He also has "sports swapping II" with Tyler Holmes' conclusions on which football players would also make good basketball players. It also mentions how Brandon Hill managed to break his feet.
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MassLive.com's Jeff Thomas comments on the NCAA's intention to move the APR from 925 to 930.
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The Sun Journal updates the Maine Black Bears training camp.
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A Patriots blogger mentions Chris Koepplin and UMass. BTW, the new NFL rule of going to replay on every score really stinks. Slows the game down even more.
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This year's OOC opponent CCSU has a new helmet and a new Brand
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Jeff Sagarin has his initial College Football ratings up. It looks like the starting numbers for the algorithm were last year's standings. UMass is 11th in FCS, if I counted right.
He has UMass ranked ahead of MAC teams Toledo (my pick for MAC champion), Bowling Green, Miami of Ohio, Kent State, Ball State, Buffalo and Akron.
Note that Buffalo, who went 2-10 in the MAC last year beat Rhode Island, a team we lost to, 31-0.
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Victor Cruz continues to get a significant amount of ink:
Giants GM high on Cruz.
Giants Blog: It's time for Cruz to shine.
Victor Cruz the favorite for the slot?
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John Griffin had a tough opener against the Lions.
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Off Topic: Tony Barbee finds hoops a tough sell in Alabama.
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