Inside Slant On The Colleges

As for bowls, pre-Flutie BC hadn't played a postseason game in 40 years. With Flutie, BC went to the Tangerine in 1982 and to the Liberty in '83. The Eagles' total take from those two games was $1.05 million.

This fall? Because of Flutie, BC will be on national TV at least three times and regional TV three or four times. Total haul: an estimated $1.35 million. Also, season-ticket sales are up 24%, and home attendance is expected to average better than 42,000. Further, BC should again be bowlbound at the end of the season.

The bottom line: By his graduation, Flutie will have put somewhere between $6.53 million and $8.18 million into Boston College's coffers. And you thought one person couldn't make a difference.