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Boston College
Eagles 2006 Preview
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Matt Fargo Boston College Eagles Football
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Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be
here before you know it so that means getting
an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season.
Knowing the teams now will save you time in August
and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp
of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from
worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.
Fargo’s Take
- Boston College has won at least eight
games every year since 2001 and has won and covered
every bowl game for the last six seasons. The
problem with the Eagles is that they cannot get
over the hump and contend for a conference title
whether it is in their former conference, the
Big East or now the ACC. A lot of rebuilding is
expected to take place in 2006, especially on
the defensive side of the ball so this does not
look to be the year either. It’s hard to
get down on a team that has played exceptional
for so long but until they can beat Miami, Florida
St. or Virginia Tech, a combined 1-7 over the
last five years, the Eagles will never contend.
They have found the future at quarterback in junior
Matt Ryan but it will be up to the defense to
try and duplicate its 2005 season, finishing 16th
in total defense and 7th in scoring defense. That
won’t happen and Boston College will be
in the middle of the pack in the ACC Atlantic.
Returning Starters
on Offense – 6 Ryan took over for
Quinton Porter at times last season where he went
5-0 as a starter including a bowl win over Boise
St. He will have a lot of new faces around him
as he lost his top two receivers and has just
one returning wideout who caught more than 16
passes. He will be protected by an offensive line
that lost two key contributors but if it can jell
early, it could be another solid line. The average
weight of the starters is 313 pounds and it will
make way for two solid junior tailbacks in L.V.
Whitworth and Andre Callender. The Eagles lacked
consistency on offense and they were unable to
succeed against the big boys, averaging only 14.3
ppg against Florida St., Virginia Tech and Clemson.
They finished 64th in the country in scoring offense
and it’s doubtful they can improve upon
that very much.
Returning Starters
on Defense – 6 This is where the
Eagles shined last season and this is where they
are going to digress in 2006. No team lost as
much key personnel as Boston College did in the
front seven. Gone is defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka
who had 33 sacks over the last three years as
well as all everything linebackers Ray Henderson
and Ricky Brown. There are no seniors along the
front seven and Boston College will be led by
junior linebacker Brian Toal if he can recover
from a shoulder injury. The passing defense was
a weak 62nd in the country and the secondary is
going to have to be the strength this season in
order to give the front time to come together.
All four starters are back and depth is a big
plus. Because of the inconsistent offense last
year, the defense had to carry the team much of
the season but this season it could be just the
opposite if the young guys don’t step up
fast.
Schedule
- Boston College will be in its second season
in the ACC and it is already learning that things
are not easy. To make up for the tough conference
slate, the Eagles have a relatively easy non-conference
schedule highlighted by a home game against BYU
as the toughest of the bunch. The other three
games are against Central Michigan, Maine and
Buffalo which all should be three blowout victories.
The ACC opener is at home against a much better
Clemson team and following a game at NC State,
the Eagles have back-to-back games against Virginia
Tech and Florida St. Buffalo, Wake Forest, Duke
and Maryland follow before the finale at Miami.
The Eagles have to play the top four teams in
the conference with the games against the Seminoles
and Hurricanes both on the road.
You can bet on…
While Boston College is almost a guarantee to
make it back to the postseason, it will be a tough
season for the Eagles as there are more question
marks this year than normally brought up in the
past. The defense has held opponents to fewer
than 20 ppg in four of the last five years and
that likely won’t happen this season. Boston
College is a team that is well coached and that
is reflected in its 16-6 ATS mark when coming
off a loss. Keep an eye out for games at home
against BYU, on the road at Florida St. and at
home against Buffalo as those will be the likely
games that follow defeats. The Eagles are 12-5
on the road over the last three years including
a 3-2 record last season in the first ACC campaign
so they are capable of pulling upsets away from
home.
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