Nobody regularly reading this blog needs to be reminded of the fact that Boston College has not made it to a "major bowl" in football in over 30 years. While Steve Addazio's short-term mandate when he was hired as head football coach before the 2013 season was to rebuild the team from the depths of the Frank Spaziani era, the long-term mandate from most BC fans and boosters is clear: deliver BC a conference title and/or major bowl appearance.
There's nothing unreasonable about this expectation. Similarly situated schools have managed to overcome challenges and ceilings and break through into major bowl games and stick their necks out amongst the major powers in college football.