Chris Crane Era

Chris Crane and Matt Cassel have something in common.

No they will not be Hall of Fame Quarterbacks. They will probably not even be Pro Bowlers. Crane probably will not even make an NFL practice squad. But what they do have in common is they both know how tough it is to replace a legend.

Cassel is making his name known filling for Tom Brady after the two time Super Bowl MVP and league MVP went down in the first week of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Crane, on the other hand, is replacing the best Boston College quarterback since Doug Flutie, Matt Ryan. Talk about pressure.

But the fifth year senior has the high flying Eagles at a 3-1 record. Their lone loss was a bad ACC loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the home opener on September 6. In that game, Crane only threw one touchdown pass to Ifeanyi Momah that was very close to being picked off by Georgia Tech’s cornerback. At the north end of the stadium, Crane looked to his right and threw a jump ball to his left and it was clear the ball was up for grabs but the officials said Momah came down with possession.

The Eagles have a lot of work to do if they hope to even up the score in the win-loss column today against the NC State Wolfpack. There is no doubt all the Eagles will be playing all out today, they want to crush former coach Tom O’Brien for leaving them before their Bowl Game two years ago in December, 2006. Coach Jags will definitely have his team ready to play a big game today.

Prediction: 21-17 Boston College