Re: Old BC pics
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:54 pm
Any access to the 1973 BC Yearbook and pictures on South Street?
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DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:GreenvilleEagle {l Wrote}:BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Empty stands even back then.
I like the old unis?
BC fans have a long history of tailgates. They will come in the second quarter once the band warms up.
They used to let fans leave at halftime to "freshenup" and come back in. I think they put a stop to that in the late 80s?
campion {l Wrote}:Two early pictures of Alumni Stadium. Note the reservoir behind the north end zone, where the Recplex is today.
h2o {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Two early pictures of Alumni Stadium. Note the reservoir behind the north end zone, where the Recplex is today.
BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:Bapst -- 10 degrees hotter than the Sun 1970-1974.
campion {l Wrote}:Mosi {l Wrote}:No Golder Girl?
I still have scars on my arse from playing Lax on the old original astro turf field the cheerleaders are on
You questioning my ability? Of course I have the golden girl...
campion {l Wrote}:Kelly Elias' goal line game saving tackle vs. Texas, 1976.
campion {l Wrote}:Ed Rideout follows Tom Bouguss vs Villanove 1972. Fred Steinfort, BC's all time greatest kicker.
campion {l Wrote}:Playing not to be embarrased. BC vs Notre Dame 1975. Mike Kruczek was one of the 2-3 top rated passers in the US, but Yukica had him hand off all game to kill the clock and keep it close. QB Kruczek, RB Glen Capriola.
1981Eagle {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Playing not to be embarrased. BC vs Notre Dame 1975. Mike Kruczek was one of the 2-3 top rated passers in the US, but Yukica had him hand off all game to kill the clock and keep it close. QB Kruczek, RB Glen Capriola.
I was at the game. Unreal. Had them 3-3 at half. Yuckica wasted the talent of that team. Mike K had a cannon and Glen C was a very good RB.
1981Eagle {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Kelly Elias' goal line game saving tackle vs. Texas, 1976.
After the Flutie Hail Mary and Gordon FG, the most important play in BC football history. Thanks Campion and thanks Kelly Elias.
campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:1981Eagle {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Kelly Elias' goal line game saving tackle vs. Texas, 1976.
After the Flutie Hail Mary and Gordon FG, the most important play in BC football history. Thanks Campion and thanks Kelly Elias.
Really? That humongous play to beat a 6-6 team?
They were undefeated and ranked when BC played them, but they finished the season at 5-5-1.
campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:1981Eagle {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Kelly Elias' goal line game saving tackle vs. Texas, 1976.
After the Flutie Hail Mary and Gordon FG, the most important play in BC football history. Thanks Campion and thanks Kelly Elias.
Really? That humongous play to beat a 6-6 team?
They were undefeated and ranked when BC played them, but they finished the season at 5-5-1.
They were undefeated at 0-0 and only ranked on reputation. They stunk that year.
I know that. But they should not have stunk. They had a world class backfield with Earl Campbell and Johnny "Ham" Jones and Jonny "Lam" Jones, a good defense, and arguably the best kicker ever. Darrell Royal claimed that the tean never recovered after the BC loss. Neither did he. He was retired soon thereafter. But they really should have been good that year.
I think 81's point is that the 76 Texas game was BC's first win against a big-gum in a long time. At the time it was huge. Really huge. Much bigger than any local college sports story in Boston in the past 15 years, I'd say.
campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:1981Eagle {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:Kelly Elias' goal line game saving tackle vs. Texas, 1976.
After the Flutie Hail Mary and Gordon FG, the most important play in BC football history. Thanks Campion and thanks Kelly Elias.
Really? That humongous play to beat a 6-6 team?
They were undefeated and ranked when BC played them, but they finished the season at 5-5-1.
They were undefeated at 0-0 and only ranked on reputation. They stunk that year.
I know that. But they should not have stunk. They had a world class backfield with Earl Campbell and Johnny "Ham" Jones and Jonny "Lam" Jones, a good defense, and arguably the best kicker ever. Darrell Royal claimed that the tean never recovered after the BC loss. Neither did he. He was retired soon thereafter. But they really should have been good that year.
I think 81's point is that the 76 Texas game was BC's first win against a big-gum in a long time. At the time it was huge. Really huge. Much bigger than any local college sports story in Boston in the past 15 years, I'd say.
It may have been a big story, but it doesn't come close to the BC VT game in terms of importance for the program. It's not even top 10.
I disagree. The two biggest games BC has ever played against Virginia Tech were both losses.
campion {l Wrote}:They had a world class backfield with Earl Campbell and Johnny "Ham" Jones and Jonny "Lam" Jones, a good defense, and arguably the best kicker ever. Darrell Royal claimed that the tean never recovered after the BC loss. Neither did he. He was retired soon thereafter. But they really should have been good that year.
I think 81's point is that the 76 Texas game was BC's first win against a big-gum in a long time. At the time it was huge. Really huge. Much bigger than any local college sports story in Boston in the past 15 years, I'd say.
h2o {l Wrote}:campion {l Wrote}:They had a world class backfield with Earl Campbell and Johnny "Ham" Jones and Jonny "Lam" Jones, a good defense, and arguably the best kicker ever. Darrell Royal claimed that the tean never recovered after the BC loss. Neither did he. He was retired soon thereafter. But they really should have been good that year.
I think 81's point is that the 76 Texas game was BC's first win against a big-gum in a long time. At the time it was huge. Really huge. Much bigger than any local college sports story in Boston in the past 15 years, I'd say.
This. That 1976 Texas team was stacked and was ranked 7 preseason. They were supposed to walk in and stomp BC into the ground. That win can't be underestimated in terms of the effect it had in Boston. There was more local college (and high school) media covereage back then and they went nuts. I remember walking out of Alumni and some Texas fans were ahead of us. One of them, a guy wearing a big ten gallon cowboy hat, turns around and says to us "I can't belive BC just beat Texas, you just beat Texas for God sake!" He was in the state of shock, we were screaming at the top of our lungs. Good times.
Saveagle {l Wrote}:Campion is right. That game proved that BC could compete with the big time programs. It was huge in terms of peception for the program. Of course it all came crashing down in the form of 0-11 two years later.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Saveagle {l Wrote}:Campion is right. That game proved that BC could compete with the big time programs. It was huge in terms of peception for the program. Of course it all came crashing down in the form of 0-11 two years later.
And therein lies my point. The game really didn't mean much, and it was undermined by the fact that despite some talent at RB, that Texas team was grotesquely overrated.
h2o {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Saveagle {l Wrote}:Campion is right. That game proved that BC could compete with the big time programs. It was huge in terms of peception for the program. Of course it all came crashing down in the form of 0-11 two years later.
And therein lies my point. The game really didn't mean much, and it was undermined by the fact that despite some talent at RB, that Texas team was grotesquely overrated.
But the BC win over VT in 2007 isn't undermined by BC following it up with back to back losses to FSU, MD and then a rematch game with VT in the ACCCG?