ACC eating their own... BC loses coach to NCST

[bulls96go]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2689220

Updated: Dec. 6, 2006, 10:11 PM ET

Sources: Wolfpack hire O'Brien over JohnsonBy Mark Schlabach

ESPN.com

Boston College coach Tom O'Brien has been hired as North Carolina State's new football coach, multiple sources close to the situation said Wednesday night.

The Wolfpack chose O'Brien over Navy coach Paul Johnson, who was contacted about the job earlier this week.

O'Brien, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, led the Eagles to a 9-3 record this season. He had a 75-45 record in 10 seasons with the Eagles. Boston College plays Navy in the Dec. 30 Meineke Car Care Bowl.

The board of governors has scheduled a Friday meeting to approve O'Brien's contract. Terms of the deal weren't immediately known.

An announcement is expected Thursday.

Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com. You can contact him at schlabachma@yahoo.com.

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[Joe]

BC didn't give O'Brien the facility upgrades he wanted, and they were some of the worst practice/weight/etc facilities in the ACC (well...outside of Duke).

Lets hope WVU learns this before Rodriguez darts for Bama.

[NormalBull]

LOL....I guess O'Brien figures the only way he will be able to go to a decent ACC bowl game is to move his schtick to Tobacco Road.  BC gets shafted (again) by the ACC...no worries for Tommy boy.

Normal

;D

[upperdeck]

I can tell you now that the Pack fans will be totally shocked by this hire....This is NOT what they will want....They will see this as unacceptable!!....Im around NCSU fans all day and NONE of them will believe this....There are 2 major Pack $$$ men that pull all the shots at NCSU. Its a good bet that 1 or both made this call....not the AD.

[USFan]

were some of the worst practice/weight/etc facilities in the ACC (well...outside of Duke).

What is this... a joke?

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&KEY=&ATCLID=219256

http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=218261

[Joe]

I forgot they built that my fault USFan, I renege, BC does have the worst facilties in the ACC.

(Duke still sucks :-) )

[USFan]

I forgot they built that my fault USFan, I renege, BC does have the worst facilties in the ACC.

(Duke still sucks :-) )

Thank you  

[bulls96go]

will BC want back in the BE ;D ;D ;D

[T-Man]

will BC want back in the BE ;D ;D ;D

I would think all 3 teams would want back!   They have spiraled downward since the joined (maybe not BC) but UM and VT the 3 teams joining also sucked FSU down too....Hell can you imagine the coup if we could somehow convince the 3 back and add 1 (hell grab Kentucky and piss off the sec too!)... Karma would be such a ***** to the acc!!!  Okay I will wake up now!

[SANJAY]

I have no animosity towards the ACC.  If not for them we would still be in CUSA.