Few Bumps on Way to BCS From Big East
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The path to the Bowl Championship Series has never been smoother for the Big East champ.
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Syracuse wasn&#39;t able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive
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Last week's open date seemed to work wonders on the overall health of Boston College's football team, particularly its offensive backfield, which is expected to be at full strength for tomorrow's Big East contest at Pittsburgh.
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By wire services. A perfect record probably won&#39;t be enough to get Utah into the BCS. Texas passed the Utes for sixth Monday, which could cost them about $13-million.
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Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese (tran-GEE&#39;-see) says the Bowl Championship Series is not heading toward a playoff. But there will be changes in the BCS formula.
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With the biggest America East game of the season on tap at rival Vermont Sunday, Boston University ran the risk of overlooking the University of Maryland-Baltimore County last night.
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The WAC is better than the Big East. I became convinced of that this past weekend after watching Boise State dismantle Oregon State and Fresno State pummel then-No.
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Since the inception of the Bowl Championship Series, Boston College has long talked about winning the Big East championship and earning a major bowl bid as the league's BCS representative. But with the eight-time champion Miami Hurricanes always lurking as the bullies of the Big East, it seemed the Eagles were just paying lip service to their faint hopes. &quot;Every ...
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With the euphoria of Saturday's stirring 24-23 comeback victory over No. 24 Notre Dame subsided, Boston College coach Tom O'Brien yesterday began the sobering task of addressing some lingering concerns about BC's lackluster running game.
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Sure, Boston College may have improved its chances for a Big East title, a berth in the Bowl Championship Series, and a $2.5 million payout with its 36-17 victory over No. 13 West Virginia Saturday at Mountaineer Field. But BC coach Tom O'Brien cautioned his team yesterday that there remained much work to do before the Eagles could begin planning ...
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For one last time, it will be flying under the banner of the Big East Conference. But you won't find any sign of it -- or any logos -- on a single stitch of clothing Boston College's football team will don today against North Carolina in the Continental Tire Bowl.
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With its toughest test yet just days away, Boston College moved into second-place behind Ohio State in the BCS standings Sunday. Don't look back BC, third-place LSU gained ground this week and two Pac-10 teams are primed to pounce if the teams ahead of them falter.
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The No. 2 Eagles will play the No. 8 Hokies to remain at the forefront of the national title race, but most of Boston is too distracted by the city's other successful teams to notice.
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The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes of a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh yesterday in Washington.
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But at times, this desperate push to move into the top two in the BCS standings and earn a place in the national championship game starts to sound more like politics than football.
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The team that few thought could contend for an Atlantic Coast Conference title less than two months ago is now one game away from winning it on its first try.
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Only two years after Big East football was left for dead following the defection of three major schools to the ACC, the conference is now actually having a better season than its rival.