Week 3 Wake Forest

[DuchesneEast]

Short week so odds up already. BC opened -3.5 already up to -4.5.

[dtwalrus]

You messed up the title. It's Week 1.

Also, what are the odds on this getting rescheduled to Friday or Saturday?

[Supahfan99]

Also, what are the odds on this getting rescheduled to Friday or Saturday?

Definitely something to keep an eye on. Still too early... But right now it looks like it could very well impact this game and if they could perhaps get this game in before it arrives, the travel issue of getting BC back to Boston could be difficult and may warrant some consideration of moving it.

[MilitantEagle]

Also, what are the odds on this getting rescheduled to Friday or Saturday?

Definitely something to keep an eye on. Still to early... But right now it looks like it could very well impact this game and if they could perhaps get this game in before it arrives, the travel issue of getting BC back to Boston could be difficult and may warrant some consideration of moving it.

I think the best chance is Thursday. Moving it to Friday or Saturday would probably be worse and not possible. The only chance is that it slows up just a bit so BC can get out Thursday night after the game.

[twballgame9]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

[DuchesneEast]

Move it to Boston.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

it’s gonna rain a whole lot less than the night ice puked all over magical lane stadium AND the night ice fucked himself against the noles

that still doesn’t mean I’m for certain going if it rains. At 8 bucks a ticket, it’s very flexible

[twballgame9]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

it’s gonna rain a whole lot less than the night ice puked all over magical lane stadium AND the night ice fucked himself against the noles

that still doesn’t mean I’m for certain going if it rains. At 8 bucks a ticket, it’s very flexible

That fsu game sucks but it pisses on this third straight fcs game

[innocentbystander]

Just win. I don't care by how much BC wins this game, so long as they win.

[BC923]

has already moved to -5.5

[eagle33]

Hasn't Wake lost about 8 guys with torn ACL's this year?

[Tom Dooder]

I'm going to go ahead and say this game will not be played Thursday night

[MF73-Eleazar]

supposedly, game is almost sold out?

https://twitter.com/WakeFB/status/1039142673909735426

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

maybe for sale at the ticket office, but there are plenty of 6 and 7 dollar tickets available in the secondary markets.

the seats under the overhang are in the hundreds of dollars, however

[dtwalrus]

Hasn't Wake lost about 8 guys with torn ACL's this year?

Yes. And they don't have their starting QB.

[DuchesneEast]

has already moved to -5.5

Just listed on MGM at -6.

[hansen]

Daz Weekly News Conference: Sept. 10, 2018

COACH ADDAZIO: Off to the start of conference play, all excited about that; on the road at Wake. I know Dave Clawson well, terrific football coach, great person. He's done a fabulous job with his program. They've got really talented football players, offensively, Sam Hartman, the quarterback, is playing at a high level, Dortch is a dominant ACC receiver and return man. They've got a quality offensive line, terrific running back. I think they're very talented on the offensive side of the ball and a challenging scheme.

I think on defense they've always been outstanding. This is no exception. They play hard. They play sound. They have scheme that can -- will challenge you in both the run and the throw game, and very, very quality football players on the defensive side of the ball and extremely sound in special teams.

Program top to bottom is outstanding. It will be a tremendous challenge for us. I have the utmost respect for Dave and his staff. I think they're truly one of the best programs in the country. They do things the right way; they are great football coaches. Our staff, our team knows the challenges that we will have this week and the quality of the opponent we're going to be playing.

So we've had a busy week in our preparation. I think we've done a great job with our preparation, and we're anxious to get down there and have an opportunity to play. So with that I'm happy to answer any questions.

Q. Are there any preparations or contingency plans with the potential storm hitting North Carolina?
COACH ADDAZIO: I think all these things are in discussion at this point. I'm not privy to exactly the details in my mind. I'm going to play a game on Thursday night and prepared for anything that may come our way.

