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twballgame9 {l Wrote}:People here are rightfully underestimating this team. Ignoring for a moment that the coach is terrible, this should be a better team than last year. It's unlikely they regress. BC is strong on both lines and that is the great equalizer against the factories.

What was bolded was the most important thing you said. Your "drivel" was all downhill from here.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Whether they get better depends on whether they can replace the corners and whether Brown can increase his accuracy to an acceptable level and stay healthy. If those two things happen, in a vacuum (and no space's drivel notwithstanding) this is the best and most talented team in the division after Clemson.

Addazio is starting his 6th recruiting class. In his 5th class, he finally recruited a player that the Baby Rapists wanted. Still, his class was ranked dead last in the ACC as it usually is. A J Dillon didn't change that fact. This team is not talented.

BC may have the second best team in the Atlantic but they are NOT the second most talented team in the Atlantic. They are just the oldest team in the Atlantic. No team in the ACC (either division) has so many returning starters (which was Phil Steele's main point to rank them as high as he did.) No team in the ACC has so many players in their early 20s. They are BYU without the missionary work. This is a team of very young men playing a game against teams filled with grown boys. BC's young men are not as talented or athletic as the grown boys they will be playing, but they are still men playing boys.

You could be a 5-star super athlete at defensive end, you are still going to struggle at defensive end if you are a redshirt frosh, only 19, and the 2-star offensive tackle blocking you is 22 years old with 24 starts under his belt. 2 or 3 years of age and experience means everything in college football from strength, bone structure, and an experience standpoint. It is the great "equalizer." This is especially true for linemen more than any other position (which Teddy correctly pointed out, kudos to him.)

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:To paraphrase Dan Patrick it's too bad they don't play games in a vacuum. [insert Tigers in space meme here]. There is simply no overlooking the coaching deficiency. The only hope to avoid a loss or two on the coaches is that they come out and punch every team in the mouth so hard with the run game that most games look like FSU last season - over early. But it will only matter in a game or two. They should win 7 or 8 at least, even with this coach.

We are allies in wanting this coach gone. I have wanted him gone for a couple years now, maybe not for the exact reasons you want him gone. If the AD gives Addazio any kind of a contract extension, then I will want the AD gone. With the 4 OOC games on this schedule, winning 7 does nothing for me. But given the "deficiency" winning 7 is probably to be expected, unfortunately. And even if it is expected, I'll still be disappointed.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:People here are rightfully underestimating this team. Ignoring for a moment that the coach is terrible, this should be a better team than last year. It's unlikely they regress. BC is strong on both lines and that is the great equalizer against the factories.

What was bolded was the most important thing you said. Your "drivel" was all downhill from here.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Whether they get better depends on whether they can replace the corners and whether Brown can increase his accuracy to an acceptable level and stay healthy. If those two things happen, in a vacuum (and no space's drivel notwithstanding) this is the best and most talented team in the division after Clemson.

Addazio is starting his 6th recruiting class. In his 5th class, he finally recruited a player that the Baby Rapists wanted. Still, his class was ranked dead last in the ACC as it usually is. A J Dillon didn't change that fact. This team is not talented.

BC may have the second best team in the Atlantic but they are NOT the second most talented team in the Atlantic. They are just the oldest team in the Atlantic. No team in the ACC (either division) has so many returning starters (which was Phil Steele's main point to rank them as high as he did.) No team in the ACC has so many players in their early 20s. They are BYU without the missionary work. This is a team of very young men playing a game against teams filled with grown boys. BC's young men are not as talented or athletic as the grown boys they will be playing, but they are still men playing boys.

You could be a 5-star super athlete at defensive end, you are still going to struggle at defensive end if you are a redshirt frosh, only 19, and the 2-star offensive tackle blocking you is 22 years old with 24 starts under his belt. 2 or 3 years of age and experience means everything in college football from strength, bone structure, and an experience standpoint. It is the great "equalizer." This is especially true for linemen more than any other position (which Teddy correctly pointed out, kudos to him.)

