Not a great WiFi connection for my last travel day.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" ranks the league's defensive lines.
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This year's OOC opponent Indiana has released a depth chart.
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Penn State loses its first transfer.
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The Boston Herald has a story on the Pat's walking wounded in 2011 and James Ihedigbo talks about his shoulder surgery and more.
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Mark Sanchez says the Jets RB's are doing well including John Griffin.
A Bleacher report writer says Griffin has turned heads.
John Griffin's Jets bio.
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NJ.com said Victor Cruz put on a show for fans at the Giants practice.
ESPN says the G-Men are still open to a contract extension for Cruz.
Eli Manning feels fortunate to have Cruz as one of his WR's.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Recruiting 2013-- Chris Thompson II
Gainsville WR Chris Thompson verbaled to Florida yesterday.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Monday--July 30th, 2012
No WiFi yesterday.
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CBS Sports has Nick Speller on their preseason All-MAC team. Perry McIntyre also gets a mention.
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The Morning Call discusses Penn State's upcoming schedule and says the Nittany Lions may have to add some "glamor" games to compensate for the bowl ban. Would they consider buying out the 2014 UMass game? If so, I hope McCutcheon drives a hard bargain.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" picks Brandon Levingood as the #5 MAC kicker going into the 2012 season.
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Emil Igwenagu is getting a look by the Eagles at TE as well as H-back.
Emil gets training camp mentions here and here.
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The NY Post features Julian Talley in this training camp article.
Julian gets another training camp mention here.
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Brandon London led the Larks with five catches for 102 yards and a TD in their loss to the Argos.
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CBS Sports has Nick Speller on their preseason All-MAC team. Perry McIntyre also gets a mention.
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The Morning Call discusses Penn State's upcoming schedule and says the Nittany Lions may have to add some "glamor" games to compensate for the bowl ban. Would they consider buying out the 2014 UMass game? If so, I hope McCutcheon drives a hard bargain.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" picks Brandon Levingood as the #5 MAC kicker going into the 2012 season.
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Emil Igwenagu is getting a look by the Eagles at TE as well as H-back.
Emil gets training camp mentions here and here.
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The NY Post features Julian Talley in this training camp article.
Julian gets another training camp mention here.
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Brandon London led the Larks with five catches for 102 yards and a TD in their loss to the Argos.
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Recruiting 2013--Chris Thompson
This article features him.
Rivals two-star recruit.
Scout.com with junior stats.
Why UMass is interested: ran a 49.60 400-meters.
Thompson has offers from Florida Atlantic, Marshall and Utah.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday--July 28th, 2012
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Oh, you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
but you can have fun if you've a mind to!
Bison courtesy of Custer State Park yesterday. And that's the end of our ramble through the Canadian Rockies and the Dakotas. Time to head head home.
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Matty V has a story on eleven former UMass players either hoping to make or improve their standing with an NFL team.
Jeremy Cain, Jaguars.
James Ihedigbo, Pats
Victor Cruz, Giants
Vlad Ducasse, Jets
Jeromy Miles, Bengals
Jeremy Horne, Chiefs
Chris Koepplin, Pats
Josh Samuda, Dolphins
Emil Igwenagu, Eagles
Julian Talley, Giants
Travis Tripucka, Rams
All bios are NFL
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Harry Plumber of MassLive looks at the Minutemen's presence in NCAA13 as another sign of arrival.
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An Examiner writer thinks the shine will wear off for UMass .
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Lost lettermen thinks UMass is the second worst team in all of FBS.
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Two BCS teams UMass will play in the future: Penn State and Wisconsin, are trying to turn their annual meeting into a trophy game. Mentions UMass.
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Boston.com has a Patriots training camp article that mentions James Ihedigbo.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Friday--July 27th, 2012
SB Nation reports former UMass DT Theo Agnew is transferring to Georgia State.
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The Daily Press looks at the geographic troubles of Maine and UNH football.
With a $400,000 travel deficit, the Black Bears will probably have to add a second FBS OOC team to their annual schedule or take some other action to reduce costs. The CAA adding Albany and Stony Brook would be a big step in the right direction.
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Victor Cruz reported to the Giants camp with a big smile.
The Giants Blog (good name) says Cruz is a household name.
Newsday says he's back where it all began.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" looks at the 2012 MAC linebackers position.
The Daily Chronicle breaks down the MAC ballot.
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James Ihedigbo made a nice play during the Pats first day of training camp.
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If you're following the Penn State potential transfer thing:
It's "No holds Barred".
Illinois sent eight assistant coaches to the Penn State campus.
UConn is making a bid.
SB Nation keeps an eye on the situation here. One thing to note that I think has not been mentioned much is that the players have until 2013 to transfer. The recruiting games for Nittiany Lion players will probably continue for some time.
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The Daily Press looks at the geographic troubles of Maine and UNH football.
With a $400,000 travel deficit, the Black Bears will probably have to add a second FBS OOC team to their annual schedule or take some other action to reduce costs. The CAA adding Albany and Stony Brook would be a big step in the right direction.
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Victor Cruz reported to the Giants camp with a big smile.
The Giants Blog (good name) says Cruz is a household name.
Newsday says he's back where it all began.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" looks at the 2012 MAC linebackers position.
