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twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Davon Jones is listed at rb and is playing back. Wade looks good. Towles has a cannon.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Davon Jones is listed at rb and is playing back. Wade looks good. Towles has a cannon.

kobenhavn {l Wrote}:video is better quality than my usual espn player

hansen {l Wrote}:My observations.

-Mickey mouse production. The video taken through the closed window was a nice tough as were the constant BC propaganda that was flashed on the screen that led to missed plays being show. Or the pictures of players being interviewed albeit with no sound so it led to missed action on the field. Smh

DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:

hansen {l Wrote}:My observations.

-Mickey mouse production. The video taken through the closed window was a nice tough as were the constant BC propaganda that was flashed on the screen that led to missed plays being show. Or the pictures of players being interviewed albeit with no sound so it led to missed action on the field. Smh

Cronin's interviews were brutal. Did he think Giacone's speaks from his stomach?

DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}: - Callinan was on crutches with a huge brace on his right leg;

There is Still Cause for Concern with BC Football
by Annabel Steele

Maybe it was the glint of the sun coming out after a long winter in Chestnut Hill. Maybe it was a weird spin on the ball. Whatever it was, it’s safe to say it distracted Thadd Smith. After he waved for a fair catch on a punt return, he failed to actually catch the ball. It bounced off Smith’s helmet and into the endzone, where a mad scramble for the ball ended with a safety and the first points of Boston College football’s Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game.


There was no more fitting way to open scoring in the game. BC, coming off of a season full of ineptitude and painfully bad losses, couldn’t even score on itself. Instead, the first points were scored on the biggest fluke play ever, a miffed fair catch punt return safety. What’s more, it wasn’t even clear at first which team—the Maroon team or Gold team, the latter of which wore white jerseys for some reason—got the safety. The scoreboard flashed that the two points were going to Maroon, but 12 minutes later changed to show that Gold led 2-0. It didn’t matter in the long run, as Colton Lichtenberg would go on to make two field goals for Maroon, allowing them to come back for a 6-2 victory.

In today’s game, the Eagles picked up where they left off last fall. Each side’s defense looked solid, continuing last year’s successful defensive campaign. Jimmy Martin, Wyatt Ray, Harold Landry, and John Johnson each recorded a sack. Defensive lineman Landry in particular stood out, exploding past both Anthony Palazzolo and Aaron Monteiro to wreak havoc on the Maroon team.

Martin also picked off an Anthony Brown pass in the game. Connor Strachan added four tackles and a forced fumble, while Atem Ntantang’s fumble recovery joined his game-high six tackles. Overall, the defense looked good—a relief, given that the offense looked downright sloppy at times.

And all four of the quarterbacks got playing time today, but none were able to set up drives finishing in touchdowns.


Although the teams managed to reach the red zone, mistakes and miscues ensured that they did not score any touchdowns. Penalties pushed both teams back on multiple occasions. Meanwhile, Wade fumbled (and recovered) the ball in the red zone, wasting a down for the Maroon team. Maroon and Gold could only score in the second quarter, coming up short throughout the first, third, and fourth quarters.

Given that last season, BC’s offense was disastrous and struggled to convert in the red zone, it didn’t look hopeful that the Eagles could not score a touchdown today either. Wade addressed these troubles after the game, assuring that BC would work until it got everything down.

“We haven’t really put too much emphasis on it yet, but we’ll make sure to get it right,” he said.

Yup. Let’s leave it at that.

The defense looked sharp, and the offense looked sloppy. So how about special teams? Well, Lichtenberg made both of his attempted field goals. Both were within 40 yards, but a perfect outing for the kicker is a good sign. Other than that, there wasn’t much to be hopeful about with special teams. Thadd Smith’s miffed fair catch led to that safety. Jeff Smith, meanwhile, who is making the transition from quarterback to wide receiver, didn’t look comfortable as a punt returner.


He was sent out to return the opening kickoff of the second half and waved for a fair catch, evidently unaware that it’s against the rules to fair catch a kickoff. Though it’s early in his transition to wide receiver and he still has time to improve, it wasn’t a good sign in a game full of blunders.

Following the game’s conclusion, players milled around on the field, talking to family and signing autographs for fans. Despite the sloppiness of the contest, there was a carefree atmosphere on the turf, as players laughed and posed for photos, looking unperturbed at the performance that had just been given. This seemingly careless attitude, however, can be attributed to the coaching staff. Head coach Steve Addazio explained that the game was never meant to be overly competitive and that he saw progress regardless of the outcome.

“Today was a day to have some fun,” he said.

Boston College's spring game ends 6-2 with traditional scoring
By Graham Watson
Dr. Saturday

Any hopes that Boston College’s offense might be better in 2016 were dashed during the Eagles’ spring game on Saturday.

And before you ask, no, this wasn’t one of those weird spring game modified scoring systems. Touchdowns weren’t worth a point apiece. This was a regular football game where first and second-team offenses played against first and second-team defenses and yet neither side was able to score a touchdown.

In fact, for a portion of the contest, the score resembled something from the baseball diamond.

OK, it’s probably too early for Boston College faithful to start panicking. After all, it is only April and the Eagles have some new pieces on offense that probably need a little more work, including Kentucky quarterback transfer Patrick Towles.

And — brightside — it looks like the defense that allowed just 15.3 point per game a year ago seems to be in season form.

However, this is a Boston College team that ranked 121st nationally with just 17.2 points per game. It failed to win a conference game despite many valiant efforts from the defense. So for the offense to continue to look ragged a half-a-year later has to be disheartening.

Boston College's offense became a punch line last season en route to a 3-9 record and winless mark in ACC play, with the Eagles averaging 17.2 points and 275.6 yards per game. It was even worse when you took out the numbers against two FCS opponents, which put them down to 10.6 points and 246.5 yards against FBS competition.

Based on what we saw in the spring game, the jokes will keep on coming in 2016.

Using a standard scoring system—unlike the modified ones that some schools use, awarding points for defensive stops and takeaways—neither BC's Maroon or White squad could manage a touchdown. The final score was 6-2, which was the result of two field goals and a muffed punt that resulted in a safety, and that was the score at halftime.

While it should be noted that BC's defense was darn good last year (it ranked first in FBS, allowing 254.3 yards per game), that doesn't take away from the fact there's still a lot of work to do on the offensive side.

The Heights {l Wrote}:Given that last season, BC’s offense was disastrous and struggled to convert in the red zone, it didn’t look hopeful that the Eagles could not score a touchdown today either.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

The Heights {l Wrote}:Given that last season, BC’s offense was disastrous and struggled to convert in the red zone, it didn’t look hopeful that the Eagles could not score a touchdown today either.

What does that even mean? Had to read it four times.

Darius Wade {l Wrote}:Like you said, pretty much just passing attempts. The offense, like I said, it has different wrinkles. We have a new offensive coordinator but at the end of the day, it's Addazio's offense. We're trying to keep everything pretty base and vanilla today and we're just happy that we're able to connect and make some plays.

Following the game’s conclusion, players milled around on the field, talking to family and signing autographs for fans. Despite the sloppiness of the contest, there was a carefree atmosphere on the turf, as players laughed and posed for photos, looking unperturbed at the performance that had just been given. This seemingly careless attitude, however, can be attributed to the coaching staff. Head coach Steve Addazio explained that the game was never meant to be overly competitive and that he saw progress regardless of the outcome.