Tag: football

Joe Michael Sasanuma, who earlier today died at the eternal age of 18, never had a moment in which he didn't enjoy life.

He lived by the words "What's the point of living if you can't feel alive?", a line fittingly taken from the James Bond movie "The World is Not Enough".  Of the many things

I recently had a revelation.  The day of the week that I hate the most is not the widely-detested Monday, but rather is, far and away, Wednesday.

The best day of the week is, of course, Saturdays because they're right in middle of the weekend, as defined the American way as lasting from Friday through Sunday.  On Saturdays, I get to sleep

2/10

It’s pretty easy to see how numerous powerful people in Hollywood looking to make a quick couple million bucks thought that the concept behind “Draft Day” (2014) couldn’t miss.  It’s basically “Moneyball” (2011), but with the most popular sport in America and Jennifer Garner in the place of Jonah Hill to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the NFL

There are so many things that make winter the best of the four seasons, and what would make it even better is more of everything.

When I lived in the United States, winter always began on Thanksgiving week, just when the temperature outside starts to get comfortably cold in the Northeast.  Thanksgiving  means a lot of

For me, the fall will always mark the beginning of a new year.  For nearly two decades, September is when I progressed one year in the educational ladder.  Now that I'm working,  fall is when I tack on another year in my experience as a working professional.  I've always loved this season because it's when

Every season has a defining game.  The victory over Florida State Seminoles was it for the Boston College Golden Eagles' 2009 season regardless of what happens for the remainder of the season.

To a Future Eagle,

Congratulations on your acceptance to Boston College!

The odds are that in the past year and a half, you carefully researched BC's academic program, spoke with the students already attending, and toured the school to get a feel for the campus so your choice to attend the school is a result of thoughtful

Although not as controversial as the playoff system in college football, or lack thereof, the current, sudden death overtime system in the NFL has its share of critics.  The source of dissatisfaction is apparently in the stats.  To me, it's not entirely clear which statistic causes the debate, whether it's the 25% to 40% of

My sister, that bored nincompoop, created Note in Facebook with a list of 25 random facts about herself and then created a "rule" under which an unfortunate soul who was tagged will have to do the same thing.  Presumably this is the most modern rendition of the cursed chain letter so the failure to respond

I received this week's issue of Sports Illustrated yesterday.  I read SI on my commute, always in the same order:  the back page column, the front page photos, and then the "Players" section, which is increasingly becoming my favorite after the departure of columnist Rick Reilly.

For the first time that I can recall, the topic

You can't make this stuff up.

Boston College football's head coach Jeff Jagodzinski, affectionately known as Jags, will be fired by Boston College after proceeding to interview for the New York Jets' vacant head coach position even after Athletic Director Gene DeFelippo warned him doing so would lead to his termination.

This bizarre turn of events came

$10 million for each ACC team?  Wow that's a lot of cash.  And I know exactly where that $10 million went.  A million bucks on a staircase and now $10 million on a building that's already standing...  Hmmm...  All kidding aside, $10 million on restoration of Gasson Hall is a money well spent.  The building

This one was just painful to watch.

I knew the Eagles were in trouble when V-Tech marched right down the field with little resistance on its first drive.  The BC offense just isn't built to come back from big deficits, and the first drive was just too easy.

It was an impressive win.  It wasn't miraculous, like last week at Wake Forest.  It wasn't dominating, like the week before at Florida State.  But the victory sure was methodical, the defense dominating, the offense sufficient, converting two turnovers while committing none, and the coach making aggressive calls.  It wasn't an easy win, but it

24-21, BC over Wake Forest.

Yesterday, I would've told you this is as expected.  After how the game transpired today, this is another "Holy Shit I Can't Believe They Pulled It Off" game.

Which victory was more unlikely?  BC's come from behind victory at Virginia Tech last year that required two touchdowns and an onside kick in

"Well done" best summarizes what I want to say about BC's 27-17 victory over the Florida State Seminoles, the team that ended BC's unbeaten streak last year and the team that seems to perennially underperform.

Against a team that wins on the running game, the defense's performance was extraordinary.  FSU's leading rusher of the game was

I didn't watch the game.  I tried.  I went to the bar, asked for the BC at North Carolina game, and the guy flipped through the channel before finally saying, "You sure it's on today?" and giving up.

Whether you call the ACC mediocre or competitive, the result is the same: BC has a shot of making something happen despite Crane at QB because anyone can beat anyone in the conference (and yes, that includes Duke).

To say that I was pleasantly surprised by the game's result is an understatement. I made the four