19-0 baby!

[WindRavenX]

That's right. The Boston College Eagles are now 19-0 and #5 in the country.
Smoke that ND! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[joeybee12]

1. Why the reference to ND?

Did they play tonight?

[WindRavenX]

2. no

I just hate ND. That is all. :7

[joeybee12]

5. When does ND play BC? Or don't they?

I'm pretty sure they will since they're both in the Big East; or is BC out as of this year? I can't recall!

Go Notre Dame!:evilgrin:

[ThorsHammer]

7. Next Tuesday, Go Irish!

[aldian159]

14. Sorry

By Cuse I meant Syracuse.

[sniffa]

3. woot!

onLy #5 though? the fix is in! :D

:bounce:

[WilliamPitt]

4. Are you a BC student?

[WindRavenX]

9. si

Class of 2007.

[ThorsHammer]

6. As an ND fan , I hate BC too

That said, they have been pretty impressive over the last year. Aren't they something like 30-4 since this point last year? Skinner has done a good job finding diamonds in the rough (Smith, Dudley, Marshall, etc) and developing them. I still want to see them win against an elite team (IMO UConn is good, but not elite this year), but they have been getting the job done against all comers. I hope you beat Seton Hall, and then leave ND 20-1.

[MikeG]

8. Wait until you play Pitt. We'll end that.

[aldian159]

10. Or Cuse

[ThorsHammer]

11. The new BE is going to be ridiculous

Recent powers like UConn, Cuse, and Pitt, several very solid teams like Nova, ND, GT, and potential star teams like Cincy and Louisville. Other than S. Florida, I don't think there's a single weak team.

[kick-ass-bob]

12. Just wait until you hit a REAL conference schedule...

next year.

PS - Good Luck! And may BC knock UNC out of the tourney in March!

[tsakshaug]

13. Big deal

One and done in the NCAA

[WindRavenX]

15. and now 20-0

...despite playing like ASS against Seton Hall tonight.
Next up: ND. And may they rot in hell.

[ThorsHammer]

16. As an ND fan, I can't wait

[joeybee12]

17. Me neither, Thorshammer! And tell me, how much should we GLOAT

when the Irish win?:evilgrin:

[pres2032]

18. i second that!

Go Irish!!!!

[ThorsHammer]

19. Yikes, after last night I am a little worried

Yet another game handed away in the last few minutes. This makes the BC game even more important. IMO, Tuesday is our season. Lose again, especially on national TV to a bitter rival, and I think we'll be mentally finished. Win, and we can get reinvigorated. I'm hoping we jump on them early and never let up.

[joeybee12]

20. Yeah, last night's game was too depressing for words!

Will Tuesday's game be in South Bend? I hope!

[ThorsHammer]

21. Yes; in South Bend, Tuesday, 7:00 on ESPN2

[joeybee12]

22. Oh, then it's a lock! 20-1 isn't so bad, though!

Whoo-hoo!

[WindRavenX]

23. Yeah...

...a lock...:eyes:

[ThorsHammer]

24. I am very worried, but also excited

Don't mean to be melodramatic, but this game is the season for ND. Win and we get new life, lose and we're in a bad downward spiral. Beating a top 5 (at the very least, you will probably be higher in the new polls) team could also help get us in the tournament. We've pissed away way too many winnable games already, and are starting to run out of statement games. After the football games in '93 and '02, I'd love to ruin BC's perfect season, albeit in a different sport.

[joeybee12]

25. The last few seasons the Irish have almost--repeat, almost--been up

there with the big boys. Coming close, but not quite braking through. A win would probably mean an NCAA bid. A loss and they might have to make it to the final four of the Big East tournament. They didn't get in last year, and were certainly a lot better than about half the teams that did--just too many teams in the Big East above them.

