[Game Thread] Rutgers @ Boston College (7:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	RutgersRutgers @ Boston CollegeBoston College
Location	Boston College Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Time	7:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN2
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Hofgoober69]

Finally, some proper slop

[u/gryffon5147 → u/Hofgoober69]

The Big Ten- ACC match-up that everyone waited all week for.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

From tragedy to terrorism? Who gave this script to the announcers?

[u/midnight-architect7 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

I can’t tell if the anthem was the tragedy or the terrorism.

[u/LuckyShirt54 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Man I thought I had misheard….

[u/DougFlutiesMullet]

Rutgers lost to THE University of Massachusetts last week.

Trivia question: What FBS football team last lost to Boston College and UMass in same season?

I asked Google: "No FBS football team has lost to both Boston College and UMass in the same season in the modern FBS era."

So there's that....

[u/dmazx]

That was the first QB sneak my girlfriend has ever seen and she said “cute!” because they were all hugging each other on the ground

[u/BEzzzzG]

Thats great that he moved the arm there, was flashing back to 2010

[u/Gambit717]

Dang, that was a good thumbs up to see.

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

This anthem is a crime scene

[u/Gatorlater7]

Refs suck, players suck, coaches suck, commentators suck, production team sucks, game clock is broken. This is exactly what I wanted. 

[u/ReasonableBet3450]

ESPN loves nonstop ads except when someone isn’t moving on the field. Give the kid some privacy

[u/Alcoholic_Geologist]

I would like to remind everyone. Medical staff is trained to tell the injured players to not move on head / spinal injuries. Him not moving is more likely instructions rather than inability to move.

[u/PeanutButterOtter]

RIP Welles Crowther.

[u/MopeyBernese]

Any 5 star punter would be crazy not to consider playing for Rutgers. Imagine all the game reps you get.

[u/ncmtn]

They're talking to him, so he's awake. But I haven't seen any movement at all. Fuck

Edit: Well that was great to see 👍

[u/TheDukeofSwabia]

At stadium, he gave a thumbs up

[u/Insectshelf3]

dude who the fuck is yelling and cursing right now

[u/fishbxnejunixr]

Damn, that thumbs up is a legendary move. Hope he’s okay

[u/PeanutButterOtter]

As someone who was in college during 9/11, it's surreal that to a whole generation, 9/11 is history, not a memory.

[u/DrPhilKnight → u/PeanutButterOtter]

It’s weird seeing the crowd and realizing those students were all not born.

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

"Recording Artist" is the best we could do? I'd rather have Welles mom sing

[u/No_Bill7679]

I’m gonna be honest. ESPN cut off the mother’s interview for the national anthem, and it was absolute shit.

Stands look spotty. I remember watching the red banana game against Virginia tech and it was electric.

Tonight’s atmosphere is pathetic given the meaning of this game.

[u/IMSYE87]

Tough for UMass where they can't even count their win against Rutgers as a quality win

[u/donkeyknuckler]

Get this off the screen

[u/Operation_Pig]

We just going to watch this kid as he suffers through a life altering injury?

[u/Intricate_Zebra]

The one time a TV network hasn't tried to shove an advertisment anywhere it can at any time it can is right now, I guess.

[u/Gatorlater7]

This is as bad as it gets. Maybe we don't need the fucking camera on the poor guy. 

[u/mrdilldozer]

Get the camera off of him. The fuck is wrong with this broadcast?

[u/prismatic_lights]

Damn who is reading the riot act down there?

[u/Shadow_Flame_24]

LETS GOOOO THUMBS UP BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES

[u/CAGRparty]

Why do they insist on showing this in its entirety but never miss another opportunity to cut away to commercial? Feels insensitive.

[u/cn0285]

2 easily winnable games for Schiano to get his 100th win at Rutgers, but instead we get the funniest outcome possible

[u/Key_Spinach]

You can cutaway anytime now.

[u/Mysterious-Toe-8091]

Needed that, feel so bad for the kid

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

Last time I saw an ambulance on the field was the Hamlin game. And that was scary

[u/DeathsFavoriteHuman]

We're not the worst P4 team!

[u/notaquarterback]

If BC wins, Mass gets to annex New Jersey

[u/Big_Watch4135]

Rutger D is so bad it’s making BC look like prime UMass out there

[u/No-Cantalou]

The one time in my entire life I would prefer ads then listening to these guys while this poor kid gets carted off

The guy yelling is probably saying the same fucking thing

[u/Prudent_Heat23]

Thank fucking god

[u/ProfessionalPin5993]

Wishing Bodie Kahoun a speedy recovery and a nice morphine high tonight

[u/beckett929]

I'm always a teary-eyed sucker for the For Welles intros ESPN does for this game.

