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Boy was ND bad.

That was as poorly played a game as I have witnessed at the ostensible P5 level. And the decision making by Post in the last 30 seconds of the game was rancid. But a win is a win, even if it is a nail biter against a team that got beat by 20 by The Citadel.

I admittedly was mostly watching my Buccaneers kick the Eagles up and down the field.

They needed a win and got it.

how are we 9.5 favorites over any p5 team?

Citadel beat them by 20 at Notre Dame. From an odds maker perspective one can see how we might be favored in that regard. Of course, we also suck horribly and generally find ways to lose down the stretch against decent competition, so there is that.

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Citadel beat them by 20 at Notre Dame. From an odds maker perspective one can see how we might be favored in that regard. Of course, we also suck horribly and generally find ways to lose down the stretch against decent competition, so there is that.

I feel like close games have a way of equaling out over the course of the season, but BC is going to lose more than they win with Coach No Timeout at the helm.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Citadel beat them by 20 at Notre Dame. From an odds maker perspective one can see how we might be favored in that regard. Of course, we also suck horribly and generally find ways to lose down the stretch against decent competition, so there is that.

I feel like close games have a way of equaling out over the course of the season, but BC is going to lose more than they win with Coach No Timeout at the helm.

I’m nowhere near as out on Earl as you are. I find the losses other than Syracuse and Loyola to be pretty forgivable. He’s doing a fine job recruiting and with the transfer portal. All of this is in the best state it’s been in since 2010. The tiny flashes of hope donahue and christian showed are actually sustained in longer stretches with the new regime. This deserves time

BCEagles25 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Citadel beat them by 20 at Notre Dame. From an odds maker perspective one can see how we might be favored in that regard. Of course, we also suck horribly and generally find ways to lose down the stretch against decent competition, so there is that.

I feel like close games have a way of equaling out over the course of the season, but BC is going to lose more than they win with Coach No Timeout at the helm.

I’m nowhere near as out on Earl as you are. I find the losses other than Syracuse and Loyola to be pretty forgivable. He’s doing a fine job recruiting and with the transfer portal. All of this is in the best state it’s been in since 2010. The tiny flashes of hope donahue and christian showed are actually sustained in longer stretches with the new regime. This deserves time

You're setting a really low bar saying saying the program is in the best state since 2010. A really low bar.

It's Year 3 and you have a generational player (albeit one who acts like a petulant child at times). BC should be 4-2 in the ACC (both Cuse and Clemson I'm willing to write-off to the stomach flu) but Earl's coaching in both the NCST and Wake game cost them both games (the timeout use and rotations are insane at times). The whole idea is you needed to capitalize on this this year because Year 4 is going to be a hard bottom-out barring a serious high-end transfer which I find it very unlikely BC lands.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

BCEagles25 {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Citadel beat them by 20 at Notre Dame. From an odds maker perspective one can see how we might be favored in that regard. Of course, we also suck horribly and generally find ways to lose down the stretch against decent competition, so there is that.

I feel like close games have a way of equaling out over the course of the season, but BC is going to lose more than they win with Coach No Timeout at the helm.

I’m nowhere near as out on Earl as you are. I find the losses other than Syracuse and Loyola to be pretty forgivable. He’s doing a fine job recruiting and with the transfer portal. All of this is in the best state it’s been in since 2010. The tiny flashes of hope donahue and christian showed are actually sustained in longer stretches with the new regime. This deserves time

You're setting a really low bar saying saying the program is in the best state since 2010. A really low bar.

It's Year 3 and you have a generational player (albeit one who acts like a petulant child at times). BC should be 4-2 in the ACC (both Cuse and Clemson I'm willing to write-off to the stomach flu) but Earl's coaching in both the NCST and Wake game cost them both games (the timeout use and rotations are insane at times). The whole idea is you needed to capitalize on this this year because Year 4 is going to be a hard bottom-out barring a serious high-end transfer which I find it very unlikely BC lands.

I agree with much of what you say. Not to be hyperbolic but I see next year as a very bad one for BC because of a lack of replacement for Post. Year 4 is not the year you would expect or want a major step backwards for a program. We got Grant locked up through 2029 so he certainly can afford a really bad year!