BOSTON COLLEGE ENTERS THE SUMMER OF LIFE
We like it when people get rid of talented people and hire mediocre replacements, because it confirms our suspicions that the talented of the world are forever at the mercy of the mediocre. And no, we didn’t read too much Ayn Rand as an adolescent, mostly because you act like an asshole for a week afterwards and have to wade through all the rape love scenes and endless monologues just to get to the plot points. (If we wanted rape scenes and tired, repetitive monologues, we’d just go back to watching our DVDs of Florida’s 2004 losses and [NAME REDACTED's] post-game pressers.)
Steve Logan had a miserable year at Boston College post-Matt Ryan in 2008, but otherwise has a substantial track record as a coach and productive offensive coordinator at East Carolina. He was fired from East Carolina after one bad season, and has been replaced formally (after being overlooked by the BC uppers in favor of the codgery Frank Spaziani) by Gary Tranquill, whose track record as a coach mimics his name with lackluster stints at Michigan State and North Carolina.
Tranquill has retired not once, but twice already, and is 69 years old. Boston College: now sponsored by Touch of Grey!
It’s not one codger hiring another: it’s the summer of life, baby.









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haybeav says:
@ :13
Jimi Hendrix and SRV would be proud
January 26th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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Harris says:
I hate the grinning douchebags in that commercial beyond all reason. It’s like somebody boiled down every wretched thing about Baby Boomers — their insufferable self-importance, their disgraceful inability to act their age, their dogged refusal to ever face anything with any dignity or decorum — into this despicable 30-second ad. I want attack everyone of these wizened fuckers with a meat cleaver, an acetylene torch and a rusty cocktail fork.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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Milam says:
Say what you want.
Hate us now.
But get ready to respect us.
PS I’m sorry you got rejected from BC.
I love how BC haters crack jokes, but meanwhile, we’re getting ready to fly under the radar for another bowl appearance and another top 25 ranking. Top 35 school academically, with a top 25 football ranking. Who else can say that? We’re the school with the best mix of academics and football.
FLY EAGLES FLY
January 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Number three, grasping what we’re doing here with both hands and chucking it out of the bus window. A very short bus’s window.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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BurritoBrosShits says:
Milam, really? I mean, Really? How cold is it in Boston right now? Really? I mean since football and academics go hand in hand. Really? Top 25 and another bowl appearance and still no one will give a fuck. Really?
January 26th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
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Double Eagle says:
This sucks beyond all recognition… I’m pretty sure that BC football will promptly be returning to the doldrums of the Dan Henning and Jack Bicknell (post-Flutie) eras. I can somewhat understand turning to Spaz for stability in a time of turmoil, but this OC hiring is a joke.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
Orson,
I dont think he can throw anything out of that window. The short bus he is riding in is caged.
‘Caused if he is serious, thats some mighty fine comedic work right thurrr.
There are things like a normal short bus and then there are short, caged bus for the REALLY special. Special like the nickname “Matty Ice”…
January 26th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
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Milam says:
Well:
http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2007/03/29/Editorial/Bc.A-Parents.Dream.School-2812283.shtml
“Adding to its recent streak of high scores on national college rankings, the University was ranked sixth on the Princeton Review’s list of “dream colleges” among parents of prospective college students. This year’s survey of 4,594 college applicants and 1,260 parents places Boston College one slot above last year’s No. 7 ranking.
What is clear is that BC’s dedication to becoming a national university has paid off. Impressive facilities, a commitment to a comprehensive liberal arts education, nationally competitive Division I athletic programs, and a phenomenal alumni network have made BC a beacon of excellence. But the Jesuit mission has given the University a conscience.
The Rev. John McElroy, S.J., founded the school to teach the children of poor Irish immigrants in South Boston – children who were not allowed to attend the Protestant Harvard – and could have only dreamed to see it reach such acclaim.
BC is an ever-changing institution. It has grown from a small college serving Boston, to a commuter school educating the metro area, to a regionally recognized University, and it is now on an upward trajectory toward national prominence.”
Thanks for playing.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
And excellent communication skills instruction, especially in terms of listening comprehension and irony detection.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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Double Eagle says:
“Top 35 school academically, with a top 25 football ranking. Who else can say that? We’re the school with the best mix of academics and football.”
Ummm, I’ll go out on a limb and say the University of Southern California, which is ranked #27 this year in the US News university rankings (seven slots above BC). Look, I am a BC alum (twice over, hence the name), so please stop before you embarrass yourself and my alma mater.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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Coop says:
When he was at Carolina, he was “affectionately” known as “Nyquil.” Enjoy the sucking, Boston College.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
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JIMatUA says:
+100 cocktails to Double Eagle for doing the research
Now I really hate USCw. almost as much as milam
January 26th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
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PeayHog says:
I majored in “irony detection.” All the hot babes and cool cats are down with ID.
