Tuesday--January 17th, 2012

The NY Jets signed John Griffin to a reserve/futures contract.

Thanks to the reader who pointed this out in a comment.

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Jeff Thomas has a short article on Vondel Langston's verbal to UMass.

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James Ihedigbo says Pats fans are turning up the volume.

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SB Nation has the best 20 surprises in college football's 2011' season. The high-scoring MAC games were #18.

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The MAC does it with offense. The Tide did it with defense.

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UMass' 2012 OOC opponents based on their 2011 rankings:

Jeff Sagarin

• #11 Michigan 11-2
• #42 Vanderbilt 6-7
• #76 UConn 5-7
• # 139 Indiana 1-11

Keepers

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  #11 Michigan
• #48 Vanderbilt
• #86 UConn
• #114 Indiana

Indiana's lone victory was a 51-17 blowout win over CAA champ Towson.

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