I'm headed down to Cary, I know there is a tailgate starting at 9am, of course it's not on the BC Alumni website, want to register. Does anyone have an email or registration link they can send? I'm a Flynn Fund donor, thought I would have received the email.

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Good summary from the Athletic a week or so ago, a few names on here that I think might be of interest to BC.

While Hafley hasn't worked out, I think the strategy behind his hire was sound. Get a young (under 45) coordinator from a power conference school, strong track record as a recruiter, who seems to be on the rise in his career and has experience recruiting in BC's footprint. NFL experience and proven success at a private school with tougher academic requirements not necessary, but both are a plus. That doesn't mean we should exclusively look in that direction--there are NFL assistants and G5/FCS head coaches we should also look at (and potentially a young former long time BC assistant currently leading a top 5 program who could be out of a job this year if he loses a 3rd straight to their rival)--but gun to head I think our best shot of finding a successful head coach comes from that group.

That said, I'd go with an offensive coach this time. I liked the idea at the time we got Hafley of a defensive guy--plays to BC's historical strengths, plus there's a bit of a Moneyball element in zigging when everyone else is zagging--but in this day and age I think you need an offensive guru running your program in order to attract the type of QB you need to win at the P5 level.



So with that said, some names on this list that I think could be of interest to BC:

Garrett Riley - 1st year OC at Clemson, 3 previous years of OC experience at TCU and SMU where he led high scoring offenses. Texas native, no ACC experience pre Clemson but spent a combined 4 years at ECU and Appalachian State. 33, Lincoln's brother.

Sherrone Moore - First year as solo OC at Michigan, was co-OC and OL coach the prior 2. Very successful offenses in Ann Arbor and his OLs won the Joe Moore Award for best OL unit in the country the past 2 years. Will also serve as head coach for Michigan's game against Bowling Green in 2 weeks during Harbaugh's suspension. No direct QB coaching experience and no ACC or east coast experience (he did spend 5 years at Louisville including 3 as a grad assistant, but left the year before they joined the ACC). 37 y/o, former Oklahoma OL. Would get our OL fixed for certain, question is whether he could do the same for QB (although fixing the OL is half the battle there IMO). Was also involved in the Michigan recruiting violation fiasco and suspended for their first game this season, I personally don't give a fxck about this but it would be a good excuse for risk-averse BC to overlook him.

Alex Atkins - 2nd year OC at FSU, also serving as OL coach for the 4th year. Similar profile to Moore in that he's an OL coach by trade, can bet the house he would get our trenches whipped into shape and the question would be QB coaching along with playcalling. Can't find his exact age but he graduated college (UT Martin) in 2007 so presumably late 30s. Has experience in ACC territory (4 years at FSU, combined 3 at Georgia Southern and Charlotte) as well as dealing with academic demands (3 years at Tulane). Also served as assistant HC during his time at Tulane, along with recruiting coordinator the final year.

Brian Hartline - 1st year OC at OSU (yes, we've heard this before) but was their passing game coordinator this year and is in his 6th year as their WR coach. Former NFL WR and has overseen the best receiving unit in the country during his time in Columbus. Played at OSU and has spent his entire coaching career there so doesn't have the diversity of experiences you'd ideally like in an HC, he did play for the Dolphins for a number of years which should hopefully at least open some doors in recruiting in south Florida. 36 y/o

Liam Coen - Kentucky OC, was also their OC for the 2021 season (coached Will Levis) prior to spending last year in the same job with the Rams and returning to Kentucky this year. Former UMass QB and has a proven track record at landing star QBs in the transfer portal, first Levis and now Devin Leary. Spent the first 8 years of his career coaching in New England (Brown, URI, UMass, Maine) before taking an assistant job with the Rams and spending the next several years bouncing between LA and Lexington. 37 y/o


There are others but these are a few that stood out to me as a starting point for conversation. Coen, Riley, and Moore would probably be among the first 3 names on my list to interview if I'm BCU Blake (assuming Ryan Day doesn't become available), pending how they perform this season of course.

And yes....I know BC is arguably the worst job in P5 (certainly bottom 5), but it is still a P5 job and a stable one with the reinforcements to the ACC. Maybe some or all of these guys laugh and hang up the phone if James calls them, and that's a near certainty if they have other P5 HC options after this season, but these are the types of guys we should be targeting.

Big one to start the season for both programs. Should be a good one tonight.

