Future is bleak

As best as I can tell, it is just about getting a bigger piece of the ESPN money. The agreement with ESPN is solid and the only way to leave it is to pay a huge exit fee and then lose your TV revenues until the contract expires. That is a really bad solution for a university President. In fact, that is how you get yourself fired.

Clemson and Ohio State have both recently won National Championships. Florida State, Clemson, Notre Dame and Miami can all still recruit with the best of the SEC. With the new 12 team play off, the top two ACC teams will likely get in every year.

So what this is about is increasing the bigger football school’s negotiating power in putting together a new agreement between themselves and the rest of the ACC Universities. And by the way, not agreeing to Stanford, Berkeley and SMU is part of the same plan. They are searching for leverage wherever they can find it.

For me, I hope they leave, pay the league $120,000,000 and then pay the rest of the schools their TV revenue for the next twelve years. With them gone, we add the three school who want membership and maybe cherry pick a few more. By leaving, they would be taking a huge gamble that could easily negatively affect their programs into perpetuity. (Don’t let the screen door hit you as you’re leaving. )

what is best way to get BC games on the idiot box? i have xfinity/comcast with sports package red zone nhl network , and netflix. Did the ACC join a specific network? thanks for the help

UConn up early against NC State 7-0
Wake up 10-0 early over Elon

Starting at 11 am Thursday until 11 am Friday it will be all BC on the ACCN. It is called ACC Football Road Trip. It will be BC's turn starting this Thursday.
Some of the segments will be repeated over the 24 hours.

Why BC will NEVER be a serious football program

Drew Kendall in a recent interview said the O-line's mentality this season is 'attack!'

This kid doesn't know what the **** he is talking about.

Every football team's mentality is attack. Some teams go past that and decide to 'dominate'

Other teams go even past that and focus on 'destroy'

The best teams cut to the chase and focus simply on 'kill'.

Kill the man in front of me. The guy opposite me wants to attack me. Fine. I'm going to kill him.

I am going to practice and play football with an intense desperation. There is no balancing of priorities between sports and school and social. Football comes first, second and third. Everything else is a distant echo.

If you're on a football team in the SEC and you think about the repercussions of losing a game you're 'supposed' to win. For the next week if you walk around in public someone will likely call you out on being a shitty loser. If you turn on the radio you'll hear how it was a mistake ever recruiting you. And you'll be reminded constantly that if you don't play better you'll be sacrificing millions of dollars from a potential pro career. Your girlfriend will leave you since she doesn't date 'weak losers'. And if she doesn't leave you it's because there's something wrong with her.

For players on other teams the reward for winning is greater and the penalty for losing is infinitely more painful. Playing football at BC can be a pleasant experience regardless of how the team performs. That is the blessing and the curse of our football program. I'm not saying we should, but at this point you either sell your soul to the devil or give up on competing at the highest level.

No more ESPN Networks and no more ACC Network until Spectrum/Charter and all of us who watch their networks pay up to meet the demands of the hostage taking Mouse Kingdom. Welcome to capitalism.

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From Lamar Jackson’s IG story…

Just got off Hafley's last Zoom before Saturday. He talked about the DB's, game planning and what he expects from the crowd...

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** Hammock says BC has a good team. Dealt with some injuries up front last year but got some guys back and added nice transfers. Calls it a tremendous challenge. NIU started school this week and Monday was their first morning practice. Adjusting to a new routine but they expect to play their best on Saturday.

** They're looking to improve their complementary football in all three phases. He thinks they have a balanced team based on training camp. That's a big part of improvement. Last year defensively they were not good enough but the offense didn't put the defense in good situations. Estimates they gave up 4 PPG based on offense. Must flip the field, make field goals, and limit explosive plays. Playing a team game is a big focus for improvement.

** Believes they are ahead of where he expected they would be. It's been a physical camp and they have stayed healthy. The safer helmet cap has been helpful. They are fresh going into Week 1. Sometimes you can overtrain and you go in not as sharp as you need to be, "but I feel like we are peaking at the right time."

