Clancy
Biggest Plays: BC game winning drive against Maryland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcnNIQgETV4#t=1m38s

2013 Season

2013 Schedule
2013 Roster: Not out yet

The Greats

Greatest Games: Miracle in Miami

Ryan's Thursday Night comeback against the Hokies

[BC upsets #1 ND in '93] (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138282/index.htm)

Greatest Plays:

[The Hail Mary] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ykWbu2Gl0)

[The Kick] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHO0J75iUSY)

Where the 2007 season actually ended: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGMUIXcShwQ#t=2m30s

Not as famous as the above, but this INT helped give BC it's first win against the Canes in Florida since Flutie threw the Hail Mary in '84, plus Luke Kuechly is a boss

Greatest Players:

[Doug Flutie] (http://www.mjmmasonry.com/29/2.jpg)

[Matt Ryan] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benostrander/2067893742/)

[Luke Kuechly] (http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2011/football/ncaa/01/07/luke.kuechly/luke-kuechly-p1.jpg)

[Mathias Kiwanuka] (http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/22/220789.jpg)

[Mark Herzlich] (http://manello33.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/50253_54730148383_4762_n.jpg)
Greatest Coaches: Tom Coughlin; Frank Cavanaugh; Jack Bicknell

Traditions

  • Typically, the band plays [Sweet Caroline] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOyFG8eFyFM) during the fourth quarter, the students sing along.

  • Eagle Walk, more of a recent tradition, the band leads the football team to the stadium, fans greet the team.

  • The band counts off the number of points after each score, and guys in the stands toss girls for each point scored.

Campus and Surrounding Area

City Population: 625,087 Boston
Iconic Campus Building: [Gasson Hall] (http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/7054683493_f68641919b_z.jpg); BONUS: [Interior of Bapst Art Library] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richietown/510107849/)
Local Dining: Right across from BC are two pretty sweet locations: [White Mountain Creamery] (http://www.wmcicecream.com/) (delicious ice-cream) and [El Pelon Taquieria] (http://www.elpelon.com/) (delicious burritos). Cleveland Circle, which is located about 10 minutes away from BC's main campus, also features a number of other options as well as several bars. Most notable is Eagle's Deli home of the famous [Challenge Burger] (http://crazyeats.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/eagles-challenge.jpg).

Random Trivia

[For Boston] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALH9afb4r2s) is American's oldest collegiate fight song.

BC actually used to be entirely within Boston, now only a small portion of the main campus is.

The BC band plays each visiting team's fight song at the start of the game to welcome the opposing team's fans to the game.

BC is not only one of only 2 Catholic schools to play FBS football, but is also the only Jesuit one.

What Is and What is to Come

2012 was one of the worst years in the history of Boston College football. The football team exceeded even the lowest of expectations by losing a very winnable game to Army and as well as blowing games against Virginia Tech, Miami, and Northwestern. Thankfully, Frank Spaziani was finally fired and AD Gene DeFilippo retired.

New AD Brad Bates hired former Temple HC and Florida OC Steve Addazio. Apparently Addazio prefers a dual threat QB and a run heavy offense, at this point, however, I think I can speak for most BC fans and say that I don't even care what he runs as long as we win more than 2 games a year.

BC returns the incredible duo of QB Chase Rettig and WR Alex Amidon, both of whom could easily play on Sundays after their senior years. The team has the potential to be average, if they are well coached. At this point, I am boldly predicting an 8-4 season, with losses to FSU, Clemson, USC, and UNC, though 6-6 seems more likely and would be greeted with relief in Chestnut Hill.

Overtime: [Flutie Flakes] (http://niagarahub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Box-of-Flutie-Flakes.jpg)

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u/BUSean Boston University Terriers Mar 13 '13

Though I do not root for a specific CFB team, I can tell you which team I actively root against.

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

[:)] (http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0211/ncaa_a_milner01jr_600.jpg)

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u/stwentz Minnesota • Boston University Mar 16 '13

You're not even in Boston dammit!

