Here Come the Spoilers?

We certainly owe them. Owe them big.

1993.

2002.

Four straight losses.

My wife got her Masters Degree there.

Yes, my friends, say hello to your favorite Catholic school rivals, the Boston College Eagles.

They certainly feel like they own us, and why shouldn't they?

And unfortunately, they're bringing with them Heisman candidate quarterback Matt Ryan. This doesn't bode well for the Irish. We have not done well recently against top caliber QB talent. Especially when the coaches don't handcuff their quarterback, like UCLA did last year with Ben Olsen. Ryan won't be handcuffed tomorrow.

And we'll be passing a lot tomorrow, make no mistake. So far, BC is giving up under 50 yards per game rushing, which tells me we won't be making many dents there. They have, however, given up 290 passing yards per game, so maybe we can make some headway there.

So this is one where we have to try to stay close, although BC averages over 20 points per game in the first half, giving up less than 10, so they're used to getting leads and keeping them.

The odds are against us, and I'm thinking we'll wind up on the short side of this one. Ryan will just be too much for us. And what about last week's Irish offense gave us any hope we could get into a scoring contest with the Eagles? Nothing, reall.

I hate predicting losses, but this one will be Eagles 30, Irish 10.

GO IRISH!!! BEAT EAGLES!!!

The Colonel