Monday, September 20, 2010
Boston College: Et tu, UMass? Part II
Reader AM on the changing collegiate football landscape in New England:
Switching gears, I can't say much about the Pats-Jets game that others haven't already said. But two quickie observations: 1.) The Pats' defense is going to be a problem child all season long unless something is done. 2.) The Pats are in a three-way fight for a division championship and playoff spot, and I'm not that encouraged about their prospects.
Update -- Reader No. 1 is also in quasi-speechless mode about the Pats: "No comment on Pats, other than most of the games we lose are lost in this fashion - strong start, no finish - call it the 'Fade Route.' "
Reader AM on the changing collegiate football landscape in New England:
Yes, Boston is a pro sports town (as per CHB) -- in yesterday's Globe UMass-Michigan, the first college game story, ran on page 14 of the sports section. BC's response, for many years, has been to try to establish themselves as the big-time college sports franchise in the area, and make everyone else the Lowell Spinners. They tried with basketball... oops! In football, they no doubt felt they couldn't take the risk of not being in a BCS conference, but I'm convinced they also wanted to avoid playing UConn. The ACC, in some respects a reasonable fit for BC, has bad geography for them, and no natural rivalries. I'd bet against this plan working out in the long run.
Switching gears, I can't say much about the Pats-Jets game that others haven't already said. But two quickie observations: 1.) The Pats' defense is going to be a problem child all season long unless something is done. 2.) The Pats are in a three-way fight for a division championship and playoff spot, and I'm not that encouraged about their prospects.
Update -- Reader No. 1 is also in quasi-speechless mode about the Pats: "No comment on Pats, other than most of the games we lose are lost in this fashion - strong start, no finish - call it the 'Fade Route.' "