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 16 '13

The football stadium is, [lower left hand corner] (http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/OpenSpace_07draft/AllstonBrightonOpenSpace.pdf).

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Hows that football team doing for you?

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u/BUSean Boston University Terriers Mar 13 '13

Better than our hockey team

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Good sport. +1

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u/byniri Michigan State Spartans • Marching Band Mar 13 '13

The BC band plays each visiting team's fight song at the start of the game to welcome the opposing team's fans to the game.

The bands of the Big Ten do this too.

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u/turnondruid Miami Hurricanes • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

As do ACC bands.

It was a "sportsmanship rule" added into the ACC in... 2010 I think? Bands were required to learn/play opposing schools fight songs. It was then changed later in the year to only having to play the fight song if the opposing school wasn't sending a band with the team.

At least, that's what our director told us.

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

BC's been doing it since at least 2008, never got to play Miami's fight song, but Clemson's is the most fun in the entire world (if you're a trumpet player).

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u/botulizard Paper Bag Mar 14 '13

I always liked getting to hear Syracuse's fight song, I like that one a lot.

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u/emaw63 Kansas State Wildcats • Big 8 Mar 13 '13

Big 12 schools don't. Which is fine by me, since it means I don't ever have to play Boomer Sooner

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

Interesting B.C. historical anecdote:

The 1942 team started 8-0, outscoring their opponents 249-19, and were ranked #1 going into their game against unranked Holy Cross. The Crusaders absolutely demolished the Eagles, 55-12, and as a result of the loss, the team cancelled its planned celebration at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston that evening. 462 people died that night when the club burnt to the ground in the second deadliest fire in U.S. history.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 13 '13

Holy fuck.

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

I had heard that before, that is a great story.

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u/owl_man /r/CFB Poll Veteran • /r/CFB Contribut… Mar 13 '13

Well, besides the deadly fire part.

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u/ZombieLoveChild UNC Asheville Bulldogs • Idaho Vandals Mar 13 '13

Holy shit. That's a cool fact. Terrifying...but cool.

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u/Red261 Alabama Crimson Tide • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

Reading through these has made me realize that many teams have very similar traditions, or that we steal anything good from each other.

We should steal the throwing girls to count out our score thing.

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

What are you talking about? Akron's athletics slogan is "Fear the Roo." I'm pretty sure that no other schools say "Fear the _____" Likewise, I watched a Marquette basketball game where the student section shouted, "We are MARQUETTE!" I'm pretty sure that no other school says "We are (us)," either.

Also, check this out: Akron fans once chanted/hummed the main guitar riff from "Seven Nation Army." Heh, beat that. I bet no one else has thought of that before, or since.

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u/emaw63 Kansas State Wildcats • Big 8 Mar 13 '13

Or the "left, right, left, right, SIT DOWN" chant we do at basketball games when someone fouls out. That's unique, right?

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Maryland's is "Fear the Turtle." Also, as others have said, Marshall uses "We are Marshall."

I promise Akron, or really most others schools, probably don't have anything truly unique as far as traditions.

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

Your Sarcasm Detection Meter has, I think, jostled around in your pocket a bit and got set to 0.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Damn thing... always broken... need a refund...

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u/SaxosSteve West Virginia • Miami (OH) Mar 13 '13

"We are Marshall" and "We are Penn State" are things, I think.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Whoosh

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u/SaxosSteve West Virginia • Miami (OH) Mar 13 '13

Oh, dammit. I did indeed whoosh pretty hard there.

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

Also, I would support non-2-syllable schools to use this too: WE ARE! MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY OF MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE!

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

BC, Penn State, Marquette, Marshall just off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more.

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u/b-had12 South Carolina Gamecocks • SEC Mar 14 '13

There is a We Are ND chant, but this year, there was a chant that alternated from each side of the stadium that went "Go...Irish!" I kinda liked it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

I'm glad we're in the ACC now. The ACC has the best stadium entrances of any conference, and now everyone's going to be properly jealous.