None of this matters however because “Touch of Gray” uses a Cream song. Who let this happen?!?!?!?! Does Jack Bruce need the money that badly?
Next thing you know someone is going to tell me The Who has sold out!
What…. Really…
Hippie…. dreams… dying….
January 26th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
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Techie says:
“another top 25 ranking. Top 35 school academically, with a top 25 football ranking. Who else can say that?”
Um, Georgia Tech?
January 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
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Really? says:
Northwestern had more votes in both the AP and coaches poll, but I guess they’re no BC academically…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
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gosouthgohard says:
Also,
Notre Dame (um, sometimes), Michigan (also sometimes), USC (all the time), Wake Forest UVA and UNC (when the ACC russian roulette wheel spins their way)
This guy can’t possibly be serious.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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15 again says:
Also, Vandy beat BC in the Music City Bowl and is ranked much higher…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
#11
So, what you are saying is that his B.C. offense will be Screwed and Chopped? Can we get Purple Drank in the gatorade coolers?
Milam,
Does firing you coach in a fit of jealousy, maintain that Beacon of Excellence?
It looked like full on persecution to me….
That was a wicked pissa’…Light dawns ova Mahblehead!
January 26th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
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Milam says:
Also, don’t compare us to the Fake Irish of Northern Indiana Catholic Community College. We’re the premiere Catholic athletic program in the land.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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yoyofutbawl says:
If all you BC haters don’t quit whining, the Pope will sick Whitey Bulger on your ass.
FWIW, I remember back in the 70s when one of the the first “Best Places to Live” lists came out, they listed Duluth in the Top 5. Honestly. So much for “ratings”.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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haybeav says:
This guy has to fucking with us. I’m calling it right now.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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kleph says:
i went to an objectivist society meeting once just because it was held at a restaurant and i was curious to see if they all insisted on sitting at different tables.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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CincySooner says:
Congratulations Milam !!!
You’re just like Cal, and Vandy, and Northwestern, and UCLA, and Notre Dame, and Wake Forest, and Michigan, and USC, and UNC, and Virginia, and GT, and…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
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oc phil says:
Sounds to me like he is a high school kid who is headed off to BC in the fall and is all fired up about it.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
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Milam says:
Nah I’m just a proud Eagle who realizes people will always be jealous of success. I’m from Boston, we know a little about sports.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
I’m from Boston, we know a little about sports.
NO ONE DENIES THIS!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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kleph says:
come back tommy kilborn, all is forgiven…
January 26th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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Not You says:
Don’t forget the reigning BCS champs.
I mean, Florida did rank 17th in Public Universities (49th overall). Or something.
Ain’t like that’s something to sneeze at.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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sb says:
…and I’ll bet BC-boy still hasn’t finished The Fountainhead. Howard Rourk doesn’t need your snivelling, pretty-boy academic accolades/questionable football achievements and knows, as you do in your heart of hearts, that you and BC will simply never measure up, you little Peter Keating, you…
Yeah, O., I know that wasn’t the point of the Rand reference, but as I read the comments and their continued devolution into nyah, nyah, nyah I felt emboldened to toss out some Ayn-smack. So, uh, thanks…and here’s your stick back…
January 26th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
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CincySooner says:
Hate to break it to you Milam, but BC will never be known as a school with elite football.
Instead, think of BC is a great academic institution with average football. You’ll suffer from a lot less angst that way.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
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General Disarray says:
“I’m from Boston, we know a little about sports.
NO ONE DENIES THIS!!!”
Damn Orson, ya beat me to it!
Those posts are funny as hell.
We have a Masshole here in the office who’s man love for Brady is endlessly regurgitated to anyone who will listen, and we’ve taken to screaming “NO ONE DENIES THIS!!!” whenever he goes off on one of his rants about the Patriots or the Sox or the Celts. He has no idea why we say it, and wants to think we’re agreeing with him, but deep down, after 3 years of our abuse, he has to know we’re ragging on him…well that and the laughter afterwards.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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Jason says:
Milam-
Please stop. For your own sake, just assume that this is all a big inside joke, that you don’t get it, and that you make it worse every time you say something. You are on Orson’s, Pelican Pants’, and BurritoBrosShits’ radar all at the same time. Pull rip chord.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
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Milam says:
I’ll calm down, but I will say that we don’t get the respect we deserve. We’re not some crap program. We’re doing pretty really well, especially considering we are a small, Jesuit university in a pro sports city. We’re O-Line U, we graduate our players, and for a while we had a great bowl streak going.
