It would've been easy to look at Boston College's bye week last week and envision the Eagles sitting around with nothing to do. The run-up to having time off included two consecutive wins, and a Saturday without a game felt much-needed after September and the start of October offered a chaotic and frenetic chaos. Stepping away from that to go home and rest while cleaning up any physical rehab or academic requirements tempted even the most hardened person with a good, long deep breath after the raw emotion of the first six weeks.
Indeed, moments of levity existed, but head coach Jeff Hafley didn't exactly take an Odell Beckham boat trip to the Caribbean.