tom-o'brien Stories - Carolina March
Boston College Football Recruiting: Mass. Hole In The 2012 Recruiting Class
While there isn't a whole lot of HS football talent in the state of Massachusetts relative to other states in the Northeast, the Boston College program has done a good job over the past few years at keeping kids closer to home. This year? Not so much. Let's take a closer look. Using Rivals.com...
Boston College Daily Links: Super Stage For Alumni
Football Super stage for Boston College alums (BostonHerald.com)"I’m excited for all of them," said Ty Hall, 27, of Somerville, a former offensive guard for BC who roomed with Patriots defensive end Ron Brace for a year in college. "It’s kind of surreal sometimes when you’re...
Football Alum Adds To Growing List Of Criticisms Of The Boston College Athletics Director
On Monday, former Eagles offensive guard Steve Lively (1978, 1980-82) sent an email to Gene DeFilippo expressing his concerns about the state of the Boston College athletics department. In the email, Lively raises some very intense criticisms of DeFilippo's tenure as Athletics Director. Some of the...
2012 Fiesta Bowl: On The Dangers Of "Playing Not To Lose"
Lots of buzz today about the ending of last night's Fiesta Bowl, where Stanford coach David Shaw's conservative approach in the final minutes of the game may have cost the Cardinal one of the program's biggest win in school history. Oklahoma State had tied the game with 2:35 remaining. After a...
Did Tom O'Brien Make the Right Call on Russell Wilson?
Which of these quarterbacks would you rather have? Keep your answer in mind for the end. Player Comp-Att Pct Yards Yds/Att TD INT Pass Eff. QB #1 287-495 58.0% 3,295 6.66 24 (4.8%) 14 (2.8%) 123.59 QB #2 248-402 61.7% 2,624 6.53 26 (6.5%) 12 (3.0%) 131.89 Wisconsin is playing Oregon in...
Talking Boston College Football With Pre-Snap Read's Paul Myerberg
One of the best writers in all of college football today is Paul Myerberg, who writes for the New York Times' The Quad college football blog and pens his own blog at Pre-Snap Read. As an impartial observer of the 2011 Boston College Eagles' football season, Myerberg has been somwhat critical of the...
Why Fans Are Calling For Spaz's Job But Not Donahue's
Jeff: The football team just finished a very disappointing season with a .375 win percentage in conference. Meanwhile, the basketball team is headed for a season where a .375 season would be a small miracle. BC would have to win six ACC games before the ACC Tournament to achieve the in-conference...
Meet TOB 2.0, Now With 20 Percent Less Losses In Regular Season Finales
Coming off a huge 37-17 win over seventh-ranked Clemson and needing just one win in the regular season finale against a hapless Maryland program to become bowl eligible, N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien and the Wolfpack were down 41-14 early in the second half. With the 'Pack down by four scores, I...
Frank Spaziani To Return As Boston College Football Coach
Following Boston College's 24-17 win over Miami, the Boston Herald's Dan Duggan Tweeted that Gene DeFilippo will retain the services of Frank Spaziani as head football coach for the 2012 season. Gene DeFilippo on Frank Spaziani: "Spaz is coming back next year and our future here is really, really...
Browsing The College Football Coaching Bargain Bin
Yesterday, A.J. took a look at USA Today's comprehensive college football coach salary database, noting that Boston College has paid Spaz roughly $359,000 per win this season. This sounds like a lot of cash, until you take a look at other coaches salary per win figures. As it turns out, BC is still...
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