Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien
College football coach best known for his years as the head coach of the Boston College Eagles and North Carolina State Wolfpack. He won the Big East Championship with Boston College in 2004.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 October 1948
changed east jobs school starting
It's like we've changed jobs, ... We went from being a Big East school to an ACC school, and so in some respects, we're starting over.
changed east jobs school starting
It's like we've changed jobs. We went from being a Big East school to an ACC school, and so in some respects, we're starting over.
attempting five good learn practice throw
I think that comes about from never attempting to fail. There's times he'd go out in practice, and I'd say, If you don't throw five interceptions today, you didn't have a good practice.' You have to learn as a quarterback what you can and can't throw.
clean helping mother
He was helping his mother clean an office.
situation
I don't want to prejudge what the ACC should do, ... I just think it's a situation they need to look into.
college great weekend
A great weekend for college football. It was special.
situation
I don't want to prejudge what the ACC should do. I just think it's a situation they need to look into.
encompass maybe ohio regional whereas within
Army-Navy, by far, ... Many rivalries Ohio State-Michigan, USC-UCLA, Auburn-Alabama are regional rivalries within conferences that encompass a state, or maybe two states, whereas Army-Navy encompasses all 50 states.
cardinal growing kid remember
I remember as a kid growing up in Boston, Cardinal Cushing way back when did it.
bowl games last north race starting sure three
I'm sure there's disappointment that we're out of the ACC race right now, but we know there are still bowl games to accomplish. For the seniors, it's their last go-around. They've got three more weeks, starting with North Carolina.
boston conference exciting fans football front game great national playing school seeing start team television time
It's an exciting time for Boston College. Seeing that this will be our first conference game in the ACC, and we've got to start off with the best, so I think it'll be great for our school and great for our football team and fans that we'll be playing in front of a national television audience.
ball example extremely throwing
You play like you practice. That's pretty good. There it is. I'm going to use that example in the meeting. That's what he did. He got better, he got quicker, and he's throwing the ball extremely well.
found good national niche opportunity
I've always said, we'll find our niche in Boston, if we're good enough. I think we've found it. We have the opportunity to become a national school.
boston breaking great ground hold hope media opportunity requests showcase week
There has been more media requests this week than we've ever had. We're breaking new ground here. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase Boston College. I only hope we hold up our end of the bargain.