The Daily Chronicle breaks down the MAC ballot.
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James Ihedigbo made a nice play during the Pats first day of training camp.
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If you're following the Penn State potential transfer thing:
It's "No holds Barred".
Illinois sent eight assistant coaches to the Penn State campus.
UConn is making a bid.
SB Nation keeps an eye on the situation here. One thing to note that I think has not been mentioned much is that the players have until 2013 to transfer. The recruiting games for Nittiany Lion players will probably continue for some time.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thursday---July 26th, 2012
Good Morning from Rapid City, South Dakota.
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MassLive's Harry Plumber has extensive notes from the MAC Media Day.
The Morning Sun says the MAC is making strides as a conference.
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FB Scheduling says UMass will host Maine in 2013. Then back to the salt mines for 2014.
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Wisconsin announces the Badgers 2013 schedule. In the comments, Wisconsin fans don't know UMass is now FBS.
BadgerNation.com writer doesn't either.
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MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" continues its series on "Getting to Know UMass" and has a post on the best Minutemen defensive players since 1990. Worth a read.
They also look at MAC secondaries for 2012.
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ESPN chronicles Victor Cruz's wild ride.
"Out of the Blue" is #3 in Amazon sales in the "Sports" section (scroll to product details).
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Four articles on Brandon London:
London knows better than to put himself first
Vows to be a team player
Is building bridges as a player and his career.
Part of the Larks "Big Boy" football.
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MassLive's Harry Plumber has extensive notes from the MAC Media Day.
The Morning Sun says the MAC is making strides as a conference.
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FB Scheduling says UMass will host Maine in 2013. Then back to the salt mines for 2014.
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Wisconsin announces the Badgers 2013 schedule. In the comments, Wisconsin fans don't know UMass is now FBS.
BadgerNation.com writer doesn't either.
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MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" continues its series on "Getting to Know UMass" and has a post on the best Minutemen defensive players since 1990. Worth a read.
They also look at MAC secondaries for 2012.
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ESPN chronicles Victor Cruz's wild ride.
"Out of the Blue" is #3 in Amazon sales in the "Sports" section (scroll to product details).
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London knows better than to put himself first
Vows to be a team player
Is building bridges as a player and his career.
Part of the Larks "Big Boy" football.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Wednesday--July 25th 2012
Good Morning from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Ever since I was a kid I wanted to see what Moose Jaw looked like.
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Matty V has UMass' best shots at All-MAC in 2012. I'd include Nick Speller.
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UMass was picked last in the MAC East during the league's Media Day.ense
Fox Sports Ohio says to look forward to more wild offense in the MAC.
MassLive has an article on UMass' participation in the MAC's Media Day.
The Toledo Blade looks at MAC newcomer UMass' schedule.
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MassLive has Coach Molnar's take on the 2012 rule changes.
The UMass Daily Collegian has Coach Molnar's comments on the Media Day and the Minutemen's QB situation.
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The New York Times says the rush is on for Penn State players and mentions UMass.
Interesting that the NCAA ruling specifically made Penn State's players free agents. I would speculate that the NCAA was not sure that it's other sanctions would make an impact on the Nittany Lion juggernaut.
SB Nation has an on-going series of updates on the Penn State free-agent thing. One Nittany Lion player has already decided to leave.
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The NJ Daily Record has a long story on former UMass LS Travis Tripucka's bid to make the LA Rams roster.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" looks at the return game for each league team and ranks UMass last.
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The MAC Daily says UMass' season is already a success.
Yes it is. We're finally where we should be.
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Phil Steele, always looking for new ways to chop data, looks at if All-conference player teams can predict league success. UMass does not finish last in the MAC East in this scenario.
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Matty V has UMass' best shots at All-MAC in 2012. I'd include Nick Speller.
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UMass was picked last in the MAC East during the league's Media Day.ense
Fox Sports Ohio says to look forward to more wild offense in the MAC.
MassLive has an article on UMass' participation in the MAC's Media Day.
The Toledo Blade looks at MAC newcomer UMass' schedule.
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MassLive has Coach Molnar's take on the 2012 rule changes.
The UMass Daily Collegian has Coach Molnar's comments on the Media Day and the Minutemen's QB situation.
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The New York Times says the rush is on for Penn State players and mentions UMass.
Interesting that the NCAA ruling specifically made Penn State's players free agents. I would speculate that the NCAA was not sure that it's other sanctions would make an impact on the Nittany Lion juggernaut.
SB Nation has an on-going series of updates on the Penn State free-agent thing. One Nittany Lion player has already decided to leave.
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The NJ Daily Record has a long story on former UMass LS Travis Tripucka's bid to make the LA Rams roster.
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The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" looks at the return game for each league team and ranks UMass last.
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The MAC Daily says UMass' season is already a success.
Yes it is. We're finally where we should be.
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Phil Steele, always looking for new ways to chop data, looks at if All-conference player teams can predict league success. UMass does not finish last in the MAC East in this scenario.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Tuesday--July 24th, 2012
More on the ins-and-outs of possible transfers from Penn State.
The NCAA will allow other schools to exceed their normal number of scholarships.
Coach Molnar will assess the situation.
UMass aims for the high road.
MassLive looks at the possibility of Penn State transfers.
SB Nation thinks New England schools will be keeping track of the situation.
