Friday--May 4th, 2012

In a story that UMass fans could have predicted, the Boston Globe sees mostly difficulties in the Minutemen's move to FBS.

UPDATE: Jeff Thomas does it better...

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The Maize and Brew Blog previews the Michigan-UMass game.

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Carolina Live looks at East Coast FCS football and the changes that are happening.

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Tom Dienhart looks at Indiana's 2012 schedule and says the Hoosiers need to be ready to play when they visit UMass on September 8th.

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This article on Butler has ten facts about the A10. UMass fans will notice the odd fit for the Minutemen. Ten of the fourteen schools are either private or Catholic. With Butler joining eight of the A10 schools will have less than 8,000 students.

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