Power Ranking BC’s Pointless Field Storms
A tradition unlike any other: BC football stunningly wins a game versus an equally mediocre opponent and the student section randomly storms the field.
Now even those who don’t watch or care about football know about field storms. It’s one of the most electric things that can happen in college sports. An underdog squad pulls off an upset against a highly-ranked opponent and the students storm the field and take down the goalposts.
BC actually managed to do it appropriately one time:
BC stunned #9 USC in 2014 as an unranked, generally terrible team with an incompetent asshole as our head coach. THAT is the correct time for a field storm.
Because it’s special. It doesn’t happen often. (Case in point, that was our last win vs. a ranked team — stay hot Eags).
And it should be special. Storming the field is the reward for a special accomplishment. You work hard to get your program in a position to win a big game, and your students and team get to celebrate together.
BC however, does not believe in convention and have made field storming a semi-regular occurrence. It’s a bit like going to a nice steakhouse for a special occasion. A wonderful tradition, but it sort of loses its luster if you go all the time. In BC’s case, the steakhouse is Outback and they go virtually every week.
Thus, I’ve decided to power rank BC’s most pointless field storms from the last decade or so. The fact that there are enough of these to make a list is pathetic. Let’s dive in, shall we:
#4. BC beats Louisville 34-33: October 1, 2022
As you can see, this game happened 3 days ago and is the inspiration for this blog. I was beginning to think the Superfan section had lost their fastball after they remained frustratingly seated following our 21-point throttling of perennial Colonial Athletic Conference contender Maine.
But no, the next generation of Oracle sales reps and douchebag bankers came through for us as always. After taking down a Louisville team that has the exact same record as us and boasts ONE talented player, those students lifted their Nantucket Reds over that railing and rushed the field to support their squad.
And as you can imagine, the response from the national media was overwhelmingly positive:
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that they did this before the game was actually over so they all had to awkwardly vacate the field. What a moment.
#3. BC beats Missouri 41-34 (OT): September 25, 2021
#3 in our embarrassing countdown takes us back to last year when the Eagles beat the Missouri Tigers in a very random matchup with 1 of the 3 shitty SEC teams.
Now admittedly this was a very high-scoring, back and forth affair, with BC winning on a great interception in overtime. I was at the game and it’s the most fun I’ve had watching BC since we beat USC my freshman year.
Plus the win was extra sweet given that Missouri’s walking boner of a head coach, Eli Drinkwitz, threw this comment in from the clouds the week of the game:
Now lookee here Mr. Drinkwitz. I know Boston doesn’t have the big city thrills of a place like Columbia, Missouri, but there’s some good, hardworking folks up here who took exception to your comments. Also I ain’t no genealogist, but looking at your last name, I’m guessing your great great great great grandpappy was an alcoholic German.
Like seriously dude? Yeah, no shit Missouri doesn’t have any Massachusetts kids. They go play in a state that isn’t a homophone for misery. Dick.
Anyways, I get the excitement from the game and it being one of the first home games post-COVID, but still, c’mon guys. Missouri is to the SEC what we are to the ACC — an enormous dredge on ratings and a punching bag for the rest of the league. They finished 6-7 last year btw.
#2. BC beats FSU 35-3: October 27, 2017
Yeah this one was tough. On the one hand, this was and still is BC’s only win against Florida State since 2010. On the other hand, the Noles were 2-5 at the time, playing their backup QB, and had a coach that left the school 4 weeks later. Oh and we were 5-3, and favored in the game. So yeah…not a good look.
Shit like this is why BC will never be taken seriously by the college football world. Well this and the fact that we suck. But you can’t storm just because you beat a big name opponent. The name means nothing if the record sucks. Beat the old Jameis FSU team then tear up the turf all you like.
#1. BC beats UConn 30-0: November 19, 2016
Oh really Gethin — if that is your real name (seriously is that your real name? Wtf is Gethin?). Was it a cool moment?
That UConn team had 3 total wins that season. One was against Maine. One was against a 2-win UVA team. And one was against Cincinnati somehow. They weren’t exactly world beaters. Also it’s UConn. A good UConn team would struggle with any Texas high school team.
Yeah, it’s nice to acknowledge the seniors in their final home game, but you don’t do it with a field storm. The team should send the seniors over to the student section and everyone can give them a standing O. Storming the field against arguably the worst team in Division 1 is just pathetic, no matter how well-intentioned.
That win brought our record to 5-6 btw. Wow. Where were you when BC pulled within a game of .500 during the 2016 season? Historic stuff.
In summation, we’ve rendered the field storm utterly meaningless.
“But George, BC never wins big games. When else will the students get to storm?”
Here’s an idea: You want to storm the field so badly? Get better at football. You play plenty of ranked opponents every year. Get good enough to beat one of them and I’ll be the first one over the railing. Hell you got #5 Clemson coming to town this weekend. Win that and storm. Until then, stay in your seat and shut up.