Perhaps not as many Penn State players will leave as various football scribes expect. Coach Molnar and his staff have been energetic since their arrival, so I would think the Minutemen would be in play for a least some of the players who want to leave. The NCAA's changing the 85-scholarship rule will tend to favor BCS teams. UMass does have playing time to offer, though.
Possibly the most impact will be on Penn State's recruiting. Recruits haven't spent any of their eligibility yet, so it would seem they would have the most options. They would also have the least incentive to jump into the situation.
The following is a cut-and paste from Matty's original article. Links added by me. UMass was interested in a couple of the recruits.
Jake Kiley CB New Hampton School 6-1 175
Austin Johnson DT Richland, NJ St. Augustine Prep, 6-4, 285
Akeel Lynch 77 RB Athol Springs, NY 6-1, 205
Malik Golden Athlete Cheshire, CT 6-0, 185
Wendy Laurent OF Princeton, NJ The Hun School, 6-3, 285
Jordan Lucas, ATH, New Rochelle, NY Worcester Academy 6-0, 185
Jamil Pollard, DT Westville, NJ 6-4, 280
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Today is MAC Media day on ESPN3.
UMass was picked last in the MAC East.
The MAC Championship Game will remain at Ford Field through 2015.
MAC Conference officials react to the Penn State train wreck.
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Phil Steele looks at who will win the non-AQ conferences. The Minutemen come in last in that poll also.
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The NCAA will allow other schools to exceed their normal number of scholarships.
Coach Molnar will assess the situation.
UMass aims for the high road.
MassLive looks at the possibility of Penn State transfers.
SB Nation thinks New England schools will be keeping track of the situation.
Perhaps not as many Penn State players will leave as various football scribes expect. Coach Molnar and his staff have been energetic since their arrival, so I would think the Minutemen would be in play for a least some of the players who want to leave. The NCAA's changing the 85-scholarship rule will tend to favor BCS teams. UMass does have playing time to offer, though.
Possibly the most impact will be on Penn State's recruiting. Recruits haven't spent any of their eligibility yet, so it would seem they would have the most options. They would also have the least incentive to jump into the situation.
The following is a cut-and paste from Matty's original article. Links added by me. UMass was interested in a couple of the recruits.
Jake Kiley CB New Hampton School 6-1 175
Austin Johnson DT Richland, NJ St. Augustine Prep, 6-4, 285
Akeel Lynch 77 RB Athol Springs, NY 6-1, 205
Malik Golden Athlete Cheshire, CT 6-0, 185
Wendy Laurent OF Princeton, NJ The Hun School, 6-3, 285
Jordan Lucas, ATH, New Rochelle, NY Worcester Academy 6-0, 185
Jamil Pollard, DT Westville, NJ 6-4, 280
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Today is MAC Media day on ESPN3.
UMass was picked last in the MAC East.
The MAC Championship Game will remain at Ford Field through 2015.
MAC Conference officials react to the Penn State train wreck.
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Phil Steele looks at who will win the non-AQ conferences. The Minutemen come in last in that poll also.
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Monday--July 23rd, 2012
Good Morning from Lake Waskesiu, Saskatchewan . That's in Prince Albert National Park.
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As your have undoubtedly heard by now, the NCAA is dropping the hammer on Penn State. Matty V has a story about the possibility of UMass snagging some transfers from the Nitiany Lions.
The following is a cut-and-past from Matty's article with the links added by me.
Anthony Alosi, RFr. G/T Marlton, NJ
Bill Belton, Soph. TB Sicklerville, NJ 13 carries 6 yards last year
Glenn Carson, Jr. LB Manahawkin, N.J. - 74 tackles last year - slated start
Curtis Dukes, Jr. TB Evans Mills, NY - 41 carries for 247 yards last year, No. 2 on depth chart behind Redd
Khari Fortt, JR. LB Stamford, Conn. - 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks last year, No. 2 on depth chart
Kevin Halpea, TE, Jr. Annandale, N.J. 3 catches 21 yards, 1 TD, No. 2 on preseason depth chart
DaQuan Jones, DT Jr. Johnson City, NJ - Slated to start 8 tackles
Shawney Kersey, Jr. WR Woodbury, NJ 5 catches 108 yards - expected to start at PSU
Angelo Mangiro, RFr. G Succasunna, NJ
Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, Jr. Safety, Bronx, NY - 11 tackles - slated to start
Shane Phillips RFr. WR St. Albans NY
John Urschel Sr. G, Williamsville, NY - expected to start
Garrett Venuto, Jr. QB, Ithaca, NY. -
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" ranks MAC punters. Jeff Strait ends up #12.
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The UConn blog plays the 2012 season on NCAA13 including the opener against the Minutemen.
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The following is a cut-and-past from Matty's article with the links added by me.
