I liked the new uniform look. Click on the image and Blogger displays a larger view.UMass Athletic Dept write-up here .
Bryant University Athletic Dept here .
The Boston Glove says UMass wore out Bryant .
The Worcester Telegram talks about Liam Coen's record setting day .
Jeff Thomas of the Springfield Republican says UMass aired it out .
The Springfield Republican talked about how UMass rocked on Band Day.
Matty Vautoru talks about Jeremy Horne's birthday party .
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Matty states that UMass was without two starters OL Bob Getek had a suspension and Brandon Collier was out with an injury. Collier dressed for the game. They lost Sean Smalls and Tony Nelson to injuries.
Tony Nelson only had three carries. He looked OK to me on the sidelines. The same was not true of Sean Smalls who was on crutches. He did come out in the second half, but was not dressed.
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UMass put the subs in with ten minutes to go in the third quarter. The Minutemen played rotating quarterbacks for the rest of the game. Scott Woodward, Scott Wallace and Spencer Whipple all got at least one series.
One QB who did not play was Octavius Hawkins, who dropped a wide open swing pass right in front of the UMass bench.
None of the backup quarterbacks looked that good, but they were working with the second string offense and it was obvious some of those players had not had a lot of reps.
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I know it was Bryant and I know both sides were trying to get the game over with, but I was impressed with the second team UMass defense. They were flying around and were doing some crisp hitting. They looked excited to be playing.
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The rain held off until the last three minutes of the game. the UMass band day was awesome as usual.
I'll be back later with a web album.
