Lost in the Mail

The Heisman Trust today announced the 4 finalists invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation. Unfortunately, Matt Ryan did not receive an invite. We are not mad, simply disappointed. Matty deserved to be in New York. We fully understand that the trophy is supposed to go to the most outstanding player in the college football and not the most valuable. Say what you want about the other candidates, and they are all fine candidates, but no player meant more to his team this year than Matt Ryan.

68,22,.....12?

We know this is very premature but stick with us for a minute. A while back, RFH2 asked us what it would take for Matt Ryan to have his number retired by BC. Our response was that there is an unwritten rule that in order to have his number retired, a player had to win a major award. Only three (eventually four) BC athletes have been so honored. A number of former Eagles, 19 at last check, have had their jerseys retired in football, hockey and men's and women's basketball. In those cases though the jersey bears the player's name and a BC logo. Only Doug Flutie (Heisman, Walter Camp), Mike Ruth (Outland) and David Emma (Hobey Baker) have had their #s retired. Those three will eventually be joined by 2000 Hobey Baker winner Mike Mottau, currently of the NHL's New Jersey Devils, whose #3 has not been issued since he left the Heights. For some perspective, Brian Gionta's #12 has been issued on more than one occasion since 2001.
When RFH2 asked the original question, we were thinking that Ryan had to win the Heisman to have #12 put in mothballs. When he pointed out last night that the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation may have cemented Matt Ryan's Alumni Stadium immortality, we gave the idea more thought. This season, Ryan set the BC marks for career completions, touchdowns in a season, yards in a season and was the unquestioned leader of BC's winningest class in history as well as its' best team in a generation. So 10, 15, maybe 20 years from now, when Matt Ryan's NFL career is over, he should be back at the Heights for the unveiling of the #12 and he will have possibly the greatest quarterback in NFL history to thank for it.

ACC Championship Game Videos

Matt Ryan, The Man with the Golden Arm

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation has announced that Boston College's Matt Ryan has been named the 2007 recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which goes to the nation's top senior quarterback. Ryan For Unitas!

ACC Championship Game Pics

Orange Bowl or Bust!

Headed to JAGSonville early this morning. May post from there depending upon internet access. We are on the cusp of a championship. We have no doubt that this team can accomplish its' goal. If you are going to the game, be loud, be gold and be respectful. You can't spell BCS without B-C. Go Eagles!

Matt Ryan, (First Team) All-American and Links

-Matt Ryan was named First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. Only 1 Quarterback is so honored.
-Nice piece about Matt Ryan and Tyrone Pruitt from Pruitt's local paper.
-Ryan was also named 1 of 10 finalists for the Manning Award.

Ryan Joins 2 Fellow Eagles Recognized as the ACC's Best

What school boasts the reigning ACC Player of the Year in Football, Men's Basketball and Men's Soccer? Boston College, of course. Matt Ryan was named the ACC player of the year in a landslide over UVa's Chris Long. Ryan joins Jared Dudley (Basketball POY) and Alejandro Bedoya (Soccer Offensive POY) as the three Eagles honored as the best in their sport.

Wednesday Links

-Matt Ryan has been named a finalist for the Walter Camp Award. Ryan For Camp!!!
-Missed this one, but Ryan was ACC Offensive Back of the Week yet again.
-One bookie has Ryan's chances for the HT at 15/1.
-Ryan is in the also receiving votes category in the nation's longest running weekly Heisman poll.
-Jags lost out on ACC Coach of the Year to a guy whose team got blasted by Wyoming. We bet Jags would still take the ACC Championship as a consolation prize.
-USA Today has Ryan 7th in their Heisman poll.
-A Ryan fan has decided to concede to Tebow. We're not there yet.
-Finally, we just booked our tickets to Jacksonville. Check out what Bill from Eagle in Atlanta has to say about making our presence known here and enjoy this pic that he ran last week:

