Let's all move on with our lives

Saturday night, everybody turned their clocks back. Another routine was followed by the BC football team as they choked once again, losing to a pretty average Florida State team, 27-17 in Chestnut Hill. Let's be honest, you didn't really think the Eagles were one of college football's best teams. In a season that started out so crazy, most things seem to be bouncing back into place as the major powers (Ohio State, LSU) are surviving while the pretenders (South Florida in a big way and now Boston College) are showing their true colors. Seeing BC in a BCS bowl is a pipe dream, plain and simple. I honestly don't think it'll ever happen. If not this year, then when? Everything was lining up perfectly for them and they still couldn't do it. It's true, they have three more games left but do you really think they'll win all three? I guarantee they drop at least one more and find themselves in another pre-New Years garbage bowl that nobody watches or goes to.

From the beginning on Saturday night, I had a feeling like this was the night Boston College would lose its first game of the season. There was a monsoon all day and the remnants were still around in the first half. Eagles senior middle linebacker and defensive leader JoLonn Dunbar hurt his leg in the second quarter and didn't return. His absence was huge as FSU kept getting big plays through the middle-right where he would have been. The Seminoles got a touchdown pass late in the second quarter and went into halftime up 7-0. Florida State added a field goal before BC finally woke up with a 30-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan to Brandon Robinson.


The teams traded kicks before Florida State got the backbreaker, a 42-yard pass from Drew Weatherford to De'Cody Fagg. It was 20-10 with 8:11 left in the fourth. It looked like BC might have some more magic for the second week in a row as Ryan found tight end Ryan Purvis for a one-yard toss. Florida State was able to get a few more first downs and more importantly chew up the clock before punting back to BC. Ryan threw one last pick (his third of the game) which 'Noles linebacker Geno Hayes took to the house, 38-yards.


Turnovers were the story of the game. BC: 4; Florida State: 0. FSU quarterback Drew Weatherford, who is a complete stiff went 29-for-45 for 354 yards and 2 TD's in the game of his life. Ryan was 26-for-53 for 415 yards and 2 TD's with 3 INT's.


With the play of Oregon QB Dennis Dixon in their big win over Arizona State on Saturday, I think it's safe to say its his Heisman to lose now. Ryan is still a great quarterback but he's just been asked to do too much week in and week out. Not enough other people stepped up for BC against Florida State. If they win out and then take the ACC Championship they'll still make a BCS bowl. However, there's no chance BC will win four more games. They've had enough good luck to start 8-0. The dream is over, welcome back to earth Boston College. I hope you had fun while it lasted. They are now #8 in the BCS and the latest polls.