Patriots have a date with history No, I’m not talking about the pursuit of “perfection” or that of a fifth Lombardi trophy. History will be made this Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey when the Patriots take on the New York Giants. I know I may be over dramatizing this singular regular Read More…
Three weeks. Three losses. The Boston College Eagles have just endured perhaps their worst stretch of football during Steve Addazio’s tenure as head coach. It started at Alumni Stadium with an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wake Forest. The Eagles and Demon Deacons did their best to give the game to each other and Read More…
The first road trip of 2015 for Boston College and Head Coach Steve Addazio could have gone better. Duke kicker Ross Martin connected on his three field goal attempts, enough scoring to best the Eagles 9-7. The loss drops Boston College to 3-2. The Eagles offensive woes continue to outshine and waste the defensive gems churned out on the other side Read More…
The homecoming crowd of 30,193 in attendance at Alumni Stadium was precisely what the Boston College Eagles needed to put last week’s loss to Florida State behind them. The outcome was a 17-14 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies. The victory improves BC’s record to 3-1, but failed to dismiss concerns centering on the offense. Read More…
It was a game of near misses and very little luck for the upset minded Eagles as they were blanked 14-0 by ninth ranked Florida State in last Friday nights ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) matchup at Alumni Stadium. Boston College fell behind 7-0 on Florida State’s opening drive. The early deficit was unfamiliar for the Read More…
The first ever meeting between Boston College and Howard University may very well end up being their last as the Eagles simply overpowered what looked like an undermanned and uninterested Bison squad 76-0 last Saturday at Alumni Stadium. Two touchdown runs by Tyler Rouse, a blocked punt and an interception returned for a td and Read More…
FINAL SCORE: 24 Boston College, 3 Maine It was a game that Boston College should have won and in the end they got the job done defeating the Maine Black Bears 24-3. A pair of fourth quarter touchdown runs by junior running back Tyler Rouse made the 29,262 spectators at Alumni Stadium forget all about Read More…
I don’t regularly listen to NPR (National Public Radio) but this past Monday, as I was driving, I got a tip that something of interest to me was being discussed. I tuned in to the program FRESH AIR to hear a discussion on the award-winning book Friday Night Lights by H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, a book Read More…
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will uphold the leagues four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has now authorized the NFLPA to bring the matter to federal court. So we wait some more. The commissioner while finding that Brady “sought to hide evidence of his own participation in the scheme to deflate footballs” reportedly offered Read More…
While speaking at a luncheon on Tuesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he would not give a timeframe as to when his decision regarding the appeal of the 4-game suspension to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be announced. “We are being very thorough and want to make sure we consider all aspects of his Read More…
Patriot release limited 2015 tickets On Wednesday, the Patriots released a limited amount of tickets for the upcoming 2015 regular season. The tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 800-745-3000. Gostkowski inks 4-year deal with Patriots The Patriots and placekicker Stephen Gostkowski agreed to terms on a 4-year $17.2 million deal. The team had Read More…
The New England Patriots organization will induct Willie McGinest (1994-2005) and Houston Antwine (1961-1971) into the teams Hall of Fame on August 5, 2015. The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. McGinest and Antwine will join past inductees (Induction years in parenthesis) John Hannah (1991) Nick Buoniconti (1992) Gino Cappelletti (1992) Read More…