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Matt Ryan Jerseys You Would Never Purchased

BC Interruption — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:41:00 -0400

Brian: I'm pretty pumped about watching #12 Matt Ryan get drafted later today. On the other hand, Jeff couldn't care less where he is drafted. To celebrate the occasion, I might go as far as to purchase an NFL jersey of #12 after the dust settles and Ryan is made a rich man.

But as ESPN College Gameday's Lee Corso likes to say, "not so fast, my friends!" I already have my pre-existing NFL allegiances, biases and hatreds.

I can't just go out and purchase any NFL jersey, even if Matt Ryan was the greatest signal caller we've seen play at BC. This lead us to ask the question:

Even if it were the uniform of an ex-Boston College great, what NFL teams would you under no circumstances purchase their jersey?

Brian

NFL Team: the Super Bowl Champs
Casual fan of: the New York Jets, so long as they don't suck and aren't playing the New York (football) Giants

I swear, under penalty of death, that under no circumstances would I ever buy a Matt Ryan #12 jersey, if Ryan is drafted by one of the below teams:

Dallas Cowboys - cringes
Philadelphia Eagles - cringes even more, thinks about all that time spent growing up in South Jersey as a Giants fan ...
Washington Redskins - cringes as he rounds out the rest of the NFC East
New England Patriots - would not want to be lumped into "Red Sox Nation" in any way (it's bad enough BC fans are lumped into this lot!)
San Francisco 49ers - even though they suck, too much Giants-49ers history to forgive and forget (that was pass interference!)
Miami Dolphins - pastel team colors? no thanks

Jeff

NFL Team: no one team, really
Casual fan of: the New York Giants, New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks

I swear, under penalty of death, that under no circumstances would I ever buy a Matt Ryan #12 replica jersey, if Ryan is drafted by one of the below teams:

Atlanta Falcons - only thugs wear them
Oakland Raiders - same reason
Buffalo Bills - they suck
Chicago Bears - hate the Bears
Dallas Cowboys - ... unless Matt also dates Jessica Simpson!
Any Ohio team - ugly jerseys and nobody likes Ohio except people from Ohio

We have surely offended your NFL team. After reading this article, hate mail for Brian can be sent here. For Jeff, go here.

Leave your own list of teams in the comments section below.

Big Finish: Matt Ryan, Challenger, and D Day

BC Interruption — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:44:00 -0400

Brian: UConn football coach Randy Edsall is waiting for the phone call from BC after inking a deal with Notre Dame yesterday (with 0 games at Rentschler Field!). Any chance GDF is itching to pick up the phone and call UConn?

Jeff: Unfortunately, Randy Edsall is not big enough yet to make that happen. Too many other people said ridiculous things when BC left the Big East and I would say it'll still be a few more years before a deal is signed. But what it should be is that BC-UConn play every year in Foxsboro and seats are split between the two schools.

Jeff: ESPN did a mock draft last night and I don't care nearly enough to watch it but as I flipped by I saw they were on pick #16 and Matt Ryan had not been taken yet. Is Kiper serious?

Brian: #12 will be fine tomorrow. If he slips down the draft board, I know he'll represent Boston College well and handle the situation with class and dignity. Not like this bozo.

Brian: Kevin Challenger decided to forgo possible becoming Mr. Irrelevant on draft day and signed with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders. Good move?

Jeff: Great move! Was he even going to be drafted anyway? And he is from Canada.

Brian: Challenger most likely would have gone undrafted and would have had to sign as a free agent. I'm happy for Challenger that he can go play close to home (Montreal native).

Jeff: Spring game on ACC Select for free, Saturday 1pm. You gonna watch?

Brian: I'll either try to watch some of it on Saturday or check it out on Sunday. Excited to see Crane and Haden lead the offense.

Brian: Last one, word association. Team that will draft Matt Ryan tomorrow:

Jeff: Baltimore Ravens

Happy Time: Bags, Mutch and Pucksters

BC Interruption — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:06:00 -0400

Amid the excitement of Matt Ryan being named to the NCAA Football 09 cover, we did not properly give a Happy Birthday to John "Bags" Bagley. Happy birthday Bags! Arguably one of the best basketball players to come out of BC, the Eagle point guard led the men's basketball team to a Sweet 16 and Elite 8 appearance in consecutive years (1981-1982). The 1982 season still marks the furthest the Eagles have ever advanced in the NCAAs. Bagley jumped after his junior year to enter the NBA Draft, and was drafted 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He made pro stops with the Cavaliers, Nets, Celtics and Hawks. He is quoted as saying playing for the hometown C's on the floor of the Garden was one of the highlights of his professional career.

A not so Happy Anniversary to ex-BC women's ice hockey coach Tom Mutch. On this day one year ago, Mutch resigned as the head coach of the Lady Eagles amid allegations of inappropriate relations with one of his players. Mutch had revitalized a sleeping Eagles hockey program, winning the Beanpot for the first time in school history in 2006, and repeating in 2007. The Lady Eagles also made it to the program's first Frozen Four in 2006-2007 under Mutch's leadership.

Happy Trails Eagles in the NHL ... playoffs. Bruins Andrew Alberts, Bobby Allen and Chuck Kobasew and New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta and Mike Mottau. Both the B's and the Devils were bounced from the NHL playoff quarterfinals. The Bruins at least made it interesting, forcing Game 7 against the #1 seed in the East, the Montreal Canadiens. The hope that an ex-Eagle raises the Cup this year rests with Pittsburgh Penguins defenders Brooks Orpik and Rob Scuderi, which unfortunately is in direct opposition to the team I'm cheering for ...