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:To paraphrase Dan Patrick it's too bad they don't play games in a vacuum. [insert Tigers in space meme here]. There is simply no overlooking the coaching deficiency. The only hope to avoid a loss or two on the coaches is that they come out and punch every team in the mouth so hard with the run game that most games look like FSU last season - over early. But it will only matter in a game or two. They should win 7 or 8 at least, even with this coach.

We are allies in wanting this coach gone. I have wanted him gone for a couple years now, maybe not for the exact reasons you want him gone. If the AD gives Addazio any kind of a contract extension, then I will want the AD gone. With the 4 OOC games on this schedule, winning 7 does nothing for me. But given the "deficiency" winning 7 is probably to be expected, unfortunately. And even if it is expected, I'll still be disappointed.

Stars and Seniors!

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:People here are rightfully underestimating this team. Ignoring for a moment that the coach is terrible, this should be a better team than last year. It's unlikely they regress. BC is strong on both lines and that is the great equalizer against the factories.

What was bolded was the most important thing you said. Your "drivel" was all downhill from here.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Whether they get better depends on whether they can replace the corners and whether Brown can increase his accuracy to an acceptable level and stay healthy. If those two things happen, in a vacuum (and no space's drivel notwithstanding) this is the best and most talented team in the division after Clemson.

Addazio is starting his 6th recruiting class. In his 5th class, he finally recruited a player that the Baby Rapists wanted. Still, his class was ranked dead last in the ACC as it usually is. A J Dillon didn't change that fact. This team is not talented.

BC may have the second best team in the Atlantic but they are NOT the second most talented team in the Atlantic. They are just the oldest team in the Atlantic. No team in the ACC (either division) has so many returning starters (which was Phil Steele's main point to rank them as high as he did.) No team in the ACC has so many players in their early 20s. They are BYU without the missionary work. This is a team of very young men playing a game against teams filled with grown boys. BC's young men are not as talented or athletic as the grown boys they will be playing, but they are still men playing boys.

You could be a 5-star super athlete at defensive end, you are still going to struggle at defensive end if you are a redshirt frosh, only 19, and the 2-star offensive tackle blocking you is 22 years old with 24 starts under his belt. 2 or 3 years of age and experience means everything in college football from strength, bone structure, and an experience standpoint. It is the great "equalizer." This is especially true for linemen more than any other position (which Teddy correctly pointed out, kudos to him.)

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:To paraphrase Dan Patrick it's too bad they don't play games in a vacuum. [insert Tigers in space meme here]. There is simply no overlooking the coaching deficiency. The only hope to avoid a loss or two on the coaches is that they come out and punch every team in the mouth so hard with the run game that most games look like FSU last season - over early. But it will only matter in a game or two. They should win 7 or 8 at least, even with this coach.

We are allies in wanting this coach gone. I have wanted him gone for a couple years now, maybe not for the exact reasons you want him gone. If the AD gives Addazio any kind of a contract extension, then I will want the AD gone. With the 4 OOC games on this schedule, winning 7 does nothing for me. But given the "deficiency" winning 7 is probably to be expected, unfortunately. And even if it is expected, I'll still be disappointed.

Stars and Seniors!

Stay in your lane, the pre-season belief that this is Addazio's best team because of your irrational belief in the overall improvement in talent isn't going to misinterpret itself.

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twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Either Addazio is bringing in a lot of talent and the recruiting services are really poor at evaluating anyone after the 200 guys going to the places where people read their rankings religiously, or he's coaching them up to be much better than their talent. One seems much more likely than the other.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:It's certainly not age in a sport where the athletes can't be draft eligible until they have stayed three years. Or where BC started a freshman center, QB and RB last season.

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Either Addazio is bringing in a lot of talent and the recruiting services are really poor at evaluating anyone after the 200 guys going to the places where people read their rankings religiously, or he's coaching them up to be much better than their talent. One seems much more likely than the other.

Where is this "talent" of which you speak? I don't see it.