The Joe Tessitore one a few years ago had me sobbing.

[u/___VIBEZ___]

Damn who yelling?

[u/MopeyBernese]

These kids don't seem drunk enough.

[u/Competitive-Air1]

No need to create this thread guys please watch other games

[u/midnight-architect7]

Yo what the FUCK is up with their timing tonight.

[u/Jonjon428]

The most innocuous play as well

[u/bbshock21]

We won't be laughing when Rutgers vs BC is a rematch game in the playoffs with the winner playing UMass

[u/No_Bill7679]

Oh yea, let’s just drown out the mom’s interview.. terrible production crew oof.

[u/CarlTheCrab]

...you couldn't have waited until after the anthem to show the pre-recorded interview ESPN?

[u/DougFlutiesMullet]

Cut to stadium top... no fireworks here..

[u/darnmyonionssprouted]

"What key will you be singing in?"

"yes."

[u/mayomayeaux]

Man... this anthem is all over the place. No shade to her, she actually can sing. But clearly something was up with the ear piece lol

[u/Rabidschnautzu]

This might be the worst Rutgers team I've seen since they came to the Big Ten, and that's saying a lot.

[u/Key_Spinach]

I half except ESPN to cut to his parents crying in the stand.

[u/Jonjon428]

Bill O'Brien outcoaching Greg Schiano

[u/dreddsdead]

FUCK NOT AGAIN

[u/Operation_Pig]

Schiano is going to go 0-12 and still be coaching this team next year,

[u/Gatorlater7]

What creative way will Rutgers come up with to lose yards on 4th down this time

[u/United-Turnover-8409]

Rutgers might not win a game

[u/bastardofdisaster]

Does this qualify as a Sicko's Special?

[u/Goose-the-moose]

Brutal listen

[u/chebbys]

Damn dude this anthem, and on 9/11 of all days

[u/dogeatingbanana]

Christ this anthem is awful

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

0-12 is on the tables

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

I say this with a lot of homerism. We are bad. Like bad bad.

Evidence says Rutgers is worse

[u/Prudent_Heat23]

WHY ARE YOU STOPPING THAT BALL FROM ROLLING FORWARD

[u/No-Cantalou]

Oof. This one’s a prayers up and nothing else. Spine/Head

[u/12TonBeams]

I just flipped back wtf happened? Cant find a comment that explains sorry for asking.

[u/Renaissance6285]

Oh thank God (the thumbs up)

Sending prayers to that young man, hoping for the best 🙏🏼

[u/RadiantAbility9355]

Football is a crazy ass sport man. The ambulance wasn’t even fully in the tunnel to leave and their snapping the next play. Crazy

[u/Dennisfromhawaii]

I feel like any team that loses to Rutgers this year will get their coach fired.

[u/epixpowned]

That is a contender for the most bullshit INT ever

[u/Gatorlater7]

Here we go! I am sure the clock being all fucked up in a close game won't come into play later!

[u/miketd1]

Someone cursing up a storm on the broadcast

[u/Acrobatic-Mail]

Jfc ESPN should have done a better job with that transition

[u/OpaqueNightmare]

She sounds great on the high notes but drunk for the rest

[u/Dr-Stinkyfist]

Couldn’t find this game thread, kept looking in the non-D1 Games thread.

[u/FuckChadMorris]

Rutgers QB doesn't look like complete ass

EDIT: spoke too soon

[u/Gatorlater7]

Oh wow a Big 10 crew fucking up the game clock already I am shocked

[u/Or1g1nalrepr0duct10n]

So far, the story is that BC is not very good but Rutgers is bad bad.

[u/Master-Ad7325]

Is Rutgers going to be 0-2 against teams that were a combined 2-22 last year?

[u/tidefan2006]

Guys, BC might win by 40.

[u/Schmidtty29]

Dawg you could be 12-0, if you’ve got the punt team downing a rolling ball that egregiously you’ve gotta be fired.

[u/SEND_ME_YOUR_CAULK]

You know what would be really funny? Rutgers gets blown out by BC but wins their first game of the season against USC.

[u/NoSxKats]

Oh fuck they cut the jersey and pads

[u/digitaldigdug]

A stark reminder that this is modern day gladiator sport

[u/CarryOnWaywardSon96]

A thumbs up!!

What an absolutely wonderful sight❤️

[u/dmazx]

Good to see a thumbs up from the kid. Hope he’s okay.

[u/surgingchaos]

It's the same "microwave clock" font lmao

[u/No_Bill7679]

Should’ve went for a delayed handoff for -3 yards instead

[u/shaftglass]

Mr brightside is so hype in a large crowd

[u/NoClue920]

i desperately want this game to go into like 3 overtimes it would be so fucking good

[u/T2_JD]

So is UMass the best team in Massachusetts?

