At this point Shinskie is clearly the starting quarterback. His confidence is building and he has proven he can win in the ACC. He made some great throws and exposed Florida State’s porous secondary. The offensive line did their part and gave Shinskie all the time he needed to go through his progressions and make some great throws, including a 62-yard pass to Colin Larmond Jr. and a 38-yard touchdown pass that hit Jeff Smith right in stride.
Again the pass rush was infuriatingly weak, especially when Albright went down with an ankle injury. Albright’s sack in the first quarter capped off an amazing goal line stand. Aside from his play there was very little pressure on Ponder and this continues to be a problem for the Eagles defense. The Globe reported that Albright sprained his right ankle and no timetable has been set yet for his return.
It was a patented Spaziani defense in the second half, soft coverage and few blitzes. BC conceded those 10-yard out routes the entire second half, as FSU was able to march right down the field. Its hard to argue with the success Spaziani and McGovern have had defensively over the years, but this was frustrating to watch as BC was content to allow the Seminoles to drive down the field 10 yards at a time. In the end the defense stuck with their “bend but don’t break” philosophy and came out on top again.
Kuechly…WOW
At this point he is the best defensive player on the field for BC, hands down. He led the game 12 tackles and exhibited tremendous closing speed by snuffing out a pair of screen passes. His intangibles are off the charts and as Coach Spaz said he “has some stuff that you don’t coach…We have to try not to mess him up.”
4-1
It’s hard to believe that after all that happened this off-season we would be talking about a 4-1 BC squad. At this point BC has a realistic shot at another Atlantic Division title. I’m not sure if this is a reflection of a poor ACC field or a just a good BC team, perhaps a little of both. Either way BC can make a run at this especially if Shinskie continues to play as well as he had the past two weeks. Playing in Virginia Tech will be a real test for them but as we have seen you have to expect the unexpected.