Anthony Alosi, RFr. G/T Marlton, NJ
Bill Belton, Soph. TB Sicklerville, NJ 13 carries 6 yards last year
Glenn Carson, Jr. LB Manahawkin, N.J. - 74 tackles last year - slated start
Curtis Dukes, Jr. TB Evans Mills, NY - 41 carries for 247 yards last year, No. 2 on depth chart behind Redd
Khari Fortt, JR. LB Stamford, Conn. - 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks last year, No. 2 on depth chart
Kevin Halpea, TE, Jr. Annandale, N.J. 3 catches 21 yards, 1 TD, No. 2 on preseason depth chart
DaQuan Jones, DT Jr. Johnson City, NJ - Slated to start 8 tackles
Shawney Kersey, Jr. WR Woodbury, NJ 5 catches 108 yards - expected to start at PSU
Angelo Mangiro, RFr. G Succasunna, NJ
Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, Jr. Safety, Bronx, NY - 11 tackles - slated to start
Shane Phillips RFr. WR St. Albans NY
John Urschel Sr. G, Williamsville, NY - expected to start
Garrett Venuto, Jr. QB, Ithaca, NY. -
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" ranks MAC punters. Jeff Strait ends up #12.
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The UConn blog plays the 2012 season on NCAA13 including the opener against the Minutemen.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Sunday-- July 22, 2012
The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" has a table on all the MAC players listed on the various preseason award lists. Not surprising for a first year FBS team, UMass has zero entries.
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Brandon London had four catches for 88 yards in the Larks loss to Hamilton.
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Victor Cruz vows not to let celebrity go to his head.
Cruz got a big turnout for his book event.
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Brandon London had four catches for 88 yards in the Larks loss to Hamilton.
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Victor Cruz vows not to let celebrity go to his head.
Cruz got a big turnout for his book event.
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Recruiting 2013-- Sha’ki Holines III
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UMass' June verbal Sha’ki Holines received an offer from UConn and interest from Maine.
I've Blogged about Holines twice before.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday--July 21st, 2012
Good Morning from Drumheller, Alberta.
It seems to be light football news day on the intertubes.
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Matt Goldstein gets a chance to be public address announcer for Fenway Park
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Sports Chat Place looks at the 2012 Minutemen------ and uses one of my old images in the process.
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This year's OOC opponent Michigan has only a minor memory of Tom Brady.
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A Bleacher Report writer doesn't think Jeremy Horne will make the Chiefs roster this year.
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Rant Sports has a fantasy football video on Victor Cruz.
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It seems to be light football news day on the intertubes.
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Matt Goldstein gets a chance to be public address announcer for Fenway Park
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Sports Chat Place looks at the 2012 Minutemen------ and uses one of my old images in the process.
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This year's OOC opponent Michigan has only a minor memory of Tom Brady.
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A Bleacher Report writer doesn't think Jeremy Horne will make the Chiefs roster this year.
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Rant Sports has a fantasy football video on Victor Cruz.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Friday--July 20th, 2012
The Attleboro Sun and the Enterprise say UMass tickets go on sale to the general puiblic on July 16th.
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The Eagles roster from A to Z (including Emil Igwenagu).
Inside the Eagles looks at the position battles going into camp.
Opposing Views looks at how the H-back position has changed.
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UConn will be without the services of their star recruit Casey Cochran for the UMass game. Note at the end of the article it says the UMass-UConn game slated for August 30th will be televised on SNY.
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Sports Chat Place looks at Indiana Football for 2012.
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A Giants coach told Victor Cruz to start salsa dancing.
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The Eagles roster from A to Z (including Emil Igwenagu).
Inside the Eagles looks at the position battles going into camp.
Opposing Views looks at how the H-back position has changed.
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UConn will be without the services of their star recruit Casey Cochran for the UMass game. Note at the end of the article it says the UMass-UConn game slated for August 30th will be televised on SNY.
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Sports Chat Place looks at Indiana Football for 2012.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Thursday--July 19th, 2012
Matty V. has an article on former UMass kicker Jason Cherry's role in the new Batman flick "The Dark Knight Rises."
Remember I did a blog post on this back in April.
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The Bleacher Report has a post on the upcoming MAC Media Day.
The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" reacts to yesterday's post about a fictional college draft. UMass would get USC's Matt Barkley.
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Vladimir Ducasse joined Mark Sanchez's "Jets west" camp.
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Yet another commentary on the Pats safeties, including James Ihedigbo.
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More on Victor Cruz's book release here and here.
Rant Sports says the Giants should sign Cruz before Linsanity kicks in.
Victor has been thinking about who should play his girlfriend in a possible movie about his life.
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The Kansas City Star looks at the rule changes in college football for 2012.
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Remember I did a blog post on this back in April.
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The Bleacher Report has a post on the upcoming MAC Media Day.
The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" reacts to yesterday's post about a fictional college draft. UMass would get USC's Matt Barkley.
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Vladimir Ducasse joined Mark Sanchez's "Jets west" camp.
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Yet another commentary on the Pats safeties, including James Ihedigbo.
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More on Victor Cruz's book release here and here.
Rant Sports says the Giants should sign Cruz before Linsanity kicks in.
Victor has been thinking about who should play his girlfriend in a possible movie about his life.
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The Kansas City Star looks at the rule changes in college football for 2012.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Wednesday--July 18th, 2012
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SB Nation has a long post about "What is your program worth?" The Minutemen come in at #100.
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Sports Illustrated does a mock draft for college football teams. The Minutemen, as a new and low rated FBS team get the #3 pick. The post has a positive mention of Coach Molnar.
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A Bleacher Report writer looks at the Patriots "bubble players" including James Ihedigbo and the other safeties.