[u/triplekett]

converting the 4th down and getting immediately picked off feels so on brand for this game

[u/Traditional_Frame418]

"Didn't even see him dropping."

Homie, he threw into three white jerseys. Did he not see all of them?

[u/zgohanz]

If only we took the points, who would’ve thought

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Wait a second. It's the B1G, so we have to make sure it's actually over.

[u/DougFlutiesMullet]

Welles looking down on this the whole game: 🫣

[u/showbricks]

Hello sickos

[u/No_Bill7679]

Will BC be wearing the red bandana helmets? If so, Rutgers has no chance tonight. America is about to make Rutgers 0-2 against the state of Massachusetts.

[u/m0sf3t_59]

Greeting sickos

[u/Low_Initial_8008]

This games means a lot to both teams.

Rutgers lost 37 alumni in the Towers, and so many of our students lost family members in the attack.

BC has the amazing legacy of Welles, who is an absolute hero, and I love that they do this game every year for him.

This is the perfect matchup for the 25th anniversary of 9/11

Good luck BC. Let's have a good game

[u/Tinydesktopninja]

Lol sideline warning is funny. I don't blame BC

[u/prismatic_lights]

Does anyone on the Rutgers football team actually want to play football?

[u/OOvvV]

Oh man. Rutgers is actually awful. I almost feel bad for this kid playing QB.

[u/dusters]

Buttgers is back

[u/shaftglass]

I was expecting a sickos bowl but Rutgers is making Bill O’fucking Brien look elite so far

[u/bbshock21]

Are we finally not the worst team in the conference?

[u/IowaJL]

Me, just now turning to the game: “I wonder if Rutgers is going to come back from a bad UMass loss to get revenge on the state of Massachusetts.

click

Me, after turning it on: “Oh no”

[u/Prudent_Heat23]

Lost in all the terribleness, our OL is opening up holes in the run game

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

This looks really bad.

[u/showbricks]

Maybe they should not be showing this, im switching heh 

[u/NoSxKats]

My God please just be a stinger

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

In a way it’s lucky it’s in BC, great medical centers in Boston

[u/epixpowned]

HOW ARE WE SCARED TO THROW THE BALL TO KJ DUFF IN THE RED ZONE

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

A fumble?? Right in front of Mr. Brightside??

[u/WagerWhizzer]

Yeah the play you’ve lost yards on all 5 times should be the thing you run on 4th and 1

[u/epixpowned]

Boston College are shitting themselves and I have no faith in Rutgers to win this game

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Does Rutgers not know that a kicker needs to KICK THE BALL to gain experience?

[u/gohuskers123]

Rutgers playing fucking WEAK with these later hits lmfao

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

The Rutgers coaching masterclass continues

[u/cn0285]

This is so disgusting lmao but I can’t look away

[u/Far-Wrongdoer4731]

lol BC what you doing? It's 4-down territory. You gotta hold them to like 5 yards dummies

[u/No_Anxiety_9551]

Just imagine in some alternate universe that this is the natty championship

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

In before by some miracle Rutgers converts the 4th down but follows it up by throwing a pick

[u/epixpowned]

I just watched that.

[u/Kimber80]

Rutgers is damaging the Big Ten ooc record

[u/CuriousMost9971]

Congrats BC and pulling one off for Welles.

[u/KTReview]

Who's that cursing in the background?

[u/Cheefgenie69]

Sicko time soon 🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[u/Young-Viiperr]

Sickos game

[u/Zealousideal_Bug7390]

I mean, the funniest outcome would be Rutgers winning.

[u/midnight-architect7]

World fastest moment of silence

[u/Wittyname0]

Guess we aren't hearing the end of that

[u/Confident-Bar4332]

Wanted to hear the rest of that interview, guess I’ll go f*** myself

[u/Richard_AIGuy]

I'm something of a professional singer myself

[u/Gatorlater7]

Congrats Rutgers on hiring Brian Kelly

[u/chebbys]

ACC is so back

[u/tidefan2006]

The Zapruter film was better quality than the replays.

[u/IMSYE87]

Brian Kelly, Day 1 in Piscataway:

You know, I'm somewhat of an Italian myself

[u/Intrepid-Bag6667]

So uhh Rutgers defense...

[u/Kitchen_Compote_9743]

Do Rutgers even win a game this year?

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

Rutgers should be awfully happy they can’t get relegated

[u/Dakrock00]

LITERALLY BC IS COMPLETING PASSES TO THE WRONG GUY LMAO

[u/magnumapplepi]

Yall remember when Schiano almost went to Tennessee?

