BC AD Gene Defilipo

" joining us on the phone lines the Boston College athletic director are good pal gene -- in the morning first things first trade Manny keep up. Odd -- that's got -- topic."

" I'm not going to let the only handle that I have enough issues -- yeah let the million roll out one."

" What we're glad to have the opportunity to talk with you today is weeds and stuff explained asked how does Clemson 84 Maryland eight and four get to a bigger more prestigious bowl them Boston college at nine and three in his start at bat when --"

" Well they yeah like cannons and let's just. Talk about you know Olsen in -- started you know the rose bowl was the first -- to be started it was started sometime in the in the 30s or 40s. And it would is it was a way of bringing eastern fans in these -- people west to playing the roles all of and you know with that with the idea that bring -- fans. To an area it in a dead time between christmas and in new -- in that top but also got started and what's happened is that through the years you know the bolts have become that looked at this business aspect -- I think that you know a lot of times the student athletes have been a one term that's the ones that some people --"

" How does that apply does that apply do you gene is it simply a matter of BC doesn't bring enough tourists to these various cities so they don't want to."

" Well that's that's the contention anyway it's here cherry but two years which happens to he would -- double edged sword. You know eat you have a perception -- you don't take a lot of people became so you don't go to with top tier bowl he'd go to a second tier bowl. That you don't take people who saw perpetuates the and so you know we have to do something here somebody's got to take a chance on us or you know we've gotta go say somewhere to the Orange Bowl or whatever and then take a ton of people of their website and let it BC people they've really care about 13 to win and they'll trap Poland in the life."

" to what extent could that be done with marketing on -- and and Europe peoples and and the reason I say that is I think BC. Is set apart from a lot of football programs it's it's a great football program would be very very good athletes and here's the difference the graduates nearly everybody that comes through that program that's that's part. From the football factories camp battle concept -- manufacturers that when people. In Tulsa, Oklahoma or or Glendale, Arizona or Orlando, Florida consider Boston College they think. Great athletes great football team and great student athletes."

" Well I play a lot if if that's what they think about it than we've done a pretty good job because that's what it's all about it's it's about you know. Being very very competitive then in one of the top leagues in the nation in graduating their student athletes that's was what it's about now from a marketing stamps went you know we're going to market we've we've gotten. You know our alumni association -- got a marketing promotion to the media relations department all involved in we're going to try to get as many people as we can't Charlotte. And will send emails we've got put packages together we're gonna make it is -- as we cannot help make if people get the Charlotte it's. You know by marketing -- hopefully we'll get a big turnout there."

" Are -- hard numbers hard data available as to which teams -- take a lot of people with them and at the answer to that is yes who would that be and gives a sense of how many people. That school takes versus -- Boston College might."

" Well you have to understand too that were disadvantaged jammed by geography I mean at the polls were -- don't Gillette stadium we'd be a far. Clearly -- far more people that we would. You know going far away at the people like function for example you know they have a terrific -- but -- are closer to the polls to went South Carolina so it's easier for them to get there they don't necessarily have to fly right. So some of the schools that -- traveled very very well our you know Florida floor they Kentucky you know let's see -- those those are teams that have been known to travel to bowl games year after year after year."

" You can't drugs that Winnebago to your bowl games like they care and right what try to -- six. What makes the Gaylord hotels -- people on the champs sports -- better than the minor -- arguable."

" Well you know it's not so much this site because most of the polls they really allow you to have a good time the last time we went to Charlotte we he drove in a car. -- is you know when a driver who went around the motor speedway there 175 prosper our. Let's behind the wheel meter you know perhaps I don't know if that's the -- of the that was spotted. You know we're down now they have a lot of things going down about counsel so that was on the hotel where he stay that's great that this thing I feel bad for batters -- tapestries that they were slighted. You know did the -- bowl picked -- war they had our sport -- choice. And he music to people had just -- And you know it there's just the fact that we were slighted by teams that we've beaten that's the thing that they're really upsets me that we don't have a lot of control over and it we. -- outplayed those people on the field."

" So what can what can you do about it I mean it doesn't it's seems to me that this should there should be no gray area there should be no real leeway here for these. For these guys who run the bulls and cashed the checks he should be he is the boy it's where you finished here's where you go why can't they just do it that way."

