On paper, Boston College figures to be difficult to project. The Eagles have eight seniors and four juniors, with one junior sitting out as a transfer. They also have a new head coach and watched their most talented scorer transfer.
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2010-11 ACC Preview
Could the ACC produce another national champion? There’s certainly a contender, and there are also teams with surprising coaching changes and no slouches near the bottom.
2010 ACC Post-Mortem
The 2009-10 ACC season saw a national champion, a few teams that didn’t go far in the Big Dance, and a major surprise among the teams that didn’t get there. Once the season was over, a couple of surprise coaching changes took place.
Quick Hitters – April 8, 2010
Some quick hitters on the national championship game, recruiting and the start of travel team basketball, and coaching changes.
Effort Not a Problem For Boston College of Late
There have been times this season where Boston College’s effort has been in question. Much like Saturday afternoon, when the Eagles beat North Carolina, Wednesday night wasn’t one of them, as the Eagles blew out Virginia Tech 80-60 largely from playing harder.
Quick Hitters – January 29, 2010
Some quick hitters as we reach the end of the week on Boston College being relevant again, Clemson not showing its best effort, a comeback win by Gonzaga and more.
Another Bad Effort Has Skinner At a Loss
Al Skinner is normally soft-spoken and comes off as being quite mellow. But even by his standards, the Boston College mentor seemed very subdued and at a loss for words following his team’s latest poor showing on Saturday.
Which Boston College Team Will Show Up for the ACC?
As ACC play begins in earnest, it’s easy to wonder which Boston College team will show up. That’s not normally what one would expect of a veteran squad like this one, but the first two months lead to exactly that.
Wake Forest has Already Arrived
There was no question entering this season that Wake Forest has talent, a good deal of it in fact. A recruiting class as heralded as theirs, added to a nice young core that featured sophomores James Johnson and Jeff Teague, takes care of that. What wasn’t known was how quickly this group might bring the Demon Deacons back to being contenders in the ACC. We’ve already got our answer: very quickly. As in, right now.
BC Passes Up Its Chance at Local Relevance
That sound you just heard was Boston College’s chances at grabbing a little of the spotlight going right down the drain.
As is often the case, crowds at Conte Forum have been anemic all season. Boston is a notorious pro sports town, to the point where in January and February, sports fans would rather call talk radio and talk about hot stove baseball, who the Patriots might draft, or pitchers and catchers reporting than the college basketball games in town that actually count in the standings.
