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Notre Dame defensive coach Bob Diaco said to interview for Boston College job

Dynamic coordinator for the Fighting Irish is getting attention after record season

DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, December 3, 2012, 1:49 PM

Updated Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 9:54 AM

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Reports are circulating that the Fighting Irish’s defensive coordinator Bob Diaco could be interviewing for a position at the Boston College, with the Eagles. According to EagleAction.com’s Mark Blaudschun, Diaco was down to interview this Monday.

New Boston College athletics director Brad Bates clearly sees the Notre Dame coach not only as a dynamic defensive coordinator but as head coach to another storied Irish Catholic franchise.

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A gig at Boston College could be right up Diaco’s street considering his roots in the northeast. Boston College facilities are in need of a re-fit and this would be a great first head coaching job for Diaco. He’s had success in recruiting the east coast for the Irish. Plus the location and academic and spiritual aspects of the position at Boston College must be a plus.

However Diaco’s potential to get this post may well depend on how badly Notre Dame want to keep him for at least one other year.

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pilib04 | Dec 05, 2012, 11:16 AM EST

After this spectacular Defensive season, we had to expect that our Defensive Coordinator would be called to bigger and greater things. Good Luck, Diaco, whatever you decide. Disregard Phlutie's babblings, they are as incoherent as his politcal rants.

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PhlutiePhan | Dec 05, 2012, 11:01 AM EST

Sadly, this was a "smokescreen" and Steve Addazio was hired from Temple. This was more incestuous than Diaco. The offensive coordinator (Kevin Rogers) as well as line ocach (Ryan Day) both had just left BC for Temple under bizarre circumstances. Being conspiratorial, I believe that this was the plan all along. Addazio was integral to the success of Florida under Urban Meyer. He is a proven head coach albeit Temple while Diaco was not. The links also include the current coach kicking out his star running back Montel Harris and then he did his final year at Temple under Addazio. I am sure that part of the issue was that BC did not want to become NDII and that Diaco had bigger and bolder plans than BC on his long range radar. We'll see what Diaco's bois do against the Bama juggernaut. Luke Kuechly (BC) had 191 tackles in his final year while Manti T-eo had 105. Guess which one is a finalist for the Heisman Trophy?

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johnshiel | Dec 05, 2012, 09:46 AM EST

this move sounds vaguely incestuous...

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PhlutiePhan | Dec 04, 2012, 10:36 AM EST

Diaco looks like the real deal. He built a great defense at ND with "smoke and mirrors". However, Spaziani was a well respected d.c. He failed miserably as a head coach. Hopefully, Diaco is the real deal. It will take a lot of hope and prayers and the final decision by the Reverend Wm. Patrick Leahy is in the hands of St. Patrick as the real D-1 Irish Catholic school.

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