" What we can't do it that way right now because when we we renegotiated our holes we didn't do that now we got to bolster except the one win rule last year you know in in the pecking order of almost to take anybody that had seven to five record of batter. And if you remember one of bubbles question of victory in five team over 532 well so we says that there there could only be one win differential within the past. So it you know if we're all of us were five and three. So they you know the -- could take Maryland a question or VC because -- five at three in the late however we people post people so ask we get. Did renegotiating the bowl again we're going to do everything we can to make it is is black and white issue --"

" this is this little off topic but when talk of a playoff system in college football comes up whether officially overboard table. Or at a bar when you guys get together whatever the case may be what form. Does the most talked about or most generally accepted playoff system take eight teams four teams and one and how the bull stay in tact given these little scenario is obviously are going to happen when Clemson."

" He I think -- you know -- it's it's not -- you don't have to be a genius to figure this thing now. Mean it's not bad part I think we -- have we can keep the old system in its entirety in place and in what we can do is we could use before polls. The roles for the orange all the fiesta bowl and the sugar bowl. And we could we could take the top eight teams in the country. Seed them one Dayton one place 82736 45. Now those balls become very meaningful because they've become like regionals in the -- basketball tournament up one of those teams is going to come out -- play in the final four than actually. Every other false -- side. And so what happens then -- sport grow to a site and played double header. I'm because people are worried about you know fans not traveling three and four weeks roll that's fine city could post the doubleheader it would be a huge thing for national TV -- took those 14 boy and a solid week that the two survivors like for national championship we have a national championship we still protect probable."

" What if the Miami kids don't have time to study for finals well appeared problem."

" Jerry that this -- that it is is that. You know we would have somewhere from the 20 of December until probably the 50 this January to do this went most schools are closed in also mean we don't go back scored PC to the 60 pitching and work."

" With the -- it was quite yet so far with a national championship. Game in theory be at the same site with a double header was does that go somewhere else."

" You know wanted to go somewhere out yeah I mean -- you -- move it you can do whatever you want to -- but it would be it would be huge I mean did the -- show the other night which you know. Wasn't really that big the rating was nine point four nationally at least that's just to -- the BCS right imagine what it would be -- CPA teams."

" Do you think -- do you think that Devin made the right choice the whole collective BCS in. In choosing Florida and not Michigan to take on Ohio State."

" Well you know I don't know outfits are right -- should not."

" I know cells that Jim tressel. The market at."

" It would have been my choice I think I would have stake in Florida simply because Florida played I think the toughest schedule in the country and -- only anybody that passed away the teams that they -- at LSU and our government Tennessee and Georgia and Arkansas and need to come out of that would only one loss I think orders pretty get."

" At what it what is it like playing navy I mean. In the bay road play up here in Boston but I get says the rest of the country generally sides with the service academy when they take on when he football factories."

" Well you know that's probably true you know it you'd be hard to root against army navy Air Force in most any thing that you don't work -- wondered if we're going they're going to games in and get our tent went -- naturally report"

" we only ask one favor that please make sure meet April gets behind the wheel that Nascar cracked up the Charlotte motor speedway with no help whatsoever."

" The you know that would be great if you -- Maybe something maybe if he they would not we'll."

" And didn't get AJ I gotta ask you this about does this Merrill thing just kills me to his guys crushed them beat by 22 points is it was as just a simple it's been reported -- date guaranteed at least 15000 tickets that they would buy it. And they're all it was also some back door maneuverings at the last second that they were somehow I guarantee the -- money and also affected didn't want to play navy was -- that simple."

" You know I don't know that that's all new to me it's all right I don't know what they may have from mr. what they did aren't really don't meter that's in the what you're going to have to filming an analogy you got forced group and I --"

" Sevilla might have happened genius is that the Maryland people -- more hookers to the to pick up old guys and you've got out of Orlando got to do better now."

" Yeah yeah yeah I think it's time related -- the."

" Thanks -- thanks very much appreciate appreciate the clarification good luck down there. Thank you evil people athletic director from Boston College"