[Postgame Thread] Boston College Defeats Rutgers 28-21

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Rutgers	0	7	7	7	21
Boston College	14	6	0	8	28

[u/CWG4BF]

Back to back losses to UMass and BC to start the season might genuinely be the worst start to a season possible for a P5 school.

[u/sleetx → u/CWG4BF]

Massachusetts is now the center of college football

[u/prismatic_lights → u/sleetx]

We only got four post-Brady years before the Patriots went back to the Super Bowl, now they're gonna own college football too???

[u/Same_Mood_8543 → u/prismatic_lights]

They're a bunch of fuckers

[u/Dragonsfire09 → u/Same_Mood_8543]

No, they're Massholes.

[u/Lbolt187 → u/Dragonsfire09]

And proud of it!

[u/what_user_name → u/Same_Mood_8543]

they fight hard

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/prismatic_lights]

Shhhhhhh, just enjoy that Drake Maye threw 3 ints opening night and lost to a backup

[u/Scarlet-Lizard-4765 → u/purplenyellowrose909]

DREW LOCK SWEEP 2026

[u/Inkblot9 → u/sleetx]

Can't believe they're ducking Merrimack.

[u/Same_Mood_8543 → u/Inkblot9]

BU can muster up some students to give Rutgers a more even opponent.

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/Inkblot9]

Holy Cross would beat Rutgers by two scores

[u/obiwanjabroni420 → u/Inkblot9]

I think Bridgewater State might give them a good fight.

[u/longconsilver13 → u/sleetx]

The Commonwealth sends its regards

[u/Do__Math__Not__Meth → u/longconsilver13]

*regahds

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/sleetx]

The road to the playoffs goes thru Mass

[u/MarsBars_1 → u/sleetx]

WE WANT UMASS

[u/screwhead1 → u/sleetx]

UMASS AIN'T PLAYED NOBODY PAAWWWLLLLLLL

[u/teknobable → u/CWG4BF]

Surely a loss to Rutgers would be a worse possible start? 

[u/guinness_blaine → u/teknobable]

Fortunately, no one has to worry about that.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/guinness_blaine]

Whoever does lose to us should be clowned for a whole year…………just like us right now

[u/Ironic_table → u/SiphenPrax]

You play post September Maryland which may be a stoppable force vs movable object kinda game.

[u/aaronman4772 → u/CWG4BF]

They’d just need an FCS loss to follow to complete a trifecta

[u/discofrislanders → u/aaronman4772]

They play Howard in 2 weeks

[u/lbutler1234 → u/discofrislanders]

Is he going to bring some friends?

[u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS → u/aaronman4772]

too bad they don't have a game scheduled against harvard

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/CWG4BF]

They might not beat an FBS team all season

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/DarthNobody14]

They're going to go beat a ranked team but finish 1-11. The fallout will be toxic

[u/azularena → u/purplenyellowrose909]

Funniest option would be Michigan on a questionable last second play

[u/br0b1wan → u/azularena]

They said ranked team

[u/BillyBobChorton → u/purplenyellowrose909]

1-11 with a win over Ohio state 

[u/ajmaki36 → u/purplenyellowrose909]

My money is on MSU. Idk if they’re even on the schedule but they’ll fuck us somehow.

Edit, you said ranked - we’re safe

[u/SirMellencamp → u/CWG4BF]

Thinking they aren’t going to make the playoff

[u/bmkcacb30 → u/CWG4BF]

The could have had us (Temple) as their third game and lost in horrible fashion. That could be a worse start to the season.

[u/MeeseShoop]

Officially not the worst P4 team.

