–Dan Rubin– Social media is an interesting tool. On the one hand, it’s the breaking of the fourth wall, the shattering of the last piece between a celebrity and a commoner.  It’s the most personal link a person can get to, a place where they can actually feel like they’re a part of someone’s life.  […]

–Dan Rubin– Vince Lombardi once said that he hated being quoted on his famous axiom, “If it’s not about who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?” He hated the fact that he was portrayed as obsessed by winning.  He talked at length about giving it everything on the field of battle, leaving […]

–Dan Rubin– Last summer, Penn State mired itself in what is considered by most to be the worst scandal in the history of sports.  Jerry Sandusky was on his way to prison for molestation, and Joe Paterno was long passed away.  Officials in the school’s front office faced trial, as did its athletic administrators.  The […]

–Dan Rubin– For the third time in the last four years, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide hoisted the crystal football above their heads as college football’s national champions.  For the sixth consecutive year, the crystal ball is heading back to the Southeastern Conference.  And for the 15th time, it’s happened in a national […]

It’s only fitting that the year goes out the way that it does on Chestnut Hill. It’s only fitting that the only high spot in the Boston College athletics department for 2012, men’s ice hockey, rewards its coach, Jerry York, with the record for all-time wins in hockey.  It’s fitting that the last remaining image […]