Q. How do you manage the short week?
COACH ADDAZIO: Right. So I mean, the week is short, so we had a revision Tuesday, yesterday, we had our Wednesday today, we will have our Thursday tomorrow, and our Friday on Wednesday.

So we're right on schedule for our week. I feel good about where we are today. We came off of that game and the next day we were right back at it. It's a challenge on the short week, but it's a challenge for both teams. Obviously, a little bit more for a team that has to travel, but I feel good about where we are right now.

Q. Who makes the call on that, on a weather situation like that, the ACC or the school? Is there any protocol?
COACH ADDAZIO: I don't know. I'm not -- I've not been down this path in the ACC, and I'm quite confident that Martin will be in contact with the conference office and the Wake Forest Athletic Administration.

Frankly, I've been so engrossed in -- you know, like we rolled out of here Saturday. Many of the coaches stayed after the game to get the film graded, so we could move on. We were here at quarter to 7 Sunday morning, and we were into a late, late, late last night, so I feel like I'm in a submarine right now. I don't have the time to pop up to listen because it doesn't really at this point -- I'm not sure that, you know, what I say is going to matter.

I really -- if I don't have complete focus -- you miss a day so to speak or your practice isn't right, you're done. There is no make-up on that now. So I've been pretty locked into it. I feel good walking in here. I just walked off the field. I feel like we had a good Wednesday, and I'm getting ready to go in and watch that tape and see if we can kind of come out from under the water so to speak. It's been interesting.

Q. What have you seen from Hartman? He looks like an efficient quarterback.
COACH ADDAZIO: He's like John Wolford. He's a highly competitive guy. He looks like he has a lot of "it factor" to him. He's going to take chances. He does not play like a freshman, and I think he's very, very talented. And of course he has a good supporting cast, he really does. So, you know, they found another guy, that's great, terrific for them, but he's a real, real good football player.

Q. Just the thought on Dortch. He's the kind of guy on offense you have to be aware of where he's at all times?
COACH ADDAZIO: He's a dominant, explosive guy in the ACC. As a return guy, as a receiver, he can alter the game. So we've got a lot of attention to that right now. So he's one of the better ones I've seen. Obviously, I've seen a lot of good players in the ACC, never mind the other conferences. This guy is as good as anybody. It's a challenge, for sure.

Q. How good have the first two games been for you to lay the foundation, and now conference play begins against a team that beat you guys pretty good last year?
COACH ADDAZIO: I thought we played really well against UMass. I thought we came out strong against Holy Cross; we were able to get people off the field. For me I'm stuck between -- I'm grateful that we're healthy and we got people off the field, but in the same breath we haven't stretched our 1's to have to play a full game, so some of those things worry me a tad, but I think we're playing at a really high level, and I think we are reasonably physically feeling really good. In terms of Wake Forest, a year ago, we turned the ball over and gave away some real points in that game; taking nothing way from them. They had a really good football team last year.

But we went into that game having to start a true freshman at center, and we had some issues in there. So I think this is a new year, and -- for both of us, for both teams. The thing that I fully understand is every time we've played Wake is they're very -- you know, a lot of times you get a little bit of this coach speak stuff, about this guy is great and this coach is great and all this other jazz. I really believe that Dave is an outstanding football coach. I really like and respect his staff.

When you play them, they're really well put together. So I have a lot of respect for them, so I expect this to be quite a big-time game for both teams. We'll see when, where, how, and everything else this is going to go. They're different than they were a year ago. We're different than we were a year ago. Let's see what happens.

Q. Is there a budding rivalry between BC and Wake?
COACH ADDAZIO: I think both programs were in a rebuilding phase and both programs were fighting tooth and nail to regain a piece of the ACC. I think that's what you're sensing there. I think, you know, that's what's happened. I can only speak to I'm here six, Dave is probably in his fifth, I think he was one year behind me. Both teams are recruiting really hard, both teams have really made a lot of strides. Both teams feel good about where their programs are. I think that's probably where you might feel like there is intensity there.