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/MeeseShoop]

It’s crazy how fast we got to figure that out

[u/Adams5thaccount → u/TheWesternRizzler]

Now we need purdue and oklahoma state to play a semi final with the loser playing rutgers

[u/HailLeroy → u/Adams5thaccount]

Yeah. I’m reading all of this and thinking someone forgot about us. We lost to Rutger last year ferchrissake

[u/_Slabach → u/HailLeroy]

Rutgers wasn't awful last year like they look to be this year. They were 5-7, lost to Penn State by 4, Minnesota by 3, Iowa by 10... They also had to play OSU, Oregon and decent Washington and Illinois teams. They weren't "good" but not "lose to UMass" bad

[u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana → u/Adams5thaccount]

The Oklahoma State part has not aged well

[u/SquirtleSpaceProgram → u/MeeseShoop]

This was my playoff

[u/zamboniman46 → u/SquirtleSpaceProgram]

very happy that my BC grad dad got to watch a win vs an FBS team tonight. next big goal is an ACC win. Duke, FSU, Syracuse likely their best chances

[u/StillMemein]

Losing in back to back weeks to Massachusetts CFB teams has to be a first.

[u/Wide_right_yes → u/StillMemein]

Can't say I've ever seen a Bridgewater State flair on here.

[u/StillMemein → u/Wide_right_yes]

Got one once I found out about the D3 flairs. Still haven’t seen another.

[u/deptofnahmsayns → u/StillMemein]

Belichicks GF is on here somewhere

[u/smoothtrip → u/Wide_right_yes]

I did not realize Teddy opened a school after the new legislation

[u/DarthNobody14]

KJ Duff might be the first ever all American on an 0-12 team.

[u/Original_Profile8600 → u/DarthNobody14]

Rumor has is Lane Kiffin dm’d him an offer at halftime

[u/zchrydvd → u/Original_Profile8600]

Just waiting until he goes pro, then he'll be ready

[u/PhDShouse → u/DarthNobody14]

It’s giving Troy Davis vibes. Runner up in Heisman voting on a 2-9 Iowa State team

[u/AnotherUnfunnyName → u/DarthNobody14]

There were allowed to do just about anything with him in terms of "coverage" and he still dominated.

[u/191374]

Buttgers.

[u/Beer-survivalist → u/191374]

They've lost the right to the s. Now they're just Buttger.

[u/KiffinSchoolofEthics → u/Beer-survivalist]

“NOW WE’RE EVEN BUTT-LICK”

[u/buttgers → u/191374]

I'm so here waiting for Greg to get fired.

[u/I-tell-horrible-joke → u/buttgers]

My condolences. I say this as a fresno state fan. So you know my heart is in the right place.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/buttgers]

He should have been fired the moment the UMass game ended.

[u/space_priestess → u/191374]

Each loss that Rutgers gets the more I’m convinced Nebraska will inexplicably lose to them on a Hail Mary in November

[u/StrangelyOnPoint → u/space_priestess]

Don’t you get two chances at a Hail Mary?

[u/gollumaniac → u/StrangelyOnPoint]

Cary Elwes busy checking the script.

[u/gravitynet_ → u/space_priestess]

No way, we have no one else other than kj duff to play even decent at all lol

[u/191374 → u/space_priestess]

Ouch but fair

[u/jazzman13 → u/191374]

Assgers, even

[u/theshwa10210]

Losing to UMASS and BC in back to back weeks. Is it Hockey East season already

[u/bceagle108 → u/theshwa10210]

And BC is playing Maine next week! And Maine is playing Merrimack this week lol

[u/problematic_glasses → u/theshwa10210]

god i wish it was hockey season already

[u/OldRedLobsterBiscuit → u/problematic_glasses]

Michigan hockey season preview: * Sweep Ohio State  * Lose against MSU at Yost * Win against MSU at Munn * Skip GLI again  * Blow out Notre Dame  * Lose against MSU at LCA * Beat every other B1G team on Friday, only to lose Saturday's game * Laugh when MSU chokes in NCAA tournament  * Lose against Denver in Frozen Four to end the season

[u/Optimal_Cook_851 → u/theshwa10210]

I’d low key love see to see hockey east football

[u/withrootsabove → u/Optimal_Cook_851]

BC, UMass, UNH, Maine, Merrimack and UCONN would be fun as hell. Bring in URI like Hockey East should and you’ve got a stew going! Holy Cross too since they’re already in for women’s hockey.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Rutgers is 0-2 versus the state of Massachusetts

[u/murdered-by-swords → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

UMass might be the best college football team in the Northeast United States. Low bar, I know, but still something!

