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Keeper College football rankings final FCS report for 2011 has UMass at #51.
His MAC FBS rankings:
- #36 Northern Illinois
- #39 Toledo
- #63 Ohio
- #64 Temple
- #83 Western Michigan
- #94 Ball State
- #96 Kent State
- #97 Bowling Green
- #99 Miami of Ohio
- #110 Buffalo
- #120 AKRON
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Former Minuteman star Mike Dawson takes charge at North Middlesex athletics.
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The Hartford Courant says contract details derailed Coach Brown's Yale bid.
More from the Yale Daily News.
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I has a post about former UMass assistant coach Ted Roof joining Penn State yesterday. Roof will be defensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions.
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This is nice. A video about Victor Cruz spending time with his family and reflecting on his accomplishments this year (note that you have to sit through a commercial before it starts).
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I thought this was an interesting read: an article on a FBS playoff system based on leagues that were set up according to proximity of the schools to each other. It includes UMass as a member of a new Northeast Conference.
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Off Topic: Coach Cal comments on coaching against Tony Barbee.
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