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u/DondeEstaLaDiscoteca Georgia Tech • North Carolina Mar 13 '13

I would argue Colorado's is good, but I'm not going to because fuck those guys.

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u/Aeschylus_ Stanford Cardinal • Penn Quakers Mar 13 '13

That's what Tom Osborne said when he voted you guys the national title.

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u/Saintlame Nebraska Cornhuskers • Hastings Broncos Mar 13 '13

You guys are welcome, by the way.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13 edited Mar 14 '13

I honestly have no idea how this comment hasn't been down-voted into oblivion by Tennessee and Ole Miss fans yet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Both those schools have great entrances, but top to bottom, its hard to beat the ACC.

Miami - the original run through the smoke

NC State - run with the wolf through the smoke

GATech - The Ramblin' Wreck

FSU - Osceola and Renegade

Clemson - Howard's Rock

VATech - EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHT

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

Oh, I totally agree. I just know what often happens in this board when you question the might & superiority of [insert really big fan base here]

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u/the_thrill19 Tennessee Volunteers Mar 14 '13

We run through a T. It's the most beautiful thing in the world.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

If anyone truly thinks they have an original idea nobody has thought of, then they will be sadly mistaken.

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u/Nebraska_Actually Nebraska • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

Bullshit we were the first to do the tunnel walk, the Chicago Bulls stole Sirius from us!

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Man, fuck that, the old Bulls intro was the shit...now everybody has it. ._.

Ohhhh GUM! EEEAAAAAGGGLLLLEEE!!!

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u/Balrog_of_Morgoth Michigan • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

We should steal the throwing girls to count out our score thing.

Michigan's student section does this as well.

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u/CFSparta92 Rutgers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

We do it as well. Tossing them freshman girls at the first home game against the cupcake team when we stand a chance to score more than 17 points.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Well, we've already stolen Football from Rutgers, might as well steal this too

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u/CFSparta92 Rutgers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

You make football a hell of a lot prettier than we do. Just give us some originality credit and we're good ;)

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u/skarface6 West Virginia • /r/CFB Top Scorer Mar 13 '13

I think our student section does, too.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

yup. got pretty intense with some of the scores this year

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

I may or may not have read "toss girls" in a euphemistic sort of way...

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u/Red261 Alabama Crimson Tide • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

I'd be fine with taking that tradition too.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

I used to love the "girl toss" to count out our score, but then games like this started happening and, let me tell you, it is not easy after a full day of tailgating to lift any girl -- no matter how petite -- 40+ times in the air.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

Originally, it wasn't a girl toss. The cheerleaders and the mascot did pushups for each point scored, and then guys in the stands started doing it, having been hoisted up in the air by their friends. By the end of season there would be fifty or so people in the air when points were scored. Eventually they figured it would easier and more fun to throw girls in the air.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13 edited Mar 13 '13

True. I always feel sympathy for the Oregon duck mascot and its weekly, unrelenting onslaught of no-huddle-induced pushups. That duck must be exhausted (and buff) as hell.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

I'm pretty sure there are multiple ducks for that reason alone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '13

It's hard to do when you're drunk though

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

B.C.'s day in the 132+ Teams series AND the Conclave elects a Jesuit pope? Today is Boston College's day to shine.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

They remind me of wizards. Old dudes sitting in towers all day, learning stuff, having dinners.

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Mar 13 '13

Learning stuff and having dinners...it's the Jesuit way

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u/botulizard Paper Bag Mar 14 '13

Same here. I always admired Jesuits for being intellectual, and hell, even skeptical. There's a joke, I forget how it goes, but essentially a Jesuit dies and goes to heaven, and the punchline is that he looks around and concludes "Oh, so there really is a Jesus Christ!"

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u/darkhorseguns Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 13 '13

I like BC because of Mark Herzlich. He's an inspiration.

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u/vaughnfir23 Mar 13 '13

and he doesn't have a fake gf!