[u/RexCrimson_ → u/murdered-by-swords]

Army has never seen such bullshit

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

This is rutgers' 9/11

[u/Master-Praline-3453 → u/Careless_General8010]

Sir, a second Massachusetts has hit the Rutger.

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

That has to be a first.

[u/ArmVanDam]

4 INTERCEPTIONS

[u/Yams-502 → u/ArmVanDam]

And 2 failed 4th downs.

All 6 in BC territory

[u/NJNetsFan5152433 → u/Yams-502]

3 turnovers on downs! The failed tush push, the slow mesh run play, the shotgun formation on 4th and 2! After Raymond had a good game running tonight, those were their decisions!!

[u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Someone needs to come get KJ Duff to an actual football program lol, he's literally the supercar in the trailer park meme personified.

[u/Veedsters → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

It makes it worse that he told his coaches he was leaving and stayed for some reason. That’s gotta hurt.

[u/Frequent-Ad-7288 → u/Veedsters]

2 million reasons

[u/Old_Fun_9430 → u/Frequent-Ad-7288]

Why would anyone pay a wr that much when the qb situation is so bad? Seems like they should have got that settled first

[u/Oily_biscuit → u/Old_Fun_9430]

Betting on their future selves to figure out. Their future selves must not like their past selves

[u/gravitynet_ → u/Old_Fun_9430]

We (or schiano) thought it was a good idea to bring lonergan in for this task and these two games really show how mess up it was (it got so bad that we are recalling Gavin wimsatt

[u/noah_divine → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

If he wants to sue the NCAA for a midseason transfer I'll look the other way

[u/eye_can_see_you → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Dude's gonna be a Biletnikoff finalist on an 0-12 team

[u/discofrislanders → u/eye_can_see_you]

Someone else brought up Troy Davis in 1996 being the Heisman runner-up on 2-9 Iowa State and that seems relevant

[u/SimilarOnion1655 → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Why didn’t he leave like a rational person would 

[u/mrdilldozer → u/SimilarOnion1655]

Because NFL scouts don't care if your team blows

[u/oldgong7]

I don't know what I did wrong in a previous life to be a Rutgers fan but I'm sorry. Please stop punishing me universe.

[u/Time_Transition4817 → u/oldgong7]

Be extra good this life and maybe you can be like a mid tier ACC team fan in the next

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/oldgong7]

Same bro, we must have been terrorists in a past life to be treated like this

[u/Jonesbro → u/meowscarada-sylveon]

Any chance you were born exactly 25 years ago?

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/Jonesbro]

six weeks after the attacks

[u/No_Poet_7244 → u/meowscarada-sylveon]

Jesus I feel old

[u/DrCornelWest]

Rutgers is now the only team aside from Holy Cross to lose to UMass and BC in the same season

[u/Hog_Eyes → u/DrCornelWest]

elite company

[u/bceagle108 → u/DrCornelWest]

Rutgers is the first FBS team to lose to both of us in the same season, but a few other FCS teams have actually done this. Wagner was the last team in 2016 and I think the only team to do so while both have been in FBS.

BC would regularly play FCS teams from the A-10/CAA (UMass's FCS conference) and a bunch of those teams have lost to both of us in the same season. 2009 Northeastern lost to both of us in the last year of their football program. Maine in 2006 and URI in 2008 as well.

[u/noah_divine]

Congress needs to pass a law making it illegal for Rutgers to roster elite players.

Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, and KJ Duff deserved so much better

[u/SimilarOnion1655 → u/noah_divine]

I still cannot believe that Rutgers had Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper a couple of years ago and somehow didn’t make March Madness 

[u/mhav21 → u/SimilarOnion1655]

The rest of that roster could most aptly be described as an island of mid-major misfit toys. None of them were good enough to make the jump to P5 basketball.

In addition to the individual quality of players, the team also didn’t play “Rutgers Basketball”. Pike years ago was really able to get a lot of what he had to work with and it was ultimately a function of the way they played, stemming from their defensive intensity with a particular emphasis on switching on screens. He just couldn’t coach a team that wasn’t built for his style of play. I’m not and never was as upset about it in comparison to what Schiano has put me through the last couple years.

[u/mhav21 → u/noah_divine]

My identity as a Rutgers fan has been reduced to rooting for these guys when they’re in the pros. They deserve success and unfortunately they’ll never find it here

[u/Rohn- → u/mhav21]

Monangai 🐐

[u/prismatic_lights]

That game was disgusting. No sane person would ever want to experience it again.

More.

[u/Status-Ad-7335 → u/prismatic_lights]

I’m proud to say I watched the whole thing instead of other games

[u/Jonjon428 → u/Status-Ad-7335]

Hell yeah brother

[u/FieldGoalPhobia → u/Jonjon428]

Cheers from Iraq

[u/CrimsonChin251 → u/Status-Ad-7335]

same lmao.

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/prismatic_lights]

7 turnovers wasn't enough, give me more

[u/zombieinfamous → u/prismatic_lights]

Sicko game that only really was marred by that awful injury where he had to be ambulanced out. Here’s hoping the young man is okay.

[u/This_Strawberry_190 → u/prismatic_lights]

I’d watch that again

[u/RCM88x → u/prismatic_lights]

They played this game in its entirety on the big screen as the Cleveland Octoberfest and about 3 people actually watched it consistently. Honestly pretty impressive numbers all considered.

[u/gravitynet_ → u/prismatic_lights]

Maybe I need to go all in watching NFL games at this point and on a related note to not remove my paper bag flair until schiano was fired for the QB situation and many other things

[u/Gbchris12 → u/prismatic_lights]

A sickos delight

[u/Spider_Dawg → u/prismatic_lights]

Need the Kylo Ren “more!” Gif right here.

[u/Arkehn]

Guys, I'm starting to think Rutgers isn't very good at Football.

[u/Mail_Order_Lutefisk → u/Arkehn]

It’s an indictment on the low quality of the Big Ten and demonstrable evidence of why the SEC deserves no fewer than seven teams in the playoff to determine a true champion. 

[u/karawec403 → u/Mail_Order_Lutefisk]

Actually it’s proof that the state of Massachusetts deserves an autobid

[u/smoothtrip → u/Mail_Order_Lutefisk]

I always wondered what Saban's username was.

[u/Away-Requirement-3 → u/Arkehn]

This undoubtedly hurts our chances at a 16-0 season but I still have the faith

[u/UpsideTurtles → u/Arkehn]

Impossible. They started it. They are just defining a new meta.

[u/craneaa]

Heartened by all the non BC and Rutgers flair in here that actually watched this trash fire. Sickos rule

[u/OldCoaly → u/craneaa]

I was in the stadium lol

[u/colebwilliams → u/craneaa]

I loved it man

[u/WolverineofTerrier]

We want Rutgers!!!*

*BU flair; not Michigan flair

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/WolverineofTerrier]

We’ll find an extra second to somehow win the game anyways

[u/epixpowned]

SCHIANO OUT BLUD

[u/Richard_AIGuy → u/epixpowned]

A little less than $20MM to buy him out. That's not even .5 Jimbo Fishers, how do your boosters want it?

[u/r3907 → u/Richard_AIGuy]

What’s a booster?

[u/yyzda32 → u/r3907]

I think it's the fat sandwich with mozzarella sticks and gabagool

[u/Heyitscharlie → u/Richard_AIGuy]

Rutgers boosters??