Plus it’s not like Spaz or Tranquill have coached a game together at BC yet, no one knows what they’ll be like, I just want to be optimistic because I’m a BC fan and I won’t apologize for loving the Maroon and Gold.
And I get it, they’re both old, I get the joke. Keep up the good work.
Ever to excel. AMDG
January 26th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
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sb says:
Jason @ #32…please stop. Milam has every right to flex his BC-Pride in the midst of this den of cynicism…and besides, wouldn’t he prefer to eject than to pull a rip “cord”? The former might be a little more quick and painless.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
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OhioDawg says:
At least Milam is going the distance to provide off-season interest for the site.
Let me try…people go to UGa for the academics. The girls, football and Athens are just gravy.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
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kleph says:
@33 and, damn it, people like you.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
Wow, that shit is weekit retahded.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
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Albino Tornado says:
I’ve spent the last week in Boston, and before remembering/noticing the rental car had Sirius, I spent the commute on Mexico City-quality roads (complete with Mexico City-quality drivers and pedestrians, but with a bonus foot of snow) listening the locals on WEEI.
Minutes spent discussing BC’s ongoing football coaching staff snitfit/meltdown: 0
Minutes spent discussing the ins and outs of Jason Variteks’s ongoing contract situation: enough to make me want to suck-start a pistol.
BC is irrelevant in it’s own town, but the rest of the nation is supposed to give a crap, ’cause, they’re like, smartish and competent. Like Stanford with an obnoxious accent.
Riiiiiiight.
January 26th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
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Gator Mike says:
But… but… but BC won like 96 straight WhoGivesAShit.com bowls!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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Raider Red says:
“We’re not some crap program.”
Yes you are. You lost to Vandy.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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AERose says:
Just to join the dogpile I’ll rep Cal, which has significantly higher ranked academics, a better football program, and actual football tradition (albeit a tradition that doesn’t include anything from between 1960-2000 except The Play).
January 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
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Milam says:
Wait, is Texas Tech an accredited university again? I thought they lost that title.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
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John says:
Back-up Coll-ege! Clap-Clap! Clap-Clap-Clap!
Milam has turned me into an annoying Domer.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
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Techie says:
Forget that, didn’t they lose to Harvard in Basketball?
I’ve lived in Cambridge for 3 years, and that’s just sad.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:20 am
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CincySooner says:
I’m a BC fan and I won’t apologize for loving the Maroon and Gold.
nor should you have to… I appreciate blind fandom.
It’s just that when you burst on the scene touting academics, it rubs people the wrong way. I’m willing to bet that you just hadn’t got the pulse of this community yet and leapt at the first post you could relate to.
Folks around here don’t take themselves too seriously, so stick around. If you’ll promise not to try and show how smart you are, I’m sure you’ll find this a pretty entertaining community.
January 27th, 2009 at 8:38 am
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
@33
Ginger Notre Dame apologist Tommy Kilborne has a message:
See, the sad thing about a guy like you is in 50 years you’re gonna staht doin some thinkin on your own and you’re gonna come up with the fact that there are two certaintees in life. One, Boston College aint nearly as good as Notre Dame, on and off the field . And Two, you dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin education you coulda got for a dollah fifty in late chahges at the public library .
January 27th, 2009 at 9:55 am
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Wooderson says:
@46 Mr. Pants FTW.
Is anyone starting to see why we hate Fredo folks now? BC is not the pre-eminent Catholic athletic program by a damn sight. We have 2 top 25 basketball teams, a #1 Hockey team, and a whole host of other shiny things in the trophy cabinet that BC can’t begin to replicate (7 heisman trophies, etc.)
The best line had to be “We know a little about sports here in Boston.” Well, yes, the people who get paid to play sports in Boston certainly know what they’re doing. Maybe if they payed BC players again, that’d lead to some interesting times in the heights. Whoops, they already tried that, and it didn’t work out right.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:34 am
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Double Eagle says:
Die thread, die! In the meanwhile, I’ll be making a short trip to Worcester to see if Holy Cross will accept a trade-in of my BC sheepskin, which has just suffered a severe blow to its value in the past 24 hours.
P.S. – Boston College is still the #1 Jesuit football team in all the land… top that! Never mind that we are the only Jesuit institution supporting a BCS-division program.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
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Jason says:
SB @ 34:
Great sneer quotes. I will hang my head in shame.
January 27th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
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mike says:
“People go to uga for the academics”
Bwaaaahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahhhhahahaahahahahahahahahhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
January 27th, 2009 at 5:42 pm