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Philly.com looks at the Eagles position battles going into summer camp. It includes Emil Igwenagu at fullback.
PhiladelphiaEagles.com also looks at the status of the Eagles running backs/full backs.
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Giants 101.com has an informative post about Julian Talley looking to stand out in training camp.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Tuesday--July 17th, 2012
FanIQ looks at the MAC and predicts the Minutemen to go 0-12.
The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" says a MAC player will never win the Heisman and that's OK.
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Phil Steele predicts the conference records of every BCS team. Relevant to UMass:
A missed tackle on Brandon London had a big impact on outcome of a recent Stamps-Larks game.
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In his new book "Out of the Blue", Victor Cruz has a positive message for teenagers.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" says a MAC player will never win the Heisman and that's OK.
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Phil Steele predicts the conference records of every BCS team. Relevant to UMass:
- Vanderbilt 2-6
- Michigan 6-2
- Boston College 1-7 (ouch)
- Uconn 2-5
A missed tackle on Brandon London had a big impact on outcome of a recent Stamps-Larks game.
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In his new book "Out of the Blue", Victor Cruz has a positive message for teenagers.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Recruiting 2013--Peter Ngobidi III
ESPN Boston has a post on Catholic Memorial's Peter Ngobidi verbaling to UMass.
Ngobidi is reported to have a 34-inch vertical and has a 4.61 40.
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Ngobidi is reported to have a 34-inch vertical and has a 4.61 40.
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Monday--July 16th, 2012
I thought this page was interesting. It shows the Rivals "Top 10" recruits for Massachusetts in 2013. Note that UMass has signed two of the top eight. The ninth and tenth players listed have only mid-major FCS offers.
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The Detroit Sports Site says the last Michigan-UMass game was way more interesting than it should have been.
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The Sports Chat Place thinks the UMass game will be one of the few where Akron is favored to win.
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Western Michigan takes in $1.2 to $1.5 million in guarantees from BCS games. With four BCS games this year UMass should top that even with the reduced amounts we will be paid as a "transitional" FBS team.
As I always do, I will point out guarantee money is real spendable cash, not accounting dollars.
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Big Red Today looks at the Big Ten's OOC schedule including MAC teams UMass and FCS UNH.
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The Giants Football Blog (good name) says Victor Cruz came out of the blue and soon will move into the green.
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The Detroit Sports Site says the last Michigan-UMass game was way more interesting than it should have been.
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The Sports Chat Place thinks the UMass game will be one of the few where Akron is favored to win.
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Western Michigan takes in $1.2 to $1.5 million in guarantees from BCS games. With four BCS games this year UMass should top that even with the reduced amounts we will be paid as a "transitional" FBS team.
As I always do, I will point out guarantee money is real spendable cash, not accounting dollars.
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Big Red Today looks at the Big Ten's OOC schedule including MAC teams UMass and FCS UNH.
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The Giants Football Blog (good name) says Victor Cruz came out of the blue and soon will move into the green.
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Recruiting 2013--Peter Ngobidi II
XO Fan has a post about Peter Ngobidi's commitment to the Minutemen.
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Recruiting 2013--- Shane Huber III
Hudson Report has another mention of Shane Huber verbaling to UMass.
My previous posts on Huber.
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My previous posts on Huber.
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Sunday--July 15th, 2012
A Bleacher Report writer picks UMass over Indiana.
isportsweb has a look at the Hoosiers' 2012 schedule.
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Phil Steele has a post on first year coach's records.
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A better look at OOC opponent Vanderbilt's new uniforms.
Vandy blog "Anchor of Gold" has more on the uniforms.
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Mlive.com looks at the MAC conference football priority plans.
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isportsweb has a look at the Hoosiers' 2012 schedule.
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Phil Steele has a post on first year coach's records.
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A better look at OOC opponent Vanderbilt's new uniforms.
Vandy blog "Anchor of Gold" has more on the uniforms.
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Mlive.com looks at the MAC conference football priority plans.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
Recruiting 2013--Peter Ngobidi
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Matty V. here.
Post from ESPN Boston here.
Boston Herald here.
My orginal blog post about Ngobidi from back in March.
Recruiting 2013--Jarrad Alwan
SB Nation reports that Jarrad Alwan, a 6-3 230-pound LB from Cherry Hill, NJ committed to Temple.
Alwan verbaled to the Owls over offers from UMass, Boston College and West Virginia.
Alwan verbaled to the Owls over offers from UMass, Boston College and West Virginia.
Saturday--July 14th, 2012
Good Morning from Canmore, Alberta. The wireless that comes with our rental is not working, so I'm working through several tenuous links from public wireless. This may impact the blog for a while if I can't get the private wireless up.
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A Bleacher Report writer looks at the history of Georgia Southern including the 1998 game against "a UMass team that got a few lucky breaks along the way".
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Brandon London's 36-yard catch set up the Larks game winning TD reception on the next play in the Alouettes comeback win over the Stampeders.
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Victor Cruz received a lot of trash talk from NFL corners in his rookie year.
Cruz said it's his job to play football no matter what the status of his contract is.
The NY Post says Cruz will arrive at camp this year as an established star.
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A Bleacher Report writer looks at the history of Georgia Southern including the 1998 game against "a UMass team that got a few lucky breaks along the way".
