Jeff Jagodzinski

Date	Opponent	Location	2008 CHS Prediction
8/30/08	at Kent State	Cleveland, OH	W
9/06/08	Georgia Tech	Boston, MA	L
9/20/08	UCF	Boston, MA	W
9/27/08	Rhode Island	Boston, MA	W
10/04/08	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	L
10/18/08	Virginia Tech	Boston, MA	L
10/25/08	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	L
11/01/08	Clemson	Boston, MA	L
11/08/08	Notre Dame	Boston, MA	W
11/15/08	at Florida State	Tallahassee, FL	L
11/22/08	at Wake Forest	Winston-Salem, NC	L
11/29/08	Maryland	Boston, MA	W

	Coaches Hot Seat Prediction		5-7

Coaches Hot Seat Analysis

Jeff Jagodzinksi walked into quite a situation at Boston College after the departure of Tom O'Brien, with a football program that had won 52 games in the past 6 years and what ended up being the third overall pick in the recent NFL draft in Matt Ryan. You have to give Jagodzinksi credit for recognizing the talent on his new team and for keeping around a coach like Frank Spaziani on the defensive side of the ball, which helped to make for a much smoother 1st year transition. BC opened up the '07 season 8-0, including very impressive wins over Wake Forest and Virginia Tech, but then fell back a little with losses to Florida State and Maryland. After a miracle win at Clemson (that included some incredibly stupid defensive play by the Tigers), in the rematch for the ACC title, Frank Beamer and the Hokies got some redemption with a 30-16 win over Boston College. The question now is, with Matt Ryan gone to the NFL, what can Jagodzinski do to follow up the '07 11-3 season? Was it Tom O'Brien's players matched to a slightly better offensive playcaller, or is there something else going on at BC under Jagodzinski that we are unable to see or discern. 2008 will tell that tale, because BC faces a very difficult upcoming schedule and here is how we believe it will play out.

Coaches Hot Seat Bottom Line

We predict that Jeff Jagodzinski and Boston College will have a 5-7 record in 2008. Boston College begins the season in a very odd place with a game in Cleveland, Ohio against Kent State. Kent State struggled in '07 with a 3-9 record, including losing their last 8 games, so BC will open the season up at 1-0. Week 2 is one of the most fascinating games of the year in the ACC as Paul Johnson brings his new Georgia Tech team to Boston for a match-up against the Eagles. This should be a very good football game, and we see Johnson getting his first big win at Tech, which takes the BC record to 1-1 after two games. Week 3 is another great game, but this time against Conference USA foe Central Florida. George O'Leary is building a very good football program in Orlando, and they will give BC all there worth, before losing to the Eagles in the 4th quarter. After three games, BC is 2-1. Week 4 is a home game against Rhode Island, which should be an easy win, so BC is 3-1 after four games. Week 5 is one of many "Grudge Match" games between coaches across the country in '08, with BC traveling to Raleigh to play Tom O'Brien and NC State. BC hammered NC State in '07, and the Wolfpack will want to avenge that beating in 2008. We see NC State and O'Brien getting a win in this game, which takes the BC record to 3-2 after five games. Week 6 is another great ACC game, and what will be the 3rd game in the last 12 months between Virginia Tech and Boston College. Once Frank Beamer and his staff draw a bead on you, they will usually have your number, and we see Va. Tech getting a win in this game over the Eagles. After six games, BC is 3-3. If BC is 3-3 after six games, then desperation will be in the air when Boston College travels to Chapel Hill to play North Carolina. Butch Davis should have his football team playing very well by this point in the season, and we see UNC beating BC in this game. After seven games, BC is 3-4. If BC is 3-4 after seven games, then the November 1 match-up with Clemson will be a huge game for Jagodzinski and his Eagles. Clemson will be loaded with talent in the upcoming season, and they will be shooting for a very big goal in 2008, and they will be able to hand BC in this game as well. After eight games, BC is 3-5. After four straight losses BC hosts Notre Dame in week 9 and this will be a must, must, must win game for the Eagles. In what should be a very good game, we see BC getting the win at home, which would take their record to 4-5 after nine games. Week 10 will be another big game for BC as they struggle to get to .500 for the year, but a trip to Tallahassee to play FSU will be a very tough place to get a win. Jimbo Fisher should have the Seminoles offense moving by this time of the year, and we see FSU getting a win over BC in this game. After ten games, BC is 4-6. Just when a trip to play Wake Forest on the road would be the worst thing to see on the schedule, BC faces a trip to Winston-Salem to play the Demon Deacons. Jim Grobe and Wake Forest will be looking to avenge their '07 loss to BC, and they will be ready for the Eagles this time around, and get the win in this game. After eleven games, BC is 4-7. To finish the season Boston College hosts Maryland in Boston, and BC will be looking to get a win in this game to create some momentum for the 2009 season. We see BC getting a win over the Terps, to finish the '08 regular season at 5-7.

After a terrific 11-3 record in 2007, a 5-7 record by Boston College in '08 will be quite a letdown, but the ACC is toughening up across the conference and Jagodzinski and his staff will have to work very hard in the coming years to recruit players to Boston that can compete against an ACC that is getting tougher everyday.

2008 Coaches Hot Seat Prediction: 5-7

Will Jeff Jagodzinksi be back for the 2009 season? YES