Saturday---Dec 11th,2010

New England Soccer Today says if UMass upgrades their football program, it will likely help UMass Soccer .
FBS football would likely help most of UMass' other sports. Although "Old Cage" will tell you that my hockey ignorance is limitless, I believe FBS football would protect what is UMass' currently most popular sports program.

If the Big 10 should get serious about hockey, it would quickly make a big dent in leagues like the Hockey East. Schools like Providence, Lowell and Merrimack could not compete with the resources Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota would bring.

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I watched Delaware dominate UNH in the second half of last night's FCS Quarterfinal game.

The Hens Pat Devlin clearly outplayed UNH's R.J. Tolman, who was erratic in his passing all night.

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Meanwhile, Appalachian State-Villanova is creating a buzz.

The Phidelphia Inquirer says the Wildcats recognize the challenge they will face playing the Mountaineers.

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Mrs Blog and I are going to the UMass-Seton Hall game tonight. I watched the Pirates play Arkansas on ESPN a couple of nights ago and Seton Hall looked like a good team. It would be nice to get a win, especially since the Minutemen did not win any of the basketball games we went to last year...