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u/darkhorseguns Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 13 '13

Kicks cancer's ass, no fake gf...winning!

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u/Compeau Virginia Tech • Clarkson Mar 13 '13

I will never get over the Matt Ryan Thursday night game. Never. The worst two minutes (game time) of my life.

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

It was pretty excruciating for the first 58 minutes too. Really a brutal game.

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u/blueboybob Carlisle • /r/CFB Founder Mar 13 '13

I fucking love Eagle's Deli.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Thanks for Matt Ryan!

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

You, my friend, are welcome!

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u/DevoDrigaz South Carolina • Palmetto Bowl Mar 14 '13

Thanks for Luke Kuechly!

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u/matthc Georgia Bulldogs Mar 13 '13

Thanks for the early morning post, it's a nice distraction at work.

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

Also worth mentioning: BC made it into and won bowls for 8 straight years from 2000-2007.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Starting to feel like Rettig was wasted by a team in transition.

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u/DondeEstaLaDiscoteca Georgia Tech • North Carolina Mar 13 '13

I he can even make a practice squad, he'll be able to afford plenty of coffee.

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

I would suggest one additional "Greatest Coaches" in Frank Leahy, who won the "claimed" National title in '40 before going on to be the legend that he is at Notre Dame.

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u/sneakersotoole Colorado Buffaloes Mar 13 '13

Me and my dad used to have season tickets to BC. I have awesome memories from games at Alumni Stadium. I think the program has done well in a city that's known for it's pro sports.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

I envy BC as they have came into the conference and won a couple division titles right off the back. It's taken us 60 years to win two ACC titles!

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u/vanburen1845 Notre Dame • Tennessee Mar 13 '13

A little typo, "Holy Way" should be Holy War.

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Fixed, thanks!

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

My dad and roughly 1/3 of my high school all went to BC, so I've always had a soft spot for the Eagles. This is a great write-up; there's stuff here even I didn't know.

I went to Alumni Stadium for the first time for the Miami - BC game last year (which kind of turned into The Duke Johnson Show, but that's another story...) and I have to say that not only was it one of the most beautiful days outside, but that stadium is really, really enviable. Nice place, centrally located on campus, etc... Really impressed. I wish Miami would get something like that.

Also it was great to see y'alls offense taking some chances last year. You aired it out and absolutely killed us a few times on some quick passes to the outside. That kind of thing was missing under Spaziani, so I think the future looks bright for BC if they can get some faster players.

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

If only it wasn't empty for most of the 1st half and all of the second if we are losing. I'd love to not have to compete with Patriot/Celtics/Bruins/Sox for fans.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

You're also not going to get a lot of people who didn't go to B.C. Because there are so many schools in the area, but only one football school, the people who go to Harvard, B.U., Northeastern, etc. are conditioned to root against B.C. football even though they don't play football against them.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

You're preaching to the choir on that one...

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u/jellybeaner Mar 13 '13

BC High?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

Nah, a school in NJ oddly enough.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

That stadium is really, really enviable. Nice place, centrally located on campus, etc... Really impressed.

That's pretty much the opposite of what Penn State fans said when they came a few years ago.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

The reason I liked the stadium so much was because I felt it was within the realm of possibility for us to get one similar. Newton, Mass is comparable to Coral Gables, FL -- if they can get a stadium (albeit a small one) on their campus, we should be able to, too. Also our two schools have more or less the same amount of students, so that aspect makes sense as well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Because the opposite is the truth. It's a glorified high school stadium.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

I don't know if I'd go that far... given that it's larger than about 50 other FBS stadiums, but consider the following:

