FSU Preview
By: Bradley Smart There’s a sign hanging in the fourth-floor window of a dormitory on Boston College’s campus that reads, “Still Fire Addazio.” Entering a primetime game on Friday night with a young (and injury-plagued) team sitting at .500 after…
Recap: BC vs. Virginia
By: Bradley Smart The questions facing Boston College entering Saturday’s matchup with red-hot Virginia were ones of momentum. Could the Eagles carry over the offensive success they found in an unexpected road win against Louisville? Or was it just a…
Preview: Tough defense awaits BC in Virginia
By: Bradley Smart Last weekend, the Boston College football team stunned the nation by winning a shootout on the road, knocking off preseason Top-25 Louisville, 45-42. Sure, the Eagles defense conceded over 500 yards of offense and had no answer…
How the Eagles pulled off an upset in Louisville
By: Bradley Smart Boston College coach Steve Addazio said last week that things were going to come together, and when they did, it’d be beautiful. Entering a matchup with a Louisville team that featured the reigning Heisman winner, nobody really…
Louisville Preview
By: Bradley Smart For the second straight week, the Boston College football team faces a stiff ACC test, traveling to Louisville to take on the previously-ranked Cardinals. A 14-point loss to North Carolina State knocked Bobby Petrino’s injury-plagued squad out…
Familiar Offensive Woes Plague the Eagles
By: Bradley Smart The great team at Football Outsiders developed a stat a few years ago called Success Rate, and it has become a staple in evaluating how teams do on both sides of the ball. “It measure efficiency by…
Game Predictions – Virginia Tech
For every Football, Hockey, Basketball, and Baseball game this year, the board members of WZBC Sports will be offering their picks on whether the Eagles will win or lose. Throughout the year, we will be tracking who has the best…
Previewing Virginia Tech’s Offense: Another Fuente Quarterback Special
By: Bradley Smart Justin Fuente and Brad Cornelsen, quarterback whisperers. It’s a worthy moniker for a head coach and offensive coordinator who have taken two unproven quarterbacks in the last two years, and gotten extremely strong performances out of both…
Previewing Virginia Tech’s Defense: It’s not going to be easy
By: Bradley Smart Two programs headed in much different directions will meet on Saturday night on the Heights. In one corner, a consistently good Virginia Tech (4-1) team anchored by 41-year-old head coach Justin Fuente are continuing to build toward…
S2: E4 – Breaking Down the Central Michigan Win
Embed from Getty Images Two of the broadcasters from the Central Michigan game analyze BC’s win in all three phases, particularly how the secondary is playing and the emphasis on the run game against a less physical opponent. We talk…