Kevin Stone

While not always noticeable, Chris Board’s role on Patriots has been an important one

December 29, 2023

Image courtesy of New England Patriots The only thing Patriots fans really know about Chris Board is that he makes a significant amount of money to play special teams. Around here, that usually means you draw more criticism than praise unless your impact is glaring. No. 45 doesn’t get mentioned much on the TV broadcast (aside from the penalty last week that negated a 76 yard punt), but his impact…

Mahogany opts out of Fenway Bowl; Declares for NFL Draft

December 27, 2023

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Image courtesy of BC Athletics Christian Mahogany will soon join a pretty impressive brotherhood in a few months. He officially started the process on Wednesday, hours before BC will play SMU in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. Mahogany officially declared for the NFL Draft in a social media post just before 8 p.m. After an impressive comeback from his injury a year ago, Mahogany made quite a strong case for himself…

Patriots eager for opportunity to ruin Bills Mafia’s NYE

December 27, 2023

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Image courtesy of Icon Sportswire Bills Mafia. Two words every football fan knows quite well. It’s not just a fan base, it’s like a 2000’s version of the old NWO from the WCW days. They just keep growing and growing and chaos always follows. Buffalo Bills fans have developed quite the reputation and love them or hate them, there’s no denying the passion they have for their routinely failing franchise….

Boston College Four Down Preview – SMU Mustangs (11-2) @ BC Eagles (6-6)

December 27, 2023

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Kickoff: The 2023 BC season ends on Thursday morning in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park against a very good SMU team. The Eagles can get to seven wins for the first time in a long time, but they enter this one as double-digit underdogs to the Mustangs. 1st Down: It’s an intriguing quarterback matchup between SMU’s Preston Stone and Thomas Castellanos. Stone has thrown for 3,197 yards and 28…

Patriots 26, Broncos 23 – Pats stun Denver with late Christmas miracle

December 25, 2023

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Image courtesy of Getty Images Whether you’re in the tank crowd or not, if you can’t find at least a little joy in the way things played our for the Patriots on Christmas Eve, you simply don’t have a soul. New England got a game-winning 56 yard field goal from Chad Ryland with two seconds left to stun the Broncos in Denver, 26-23 just as Santa Clause was in the…

Talkin Ball: Dobbs ready to write final chapter of his already outstanding college story

December 24, 2023

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Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics Jacob Dobbs is a guy who leaves a lasting impression on anyone he meets. On the field or off of it, Dobbs has cemented himself as not only one of the greatest players in Holy Cross history, but one of the best in FCS history and, if you’ve had the pleasure of being his teammate or simply interviewing him, he’s a walking talking example…

Stone’s Christmas wish list for Pats heading into 2024

December 24, 2023

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Image courtesy of Jim Davis (The Boston Globe)/Getty Images On Christmas Eve, here’s what I’m hoping the next few months look like for the Patriots as eyes turn to 2024 and arguably the biggest offseason in franchise history. Hopefully Santa is a Patriots fan… Make the decision quickly, regardless of what it is Whether you believe Bill Belichick should be the head coach next year or not, we can all…

Belichick reminisces about early part of his career in Denver

December 22, 2023

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Image courtesy of Denver Broncos/ESPN As the Patriots prepare to play in Denver on Christmas Eve, many fans may not know that Bill Belichick was actually on the Broncos staff early in his career. Four years into his now 48-year NFL coaching career, Belichick was an assistant special teams coach and a defensive assistant for the 1978 Denver team that went 10-6 under head coach Red Miller before losing to…

Massive NSD for UNH as Santos brings in a whopping 16 new faces

December 21, 2023

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These days, smaller classes are becoming the norm when it comes to National Signing Days. UNH head coach Rick Santos zigged when everyone else appears to be zagging. The Wildcats added a pretty large group of high school talent – 16 to be exact – on NSD Wednesday. UNH is coming off a down year following a playoff berth and co-CAA title in 2022 and know that in order to…

Busy NSD in the portal for University of Rhode Island

December 20, 2023

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In today’s wild world of college football, if you want to compete for championships, you simply must build from the portal. That’s not to say you completely abandon the recruiting and development of high school athletes, but immediate results require immediate action and there’s no denying the portal usually provides results if you bring in the right kids. So, on National Signing Day Wednesday, URI head coach Jim Fleming –…