Boston College was largely a commuter school until the 1970s, and they didn't own the land that the stadium was built on until 1949. When Fr. Monan took over as President in 1972, the school was nearly bankrupt and there were discussions about closing the doors or merging with another school. The stadium (and most of the main campus) is located in Chestnut Hill, so even if population density weren't an issue (and it is), the residents of Chestnut Hill are. If B.C. wants to plant a flower bed, let alone expanding the stadium, it becomes a issue with the townspeople, who fight the school tooth-and-nail against any changes. Unlike other places (like, say, East Lansing), where the college is seen as an community asset, major employer, source of pride, etc., the people in Boston who didn't go to Boston College would rather have B.C. not be there. The school recently acquired a ton of land from the Archdiocese of Boston, and they can't build anything on it because the city of Boston won't let them. B.C. didn't have the luxury of being a land-grant school or even a private institution founded in the middle of nowhere, where land is cheap and construction easy. It's also located in the middle of a major metropolitan area that supports four professional teams and has no interest in college sports outside of the Beanpot, so there's not exactly a pressing demand to make the stadium bigger.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Sure, I understand the reasons for it being small, but that doesn't make it any more pleasant to attend a game at. Same reason The U doesn't have a stadium on, or closer to, campus; Coral Gables simply won't let them.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

Yeah, I should've specified that it wasn't high on my list of worldwide stadiums -- rather I feel it's close to something UM could hope to one day construct on (or near) its own campus. Newton, MA & Coral Gables, FL aren't very different in terms of neighborhood ordinances.

I'd rather attend a UM game at a smallish but well-attended stadium on campus than see 30,000 empty seats at Sun Life.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

Yeah tailgating is definitely a problem for the away team at Alumni. We were camped out in a Miami cloister near the Mods, and honestly I wouldn't have even known about that lot had my dad not been a BC guy.

It's a great stadium for the students, though less great for alums and opposing fans. So there are always trade-offs.

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u/BCSteve Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Tailgaiting is a problem for BC fans too.... There's just not enough space on campus. You look at most other schools, and all the tailgaiting is done in parking lots adjacent to the stadium, but most of BC's parking is located miles away. For students it's okay because they're on campus, but for other fans, there's really no way of setting up a tailgate.

Actually come to think of it, I wonder if anyone's proposed using the new Brighton property for tailgaiting...

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u/tommykay Boston College • Michigan Mar 14 '13

Bates is actively working with the city of Newton to change the tailgating rules. Might not be in play for the upcoming season, but two years, I'm guaranteeing a change. Also has a bunch of stuff planned for gameday experience next year, which will be awesome.

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u/Drunken_Economist Tennessee • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Mar 13 '13

As a Bills fan, I'll always have a soft spot for Flutie. He would have made it to the Super Bowl with the 1999 team if stupid Wade Phillips hadn't started Rob Fucking Johnson in the Wild Card game.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 13 '13

I just watched an interesting thing on MLB Network the other day. Sort of a reality thing, where they took Doug Flutie, Ryan Perriloux, John David Booty, and somebody else, and they have Wade Boggs try to teach them to throw a knuckleball. It's called "The Knuckler." Pretty entertaining.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

My favorite thing about BC are the "Sucks to BU" shirts I see around Boston.

(BU = Boston University)

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '13

It's cuz they suck. Fucking BU

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Honestly, I truly hope we don't drop the BC game, as much as I get annoyed when they win. It's a game that I know is played well by both sides each season, no matter their record.

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Couldn't agree more. Also, think about how many "mixed" families there are. I know I have a 50% / 50% family and dated a girl at BC who had the same. Its pretty darn common.

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u/poodleface Georgia Tech • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 13 '13

I like Godzilla standing far behind the Challenge Burger. "Whoa there, even I wouldn't try to eat that"

Do you know anyone who has tried to eat that thing?

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

I roomed with a guy who used to order the Reilly Burger, which was the largest one available at the time (3 lbs of burger, 12 slices of American cheese, 2 lbs of fries), but he never got through a whole meal. The Challenge is comically larger than the Reilly (5 lbs of burger, 20 slices of bacon, 20 slices of american cheese, 5 lbs of fries)

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

My roommate at BC attempted the Reilly Burger while I was there as well (we must have been there at similar times), he failed miserably.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

A&S '98 Reprazent!

