Wednesday--October 10th, 2012

Harry Plumer of MassLive says the Minutemen football team will use the off week in a variety  of ways.

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Coach Molnar's quotes from the weekly MAC coaches teleconference.

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Cleveland.com says no separation in MAC standings in Week #6.

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Bowling Green, our next conference opponent, seeks a two-half effort against Miami (Ohio) this weekend.

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Boston College has a new AD. Football scoop looks at the ramifications for the football staff.

BTW, occasionally people ask me why I like UMass football and UMass athletics in general. I just like the way we play the game and the way things are done.

Boston College just dropped UMass from their hoops schedule. Is it just me, or does it appear that BC and UConn's willingness to play basketball against UMass is an inverse correlation to how well UMass  is doing? The Minutemen's prospects in basketball (possible NCAA bid, most pundits state) wouldn't have any impact on the Eagles decision would it now?

Also, I might point out Coach Molnar grounded five of UMass' top players for academic reasons and the Minutemen took it on the chin at Western Michigan.

UConn's star running back was arrested for beating on his girlfriend and played the next day. McCombs was suspended for one quarter of the Rutgers game.

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Victor Cruz says he's still going to Salsa.

The Wall Street Journal says last week, Victor was a short range Cruz missile.

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