BC Interrupted: Fraternizing with the Enemy as Boston University prepares for match-up with BC

1. You have suffered losses to UMass and Holy Cross, and you have games with BU and Harvard coming up. How do you think you will fair against the rest of the Massachusetts teams? Is Boston College the worst team in the state?

BC is most likely going to lose to Harvard. The Crimson is 7-0 and ranked 29th in the latest kenpom rankings. As far as the BU game, I think we are getting way ahead of ourselves here. Wins over URI, Hofstra and Delaware have the Terriers dreaming big, eh? BC doesn't get a shot at Northeastern this year but I think BC, BU and Northeastern are the three worst programs in the state right now.

2. You guys lost 10 players from last years team, a 1-seed in the NIT. Based on what you've seen this year, who looks like they can step up, most notably for Reggie Jackson and Joe Trapani, even if it's sometime down the road?

Coach Donahue is still mixing and matching players in the starting lineup and on the court to see what he has and who can do what. This is a complete rebuilding year for the Eagles so Donahue has been cycling through most of the Eagles true freshmen and also mixing in guys like Gabe Moton, Danny Rubin and junior transfer Matt Humphrey. It's still very early, but it looks like the most complete player is Patrick Heckmann. Sophomore Gabe Moton also came on strong in the loss to Penn State and this could be a sign of better things to come from him.

3. This looks to be a rebuilding year with 11 new players on the team. How long until Steve Donahue gets this team back to thinking about making an NCAA Tournament run?

As I mentioned, this is a complete rebuilding year. With a roster of 11 freshmen and sophomores, expectations are extremely low for this squad. BC isn't going to win many games this year so it's important to build on games and continue to improve throughout the year.

Next year will likely be more of the same. If things go according to plan, I'd expect this team to start to crack the top half of the ACC in 2013-14 and make the postseason when these guys are upperclassmen and have two full years under Donahue under their belt.

4. Are the students doing anything to replace Reggie's Veggies? We know BC fans call themselves "Superfans" but what do you expect from the crowd at Conte?

This year, Reggie's Veggies have been replaced by the Book of Donahue. http://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/10/17/2495450/the-book-of-donahue-a-new-era-in-bc-hoops

The Book of Donahue is an entirely student-run organization determined to change the landscape of BC hoops. As freshmen last year, the founding members showed up to games and were naturally discouraged by the pathetic student section.

"This is an ACC school, there's no reason that these seats should be empty."

Eager to make the section more exciting, they showed up dressed as disciples bearing a sign that preached the primary beliefs of their group.

"And then God said, 'Let there be 3s,' and the 3s were good." Steve 1:3

They reached out to Coach Donahue towards the end of last season in order to get the ball rolling. As the season wound down, it was hard for the group to gain momentum. Upon returning to school for this fall semester, they met with Donahue again who was immediately receptive to the idea.

"He knows how important the crowd is in college basketball; he wants to have a home court advantage."

The founders recruited the rest of its members to solidify Donahue's Disciples, twelve guys prepared to spread the good word and get Conte Forum rockin'

Despite the Disciples best efforts, I wouldn't expect more than a half-filled Conte Forum tomorrow afternoon. After all, BC-BU hoops is just the undercard for the night cap at Agganis.

5. What will Donahue do in trying to slow down speedster D.J. Irving? Does BC actually have a point guard on the roster?