** NIU will be less predictable because they have more weapons this year. Rocky Lombardi has more guys he feels comfortable with and has built comfort with. That allows them to use the whole field, which you have to do in football. At the end of last year they were run dominant because of injuries but they can play any style they need to play right now.

** In camp the secondary has played the ball well. Their corners coach has come in and done a good job of teaching. He's changed the dynamic and the players believe. Their athletic ability is there but the finer details of how to play the position was lacking. They've had more picks in this training camp than any other camp they can remember.

** Anxious to get last year's bitter taste out of their mouths and thinks BC is the same. Believes Christian Mahogany is as good as any OL they've seen since he's been there. Points out Ryan O'Keefe is a tremendous athlete and BC has guys who can run. Two tight ends who can be effective in the passing game. They have a front four that changes the LOS and linebackers who play downhill. Long, athletic safeties and corners who can play man. Record is not indicative of the type of team BC has.

** NIU says they are not different schematically this year but more ability to change personnel and formations to create more advantages in the run game. The QB/WR skill they have gives them the ability to have a balanced offense.

** Davis Patterson is a 6'4 WR with a big catch radius who was added mid-year. Faster than expected, has the makings of a great target. They have some longer, athletic receiving threats who create matchup problems.

** NIU wanted to get longer and more athletic. Jaylen Johnson can go up and go get the ball. That opens up everything else. If you want to stack the box for the run game then they'll do something different offensively.

** Cornerbacks Jacob Finley and Amariyon Knighten have taken big steps forward. Took advantage of the four game rule and started some games. They've made tremendous jumps in the program. Sometimes you overlook players in your program for transfers and they won't do that. They will play the best players period. They want to create competition and depth via the portal but those two have made a jump. Finley is starting.

** 6'7 TE Chris Carter came in the summertime and has had to learn a lot quickly but he brings a lot to the table.

** You try to break down four games most weeks. They watched most of BC's season. Getting a feel for Emmett Morehead. They have some QB run game stuff in the package. The backup from UCF "is a young man we recruited... a tremendous athlete" they are expecting to make an impact. They're preparing for both quarterbacks to play and the differences they may present from one another.

** Jaden Dauphin has developed a lot. Originally a walk on and now voted a captain. Mike linebacker who makes all the calls. He has gained his voice through his play. He can get guys aligned into the right checks. Also excited about DaRon Gilbert a linebacker transfer from Lafayette College. They have four linebackers they feel gives them a chance to compete.

** Injuries are a part of the game but if you play scared chances are you'll be injured. The guys who are coming back from injury are 100% so they're going to let them play. No limitations.

** This is a great litmus test for NIU. Huskies are the underdogs - "good", he says. Players shouldn't feel any pressure. Go out there loose. If you play your best you can live with the results.

** First game looking for clean football. No pre-snap penalties. Have to protect the ball and tackle. BC has two really good short, thick runners with good balance and vision. Must tackle receivers on the perimeter. Have to play clean on special teams.

He sounds like a coach, will probably be a coach, and I’m sorry to say this, but dare I say he already looks like a coach and sounds like Daz?

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• Taylor is starting LT
• true frosh Jacob Robinson, Jaedn Skeete, Josiah Griffin, KP Price, Eryx Daugherty Max Tucker & Carter Davis listed

Literally never done one of these before (Metro West Daily News never covered college or did HS depth charts) so try not to rip me too badly.

Can't wait to finally have real football to discuss next weekend, good or bad...

Also just told two-deep is being held until after tomorrow's practice

Hearing chatter that things may be serious between TTU and BC receiver commit Cedric Lott. Lots of talent but inexperienced so you know schools are watching closely. Just a situation to be aware of.

Some important quick notes from Hafley presser:

-Captains are DePalma, Mahogany, Garwo & Ezeiruaku

-Shimko, Duggan & Thurin in the booth. Aazaar & Chud will be on the field

-2-deep coming out this afternoon