[ThorsHammer]

26. Exactly.....Let's Go Irish!........50 minutes til tip

I thought we were tournament worthy last year, but the CMU loss likely kept us out. We did lose to Michigan and DePaul OOC this year, but both of them are decent teams and shouldn't hurt too much. I'd like to see a win tonight, and at least a split with Pitt. That should get us in, but you never know.

[ThorsHammer]

27. Twenty and One, Go Irish!

Perfect spot for post #1000 too.

[bigwillq]

28. Congrats on 1,000 posts!

:toast:

[joeybee12]

29. Whoo-hoo! I told you it was a lock! Got home in time...

...to see the last few minutes! The Brothers of Holy Cross bounced those dang Jesuits!

Congrats on post #1000--shows that it was fate!

Where's Wind Raven?

[ThorsHammer]

30. Thanks joeybee and bigwill

It's great to see them step up when they most needed to. This win will likely be huge come bid time, especially with BC being one of the 2 unbeatens, #4 in the polls, and #3 in the RPI. If we can get a split vs. Pitt, and win 2 out of Providence, Rutgers, and GT, I think we're likely in. It also helps not having an ugly RPI loss like Central Michigan this time

[joeybee12]

34. This should get them in...we'll see how the Big East tournament goes

There's so much parity in the league this year, it's ridiculous!

[WindRavenX]

31. I hate ND

Godammit, I hate them x(

[sniffa]

32. how about that horrendous

charging caLL w/ 24 seconds Left? (dudLey?) dished the baLL away at Least a step or two before the fLop - that was horribLe. instead of a 2 point deficit....

eh, i bLame digger pheLps. :P

[ThorsHammer]

35. I didn't think it was that bad

The refs were calling charges/flops at both ends. Francis was called for one earlier when he caught a pass and turned into Smith. It was surprising to see it called at a critical point in the game (Dudley's), but they had been calling it all night. I can't stand BC, but they were better than I thought. The D looked very impressive (other than the man who was "guarding" Falls), they kept coming back, and would likely have won if Smith had a decent day. IMO they'll be fine in the Dance.

[sniffa]

36. aside from the fact that it was a criticaL juncture

it was a bad caLL, because he didn't have the baLL any Longer. i think the ref anticipated the caLL.... and once you bLow that whistLe, you gotta caLL something.

the onLy caLLs in that kinda situation (where the the pLayer doesn't have the baLL) shouLd be: 1. fLagrant fouL or 2. moving pick. it couLdn't have been a pick since the defender wasn't even going for the guy with the baLL.

and i don't think it was either.

anyhow, it was a great game - i'm sore about that one particuLar caLL (i couLd feeL overtime coming) but que cera, cera.

[ThorsHammer]

37. Fair enough

Like I said above, I was surprised to see it called that late in the game with the score that close. My guess is that it fell under the umbrella "player control foul" category, in which it wouldn't matter if he had the ball or not.

Unless your team's name is Dook, you're going to get some bad calls against you. You're also going to get some go your way, and I think they more or less even out over a season.

[joeybee12]

38. Aboslutely! Refs bend over backwards for Duke, for women hoops

the refs kiss Pat Summit's ass!

[WindRavenX]

39. THAT was BULLSHIT

That pissed me off.
But whatever- I'm proud of my Eagles. 20-1 is NOTHING to be ashamed of. I'm just hella pissed we lost to fucking ND...jesus, that sucks x(

[joeybee12]

40. Apparently God's favorites are the Brothers of Holy Cross, NOT

the Jesuits!:evilgrin:

[ThorsHammer]

41. Great rivalry game though

Like you said, 20-1 is nothing to be ashamed about. You're already in the NCAAs, and just need to get a higher seed. This doesn't make up for you beating us in football in '93 and '02 when we were undefeated, but is some payback at least. I think you will be fine tournament time. You have a good D, experienced players, and guys who are used to playing against other good teams.

[tsakshaug]

33. whenever

ND plays BC, I just hope that somehow both teams lose and all their players get hurt for the rest of the season.
These are the only two teams I hate.
Sorry