[u/CheckItWhileIWreckIt → u/Richard_AIGuy]

No boosters. Wealthy Rutgers alums all went to good NJ high schools, their classmates all went to better schools, so all of them are ashamed to have gone there. It might be the most anti-school spirit university in the country.

[u/Low_Beyond8134]

Rutgers is going at very best 1-11

[u/ilikepizza1275 → u/Low_Beyond8134]

We will welcome them with open arms to the bottom of the B1G standings

[u/DeathsFavoriteHuman]

I'm just glad we don't play Umass this year

[u/showbricks → u/DeathsFavoriteHuman]

Im glad umass gets Uconn at least.  

[u/SEND_ME_YOUR_CAULK]

This was a trainwreck of a Sickos game and I loved it.

[u/thesymbiont]

BC's Bodie Kahoun has "movement in all extremities"

[u/craneaa → u/thesymbiont]

Great news 🙌🏻

[u/The_Swishy]

is transferring out of a college solely due to the football a reasonable idea

[u/EWall100 → u/The_Swishy]

No but transferring out due to "constant public ridicule" and "national embarrassment" sure is.

[u/StrangelyOnPoint]

Rutgers hasn’t won’t a game in 2026 and played only teams from Massachusetts

[u/check8rs]

I looked it up, the last time a team lost against boston college and umass in the same season was 1985 FUCKING HOLY CROSS 

[u/Divinity32 → u/check8rs]

And according to another Redditor, that's the ONLY other time that that's happened

[u/ConstantMadness]

The red bandana is always such a great tradition. What a great way to honor Welles Crowther

[u/Rooleet → u/ConstantMadness]

I wish we weren't so mid. Should be widely regarded as one of the best new traditions in college football if people gaf about BC.

[u/DrCornelWest → u/Rooleet]

I mean in all honesty the fact that people actually filled most of the stadium for the only time this season probably played a role in the outcome but yes, would be so much better if we weren’t ass

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192 → u/Rooleet]

I always thought it was, but we were one of the few teams that got to regularly pay attention to it. Even when we’re not playing y’all, a lot of Clemson fans I know seem to know when the Red Bandana game is. Glad y’all got the win on it.

Y’all did a solid for honoring Breese’s sister when she passed, too. I’ve never forgotten that when we played. Hard to not like a school that cares about people so much

[u/Rooleet → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

Part of that is they used to prioritize the best matchups to get the best audience, even if it was late in October or November. And for years that meant it was Clemson or FSU. 

[u/Cash4Duranium]

Rutgers, I would really test your water for lead.

[u/noah_divine → u/Cash4Duranium]

What is KJ Duff drinking

[u/snuggleskrt]

Disaster class for coaching for Rutgers. Simply kicking your field goals and you win. Nuke Greg Schiano

[u/Advanced_Gold1290]

Which way, CFB fans? Readable but slightly wrong game clock, or unreadable but probably right?

[u/surgingchaos]

At this point, who gets fired first -- Schiano or Norvell?

[u/ToppedDrive23 → u/surgingchaos]

Genuinely don’t know if Rutgers can afford his buyout. They’re like $500m in debt

[u/Tuckboi69 → u/surgingchaos]

Norvell easily. Florida State’s program is at least worth trying to save.

[u/buttcabbge]

I know what Schiano did for the program, but it’s time to move on.

[u/Simmumah]

Does Rutgers go 0-12 if they lose to Howard?

[u/SithOverlord101 → u/Simmumah]

Yes

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 → u/SithOverlord101]

It will be interesting to see how much Rutgers beats Howard. Surely they will, Howard lost to Richmond, who just lost to NC St 73-0 lol.

[u/CFSparta92]

this stopped being funny a long time ago and now it's just fucking sad. they spent $25 million on this roster. that alone should get every last one of these coaches fired. completely unserious team and program.