1. I am SO sorry for dismissing the QB thing. I never thought they'd ever make a move that quick. Panic move if I've ever seen one
2. Running game has actually been there, but lack of flow with play calling is troubling
3. Defense has been pretty good IMO, especially the CB's, although a few drops by NIU have obviously helped
4. Punting's been good at least?

My annual subscription is set to renew on 9/6.

Is there any reason I should stay on this site to follow this team?

I already subscribe to 247 because of the Paramount+ tie in.

Not sure incentive to stay here with the team just depressing to follow and no offense to Kevin and I follow his stuff on social media but most articles are same as what I get at 247 or can find online on his accounts.

Hate to dump on any kid but he is a terrible receiver. He shouldn't play. If Emmett isn't the QB he has the size to be a good te.

Let's have margaritas in his honor

I’ll get it started:

Mushrooms
Ron DeSantis/Donald Trump
Grady Little
David Tyree
Nickelback
Corona
Jaylen Brown’s handle

1. I haven’t seen even a mention of it, but the defensive line was absolutely deploreable today. Labeled as the strength of the team they had a negative impact today. Flushed Lombardi on his first throw and then nothing the rest of the day. If they can’t impact a game against N. Ill then it will be tough sledding the rest of the way.

2. The other strength of the team the wide receivers were brutal today. Did they even catch 50% of the balls that hit their hands. Wow with Griffin. Multiple drops and the last one sunk the team. Williams..and I know he is a TE, but Tackas had two balls thrown to him today and awkwardly dropped both of them, the last one should have been the game. They weren’t getting enough separation either.

3. Schematically N. Ill was way ahead of BC. Played the game on the edges. Misdirection and a ton of passes within 5 yards of scrimmage that BC never adjusted to.

4. First drive of second half by N. Ill was reminiscent of the whole ND game last year.

5. The penalties. They were all legit. Everyone one of them was a fair call. They were grabbing shirts on the receivers turns. We just hated the timing but they didn’t play with discipline in the big spots.

6. Morehead. I thought it was a really quick hook, however I am pretty certain if he stayed in that BC wasn’t scoring today. He only threw it 6 times but he didn’t look close to right.

7. Running backs didn’t break much today. They needed some home run plays today in the running game and didn’t get them.

8. Blitz pickup..needs a lot of work.

9. We just lost at home to Northern Illinois

10. Holy Cross is currently losing 17-14 to Merrimack. An 0-1 HC team with a loss to Merrimack coming into Alumni against a fragile BC team next week is a nightmare.

Will BC hockey be playing an exhibition game at Conte Forum on a football Saturday? I always enjoyed those.

This guy is a fraud of the highest order. Anybody who says otherwise is full of shit and should not be trusted.

Both lost to G5 teams. Both were expected to finish in the top half of the league. Texas tech lost by 3 to Wyoming, and Baylor lost by 11 to Texas state.

Misery loves company

My son in law parked my car on Hammond Pond Parkway. He left at halftime with my grandson in my daughters car. We walked to the car after the game and saw a flyer on the car. Parking is no longer allowed on Hammond Pond Parkway Per the Newton Conservation Commission. Glad my car was not towed.

Also you can take a right onto Reservoir Road from Hammond Street anymore. Local traffic only. Another ball bust by City of Newton.

A defensive backfield assistant and defensive coordinator with some NFL experience, Paul Rhoads who currently is BC's outside linebackers coach, is Jeff Hafley's mentor.

As a head coach for 7 seasons at Iowa State, Rhoads was ...32-55.

It’s Year FOUR!! Year 4. Hafley is clearly not the guy. Despite his opening press conference when he said he would “not disappoint us” he has very much disappointed us!! Today’s performance was abysmal. Abysmal!! It’s opening day against Northern Illinois. Not Clemson, not ND, not FSU, … Northern Illinois!!

Fire Hafley now and put us out of our misery. He’s not the guy! Not even close!!

Don't look now but the fighting Don Browns are giving Auburn all they can handle early.

We need to consolidate threads …

For all you negative bitches this will be a double digit BC win.

Hoping to get a projected two-deep or at least starters up tomorrow

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That game made me nostalgic. Castallanos reminded me of Willie Hicks running around in the backfield trying to make a play. Team sloppy and unprepared. Offense ugly and vanilla. Defense just kinda meh. That was 1989 all over again for me. Thanks for the memories Hafley!!

Buffs up 14-7 against #14 TCU.