The boos from what was left of the crowd at Alumni Stadium made sense. So did Frank Spaziani’s decision. Boston College has trudged through a long season. The losses have come every possible way. This win was close enough to touch. There was still 1:05 left in a tie game with Virginia Tech Saturday, and the Eagles were 83 yards from the end zone with two timeouts. Spaziani weighed every factor. What if they throw an interception? What if they throw three quick incompletions? What if Virginia Tech, which had two timeouts, got the ball back and kicked a field goal? What if . . . The last …

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