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Andy Katz: BC's upset of No. 1 UNC creates shock waves
Andy Katz: BC's upset of No. 1 UNC creates shock waves
Now what? Now what happens to the chatter that North Carolina would go undefeated, be the greatest team in Tar Heels history and challenge Indiana's 1976 undefeated team for historical significance? Now what happens to the race for the ACC title? Now what happens to Boston College, the team ...
NCAA Breaking News: No.1 North Carolina upset by Boston College!!!
NCAA Breaking News: No.1 North Carolina upset by Boston College!!!
sports2debate.com — Boston College upset North Carolina 85-78!.. I guess that ends UNC's bid for an undefeated season... Is... North Carolina still the best team in the country in your mind?.. Rank your Top 5 teams in the NCAA... (more) NCAA Breaking News: No.1 North Carolina upset by Boston ...
Harvard upsets No. 17 Eagles - The Boston Globe
boston.com — Jeremy Lin watches as much "SportsCenter" as anybody else. He saw what Boston College did to unbeaten... North Carolina last Sunday. He had seen BC guard Tyrese Rice's face every day since, and every time he saw an opportunity. "That gave us extra ... (more) Harvard upsets No. 17 Eagles - The Boston Globe
Down goes Carolina: Boston College stuns No. 1 Tar Heels
Down goes Carolina: Boston College stuns No. 1 Tar Heels
rivals.yahoo.com — Forget going undefeated , North Carolina needs to now worry about getting out of the ACC cellar.... While most were watching the NFL playoffs we had our first stunner of the college basketball season, as the No. 1 Tar Heels were knocked off at home by ... (more) Down goes Carolina: Boston College stuns No. 1 Tar Heels
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Full-Court Press, Jan. 5
March Madness All Season — A nice batch of quick-hitters for your post-New Year’s Monday morning: - What is the significance of Boston College’s win over North Carolina? (ESPN) - Boston College is better than most people thought, and could be a threat this season. It needs to use this win to continue to push towards an NCAA Tournament berth. (Boston Globe) - It looks like North Carolina is not as perfect and invinvicle as everyone thought; Boston College beat them both inside and outside. (Raleigh News & ...

Oh yeah, we just beat No. 1 North Carolina
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com — ... mean anything yet. They are still young and will still have off nights. But this shows they are capable of getting some big wins. It also provides a real resume win for a team that looks bubblish. In addition to the good defense and Rice playing like Rice, the real boost came from Sanders and Jackson. If both can play up to their potential on a regular basis, this becomes a very dangerous team. Here is what the two biggest BC basketball boosters out there had to say: -- Andy Katz -- Bob Ryan

How Bout Them Other Eagles?
Josh Q. Public — I want to fly like an eagle, to the sea.  Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me.  I want to fly like an eagle, till I’m free.  -Steve Miller band Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go!  What’s crack-a-lacking sports fans?  For Boston, for Boston, thy glory is our own!  For Boston, for Boston, ’tis here that Truth is known.  For Boston, for Boston, for Thee and Thine alone. That’s right folks.  Boston College.  The Boston College Eagles.  The Sreamin’ Eagles.  The Screamin’ Eagles beat the unbeatable ...

Andy Katz on BC's Upset of UNC
UNC Basketball — Here's ESPN's Andy Katz on UNC's loss and wider ramifications for college basketball.

ACC Preview Part 2: The Middle Men
Tomahawk Nation — ... In the last post, we took a look at Wake Forest, Clemson, UNC and Duke, detailing how each team has fared thus far and how they might do during the rest of the year. Today, let's take a look at Maryland, Boston College, Miami and us. This is an excellent group of basketball teams that is capable beating any team at any given time, see BC vs UNC. ...

Arkansas does a good Boston College impression
Searching for Billy Edelin — First, we jumped on the BC bandwagon after they walked into Chapel Hill and took down UNC, a team with legitimate thoughts of being the first team to go undefeated since the 1975 Indiana Hoosiers.  Then in a not so glorious return home to Chestnut Hill, the Eagles were waxed by intra-city rival Harvard, a program who had NEVER before defeated a ranked team.  Down in the Bible Belt John Pelfrey had Arkansas fans thinking hoops, with consecutive wins over top Big 12 teams Oklahoma and Texas.  We bought into Courtney Fortson and Pelfrey’s stirring rendition of “Forty Minutes of Hell,” but the Razorbacks too are learning about what it takes to truly be ...

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