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

by Brian Favat on Jan 13, 2012 2:30 PM EST on BC Interruption

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...

Demaryius Thomas and Calvin Johnson leading ACC Alum in NFL Playoffs

by BirdGT on Jan 10, 2012 8:00 AM EST on From The Rumble Seat

In the 2011 NFL playoffs, 5,524 yards of total offense were accumulated in 4 wild card games. Over 72% of that yardage came from BCS conference alums. The SEC alums led all conferences with 1,561 yards of offense in the NFL wild card round. The ACC was second with 1,278. The B1G, Big 12, Pac 10,...

What should Stephen Hill expect from the 2012 NFL Draft?

by BirdGT on Jan 9, 2012 8:00 AM EST on From The Rumble Seat

Let's start with the basic statistics of I-A receivers taken in the NFL Draft. 124 college wide receivers have been drafted in the past four NFL Drafts. 84 of them were from BCS conferences (67.7%) while 13 of them were from the ACC (10.5%). The average college receiver was taken 126th overall...

4th Year is the Critical Year For Paul Johnson

by BirdGT on Aug 1, 2011 8:00 AM EDT on From The Rumble Seat

Paul Johnson has accumulated more conference wins than any other program in the ACC behind only Virginia Tech since 2008. He has won more ACC games in his first three seasons than any other Georgia Tech head coach ever. He is also entering the critical fourth year of his tenure. Conference Wins...

This is what I think of the NCAA

by BirdGT on Jul 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT on From The Rumble Seat

Playing In The ChickFilA Classic Would Not Bore Georgia Tech Ticket Holders

by Winfield Featherston on Jun 21, 2011 9:36 AM EDT on From The Rumble Seat

Stories and ideas have been tossed around lately about Georgia Tech playing in the 2013 Chickfila Kickoff Classic,the same year the College Football Hall of Fame moves to Atlanta. While we love the idea of finally getting in that game, an opinion has been stated by a Steven Godfrey on SBN Atlanta...

Paul Johnson Solidifies Himself As Best Football Coach Golfer In The South

by Winfield Featherston on May 4, 2011 8:26 AM EDT on From The Rumble Seat

Paul Johnson took part in, and won, the Chick fil A Challenge yesterday. The Challenge is a golf tournament scramble-style for college football coaches of both the ACC and SEC where each coach is paired with a celebrity former athlete. Johnson was paired with a buddy from previous tournament, Jon...

Hoops vs. Football: Who had the more disappointing season?

by BirdGT on Mar 11, 2011 11:00 AM EST on From The Rumble Seat

Who had a more disappointing season: 2010 football or 2010-2011 basketball? Football was coming off a BCS berth, ACC title, and 10 win season with a veteran backfield and new DC. Hoops was coming off a NCAA berth, ACCT runner up performance, and generally good season. Football's worst loss was to...

Over / Under: 2011 Boston College Football Schedule

by Brian Favat on Feb 16, 2011 12:00 PM EST on BC Interruption

One of the big ticket news items on Monday was the release of the 2011 BC football schedule. The schedule features just six home games, including a Thursday night contest between the Eagles and Seminoles, and six road trips -- Orlando, Clemson, Blacksburg, College Park, South Bend and Miami...

NFL Draft Announcements, Georgia Tech Football Postmortem

by Winfield Featherston on Jan 18, 2011 8:30 AM EST on From The Rumble Seat

The final days of last week were seemingly tough - and surprising - ones for Georgia Tech football fans. On Wednesday, January 12, Nick Claytor announced his decision to forego his senior season and test his chances in the NFL Draft. While brow-raising, more odd was Jerrard Tarrant's announcement...