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Brandon London's 36-yard catch set up the Larks game winning TD reception on the next play in the Alouettes comeback win over the Stampeders.
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Victor Cruz received a lot of trash talk from NFL corners in his rookie year.
Cruz said it's his job to play football no matter what the status of his contract is.
The NY Post says Cruz will arrive at camp this year as an established star.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Friday--July 13th, 2012
Individual game tickets for 2012 will go on sale next Monday. The first two games are probably the most interesting, but UMass' chances of winning are probably highest in the last two.
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SB Nation ran a simulated 2012 season in NCAA13 and got UMass going 0-11. I don't think so.
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Athlon Sports looks at offensive lines for every team in FBS for 2012. IMHO, for the Minutemen, the OL is probably the most FBS-ready unit on the team. Three fifth-year seniors and one junior are almost as good as it gets for a offensive line coach.
The Minutemen return 85 career starts
"UMass? Uh---Nick Speller"
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Phil Steele looks at who will have the most improved offense/defense this year.
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Brandon London led the Alouettes in receptions and receiving yards in their last minute win over the Stamps last night.
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DON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS?
Mrs Blog and I took a tour to Athabasca Glacier and our tour van driver asked where we were staying. We told him we were staying at Pyramid Lake in Jasper.
He asked if we noticed the jogging path near the lake. We said we did.
The tour guide said "My daughter was jogging with her dog on that path in May and she met a pack of wolves and the wolves ate the dog."
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SB Nation ran a simulated 2012 season in NCAA13 and got UMass going 0-11. I don't think so.
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Athlon Sports looks at offensive lines for every team in FBS for 2012. IMHO, for the Minutemen, the OL is probably the most FBS-ready unit on the team. Three fifth-year seniors and one junior are almost as good as it gets for a offensive line coach.
The Minutemen return 85 career starts
- C Quinton Sales Senior
- RG Stephane Milhim Senior
- RG Anthony Dima Junior
- RT Nick Speller Senior
"UMass? Uh---Nick Speller"
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Phil Steele looks at who will have the most improved offense/defense this year.
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Brandon London led the Alouettes in receptions and receiving yards in their last minute win over the Stamps last night.
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DON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS?
Mrs Blog and I took a tour to Athabasca Glacier and our tour van driver asked where we were staying. We told him we were staying at Pyramid Lake in Jasper.
He asked if we noticed the jogging path near the lake. We said we did.
The tour guide said "My daughter was jogging with her dog on that path in May and she met a pack of wolves and the wolves ate the dog."
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Recruiting 2013--Jordan Page II
Nj.com has a story about 6-5 OT Jordan Page's commitment to the Minutemen.
My previous blog post on Page.
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My previous blog post on Page.
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Thursday--July 12th, 2012
BTW, Tuesday's blog post was the 4,000th entry in the history of the UMass Football Blog.
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The MAC's 2012 Media Day will be carried live on ESPN3 on July 24th. Attending with Coach Molnar will be seniors Quinton Sales and Darren Thellen.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" has a post on MAC team and player ratings in NCAA13.
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Opposing Views.com has a preview of this year's OOC opponent Vanderbilt.
Vandy also will have new uniforms for 2012.It'll be an all-white helmet game if UMass retains white helmets in its rumored uniform redesign.
It's a big Vanderbilt news day as they will also have new turf this year.
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A bleacher Report writer has a post on last-years's-stars-who-must-repeat including Victor Cruz.
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James Ihedigbo is among Patriots safeties to watch according to the Boston Herald.
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The MAC's 2012 Media Day will be carried live on ESPN3 on July 24th. Attending with Coach Molnar will be seniors Quinton Sales and Darren Thellen.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" has a post on MAC team and player ratings in NCAA13.
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Opposing Views.com has a preview of this year's OOC opponent Vanderbilt.
Vandy also will have new uniforms for 2012.It'll be an all-white helmet game if UMass retains white helmets in its rumored uniform redesign.
It's a big Vanderbilt news day as they will also have new turf this year.
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A bleacher Report writer has a post on last-years's-stars-who-must-repeat including Victor Cruz.
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James Ihedigbo is among Patriots safeties to watch according to the Boston Herald.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wednesday--July 11th, 2012
I received the following in an E-mail from the Minutemen Club
Tickets for UMass' away games are available through the UMass Ticket office.
Tickets to UMass Football away games for this upcoming season are now on sale. Prices vary by opponent and are listed below:
8/30 @ UConn: $35 per ticket. Sections 134-137 and 237-238.
9/22 @ Miami (OH): $20 per ticket.
10//6 @ Western Michigan: $20 per ticket.
10/27 @ Vanderbilt: $35 per ticket. Section V.
11/3 @ Northern Illinois: $24 per ticket.
11/10 @ Akron: $20 per ticket.
Tickets and hospitality packages for the September 15 game at Michigan are available through Worldtek Travel. Click here or call Worldtek at 1-800-879-6176 for more information.
All other games can be purchased by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 413-545-0810. Please note that a $5 per game service charge will be applied to all orders.
Please order by August 1 in order to be seated based on your Minutemen Club donor level.
