What’s on my mind (not totally related to this game)
BC wasn’t in the playoff discussion this year, yet I still had plenty of agita about the process and what it means when BC is in the mix. Seeing Indiana and SMU flop on the biggest stage is not good for a BC. The traditional powers are never going to be penalized when they don’t play well. People will forget about what Tennessee or Clemson did. So when the next SMU or Indiana have a monster season but don’t win their conference, they will be penalized and in their place will be a Bama or other power. The key for BC is to just win the damn ACC every chance we get.
Three Simple Keys
1. Give Dylan Raiola a lot of different looks. He is still just a freshmen and still adjusting to his play caller. Keep him confused.
2. Win the turnover battle. It has been the key for most of the season. If James is smart with the ball and we don’t do anything dumb, we should be in good shape.
3. Mistake free Special Teams. I don’t expect the extra time fixed our Special Teams issues, but I just hope they avoid major blunders.
Gambling Notes
— Matt Rhule is 1-3 in bowl games
— Nebraska is 6-4-2 against the spread this year
— BC is 8-4 against the spread this year
The current line is BC+2.5
Factoid
BC is 15-13 in bowl games.
Scoreboard Watching
Notre Dame and Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame is a defacto ACC team and Ohio State has lots of BC ties. The winner will have a great shot at the title. I remain a Ryan Day fan, so: “O-H-I-O!”
BC is in trouble if…We don’t get a push from the OLine. This is the last hurrah with the core of this group. We need them to dominate this game.
I hope to see…That the field conditions are not a factor. Our last Pinstripe game was on an ice rink and it hurt BC.
Bottom Line:
I think the time off will help BC. I think the conditions also play to our strengths. I think the model that has worked most of the year — a few scoring drives and some timely defensive turnovers — works one more time. BC gets its 8th win and go into Year 2 with great momentum.
Final Score: BC 28, Nebraska 24