Happy Time: Ryan on Cover of NCAA 09

BC Interruption — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:54:00 -0400

Brian: Happy Time Eagles (a day early) to Matt Ryan who landed on the Playstation 3 cover of NCAA Football 09.

As Christian pointed out, #12 joins some good company in Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Bush, Carson Palmer, Chris Weinke, Ricky Williams, Shaun Alexander, Joey Harrington, Jared Zabransky ... well, at least some good company. This didn't work out so well for others. Let's hope there isn't the college football equivalent of the Madden curse.

NCAA Football 08 is a pretty good game ... check out the 09 version. Too bad that McFadden landed on the cover of the XBox version of the game. Admittedly, I'm a little upset I don't have a PS3 now.

Also, love the screenshots of #10 as the signal caller on the Heights! Check them out in the article.

Jeff: Unhappy Trails Brady Smith, you pled not guilty to rape charges but if the accuser's story is even partly true there is no room for you at Boston College. Rumor has it that Jags has already let you go and BC will move on regardless of the outcome of the case. Kudos to Jags for moving swiftly given the severity of the issue.

Oddsmakers: D Day for Matt Ryan

BC Interruption — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:06:00 -0400

As over hyped and over covered as the NFL draft is, we decided to throw our hat into the ring. We preview this weekend's NFL draft with a game of odds makers. This week's game attempts to answer the question of where Boston College QB Matt Ryan lands:

First one, Odds Matt Ryan is drafted by the Atlanta Falcons?

Jeff: 25%. There are 2 possible scenarios where Matt doesn't get drafted by Atlanta. #1 They don't draft him. Or #2 They trade their pick and perhaps another team drafts him in that slot.

Brian: I'm going to say 40%, which is fairly high, considering all the other things Atlanta can do with this pick. Atlanta might take LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey at #3 if he's available. Atlanta really needs a fresh face to the franchise, which is exactly what they'd be getting with #12. That it, of course, if they don't think Joey Harrington is the answer ...

Odds a team trades up to draft Matt Ryan? (Likely suitors in this scenario: Carolina, Chicago and Detroit)

Brian: This would be the ultimate poker play by Carolina, Chicago or Detroit. The most likely draft spots in the top 10 to be traded by my estimation are the Jets at #6 and the Pats at #7. The other scenario if Atlanta doesn't take Ryan is Baltimore moves up a few spots to ensure they grab Ryan. The Ravens could just as likely trade down and look to make either Henne or local boy Flacco their signal caller of the future. Overall though, I don't think this scenario is likely so I'm going to go low. 20%.

Jeff: I completely disagree here Brian. I think there are two possible scenarios for Ryan on draft day. He will either be taken by the Falcons or someone will trade up to get him once he falls past that slot. Baltimore is in love with him and they will get antsy once he slides past #3. 75%.

Odds Matt Ryan falls past pick #6 (New York Jets)?

Jeff: I'm gonna be surprised if Ryan falls past number 6, so I'll say 5%. Atlanta might take him at #3 or others including Baltimore (currently at #8) may trade up for him. Not to mention my boys, the "J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets" have some interest.

Brian: Assuming that Ryan falls past Atlanta, I can't see either the Jets or the Chiefs drafting Ryan. There is a growing interweb collective saying that the Jets are really high on Ryan, including SI's Peter King. If this is true, the Jets would have 0 patience for developing Kellen Clemens, which I find surprising. So again, assuming Ryan isn't a Falcon, I would say there's a 75% chance he falls past both the Jets and the Chiefs.

Odds Mel Kiper Jr. isn't covering the draft next year? (i.e. Matt Ryan falls past #8)

Brian: An emphatic squaddush, 0%! I know there is a growing contingent of Matt Ryan naysayers out there in blogfrica (I'm looking at you, Brian Cook), but I personally think these naysayers couldn't be more wrong. I think there is 0 percent chance Matt Ryan falls past the Ravens. The Ravens need their quarterback of the future, seeing as their former quarterback just pulled a Brett Favre. An added bonus is Matt Ryan will be playing close to his hometown, and he stays out of the NFC so he doesn't compete with my NY Giants. Win, win, win.

Jeff: You hit the nail on the head. How often does the top QB not get drafted #8 or higher? Too many of the top 8 teams could use him. 0%.

Last one, odds Ryan has a better pro career than Brian Brohm, Chad Henne and Joe Flacco?

Jeff: 26%. I'm gonna give him a slight edge over the other 3 and therefore give him slightly more than a one quarter chance. There are way too many variables here including injuries and supporting cast. I think Matt Ryan will have a good pro career but I am not expecting the Hall of Fame so I wouldn't be at all surprised if another QB rises above him in the next few seasons.

Brian: Disclaimer: I'm biased, but ... 100%! No one has done more with less than Matt Ryan. No one has the intangibles and says all the right things like Matt Ryan. #12 didn't get to throw to Super Mario Manningham, didn't return for his senior year in hopes of winning a National Championship only to lead his team to a pedestrian 6-6 in the Big East, and didn't rack up really gaudy numbers against inferior I-AA competition. With all due respect to Misters Brohm, Henne and Flacco, there's a reason #12 is the consensus #1 QB in the draft and a top 10 lock.