Then, over the next few hours, the entire BC sports landscape changed right before our eyes.
The UNC win legitimately is a program-changer; it was probably the best regular season win in team history. It instantly gives the program the national respect and attention that it has lacked since the end of the Sean Williams era. There's a very good chance that BC vaults right into the top 20.
While it's too early to call this a sure sign of things to come, it's hard not to get excited when Rakim Sanders and Reggie Jackson help Tyrese carry the load and bring home a victory in Tobbaco Road. The guys should be very proud.
Of course, there is also the Jags news; according to very reliable sources, he's gone. Absolutely stunning. I feel almost personally hurt and decieved, as I truly believed Jags was here for the long haul. There's no way he actually gets the Jets job... so this is all just very odd.
I'll be perfectly honest here: any way you look at it, this is going to be an EPIC FAIL for BC, perception-wise, and perception really is one of the most important things here. This is going to be viewed one of three ways:
1] BC got rid of a very good football coach [very true, in perception and reality]
2] BC overreacted to Jags' natural desire for an NFL job, the pinnacle of his profession.
3] BC got played by a slick-talker who professed his loyalty then screwed.
This is also going to reinforce the image of BC as a stepping-stone job. But let's be frank - what isn't a stepping stone job? Nick Saban says hello. Coaches are always looking out for the next offer, that's just the way it is. While I salute GDF for his courage here and hope the program can grow from this moving forward, this is going to make BC look VERY bad and will hurt recruiting unless Gene makes a huge splash with the next hire.
With that said, I'm rooting for Spaz to get the head coaching job. I feel like that's highly unlikely, though.
I'll have pictures and stories from New Brunswick and Maine either later tonight or tomorrow... for now, I'm trying to take this all in.
1 comment:
BC is definitely front and center in the world of college sports right now. That UNC win was unreal. The D stepped it up in the second half. It's rare to give up 24 offensive boards and still win by 7, but having 8 blocks and 11 steals (7 from Sanders!!) sure helped. I still can't believe that game happened.
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