Random Thoughts (December 7, 2008)

Take a minute today to remember the sacrifices of the United States military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice at Pearl Harbor sixty-seven years ago today... Also, Celtics fans please take a second to wish Larry Bird a happy 52nd birthday... BC will not play in the Orange Bowl, as a result of their 30-12 loss to Virginia Tech in yesterday's ACC Championship Game but with an offense filled with promising young skill players, an offensive line that is always solid, and a defense that returns some key players, expect to see the Eagles competing for the ACC crown next season... Lookls like the Music City Bowl against either Vanderbilt or Kentucky for BC as they shoot for their ninth consecutive bowl win... Nice of Steve Buckley and Dan Shaughnessy to share ideas with all of us this morning... The Bruins keep on rolling... Keep an eye on Michigan. It seems that the Wolverines can be successful when hiring a coach from West Virginia. John Beilein, in his second year at Michigan, has the Wolverines off to a 6-2 start with wins over UCLA and Duke... Congratulations to Manchester Essex, Amesbury, Arlington Catholic, Duxbury, Walpole, Dracut, and BC High for winning their respective Super Bowls yesterday... Dracut's Matt Grimard is the Tim Tebow of Massachusetts quarterbacks. Some college is going to be very pleased when he steps foot on their field next summer... Speaking of Tebow, please hand him the Heisman... A Florida-Oklahoma national championship game will be extremly fun to watch... They might have lost to BC in the Commonwealth Classic but UMass sophomore guard and Newton North alumni Anthony Gurley dropped in 17 points. Keep an eye on UMass as they adjust to the Dribble Drive offense being installed by new head coach Derek Kellogg and his assistant (and Dribble Drive creator) Vance Walberg... I know Christmas is 18 days away but even Santa Claus will not help the Lakers beat the Celtics... Enjoy Jerod Mayo today...