I think that's all accurate. Both programs are in a foot race to climb the scale of the ACC conference. There are some similarities with both places, academically, size, there are some similarities there. So I think that's where you draw upon those things. Both programs have done well. We've been to four out of five bowls, and both climbing. It's a good contest. We usually play each other early in the year.

Q. Wake Forest ranks in the bottom third of the country in pass defense. Is that something you look to focus on this week?
COACH ADDAZIO: It's hard for me to tell you stats and things. We're in week three. No one has played -- neither one of us have played a conference game. I think you're making assumptions -- I'm not saying "you" I'm saying "us," "we" -- we're making assumptions right now, and I'm careful to do that until I see a body of work against in-conference opponents.

I don't know, what would our stats look like? How do you know? Pulling guys out of the game in the first quarter, and I know that stats are good right now, but I'm just saying, when we come in on Sunday, we present to the team, I do, the summaries, both sides of the ball and special teams, champions, et cetera. Both weeks I based it off of percentages off of, like, say, 40-something snaps, or 27 snaps from the defense last week. I don't put it all in a bag and shake it up for those kind of games, you know what I mean?

I don't know what the value of those stats. They're not real to me. I'm assuming there is some of that going on there, too, you know what I mean? It's hard to know, did 200 -- I see the film, but did 200 yards come when their 1's weren't in the game? All that matters.

Here is what I see: I see a really athletic team. They're very athletic. They have good team speed, they've got really quality players. I see that on the tape for sure. It's a whole different level of play than what we've seen the last two weeks, and it will be the same for them as well.

That's a two-sided coin there. Both teams are going to have to ratchet things back up to a different level, and sometimes -- I think when people sometimes talk about week three, I think it has to do with how your schedule is, but if you're -- Wake and ourselves have had two weeks of nonconference opponents, and now you jump to a conference opponent.

I think that's what everybody is interested to see, how did those two weeks work for you? That's an interesting thing, you don't know, you know? We were a younger team a year ago, but how we started the year and how we finished the year were quite different. There was a tale of two stories there, right? There's a lot left to be played out here.

Q. Did you hear any feedback from anyone on the series resuming with Holy Cross and how the game went Saturday?
COACH ADDAZIO: No, I haven't spoken to anybody. Seemed like to me there was a lot of fan interest and there was some good fan turn out. That's my sense. Which I felt was a good thing going in for these nonconference geographical tie-in games. I think it's good, but I don't know. I haven't spoken to anybody and, like you said, I mean, I feel like it was just Saturday at two o'clock right now, honestly.

Q. Do you adjust your plans in the kicking game with Dortch?
COACH ADDAZIO: I think there's got to be all kinds of strategies involved with him. I think he is a dangerous guy. So you've got to be very, very careful what you're doing and have a good plan, and I think you've got to have a lot of pieces to that, you know? Obviously, I'm not going to go into detail because that's part of the strategy but, yes, your observation, do you need to be aware of him, 100%. Can he make an impact on the game? He absolutely can and will, so you've got to account for all that.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Q. Who makes the call on that, on a weather situation like that, the ACC or the school? Is there any protocol?
COACH ADDAZIO: I don't know. I'm not -- I've not been down this path in the ACC, and I'm quite confident that Martin will be in contact with the conference office and the Wake Forest Athletic Administration.

Frankly, I've been so engrossed in -- you know, like we rolled out of here Saturday. Many of the coaches stayed after the game to get the film graded, so we could move on. We were here at quarter to 7 Sunday morning, and we were into a late, late, late last night, so I feel like I'm in a submarine right now. ...

full of seamen?

[DuchesneEast]

As a long time BC fan, I can picture this scenario:

Wake cant throw and cant score in a downpour.
They stack the box and we cant run because we dont have proper cleats, but do move the ball enough between the 20's to miss 3 35 yard field goals.
We lose on a fumble by AB and a chip shot FG by Wake near the end of the game.

As an optimist, Dillon rolls up 180yds on the ground, Wake cant score and we cruise 27-10.

