BC athletic director predicts win over MSU in bowl
Boston College fans seem to be pretty upset about their bowl game draw judging by their posts on BC message boards. While most Spartans fans expect a little smack talk from opposing fans, it’s rare that the athletic director of the opposition predicts victory over MSU. In a Boston Globe story by Bob Ryan, Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo flat out predicted a BC win over MSU in the upcoming Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando.
We’re guessing that DeFilippo is still a little miffed that Michigan State ruined the Eagles’ predestined coronation ceremony last year when the Spartans won the NCAA Hockey National Championship.
From page 2 of Ryan’s Boston Globe story:
The fact is that BC might have gotten by against almost anyone else. You can’t ever afford to be less than perfect in these matters against Virginia Tech.
Meanwhile, the season isn’t over. BC does have another game.
“We’re going to a bowl and we will win it,” said DeFilippo. “We’ll be 11-3 and that will be a heckuva season. We’ve got our bowl streak [a best-in-the-nation seven straight wins]. We’ve still got a lot to play for.”
That’s the BC story, and the Eagles are sticking to it.