For years, the common refrain around the Boston College football program cemented a glass ceiling over the team's window for success. No matter what happened during the season, no matter how anyone perceived good or bad runs, the Eagles would never accomplish more than a seven-win record. They could reboot or reset with a new head coach, install new or different schemes into the offense or defense, and they could change their identity from year to year without changing the outcome.
The sports gods, it seemed, just wanted to toy with the seven-win record and give BC false hope.