Monday Links

Over the summer, this team set the goal of winning the ACC. On Saturday, it can do just that. Saw a fan give Gene an orange after the Miami game. Let's hope the entire team has them come Saturday night. Here are today's links:
-BC had seven players named to the All-ACC Team with Matt Ryan leading the way by being named the 1st Team All-ACC Quarterback. Congrats to (1st Team): Purvis and Silva (2nd Team): Callender, Cherilus, Dunbar, Tribble and (Honorable Mention): B-Rob, Albright and Brace.
-Mark Schlabach says that BC and Jags are among his surprises this season.
-The CollegeFootballNews staff is not impressed with the recent play of the O-Line.
-The AJC is among the news outlets suggesting that Matt Ryan could put BC over the top when it comes to bowl selection. If all goes well, this won't matter.
-Blaudschun perpetuates the myth that BC was decisively outplayed in Blacksburg. We watched this game from 8 rows behind the VT bench and it is interesting to see how hindsight has so skewed it. VT got into the end zone once and that was with the help of officials. The first 56 minutes were a push before Matty Ice took over. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
-The Philadelphia Daily News notes that Ryan is the first QB to throw for 300 yards against Miami in seven years.

Senior Day 2007 Film Room Updated 6:15PM

Here's the latest video from Vinny '03:

Senior Day 2007

Here are some pictures from senior day against Miami. Videos and links to come Sunday:

Senior Week, Part V

We spend plenty of time around here focusing on 1 person but the truth is that this season would never be possible without the hard work of everybody involved with the BC Football team. From coaches to players, to staff, they all played a part in what has been the most fun and exciting season in recent BC memory. The senior class is already the most successful in BC history. They have won three straight bowl games and will look Saturday to become the first team in school history to post back-to back 10-win seasons. This week, we just want to say thanks to the 22 people who will suit up for their last game at Alumni Stadium this Saturday at noon. We'll name a few people every day leading up to our 2 favorite seniors on Friday. We invite you to click on the links and get to know the people you root for but might not know alot about. Today, we feature the final two players in the series. We feel that their body of work over the 4 years that they have been on the BC football team has been the most impressive. Without further ado, here are our 2 favorite seniors:

46- Johnny Ayers, P, Oakton, VA

12- Matt Ryan, QB, Exton, PA

Senior Week, Part IV

We spend plenty of time around here focusing on 1 person but the truth is that this season would never be possible without the hard work of everybody involved with the BC Football team. From coaches to players, to staff, they all played a part in what has been the most fun and exciting season in recent BC memory. The senior class is already the most successful in BC history. They have won three straight bowl games and will look Saturday to become the first team in school history to post back-to back 10-win seasons. This week, we just want to say thanks to the 22 people who will suit up for their last game at Alumni Stadium this Saturday at noon. We'll name a few people every day leading up to our 2 favorite seniors on Friday. We invite you to click on the links and get to know the people you root for but might not know alot about. Here are our next 5 seniors:

78- Ty Hall, OG, Cincinnati, OH

84- Kevin Challenger, WR, Montreal, QUE

43- A.J. Ajudua, FS, Oyster Bay, NY

89- Jon Loyte, TE, Gloucester

29- Taji Morris, CB, Edgewater Park, NJ

Senior Week, Part III

We spend plenty of time around here focusing on 1 person but the truth is that this season would never be possible without the hard work of everybody involved with the BC Football team. From coaches to players, to staff, they all played a part in what has been the most fun and exciting season in recent BC memory. The senior class is already the most successful in BC history. They have won three straight bowl games and will look Saturday to become the first team in school history to post back-to back 10-win seasons. This week, we just want to say thanks to the 22 people who will suit up for their last game at Alumni Stadium this Saturday at noon. We'll name a few people every day leading up to our 2 favorite seniors on Friday. We invite you to click on the links and get to know the people you root for but might not know alot about. Here are our next 5 seniors:

27- DeJuan Tribble, CB, Cincinnati, OH

61- Kevin Sheridan, C, North Royalton, OH

41- Sulaiman Sanni, CB, Jamaica, NY

44- Jamie Silva, FS, East Providence, RI

67- Tom Anevski, OG, Cincinnati, OH

Senior Week, Part II

Quick Note: If you are undecided about going to the ACCCG, check out Bill's latest post at Eagle in Atlanta.