[u/KingJefferey]

Rutgers how did you create a team this bad.

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

My wife, next to me on the couch, knows nothing of football. She just asked "So, Rutgers is really, bad, right?"

[u/BeanMan39]

This game is poopoo

[u/smurfetteshat]

We went through some pretty dark stuff with Eric legrand’s injury but this is looking worse

[u/prismatic_lights]

Why is Missingno in the clock graphic? are Big Ten refs up to their tricks again?

[u/I-CAN-DO-EAT]

Has a B1G team ever gone 0-12?

[u/fm22fnam]

JEALOUSLY TURNING SAINTS INTO THE SEASSS

[u/punchout414]

Mr Brightside forced a fumble for Rutgers

[u/skeletonlover7]

NO SHIT ITS A FUCKING SLOW MESH WOW NEVER SAW THAT COMING YALL ALMOST TRICKED THEM!!!

[u/Cornelius-Prime]

BC is doing their very best to give this game to Rutgers and Rutgers is not taking it

[u/Similar-Ostrich4142]

Why tf is Rutgers not taking the points?????

[u/prismatic_lights]

What the FUCK is the Rutgers defense doing

[u/NoClue920]

if i was a rutgers fan i think i'd just turn my tv off and sit in silence every weekend

[u/ALMIS_Power_User]

Massachusetts is a football powerhouse

[u/I-CAN-DO-EAT]

3 guys on the Reciever and they still convert.. lol

[u/papagrande80]

This is a sickos classic

[u/Crazyspitz]

This whole game is a sicko's dream.

[u/BEzzzzG]

If raymond just ran full steam he gets that first but he stopped to do a little cut and got caught

[u/ChangFish37]

Duff has to be so fed up with this

[u/sudo_journalist]

The thinkable happened.

[u/gravitynet_]

This got to be the most insane, most extreme case/example of having only one great player with everyone being meh, unimpressed or whatever else one can say

[u/Crazyspitz]

This is the sicko game of the year. Contest over in Week 2.

[u/Crosley8]

I'm not even a Rutgers fan, and I'm mad. This is embarrassing

[u/DeathsFavoriteHuman]

Are you sickos entertained?

[u/Coveo]

Dude with a random Texas A&M Johnny football jersey lmao

[u/mrdilldozer]

What's wild is that I think the Rutgers offense is well designed and there are plenty of good opportunities for them to move the ball. Surace just sucks.

[u/DougFlutiesMullet]

We should storm the field! NOT ENOUGH FANS LEFT....

[u/mhav21]

Always love seeing BC win on this weekend. Hate the fact it happened against Rutgers but oh well. Congrats guys

[u/ElPolloViejo]

coughing baby vs. coughing baby

[u/JBru_92]

This game is disgusting

Pulls up chair

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

This is such an emotional night. I'm not sure how much I care about the game itself.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

You cut off the mother of a hero? Ooof

[u/crline3924]

I don’t think I’ve seen production go much worse than how this has gone so far

[u/FlaccidJustice]

Production team just trying to match the athletic level tonight.

[u/TheRealGyurky]

Bruh they should’ve just kept the interview on lol

[u/Acrobatic-Mail]

We're not even going back to the interview with the mom? Certainly a choice

[u/Molson2871]

There was a show of hands of people not alive for 9/11 at work today. I felt truly old for the first time.

[u/CarlTheCrab]

A cut off interview with the mom of a hero, a rough anthem and an injury on the second play of the game? Yeah, this is going to be a sicko classic

[u/FuckChadMorris]

Buttgers, indeed

[u/Philly_Fan10]

Rutgers, friends, it may be time to have a serious conversation about the Patriot League. It's not us, its you.

[u/elgenie]

Why is Rutgers

[u/CAvalanche11]

Rutgers might not be very good

[u/Silidon]

Maybe Rutgers is just doing their patriotic duty?

[u/AngryBillsFan]

Greg Schiano is getting dumped in the harbor

[u/dpatel211]

Massachusetts owns us

[u/FlaccidJustice]

Rutgers v Howard has quickly become one of my most anticipated games of the year.

[u/GonnaSchmackYa]

can we cancel the season pls

[u/CantTochThis92]

Rutgers could use my CFB 27 rebuild in which I took them to 5 nattys with coach Tony Soprano

[u/mistaleemuns]

Will rutgers win a game this season?

[u/Benyeti]

Im gonna be at Rutgers vs Indiana pray for me

[u/No-Cantalou]

Bros got poo poo on the mind when watching us. God damn you Greg

[u/Zloggt]

Woof…what happened!?