https://www.si.com/college-football/2017...ohio-state

Thoughts?

Boston College's endowment fund has soared above the $2 billion mark
-- bizjournals

I'm bullish ...
for no other reason than being the region's sole p5 school ...
my one b!tch ...
get rid of that fake turf ...
ugly to look at ...
dangerous to play on ...
otherwise ...
invest ...
choose wisely ...
say your prayers ...

TAKE YOUR VITAMINS

Seems like a good hire. My only question would be, "Does he know how to hire and retain good coaches?"

(04-20-2017 10:48 AM)wildthing202 Wrote:  https://www.si.com/college-football/2017...ohio-state

Thoughts?

Could go one of two directions --

Direction "A" - Great hire for BC. Hopefully they can rediscover men's basketball (hire Al Skinner, maybe?)

Direction "B" - reasons why BC will be a B1G member by 2020.

It's now the offseason, so my money is on "B".

I hope it works out for B.C.

(04-20-2017 07:34 PM)texasorange Wrote:  I hope it works out for B.C.

Agreed.

(04-20-2017 03:18 PM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  

(04-20-2017 10:48 AM)wildthing202 Wrote:  https://www.si.com/college-football/2017...ohio-state

Thoughts?

Could go one of two directions --

Direction "A" - Great hire for BC. Hopefully they can rediscover men's basketball (hire Al Skinner, maybe?)

Direction "B" - reasons why BC will be a B1G member by 2020.

It's now the offseason, so my money is on "B".

UCONN would be happy as they would take their place.

So far, there's a lot of excitement and hope within the BC fanbase. This is an out-of-the-box hire; we weren't expecting it. He's young, he's hungry, and he's been exposed to success at the highest level.

We're hoping this signals the BC administration realizes change is needed. The college sports landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade; the BC admin has been very slow to react to these changes.

There will be many challenges for Jarmond. A private school like BC is very different from a huge state institution like Ohio State. I'm sure getting things done in Boston (getting construction approvals, building new facilities, obtaining permits to allow more than a few hours of tailgating, etc.) is much more challenging than at OSU. But, we'll think about challenges another day; for now, I'm very optimistic.

(04-20-2017 10:20 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(04-20-2017 03:18 PM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  

(04-20-2017 10:48 AM)wildthing202 Wrote:  https://www.si.com/college-football/2017...ohio-state

Thoughts?

Could go one of two directions --

Direction "A" - Great hire for BC. Hopefully they can rediscover men's basketball (hire Al Skinner, maybe?)

Direction "B" - reasons why BC will be a B1G member by 2020.

It's now the offseason, so my money is on "B".

UCONN would be happy as they would take their place.

No they wouldn't.

UCONN would need an invitation first, Lenville. List the 12 schools that would vote "yes"...

Good luck with that.

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(04-23-2017 05:07 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  UCONN would need an invitation first, Lenville. List the 12 schools that would vote "yes"...

Good luck with that.

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If BC went to the Big Ten, IMO Cincinnati would get the next invitation.

Come on guys, we can't give UCONN fans a false sense of hope?

(04-23-2017 06:54 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(04-23-2017 05:07 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  UCONN would need an invitation first, Lenville. List the 12 schools that would vote "yes"...

Good luck with that.

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If BC went to the Big Ten, IMO Cincinnati would get the next invitation.

Who would the candidates be? Cincinnati, UCONN & Houston?

I personally would be ecstatic with Cincinnati.

(04-23-2017 05:07 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  UCONN would need an invitation first, Lenville. List the 11 schools FIFY that would vote "yes"...

Good luck with that.

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the magic 75% approval mark.
-- card chronicle

ABRACADABRA

Boston College would never leave the ACC for the BiG, IMO. The simple fact is that BC's profile is MUCH more aligned with the ACC than it ever would be in the BiG. Make no mistake, this is VERY important to BC.

As a BC fans, we are excited! The school has committed over $200M to facilities upgrades. All of them have been approved. The new baseball and softball facilities are under construction and the new football indoor practice and weight training facility wil begin construction in late May, once the current baseball season is over. The new Student Recreation Center is now under construction and should be a positive for many of BC's Olympic sports.

The new AD hire is a home run and totally out-of-the-box for BC. He will be the youngest AD and is considered one of the best up-and-coming college sports executives in the country. Played a huge role in fundraising, football, and BB, at The Ohio State.

Even if he moves on to a bigger job in 5-6 years or so, it would mean that he would have elevated BC to where we should be. No downside for anybody, IMO.

(04-23-2017 12:21 PM)Eagle78 Wrote:  Boston College would never leave the ACC for the BiG, IMO. The simple fact is that BC's profile is MUCH more aligned with the ACC than it ever would be in the BiG. Make no mistake, this is VERY important to BC.

As a BC fans, we are excited! The school has committed over $200M to facilities upgrades. All of them have been approved. The new baseball and softball facilities are under construction and the new football indoor practice and weight training facility wil begin construction in late May, once the current baseball season is over. The new Student Recreation Center is now under construction and should be a positive for many of BC's Olympic sports.

The new AD hire is a home run and totally out-of-the-box for BC. He will be the youngest AD and is considered one of the best up-and-coming college sports executives in the country. Played a huge role in fundraising, football, and BB, at The Ohio State.

Even if he moves on to a bigger job in 5-6 years or so, it would mean that he would have elevated BC to where we should be. No downside for anybody, IMO.

Congratulations to Eagle fans... I hope this works out well for you.

I don't think it will work, but I wish BC the best.

I care about BC games against us more than any other ACC team, and I'd love to see them juiced w/ a good team on the other side of the "v"

I would be okay with Cincinnati if BC left. Decent academics, decent football and good basketball.

(04-27-2017 01:31 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  I would be okay with Cincinnati if BC left. Decent academics, decent football and good basketball.

University of Cincinnati's ranking in the 2017 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 135.
-- usnews

bc-uc swap would alter the original character: a southern, coastal, well-rounded league priding itself on academic glory ...
in particular, won't sit well with University of Miami admissions who rely on nor'easters to replenish the earth ...

HEAVEN FORBID

I prefer keeping BC and adding Cincinnati as football team #16 (with the part time team going all in as #15).