[MilitantEagle]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Are you sticking with this prediction ?

[MF73-Eleazar]

I think we only win this game cuz our running game will allow to have 2 big chunk plays. agree on the kicking game being atrocious in horrific conditions. maybe we luck out with a big ST return. that part of the team needs a shot in the arm considering what happened against HC.

[DomingoOrtiz]

Daz Weekly News Conference: Sept. 10, 2018

Q. Is there a budding rivalry between BC and Wake?
COACH ADDAZIO: I think both programs were in a rebuilding phase and both programs were fighting tooth and nail to regain a piece of the ACC. I think that's what you're sensing there. I think, you know, that's what's happened. I can only speak to I'm here six, Dave is probably in his fifth, I think he was one year behind me. Both teams are recruiting really hard, both teams have really made a lot of strides. Both teams feel good about where their programs are. I think that's probably where you might feel like there is intensity there.

I think that's all accurate. Both programs are in a foot race to climb the scale of the ACC conference. There are some similarities with both places, academically, size, there are some similarities there. So I think that's where you draw upon those things. Both programs have done well. We've been to four out of five bowls, and both climbing. It's a good contest. We usually play each other early in the year.

Q. Did you hear any feedback from anyone on the series resuming with Holy Cross and how the game went Saturday?
COACH ADDAZIO: No, I haven't spoken to anybody. Seemed like to me there was a lot of fan interest and there was some good fan turn out. That's my sense. Which I felt was a good thing going in for these nonconference geographical tie-in games. I think it's good, but I don't know. I haven't spoken to anybody and, like you said, I mean, I feel like it was just Saturday at two o'clock right now, honestly.

Those are awful questions.

[gallopingghost]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Should BC bring along the sailing team for added offense?

[twballgame9]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Are you sticking with this prediction ?

Yes, they won't move it for rain. Hurricane force winds, which weren't expected to be in that area when the prediction was made, would be a different story.

[DavidGordonsFoot]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Are you sticking with this prediction ?

Yes, they won't move it for rain. Hurricane force winds, which weren't expected to be in that area when the prediction was made, would be a different story.

If the governor declares a state of emergency, will the ACC be forced to cancel/postpone?

[DomingoOrtiz]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Are you sticking with this prediction ?

Yes, they won't move it for rain. Hurricane force winds, which weren't expected to be in that area when the prediction was made, would be a different story.

If the governor declares a state of emergency, will the ACC be forced to cancel/postpone?

He has: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local ... 91725.html

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

They aren't moving a football game for rain. Christ.

Are you sticking with this prediction ?

Yes, they won't move it for rain. Hurricane force winds, which weren't expected to be in that area when the prediction was made, would be a different story.

If the governor declares a state of emergency, will the ACC be forced to cancel/postpone?

state of emergency has already been declared for va, nc and sc,

i'm sticking with my prediction that this game moves to saturday. likely a noon or 1 pm kickoff. i've changed my "beautiful weather" prediction to "rain"

[MilitantEagle]

I assume they'll decide tomorrow, but it's not looking good right now.

[Mike_S]

OK, I was very confident about this game but am now starting to get nervous based on the weather forecast and that the game hasn't been cancelled or moved yet.

- Wake crushed us last year, and it was probably AB's worst game of the season

- Wake played in hurricane conditions in 2016 and easily beat Syracuse, meaning at least some of their players have been involved in this type of situation before.

- It's apparently a sellout or close, which seems pretty unusual for Wake Forest, at least against BC. Assuming the fans show up in the bad weather, it will be more hostile environment than usual for the first road game

- The last time BC played in unusual conditions in the Pinstripe Bowl, the conditions were a major factor in a loss.

Despite being early in the year,it's starting to feel like a "trap" game...

[2014 Eagle]

So apparently ifthe hurricane gets to a certain category the game is being moved to Boston College and the band will be going to the game?! FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Appears to be from some kid in the WF band

https://twitter.com/i_SmexX/status/1039204934468739073