Friday--May 18th, 2012

New UMass football head coach Charley Molnar continues his state-wide tour with a stop at the Amherst Brewing Company on Thursday, May 24 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Fans can join Coach Molnar as he lays out his vision for UMass football both on and off the field as the Minutemen prepare for their first full season as members of the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference.





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The CAA loses another member as Old Dominion announced yesterday that they are moving to CUSA.

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Ball State HC Pete Lembo says Ball State will move to a 1-2-1 scheduling philosophy.

Hopefully, in 2015 or so, UMass will lighten the schedule to a similar system. Right now we need the money for the move to FBS, but going 0-4 every year in the OOC schedule will not build fan enthusiasm.

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Athlon Sports looks at the conference realignment breakdown including the MAC. IMHO, Army would be a good fit for the MAC.

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Like the Super Bowl, the College FBS National Championship game could be a bid on venue.

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