Friday, February 24, 2012

Friday--February 24th, 2012

Matty V. has a quote from the Commissioner of the A10 that says she realizes football drives the market.

Philly.com has a story about Temple's possible move.

A copy of the UMass-MAC contract is available here .

Philly.com also states the a Temple move to the Big East would change the recruiting dynamics of the Northeast for both hoops and football.

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Yahoo Sports has a story about Emil Igwenagu and UMass football.

Relevant quote for UMass fans:

""When you look at the number of guys they've placed in the league, UMass is now a program that is sending players into the NFL regularly," the scout said. "And they're guys making an impact, guys starting and contributing. You have to look at these players now."

Emil's official weigh-in numbers from the NFL Combine.

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I forgot to mention Emil and James Lizotte made the CAA All-Academic team (.pdf download).

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A Bleacher Report writer looks at every opening game in the 2012 season and predicts a UConn victory over UMass. He also uses an image I took.

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