Tuesday News---11/24/09

Matty V. has some thoughts about Northeastern dropping football (worth reading).

Matty has quotes from both Don Brown and Kevin Morris on the demise of Northeastern football.

This article relates the feelings of Northeastern OL Brian Palangi.


Matty also has an interview with Coach Morris about the gains and pains of the 2009 season.

Ron Chemlis has an interview with UMass AD John McCutcheon about the end of Northeastern Football.

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The CAA has announced their All-Conference teams yesterday. Vladimir Ducasse, Chris Zardas, Jeromy Miles and and Victor Cruz were first team All-CAA. Tyler Holmes, Kyle C. Harrington and Tony Nelson were second team. Brandon Collier and Armando Cuko were named third team. Two guys were better than Cuko? Armando was third in the nation in kicking stats.

Examiner.com has a story on the nine UMass players honored.

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Josh Buchanan projects the "small school' players who will be invited to the NFL Combine and Vladimir Ducasse is one of them.

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UMass ended up #24 in the final regular season GridIron Power Index.

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Chuck Burton has his "CSN Way" column here.

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Jeromy Miles is on the 2009 Buchanan Award ballot.

No UMass players on the Payton Award Ballot.

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Sam Houston State, Bethune-Cookman and Youngstown State all fired their head coaches.

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