Gregg Williams clearly liked Dunbar as he encouraged the Rams to sign him as a free agent. I also don't fault Jo-Lonn and never found him to be a dirty player at BC. Let's hope Silver is right and he does escape punishment.
18 Haziran 2012 Pazartesi
Report: Dunbar earned a Saints Bounty
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Former BC Eagle Jo-Lonn Dunbar is the latest player to get caught up in the Saints Bounty story. The good news -- according to Michael Silver -- is that he is unlikely to face league punishment. The alleged $200 cash payment came after the Saints playoff win over the Lions. The play in question also did not injure the opposing player.
Gregg Williams clearly liked Dunbar as he encouraged the Rams to sign him as a free agent. I also don't fault Jo-Lonn and never found him to be a dirty player at BC. Let's hope Silver is right and he does escape punishment.
Gregg Williams clearly liked Dunbar as he encouraged the Rams to sign him as a free agent. I also don't fault Jo-Lonn and never found him to be a dirty player at BC. Let's hope Silver is right and he does escape punishment.
Feldman first national writer to address Spaz-Rogers issue
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In his latest mailbag, Bruce Feldman became the first national media member to address the Kevin Rogers issue truthfully. As most BC fans have known from the start, his departure had nothing to do with health issues.
Sources close to the BC program told me Spaziani has had all sorts of trouble with staff chemistry issues. Key assistants Ryan Day and Kevin Rogers bailed to Temple. Spaziani had crossed a personal line with Rogers early last season and the spin that came out of that couldn't solve a fractured staff. Spaziani was a good defensive coach, but hasn't shown he can manage a staff and run a program.It's been rumored to be a fist fight. A verbal fight. Insubordination. Regardless, it wasn't health and is one of the reasons the season fell apart. Maybe if Spaz had been allowed to hire Brock in the first place, it wouldn't have played out like it did.
Martin shares thoughts on split QB snaps and other links
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When Spaz first used Bordner against FSU, I didn't like it, but I understood. He was trying to do anything to jump start the offense. As things improved towards the end of the season and Rettig showed some improvement, I hated the Bordner packages. They were predictable and killed momentum. Fortunately it sounds like Doug Martin prefers one QB. This is what he said to HD:
The Mets drafted incoming Baseball Freshman Chris Shaw. Shaw says he's still coming to BC. New York has until July 15 to sign him. Recent BC baseball grads Matt Brazis and Anthony Melchionda were both taken in last week's MLB Draft.
Basketball Prospectus liked Ryan Anderson's freshman year statistically.
John Muse signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Big Ten Network will carry the BC-Northwestern game. It will be a 3:30 pm start.
This is a really good article that explains the ACC-Raycom relationship. It also dismisses all the conspiracy theories regarding John Swofford -- including that BC got into the ACC because his son worked at BC during expansion.
The co-ed sailing team was unable to follow up the women's title. They finished seventh overall.
This is from earlier in the week, but ESPN thinks BC is the least desirable basketball job in the ACC. I think this drastically overlooks our history and BC's advantages. I would argue that BC is a better job than Miami, Virginia Tech, and Clemson.
Boston College used two quarterbacks last year -- starter Chase Rettig and backup Josh Bordner – but first-year offensive coordinator Doug Martin said that won’t be the case this season, at least not intentionally.
“I don’t see us doing that,” he said.
Rettig finished the spring as the Eagles’ top quarterback, followed by Bordner, but Martin said he is comfortable with both of them.
The Mets drafted incoming Baseball Freshman Chris Shaw. Shaw says he's still coming to BC. New York has until July 15 to sign him. Recent BC baseball grads Matt Brazis and Anthony Melchionda were both taken in last week's MLB Draft.
Basketball Prospectus liked Ryan Anderson's freshman year statistically.
John Muse signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Big Ten Network will carry the BC-Northwestern game. It will be a 3:30 pm start.
This is a really good article that explains the ACC-Raycom relationship. It also dismisses all the conspiracy theories regarding John Swofford -- including that BC got into the ACC because his son worked at BC during expansion.
The co-ed sailing team was unable to follow up the women's title. They finished seventh overall.
This is from earlier in the week, but ESPN thinks BC is the least desirable basketball job in the ACC. I think this drastically overlooks our history and BC's advantages. I would argue that BC is a better job than Miami, Virginia Tech, and Clemson.
A peek at Alumni's renovations
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Faithful reader Pete provided this peek into Alumni's renovations. As you can see, the old turf is completely removed. The base wall and padding are also gone.
According to BC, the brick work on the new wall will come first and begin shortly. Construction on the wall will continue simultaneously as BC installs the new artificial turf. The new turf arrives June 25 and installation takes approximately four weeks. The wall will be finished later this summer
Faithful reader Pete provided this peek into Alumni's renovations. As you can see, the old turf is completely removed. The base wall and padding are also gone.
According to BC, the brick work on the new wall will come first and begin shortly. Construction on the wall will continue simultaneously as BC installs the new artificial turf. The new turf arrives June 25 and installation takes approximately four weeks. The wall will be finished later this summer
June 18th Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day
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Olin Hall Through The Years
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Today’s photos revolve around the history of Olin Hall.The above picture was taken in the late 1950s, just a few years after it was completed in 1953. You can see the prefabs to the right in the distance in the above picture.
Olin Hall was named for F.W. Olin by the John M. Olin Foundation, which made a $2 million gift to Clemson to construct the building. So the building that many students took classes in is named for someone who did not even attend Clemson.
Here is some info on Franklin Olin from the ASEE Prism Magazine Online:
Who is F.W. Olin?There's a good chance that you've seen his legacy. His name is splashed across dozens of engineering buildings on campuses around the nation, a high-profile foundation, and soon an innovative new engineering college. But who is the man behind the legend?
Francis W. Olin's life was an example of hard work and ingenuity paying off. Born in Vermont in 1860, he received little formal education during his early years, instead studying on his own. He was determined to study engineering and his persistence finally earned him entrance into Cornell University.
While at Cornell, Olin paid the bills by teaching school, repairing farm machinery, and playing major league baseball for teams in Washington, D.C., and Detroit during the summers. An outfielder, Olin played 49 games over two seasons and could hold his own at the plate, batting .316 with one home run. After graduating, Olin went to work designing textile-mill machinery.
His big break came when he took over a powder mill construction contract. This was Olin's introduction to the munitions business, where he managed to reduce the number of explosions occurring in plants.
Later, he founded the Equitable Powder Manufacturing Company in 1892, and the Western Cartridge Company in 1902. He also established the F.W. Olin Foundation in 1938, which has financed the construction of 72 engineering buildings. Up to his death in 1951, Olin had donated $21 million to the foundation.
He lived modestly, dedicating much of his wealth and talents to the service of others. Through the many schools which have received Olin Foundation grants, his devotion to engineering and science continues to live on.
(Note: If you have old pictures dating before 1990 that are Clemson related and you would like to share them, send them to me in an email with as much information about the picture as you can give and I will use it for a future “Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day”).
Scott Rhymer can be reached at Scottrhymer.tps@gmail.com
(Photos Uploaded By Alan Cutts)
Today’s photos revolve around the history of Olin Hall.The above picture was taken in the late 1950s, just a few years after it was completed in 1953. You can see the prefabs to the right in the distance in the above picture.
Olin Hall was named for F.W. Olin by the John M. Olin Foundation, which made a $2 million gift to Clemson to construct the building. So the building that many students took classes in is named for someone who did not even attend Clemson.
Here is some info on Franklin Olin from the ASEE Prism Magazine Online:
Who is F.W. Olin?There's a good chance that you've seen his legacy. His name is splashed across dozens of engineering buildings on campuses around the nation, a high-profile foundation, and soon an innovative new engineering college. But who is the man behind the legend?
Francis W. Olin's life was an example of hard work and ingenuity paying off. Born in Vermont in 1860, he received little formal education during his early years, instead studying on his own. He was determined to study engineering and his persistence finally earned him entrance into Cornell University.
While at Cornell, Olin paid the bills by teaching school, repairing farm machinery, and playing major league baseball for teams in Washington, D.C., and Detroit during the summers. An outfielder, Olin played 49 games over two seasons and could hold his own at the plate, batting .316 with one home run. After graduating, Olin went to work designing textile-mill machinery.
His big break came when he took over a powder mill construction contract. This was Olin's introduction to the munitions business, where he managed to reduce the number of explosions occurring in plants.
Later, he founded the Equitable Powder Manufacturing Company in 1892, and the Western Cartridge Company in 1902. He also established the F.W. Olin Foundation in 1938, which has financed the construction of 72 engineering buildings. Up to his death in 1951, Olin had donated $21 million to the foundation.
He lived modestly, dedicating much of his wealth and talents to the service of others. Through the many schools which have received Olin Foundation grants, his devotion to engineering and science continues to live on.
(Note: If you have old pictures dating before 1990 that are Clemson related and you would like to share them, send them to me in an email with as much information about the picture as you can give and I will use it for a future “Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day”).
Scott Rhymer can be reached at Scottrhymer.tps@gmail.com
17 Haziran 2012 Pazar
High School vs College Sports coverage at ESPN, Globe and Herald
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ESPN recently announced they will shutter their High School Sport coverage. This doesn't really impact BC, since very little of ESPN's high school stuff focused on New England nor incoming BC students. But it did get me thinking about the local coverage of high school and college sports in the Globe and the Herald. What's unexpected and frustrating is how good the high school sports coverage is compared to the college sports. For two struggling papers in a struggling industry, the Globe and Herald generate a ton of varied and in-depth high school coverage. And its not just football and basketball. The locals get plenty on women's sports, lacrosse and baseball.
I would like to think this is a measured business decision on the parts of the paper. I am sure they rationalize the allocation of resources by saying they sell more locally because of high school sports or that it is cheaper to cover. But even though much of the Herald's coverage is rolled up by its local town papers, this still cannot make sense. Based on the Globe's own displays of popular articles, high school sports barely registers. Declining subscriptions of all papers surely aren't impacted by high school sports or else you would see even more coverage around the nation. People like seeing their friends and family in the paper, but how many people does one softball pitcher from Quincy know? It just can't be moving the needle. If ESPN cannot make money on it, I doubt the locals are.
What I think happens with high school coverage is that people at the papers care more. The young writers assigned to the beat are aggressive and looking to hone their skills and get noticed. The editors who assign the stories are probably a little older and members of these communities. They perceive more value to that coverage because it is hyper-local and personal. It is not speculative piece on the BCS or which school is moving to what conference. I also blame the more experienced writers on the college beat. I know in the past summer was always a time for them to take off or relax a bit. But those days are gone for most college writers. It is now year round beat. There is plenty of news and features that can be run. If bceagles.com and the online sites can create content year round, why can't the Globe or Herald? I know we care more, but we are also generating page views. Those are lost opportunities for the papers. And with the viral nature of sports, a good BC or college article can bring in 100 times more traffic than a high school story. Think of how many tweets or links you've read in the past two months from Florida papers regarding FSU or premier college writers from newspapers getting linked nationally. That's not happening in Boston. It is a shame too as I think local college coverage will continue to die. I just wish some of those promising local high school writers were given the same encouragement and support to cover the local college landscape. The old guard is failing us and its employers.
I would like to think this is a measured business decision on the parts of the paper. I am sure they rationalize the allocation of resources by saying they sell more locally because of high school sports or that it is cheaper to cover. But even though much of the Herald's coverage is rolled up by its local town papers, this still cannot make sense. Based on the Globe's own displays of popular articles, high school sports barely registers. Declining subscriptions of all papers surely aren't impacted by high school sports or else you would see even more coverage around the nation. People like seeing their friends and family in the paper, but how many people does one softball pitcher from Quincy know? It just can't be moving the needle. If ESPN cannot make money on it, I doubt the locals are.
What I think happens with high school coverage is that people at the papers care more. The young writers assigned to the beat are aggressive and looking to hone their skills and get noticed. The editors who assign the stories are probably a little older and members of these communities. They perceive more value to that coverage because it is hyper-local and personal. It is not speculative piece on the BCS or which school is moving to what conference. I also blame the more experienced writers on the college beat. I know in the past summer was always a time for them to take off or relax a bit. But those days are gone for most college writers. It is now year round beat. There is plenty of news and features that can be run. If bceagles.com and the online sites can create content year round, why can't the Globe or Herald? I know we care more, but we are also generating page views. Those are lost opportunities for the papers. And with the viral nature of sports, a good BC or college article can bring in 100 times more traffic than a high school story. Think of how many tweets or links you've read in the past two months from Florida papers regarding FSU or premier college writers from newspapers getting linked nationally. That's not happening in Boston. It is a shame too as I think local college coverage will continue to die. I just wish some of those promising local high school writers were given the same encouragement and support to cover the local college landscape. The old guard is failing us and its employers.
Hockey team visits hospital and other links
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There is a lot to be proud of with the BC hockey team, but I think their continued reach into the community puts the championships in perspective. It shows that our best team can also take time to be part of the community. We're fortunate that so many BC athletes make a point to represent us beyond the playing field.
Here is a story on incoming basketball walk-on Mike Mendes.
Wake Forest picked up a recruit from Massachusetts. It's one of the rare cases when BC didn't even have interest in a local talent.
Here is a story on incoming basketball walk-on Mike Mendes.
Wake Forest picked up a recruit from Massachusetts. It's one of the rare cases when BC didn't even have interest in a local talent.
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