Looking ahead: Boston College hopes worst part of rebuilding program is over

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It’s never too early to look at what’s to come. Over the next few weeks, we will give you a peek at what is ahead for teams in the Power 5 conferences and some other teams expected to be players on the national scene. Next up: Boston College Eagles.

Boston College achieved the wrong kind of perfection last season. Along with its football team going 0-8 in ACC play, it became the first Power 5 school to go winless in football and men’s basketball since TCU in 1976-77. The BC basketball team accounted for an 0-19 mark against ACC competition, which includes losing in the league tournament.

The Eagles were the first team to go winless in ACC play since Maryland in the 1986-87 season, but back then they played only 14 regular-season conference games. While the Terrapins were hampered by the fallout from the death of Len Bias, the Eagles’ decline began shortly after they inexplicably forced Al Skinner out in 2010.

Jerome Robinson, who averaged 11.7 points per game as a true freshman, figures to be a key for BC next season. Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports

The longest losing streak in Boston College history capped off its fifth straight losing season. The only other time that’s happened in program history was in the first five seasons of record, which began in 1904-05. That also includes the 1910-11 season when the team didn’t officially have a coach and three “seasons” that were fewer than 10 games.

They had a couple of near wins, one coming against the same North Carolina team that played for the national title. The Eagles led for 35 minutes only to watch the Tar Heels take the lead for good with 47 seconds left. The Eagles also led at N.C. …

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