by HammarMA on Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:15 pm
[quote="campion"]Chlebek came to BC because Mr Flynn was desparate to have BC hit the next level before he retired. They pushed Yukica out because, like TOB, they thought he had a ceiling, and he thought regionally rather than nationally. Chlebek was MAC coach of the yearin 1977 at E Michigan, and he was, like Dan Devine, a good Catholic boy. He sold Mr. Flynn on the idea that he could make BC a national power. After that first year (0-11) Mr. Flynn fired him but Fred Smerlas and the other leaders on the tem met with Mr Flynn and Fr Monan and talked them out of it. Flynn said that listening to Smerlas was the worst thing he had ever done. The next year was mediocre as well. It looked like Chlebek might turn it around in 80 when he beat Stanford and Elway at Alumni, but they went on to stink it up against Navy and Villanova and then got blasted at Florida State by about 40. They then ran the table, but it was against Temple, UMass, Holy Cross-- not exactly the Iron of the East. Chlebek left of his own accord, going to Kent State, with Flynn's encouragement, but I don't think he was fired.[/quote
I remember the Stanford game -- only time I remember the band getting flagged for delay of the game due to long halftime show