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:Are you counting how many guys that Addazio recruited that the NFL signed? Don't. A better measurement would be how many of them get drafted in an early round and remain in the NFL for more than a couple years. How many of Addazio's recruits were 1st round picks? 2nd round picks? 3rd round picks? Compare those draft numbers to the rest of the teams in the ACC to get an "objective" measurement.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Either Addazio is bringing in a lot of talent and the recruiting services are really poor at evaluating anyone after the 200 guys going to the places where people read their rankings religiously, or he's coaching them up to be much better than their talent. One seems much more likely than the other.

Where is this "talent" of which you speak? I don't see it.

Boxscores can be a bitch that way.

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Either Addazio is bringing in a lot of talent and the recruiting services are really poor at evaluating anyone after the 200 guys going to the places where people read their rankings religiously, or he's coaching them up to be much better than their talent. One seems much more likely than the other.

Where is this "talent" of which you speak? I don't see it.

Boxscores can be a bitch that way.

At the moment, you are my bitch.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:I can see 5 or 6 wins to start the season, followed by 5 or 6 losses and maybe a win at Syracuse. That would be brutal.

I think this is the problem we may be facing this season, an incredible beginning following by a miserable second half. BC's season begins at Wake Forest and if they win there, we may have a false sense of hope.

Clemson's defensive line is a legitimate NFL defensive line, far and away the best defensive line in college football. Every single starter on that line would be on an NFL roster TODAY if they declared for the NFL. So right off the bat, Clemson might hold BC and AJ Dillon to 0 yards rushing and that is assuming that this year's offensive line for BC is the best line that Addazio has had since that incredible line in 2014. Now Miami, VPI, and an FSU team that BC dominated, they are not Clemson. But these are still teams who have recruits that more closely resemble what Clemson has than what BC has.

Stay in your lane, the Constitution isn't going to misinterpret itself.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:remember teddy, shinskie went to nfl after only half a year at bc because he was a MAN

your continued discussion with nospace about sports related topics will prove as fruitful as moon-landing related discussions with militant agnostic

MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:remember teddy, shinskie went to nfl after only half a year at bc because he was a MAN

your continued discussion with nospace about sports related topics will prove as fruitful as moon-landing related discussions with militant agnostic

You are providing so many great future bump opportunities. I thank you.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:remember teddy, shinskie went to nfl after only half a year at bc because he was a MAN

your continued discussion with nospace about sports related topics will prove as fruitful as moon-landing related discussions with militant agnostic

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

innocentbystander {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Either Addazio is bringing in a lot of talent and the recruiting services are really poor at evaluating anyone after the 200 guys going to the places where people read their rankings religiously, or he's coaching them up to be much better than their talent. One seems much more likely than the other.

Where is this "talent" of which you speak? I don't see it.

Boxscores can be a bitch that way.

At the moment, you are my bitch.

mezmrin {l Wrote}:tClemson suggests a strong season for the BC Screaming Golden Eagles.

somewhere between 9-3 and 11-1

definitely a top 25 possibly top 15 top 10 team if all the breaks go your way. Good luck!

mezmrin {l Wrote}:somewhere between 9-3 and 11-1

Los {l Wrote}:

mezmrin {l Wrote}:somewhere between 9-3 and 11-1

11-1 but the loss to Holy Cross kills our chance at the CFP.

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:

Los {l Wrote}:

mezmrin {l Wrote}:somewhere between 9-3 and 11-1

11-1 but the loss to Holy Cross kills our chance at the CFP.

The ghost of Frank Leahy approves of this example of message boardery. I could live with this result if all of the Holy Cross people were then incinerated in a night club fire after the game.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I know three holy cross alums and they are pretending the game isn't happening.

BCMurt09 {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I know three holy cross alums and they are pretending the game isn't happening.

Oh.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:camp starts in 2.5 weeks, august 3rd. will be in new fieldhouse

update on construction: http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus- ... pdate.html

eagle33 {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:camp starts in 2.5 weeks, august 3rd. will be in new fieldhouse

update on construction: http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus- ... pdate.html

Turf is installed.

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