BC School Spirit

scottj
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:39:40 +0000

Dear Windhunde : This year, the women’s hockey team went 40-1, losing only in the national championship. The men’s hockey team has made the Frozen Four on the weekend of April 7th-9th and will face Quinnipiac in their semifinal match.

Now, onto football - yes, this season was a nightmare including the 9-7 loss, the 3-0 loss, and the 76-0 win. In total, the season could have tilted the other way with just a couple of field goals. When my son was a freshman and sophomore (2007-2008), the campus was alive with Matt Ryan fever and great last second wins at home so BC spirit can be explosive in the fall when the team is playing well. Even when in bowl game contention, the student section is alive.

Little known is that the Men’s Basketball team was in the NCAA tournament in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009 with five wins. That said, it has been a drought of nearly historic proportions over the last seven years. ACC Basketball recruiting is very tough (consider the other names in the conference) and Boston College does need to put together a couple of local northeast talents that can attract others to rebuild the program.