WEEK 2: BOSTON COLLEGE defeats UMASS (26-7)Preseason Board Predictions - 100% correctly preseason predicted a win. The board collectively improves to 1-1...thanks to cupcake scheduling!
Winners: Everyone!
Losers: No one!
WEEK 2 INDIVIDUAL PREDICTION HIGHLIGHTS:Best Prediction of the Week:-
twballgame9 with the uncannily accurate prediction: "UMass goes 8 in the box to stop run, BC pounds rock. Two play action passes and an end around create TDs and UMass can't move the ball. 24-6."
Honorable Mentions of the Week:- I mean, it doesn't take a genius, but generally
2014Eagle nailed what we all knew: "The "road" game at Gillette starts off slow, but by halftime BC has a decent enough lead that it holds through a boring second half."
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BCSUPERFAN22 was mostly right with: "Don't think this will be close, BC secondary is legit and Whipple won't be able to move it."
The Accurate Cynics Section:- Once again, I'm claiming personal victory for
dtwalrus's "Cruising easily, but who really cares anymore?"
- Or, as
ATL put it: "Real tailgating. Boring football."
- And a bit more succinctlyt,
JesuitIvy with: "Stop wasting my tax dollars, UMass."
Least Good Prediction of the Week:-
ckoub01 got our hopes up with, "Towles throws for 300 + 3 TD's in his supposed coming out game."
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CorporalFunishment clearly overestimated our ability to run the ball, with: "Exceptionally boring game where the rock does indeed and unfortunately crack, thus providing Dazzler with all the rationalization he needs for another whole season that running up the middle again and again and again is a good strategy."
- By the same token, half-way there
25GeraldRd: "The Willis/Hilliman one-two punch begins to emerge. BC Defense shuts down UMass offense."
- No,
eepstein, no: "closer than you'd think."
WEEK 2 PRESEASON PREDICTION STANDINGS:2-0: 2014Eagle, angrychicken, ckoub01, commavegarage, CorporalFunishment, cremins, DavidGordonsFoot, dtwalrus, durkcal, EagleDave, Iggle, lawrat, MillitantEagle, OnyxBlackman, Salzano14, StratEagle, TRE
1-1: 25GeraldRd, 31southst, AdamBC, ATLeagle, BCSUPERFAN22, Brooklyneagle, Cadillac90, claver2010, DuchesneEast, eagle33, eagle9903, eepstein0, hansen, ILikeBC, innocentbystander, IrishRiviera, JesuitIvy, jhiggi02, MattTheEagle, NJM89, twballgame9, vegasEagle
WEEK 2 ACTUAL WIN-LOSS vs. PREDICTED WIN-LOSS RECORD56% Predicted 2-0
44% Predicted 1-10% Predicted 0-2
WEEK 3 PRESEASON PREDICTION PREVIEW: Boston College Eagles (1-1, 0-1) at Virginia Tech Hokies (1-1, 0-0)90% preseason predicted a LOSS to the Hokies. 90% seems a bit high to me, but who knows. I mean, I also predicted a loss.