10 Power 5 head coaches most on the hot seat in 2016
By John Buhler
Steve Addazio did a fine job his first two years leading the Boston College Eagles, going 7-6 and 4-4 in the ACC Atlantic in 2013 and 2014. However, 2015 was another down year for the Eagles, as Addazio’s team went 3-9 (0-8) to finish in last place in the tough ACC Atlantic Division.
Knowing that Clemson, Florida State, and Louisville are probably going to be really good again given how well each of those programs recruit under Dabo Swinney, Jimbo Fisher, and Bobby Petrino respectively, 2016 might be a make or break year for Addazio in Boston.
The Eagles will have to a better job in ACC play and probably will have to go no worse than 3-5 in the conference to achieve bowl eligibility. Sure, there are wins to be had over programs like Wake Forest and Syracuse, but the Boston College/North Carolina State affair might end up costing either Addazio or the Wolfpack’s Doeren his job for 2017.
While Boston College can win under Addazio in the non-conference during his three-year run with the Eagles (9-5), including two bowl losses, he will have to assert himself in an ACC that is starting to emerge as another great football conference. He may have great coaching chops, but being in the same division as the three best programs in the ACC doesn’t help in the slightest.
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