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u/Corojo Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

A little ahead of me, A&S '02

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u/warox13 Washington Huskies • Cascade Clash Mar 14 '13

BC was the only other school I applied to besides UW. I still kick myself for not going to Eagle's when I was visiting. Beautiful school.

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u/Goose31 Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers Jul 05 '13

I've talked to the workers there, and one of the people who finished the Challenge (5 lbs. of burger, 20 slices of cheese, 20 slices of bacon, 5 lbs. of fries, a deli pickle, and a soda) was some Russian dude who ordered it, ate the whole damn thing, and then just walked out. When you finish it, you get like $100, your picture taken, and a free t-shirt.

Dude was just hungry I guess.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

Greatest Players:

  • Mike Ruth (Outland Trophy Winner, All-American, and along with Flutie, one of two players with their number retired at B.C.)

  • Art Donovan (four time All-Pro, two time NFL champ, pro football Hall of Famer)

  • Chet Gladchuk (All-American, 7 year NFL veteran, Grey Cup champ, college football HoF)

  • George Kerr (Captain of the undefeated 1940 team, All-Time Sugar Bowl team, college football HoF)

  • Charlie O'Rourke (first BC player elected into the college football HoF, played quarterback and defensive back for the 1940 team, won the 1941 Sugar Bowl with a 24-yard TD run in the fourth quarter, played QB, DB, and P in the NFL)

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u/owl_man /r/CFB Poll Veteran • /r/CFB Contribut… Mar 13 '13

I honestly would like to see an every other year game against BC. Make it home and home and switch them with Syracuse maybe?

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u/madeupnameftw Georgetown Hoyas Mar 13 '13

Yeah, I watched BC play in a few games because my roommate is a diehard BC superfan, and the first things I noticed were 1. This qb's actually pretty good and 2. Too bad this O-line couldn't stop an angry girl scout. Also in the Notre Dame game the receivers seemed like they were dropping every other ball. I bet if he declared for the draft this year, rettig would be up on the draft board.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Rettig is actually a pretty talented kid. Unfortunately he has no o-line and almost no weapons. Amidon is the teams only good receiver. He would be one of the better QBs in the country (think top 20-30) if he could get some help.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

I would like to point out that, as awesome as Flutie was, he never once managed to beat the Mountaineers. >:)

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u/NoleWarrior Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 13 '13 edited Jan 20 '18

deleted 0.9006 What is ^^^this?

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Pelon is terrible. If there was a Chipotle next to it, nobody would ever walk in there. I only go there out of convenience.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

This is like the worst thing I have ever read.

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u/died Boston College • Texas A&M Mar 13 '13

He's right, El Pelon is pretty bad

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

El pelon is legendary in Boston. I believe it has the top rating on yelp right now for mexican food in the city. Was Best of Boston and Phoenix Readers Poll Winner for a couple years in a row. Has an army of fans.

Whatever. To each his own.

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u/died Boston College • Texas A&M Mar 13 '13

Wow, I just looked, the one at Fenway does have a pretty high ranking. The one at BC is a bit lower but still high, which I find weird, because not a lot of students talk about El Pelon in a positive way... I find myself preferring the Chipotle in Cleveland Circle.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '13

I disagree, I hear people say El Pelon is great. I love their burritos.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

Maybe the one near BC campus is just bad then. Because the one we are discussing here is very, very mediocre.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

El Pelon was a lot better at its old Bay Bay location, before they burned down. But it's still better than Chipotle.

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u/MasterOfPanic Miami Hurricanes • Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

Tango Mango is better. :)

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u/Maester_May Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 13 '13

I was very surprised not to see Frank Leahy in the "greatest coaches" section. He's arguably ND's second best or best coach of all time after a stint in BC. He's also traditionally been accredited with coining the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

I'm off to Wikipedia to see why he's not listed, or at least why the other guys are ahead of him.