We spend plenty of time around here focusing on 1 person but the truth is that this season would never be possible without the hard work of everybody involved with the BC Football team. From coaches to players, to staff, they all played a part in what has been the most fun and exciting season in recent BC memory. The senior class is already the most successful in BC history. They have won three straight bowl games and will look Saturday to become the first team in school history to post back-to back 10-win seasons. This week, we just want to say thanks to the 22 people who will suit up for their last game at Alumni Stadium this Saturday at noon. We'll name a few people every day leading up to our 2 favorite seniors on Friday. We invite you to click on the links and get to know the people you root for but might not know alot about. Here are our next 5 seniors:

77- Gosder Cherilus, OT, Somerville, MA

40- Jo-Lonn Dunbar, LB, Syracuse, NY

72- Ryan Poles, OT, Canandaigua, NY

48- Tyrone Pruitt, LB, Brockton, MA

38- Patrick Quinn, FB, Seekonk, MA

Tuesday Links

-ESPN has Matt Ryan 6th in their Heisman Watch.
-Ryan is unranked in the CBSSports.com poll.
-Matt is tied for 6th in the nation's longest running weekly Heisman poll.
-Gene Menez of SI has Matty Ice 7th.
-Ryan was named ACC Offensive Back of the Week again.
-Here is the latest video from Vinny '03:

-And here is a good picture from Clemson of John and a special guest:
-Finally, BC winning the ACC CG in football would help but something happened over the weekend that went a long way towards validating the move to the ACC. Boston College, ACC Champions. Congratulations to the Men's Soccer Team, which has also received the #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Senior Week, Part I

We spend plenty of time around here focusing on 1 person but the truth is that this season would never be possible without the hard work of everybody involved with the BC Football team. From coaches to players, to staff, they all played a part in what has been the most fun and exciting season in recent BC memory. The senior class is already the most successful in BC history. They have won three straight bowl games and will look Saturday to become the first team in school history to post back-to back 10-win seasons. This week, we just want to say thanks to the 22 people who will play their last game at Alumni Stadium this Saturday at noon. We'll name a few people every day leading up to our 2 favorite seniors on Friday. We invite you to click on the links and get to know the people you root for but might not know alot about. Here are our first 5 seniors:

57- Nick Larkin, DE, Cincinnati, OH

25- Rob Swanke, QB, New Hartford, CT

85- Ryan Thompson, TE, Akron, OH

30- L.V. Whitworth, RB, Milton, MA

32- Andre Callender, RB, Roselle, NJ

Monday Links

It looks like BC will be the home team in the ACCCG so here's your wallpaper:-Check out what Bill from Eagle in Atlanta had to say about going to Jacksonville. Couldn't have said it better myself. Are you listening RFH2?
-We have no idea how this got by us but check out who Chris Mannix from Sports Illustrated nominated for Sportsman of the Year 2007. Welcome aboard Chris. We'll see you Wednesday.
-Blaudschun thinks that it's too early to count Matty Ice out.
-Pete Thamel, a Ryan fan for a long time, thinks that Matty is right in the thick of the HT discussion.
-ESPN thinks that There's Something About Matt.
-Deadspin's weekend blogger likes #12.

We'll be posting every day this week with another series coming up this afternoon that will conclude on Friday. We will also update the Heisman polls when the Monday releases come out.

Bandwagon Wednesday (11/16)

We have our first new passenger on the Bandwagon in two weeks. It's nice to see the wagon get rolling again...

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1) Wilbur Wildcat, University of Arizona mascot: we are most definitely not celebrating the injury to Dennis Dixon. He is everything that is right with college football and we would have been fine with it if he took home the Heisman. However, Oregon's loss opened the door for Matt Ryan again. Thanks to the Wildcats, has 3 potential games to slam it shut behind him.

Bonus Photoshop item: