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Lost Lettermen is counting down and ranking all 124 FBS college football teams from best to worst by comparing each to a well-known song. We will examine one team per day through the summer in the lead up to the 2012 season. Today’s team: The Boston College Eagles.
Overview:
2011 Record: 4-8
Head Coach: Frank Spaziani
Returning Starters: 18 (9 offense, 9 defense)
Key Players: RB Andre Williams, DT Kaleb Ramsey
Schedule:
9/1: vs. Miami (FL)
9/8: vs. Maine
9/15: @ Northwestern
9/29: vs. Clemson
10/6: @ Army
10/13: @ Florida State
10/20: @ Georgia Tech
10/27: vs. Maryland
11/3: @ Wake Forest
11/10: vs. Notre Dame
11/17: vs. Virginia Tech
11/24: @ NC State
Skinny:
There was a time when Boston College was an annual power. But the Eagles have fallen on hard times under coach Frank Spaziani, who sits on an extremely hot seat after he followed two bowl losses with a four-win campaign in 2011. Boston College started the season at 2-7 last fall with wins over FCS UMass and bottom-feeding Maryland. The Eagles even lost to Duke. It barely could get worse. Wins over NC State and Miami (FL) in two of the regular season’s last three games perhaps saved Spaziani’s job.
We don’t see much hope in 2012. Despite bringing back 18 starters, the Eagles lose two incredibly important players in NFL draft pick LB Luke Kuechly, a star for Eagles who was unable to lift their defense from the bottom in most categories. B.C. also booted out RB Montel Harris, the school’s all-time leading rushter. That’s why we are reminded of the legendary song “Dream On” from Aerosmith, a band that originates from Boston. As the band sang: “The past is gone/It went by, like dusk to dawn/Isn’t that the way/Everybody’s got the dues in life to pay.” And that’s exactly what Boston College is in the process of doing.
FBS 124 Countdown
#124: UTSA is … Rebecca Black’s “Friday”
#123: UMass is … Clay Aiken’s “Invisible”
#122: South Alabama is … Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”
#121: Texas State is … Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
#120: New Mexico is … Double Take’s “Hot Problems”
#119: Florida Atlantic is … Rammstein’s “Du Hast”
#118: Memphis is … Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog”
#117: Akron is … LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out”
#116: UNLV is … Wayne Newton’s “Remember When”
#115: UAB is … Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”
#114: MTSU is … Jessica Mauboy’s “What Happened to Us?”
#113: Tulane is … The Game’s “My Life”
#112: Idaho is … Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart”
#111: Buffalo is … Bruno Mars’ “Don’t Give Up”
#110: UL Monroe is … Bubba Sparxxx’s “Ugly”
#109: Rice is … Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor”
#108: Central Michigan is … Kid Rock’s “Only God Knows Why”
#107: Colorado State is … Aaliyah’s “Try Again”
#106: Miami (OH) … is Nick Lachey’s “What’s Left of Me”
#105: New Mexico State is … Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”
#104: Fresno St. is … Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping”
#103: Indiana is … John Mellencamp’s “American Fool”
#102: Troy is … Ruben Studdard’s “Flying Without Wings”
#101: Army is … Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
#100: San Jose State is … The Mamas & The Papas “California Dreamin”
#99: North Texas is … Kanye West’s “New Day”
#98: UTEP is … Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Better Days’
#97: Ball State is … Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”
#96: Duke is … The Fugees’ ‘Killing Me Softly’
#95: Eastern Michigan is … Britney Spears’ “Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman”