UMass Athletic Ticket Office
1-866-UMASS-TIX
umasstickets@admin.umass.edu
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Mrs Blog and I have plans to attend the UConn and Vanderbilt away games. It would be fun to have a big Minutemen turnout for the the UConn game. It sure would annoy the Husky fans...
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Michigan announces ticket plan for UMass.
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Sports Bank.net previews our OOC opener UConn.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" has a post on four MAC players making preseason national watch lists.
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The College Football bowl schedule for 2012-13 was announced yesterday.
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Tickets for UMass' away games are available through the UMass Ticket office.
Tickets to UMass Football away games for this upcoming season are now on sale. Prices vary by opponent and are listed below:
8/30 @ UConn: $35 per ticket. Sections 134-137 and 237-238.
9/22 @ Miami (OH): $20 per ticket.
10//6 @ Western Michigan: $20 per ticket.
10/27 @ Vanderbilt: $35 per ticket. Section V.
11/3 @ Northern Illinois: $24 per ticket.
11/10 @ Akron: $20 per ticket.
Tickets and hospitality packages for the September 15 game at Michigan are available through Worldtek Travel. Click here or call Worldtek at 1-800-879-6176 for more information.
All other games can be purchased by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 413-545-0810. Please note that a $5 per game service charge will be applied to all orders.
Please order by August 1 in order to be seated based on your Minutemen Club donor level.
UMass Athletic Ticket Office
1-866-UMASS-TIX
umasstickets@admin.umass.edu
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Mrs Blog and I have plans to attend the UConn and Vanderbilt away games. It would be fun to have a big Minutemen turnout for the the UConn game. It sure would annoy the Husky fans...
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Michigan announces ticket plan for UMass.
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Sports Bank.net previews our OOC opener UConn.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" has a post on four MAC players making preseason national watch lists.
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The College Football bowl schedule for 2012-13 was announced yesterday.
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Recruiting 2013--- Shane Huber III
A post from XOfan about Shane Huber's verbal to the Minutemen.
Huber enjoyed the campus tour put on by UMass graduate assistant Ryan Gold.
Huber enjoyed the campus tour put on by UMass graduate assistant Ryan Gold.
Recruiting 2013--- Shane Huber II
I've blogged about Huber before.
Huber will also be the second 2013 recruit to express interest in my old school, the Isenberg School of Management.
ESPN has already updated their UMass commitments page showing Huber's verbal.
MassLive.com also has a post about Huber.
Huber had offers from Navy, Temple and UCF.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Tuesday--July 10, 2012
Good Morning from Jasper, Alberta.
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MassLive.com Harry Plumer looks at UMass' gameday at Gillette.
BTW, the Patriots just announced Gillette is going smoke free.
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A B;eacher Report writer wonders if the MAC could get a connection with the Fiesta Bowl.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" wonders what if Cam Newton had played for Akron.
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UMass' FBS opener UConn has two players named to preseason award lists.
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MassLive.com Harry Plumer looks at UMass' gameday at Gillette.
BTW, the Patriots just announced Gillette is going smoke free.
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A B;eacher Report writer wonders if the MAC could get a connection with the Fiesta Bowl.
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The MAC blog "Hustle Belt" wonders what if Cam Newton had played for Akron.
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UMass' FBS opener UConn has two players named to preseason award lists.
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Monday, July 09, 2012
Monday--July 9th, 2012
The MAC Blog "Hustle Belt" ranks every MAC conference game. UMass-WMU is ranked last and "almost unwatchable" due to being so lopsided. Then again, the post is written by a Broncos fan...
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I don't know is if it means anything, but Virginia Tech transfer Jerome Lewis is no longer on the Spring Roster.
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The Washington times looks at five teams that might be bowl eligible in 2012. It mentions two MAC teams.
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Time Warner Cable is covering Victor Cruz's book event.
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College Football teams are getting a record number of early commits this year.
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Crime in Alberta.
It's out of control up here.
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I don't know is if it means anything, but Virginia Tech transfer Jerome Lewis is no longer on the Spring Roster.
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The Washington times looks at five teams that might be bowl eligible in 2012. It mentions two MAC teams.
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Time Warner Cable is covering Victor Cruz's book event.
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College Football teams are getting a record number of early commits this year.
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Crime in Alberta.
It's out of control up here.
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Sunday, July 08, 2012
Sunday--July 8th, 2012
Comment by XO Fan on UMass football recruiting.
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Jerry Hinnen of CBS Sports says Vanderbilt over UMass is a lock.
A Bleacher report writer looks at Vanderbilt's chances in the SEC East this year.
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Phil Steele's lastest prediction has three MAC teams in bowls for 2012.
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Nepatriotsdraft.com describes James Ihedigbo as a "Jets castoff".
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OT, but very worthwhile.
A group is trying to raise funds for an upgrade to the UMass Softball stadium and is also pushing to get the facility named for Coach Sortino. Info here.
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Jerry Hinnen of CBS Sports says Vanderbilt over UMass is a lock.
A Bleacher report writer looks at Vanderbilt's chances in the SEC East this year.
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Phil Steele's lastest prediction has three MAC teams in bowls for 2012.
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Nepatriotsdraft.com describes James Ihedigbo as a "Jets castoff".
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OT, but very worthwhile.
A group is trying to raise funds for an upgrade to the UMass Softball stadium and is also pushing to get the facility named for Coach Sortino. Info here.