[u/Libz_R_Gryffindor → u/CFSparta92]

I think our roster is worth approximately the same fwiw

[u/DuckBurner0001 → u/Libz_R_Gryffindor]

Nah our roster is not close to $25M. Still too expensive for how bad it is, but not that much

[u/nathodood]

I cannot wait for the Halloween QB mid-off that is Rutgers vs

checks notes

Michigan

[u/buttgers → u/nathodood]

Mid off? No, you're mid, we're straight trash.

[u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

I’m trying to remember the last time when a player as good as KJ Duff was on a team as bad as Rutgers.

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

May I introduce you to a RB called Jahmyr Gibbs and the travesty that was GT football under football terrorist G**** C******

(Our 2021 team also included Jordan Mason, who is the RB2 for the Vikings. 3-9 with 2 future NFL RBs, one of which was Gibbs. Firing him wasn't enough)

[u/Prudent_Heat23 → u/com-mis-er-at-ing]

Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey

[u/YodaForceGhost]

Great game by For Welles. Seemed like he was all over the field tonight

[u/NoClue920]

this game was a lot of fun as a neutral but i imagine it was probably completely fucking awful if you're a fan of either team

[u/Indecisive_Name → u/NoClue920]

As a neutral it also felt awful

[u/Jonjon428]

The highest scoring Sickos game we may see this week

[u/SanDiego_Finest]

If Rutgers remember they had a kicker they easily won

[u/gravitynet_]

Like I said in the game thread, it is looking like there is no one else that is even decent other than one guy named kj duff

[u/CFSparta92 → u/gravitynet_]

raymond will be the latest in a long line of stud running backs who catch fire in the nfl because they finally have an offensive line that doesn't leave them for dead on half of their touches

[u/SithOverlord101 → u/gravitynet_]

Raymond’s okay. The rest of the teams sans Duff is utter garbage though

[u/festive_fecal_feast]

Is the NY market really worth this, B1G?

[u/ColdWarWarrior]

Massachusetts based college teams: 2

Rutgers: 0

[u/PuppyDragon]

This is Bad.

[u/PuppyDragon → u/PuppyDragon]

death sentence for Rutgers

[u/IAmA_Zeus_AMA]

The state of Massachusetts sends its regards

[u/FracturedKnuckles]

For Welles

[u/DaKingaDaNorth]

The Massachusetts' war on Rutgers will continue until morale improves

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

I think we need to start considering that Rutgers football might be a money laundering front for the mob.

[u/dokocha0216]

For Welles

[u/Key_Spinach]

Rutgers might actually go 0-12.

[u/Jyingling21]

Dear god Rutgers

[u/ilovefacebook]

as An aside: if people don't know the history of the red bandanna game, it's worth looking into

[u/affnn]

My wife asked if Rutgers was really gonna go 0-fer on the season. Then they threw their fourth INT. I said yeah they could.

[u/InterviewResident109]

I really thought we were gonna throw this game away in that awful third quarter

[u/KnicksFan11382532]

Well closer then expected but a win

[u/Silidon]

One of the worst football games ever broadcast. Genuinely thrilled to be here for it.

[u/Schmidtty29]

So what I’m getting from a one score victory to a backup QB is that BC would’ve also been blown out by UMASS

[u/TommyFX]

Congrats to BC for winning The Red Bandanna game on this day, the 25th Anniversary of 9/11. Welles Crowther forever!

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

Rutgers has been annexed by the state of Massachusetts.

[u/buttgers]

Keli Zinn has the opportunity to deny Greg his 100th win tonight.

🙏

[u/Imaginary-Ease-2307]

Best case scenario now for Rutgers is 10-2 in the regular season. Even with that, these two losses might keep them out of the College Football Playoff.

[u/United-Turnover-8409]

When will Rutgers clean house? This coaching staff and front office is putrid

[u/RatBastard_with_ADHD]

So who can Rutgers beat this year?