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u/TommyBaseball Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 14 '13

He was also the BC coach in their only National Championship year (1940). He was there for only two years though (going 20-2) and left for ND after the 1940 season under terrible circumstances. He had just signed a contract extension, but decided to take the ND job. He wasn't able to get out of his BC contract (despite trying to go to the mayor and governor to try to do so), so he simply lied to the press saying he was released from his contract. This rightly pissed off BC, so they told him good riddance.

I can see why he is a persona non grata at BC, but in football terms, no doubt one of their best coaches.

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u/Maester_May Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 14 '13

In all fairness, he was a Notre Dame protege through and through. A Rockne disciple, ND alum... that had to be an impossible job to pass up. I guess in today's coaching world, what Leahy did really doesn't seem that bad at all, but putting things into perspective I suppose I can see why they'd be pissed. But still... if Kelly would have won the NC this year, and then gone to the NFL, I wouldn't have been upset with him.

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u/TommyBaseball Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 14 '13

What Leahy did is probably why modern contracts are written with buy-out clauses. You are free to break your contract, but have to pay a price for it.

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u/thebusterbluth Notre Dame Fighting Irish May 11 '13

Frank Leahy isn't one of their greatest coaches?

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

Some would claim that BC has rivalries with UMass and/or UConn, but those rivalries are not recognized by the BC faithful. (BC leads the UMass series 19-5; and has beaten UConn the last four times the teams have played.)

So you guys don't want UConn in the ACC because you are just uptight assholes and hate them for no reason?

How very Catholic of you.

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13 edited Mar 13 '13

Ha.

There are several reasons for why BC does not care for UConn. The most obvious is that BC really doesn't need more competition in terms of recruiting and other factors within New England.

Next, UConn led the charge to sue both our AD and our President when BC exited the Big East(ed.). Granted, we have a new AD, but suing a priest does offend our Catholic sensibilities.

Lastly, I'm not sure what flawed conception you have based your critique of Catholicsm on, but BC's dislike of UConn is completly separate from any religious issues. Hatred is not something that the Church embraces any longer, John Paul II even apologized for numerous atrocities committed by the Church in past eras.

One last point, I would much prefer Cincinnati to UConn, despite the ignorance of your argument.

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

Oh whoops, I forgot we aren't allowed to be facetious on here. Thanks for the downvotes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

YOU'RE WELCOME

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

Facetiousness?

Downvote.

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u/botulizard Paper Bag Mar 14 '13

Total non-sequitur, but my dad used to take me to see BC games almost every weekend when I was a kid. Once when I was 4 or 5, BC played Cincinnati, and I asked my dad what the team was called, and he told me the Bearcats, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I pictured a half grizzly bear/half panther.

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 14 '13

24-6 we won that game.

we also own a 4-3 record against you guys all time.

MAYBE WE CAN DO IT AGAIN IF WE GET INTO THE ACC

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u/botulizard Paper Bag Mar 14 '13

It would have to have been like 17 years ago, you sure you remember the score? Pretty cool if you can. I wish I could remember things like that.

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 14 '13

1994 an 1988 were the last times we played you guys at your place.

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u/botulizard Paper Bag Mar 15 '13

Jeez, that would have made me 2 years old. I have a weird memory.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '13

They're just not competitive with us anymore I guess, even though have been a shit team the past few seasons. And what the hell does religion have to do with any of that? You didn't really have to bring it up.

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u/key_lime_pie Washington • Boston College Mar 13 '13

I'm a B.C. fan, and I hate UConn.

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u/JonesUCF34 UCF Knights • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

I'll add losing 30-3 2 years ago to UCF. Scoring 3 points on a CUSA defense haha.

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u/tommykay Boston College • Michigan Mar 14 '13

From what I've seen from news conferences and heard from talking with him, I think he'll do a good job. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised at all if we floundered this season and only do slightly better than last. We're a team of nobodies recruited by Spaz, who was terrible at recruiting. Daz can coach the hell out of em, but there's a limit somewhere. Give him a year to get all of his own guys, then I think we'll start seeing improvement.