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Saturday, July 07, 2012
Recruiting 2013---Steve Casali IV
New York Sports writers.com has a story about UMass commit Steve Casali. It includes some of his junior stats.
My previous posts about Casali here.
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My previous posts about Casali here.
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Recruiting 2013-- Terrel Correia II
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Saturday -- July 7th, 2012
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UConn has the fewest verbals in the Big East.
More on the status of UConn football.
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A economic paper says football wins increase a school's donations, applications, academic reputation, in-state enrollment and SAT scores. If UMass can build a winning FBS program, I believe it will help tremendously with state funding and support for all the programs at the University.
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Victor Cruz will have a book event in Queens this month.
Amazon has a prerelease order for "Out of the Blue" here.
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"Pats Pulpit" looks at the Patriots safeties including James Ihedigbo.
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Friday, July 06, 2012
Recruiting 2013--Tyshon Henderson
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Henderson's Rivals page here.
Henderson is #1 in the above video.
He drew interest from UConn, Rutgers and Boston College.
Recruiting 2013--D.J. Woods
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Matty V. here.
Woods is a Rivals two-star player.
Woods had multiple offers from BCS schools. Kentucky, Indiana, Toledo and Tulane offered as well as several FCS schools.
Friday--July 6th, 2012
Good Morning from Calgary, Alberta.
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Following a link from the Boston College blog "BC Interruption" there is a site that attempts to quantify home field advantage for college football teams. Read the fine print on how they arrived at the numbers.
NJ.com has a question-and-answer session with Julian Talley.
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A Bleacher Report writer discusses a fantasy football draft of Victor Cruz.
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ESPN has James Ihedigbo on their "bubble list".
Although the Patriots did re-sign Ihedigbo late last month.
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Brandon London and Brandon Collier have been jawing at each other on social media.
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A Bleacher Report writer comments on Jeremy Horne's chances of remaining with the Chiefs.
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NBC Connecticut says UConn's trip to the Fiesta Bowl may have been the worst BCS Big East moment ----- ever.
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Following a link from the Boston College blog "BC Interruption" there is a site that attempts to quantify home field advantage for college football teams. Read the fine print on how they arrived at the numbers.
- Michigan #24
- UConn #34
- Vanderbilt #115
NJ.com has a question-and-answer session with Julian Talley.
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A Bleacher Report writer discusses a fantasy football draft of Victor Cruz.
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ESPN has James Ihedigbo on their "bubble list".
Although the Patriots did re-sign Ihedigbo late last month.
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Brandon London and Brandon Collier have been jawing at each other on social media.
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A Bleacher Report writer comments on Jeremy Horne's chances of remaining with the Chiefs.
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NBC Connecticut says UConn's trip to the Fiesta Bowl may have been the worst BCS Big East moment ----- ever.
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Thursday, July 05, 2012
Thursday--July 5th, 2012
Good Morning from Lethbridge, Alberta.
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Not much UMass news on the Innertubes this morning. Looks like all the sports writers took the 4th off.
Ron Chimelis looks at UMass' move to Gillette.
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Saturday Blitz notes that UMass leaving FCS became official on July 1st.
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Phil Stteele has the number of starts lost to injury in 2011, but UMass' numbers don't add up.
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A Bleacher Report writer lists Michigan's five easiest games.
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Not much UMass news on the Innertubes this morning. Looks like all the sports writers took the 4th off.
Ron Chimelis looks at UMass' move to Gillette.
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Saturday Blitz notes that UMass leaving FCS became official on July 1st.
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Phil Stteele has the number of starts lost to injury in 2011, but UMass' numbers don't add up.
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A Bleacher Report writer lists Michigan's five easiest games.
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Recruiting 2013--Sam Zeff II
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I've blogged about Zeff before.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Recruiting 2013-- Steve Casali III
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Wednesday--July 4th, 2012
Hope everybody has a safe and happy 4th of July! Out on the high plains of the Dakotas, USA is lookin' good.
So is UMass football. We need to pay our dues for a couple of years, but I think the future is bright!
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MassLive's Harry Plumber has another story about the recent UMass fundraising record.
He also has an article about UMass' recent early commitments with comments from Coach Molnar
ESPN has updated its UMass recruiting page to include all but one of the eight verbals UMass has accumulated so far.
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The Detroit Free Press ranks Michigan's schedule.
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ESPN reviews Chip Kelly's staff at Oregon including former UMass assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
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The Giants Football Blog wonders if there will be a drop off in the Eli Manning-to-Victor Cruz combo this year.
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Another review of Vanderbilt, this time by Rant Sports.
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So is UMass football. We need to pay our dues for a couple of years, but I think the future is bright!
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MassLive's Harry Plumber has another story about the recent UMass fundraising record.
He also has an article about UMass' recent early commitments with comments from Coach Molnar
ESPN has updated its UMass recruiting page to include all but one of the eight verbals UMass has accumulated so far.
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The Detroit Free Press ranks Michigan's schedule.
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ESPN reviews Chip Kelly's staff at Oregon including former UMass assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
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The Giants Football Blog wonders if there will be a drop off in the Eli Manning-to-Victor Cruz combo this year.
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Another review of Vanderbilt, this time by Rant Sports.
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