It was on. Remember my post on the first game of the Whipple era? Yesterday had that feel to it. Remember the derision in the media when we got stuffed by UConn?
- Yesterday felt like one of those MAC shootouts. The UMass fans gave the team a round of applause after a loss!
- The UMass offense has had 51 first downs and 919 yards of offense in the last two games.
- Rob Blanchflower (5-80) and Deion Walker (11-162-1 TD) had two absolute circus catches.
- Alan Williams went 7-127 and 3TD's
- Michael Cox had 80 yards rushing against a team that had been allowing 83 yards/game total.
- Congrats to the players and staff who fought through the tough BCS opening schedule. The players looked like FBS players. UMass belonged yesterday.
We're still missing some pieces, but UMass is going to be a power in the MAC. Coach Molnar and his staff put together a good initial recruiting class and the current one looks to be even better. Remember all they had to sell is a vision and a couple of cardboard posters. Our new football facility starts construction in February 2013. Someone said in a comment that they were glad to be on board as UMass starts on the ground floor. The elevator is going to go up. I can feel it.
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Game story notes and quotes from the UMass website.
Matty V. said UMass couldn't complete the upset.
Harry Plumber of MassLive asks "How good was it?"
The Boston Globe said someone forgot to tell the Minutemen they were big underdogs.
The Boston Herald said the Minutemen were sunk by a Blakenship.
SB Nation Boston said UMass lost a heartbreaker.
The Worcester Telegram said the Minutemen showed they belonged.
Mac Report Online said Ohio survives a stiff UMass challenge.
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All the MAC results here.
Oh, and you have the read the write-up on Zac Dysert, Miami of Ohio's QB. The Redhawks had 408 total yards against UMass. Dysert had 624 yards by himself against Akron.
Oh, and you have the read the write-up on Zac Dysert, Miami of Ohio's QB. The Redhawks had 408 total yards against UMass. Dysert had 624 yards by himself against Akron.
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