Eagles Comeback in Blacksburg

The #2 Boston College Eagles scored 14 points in the final 2:11 to stun the Virginia Tech Hokies, and thus remain perfect on the season. The game seemed over when Matt Ryan threw his second interception of the game, in BC territory, with six minutes remaining. The Eagles' defense kept the Hokies from increasing their lead, and gave the offense the ball back. They got the ball back at their own 8 with 4:11 remaining, and that is when Ryan took over the game. He threw for 173 of his 285 yards over final two drives. The key was the onside kick recovery between the two touchdowns that gave BC a chance to win. Matt Ryan's Heisman chances are now very much alive with an incredible final couple minutes. The BC defense was the hero of the game though, as they held the Hokies to 265 total yards in the game. They also gave the offense a chance by holding VA Tech off the scoreboard after Ryan's late-4th quarter INT.

The Eagles will remain #2 in the BCS, or perhaps jump to #1 if Penn State can upset Ohio State this weekend. Unless all hell breaks loose, Boston College will have to win out if they want to be in the National Championship Game. A loss would almost certainly put them behind LSU and Oklahoma, and perhaps USC. The question is can this team remain perfect? They now have their toughest game out of the way, but running the table the next five weeks will be tough.

11/3 Florida State
11/10 at Maryland
11/17 at Clemson
11/24 Miami
12/1 ACC Championship

FSU and Miami are not what they used to be, but those will still be tough conference games. Personally, I think their unbeaten run will end in either Maryland or Clemson. The road looks to difficult to me, and even if they get to the ACC Championship unbeaten, they will probably have to play VA Tech again. That is five conference games in front of them. However, I did not think they would win tonight, so I hope I am wrong and their magical run continues. It would be fun to see this team play for the National Championship.

It must be fun to be a Boston sports fan right now.

Pat Morgan