Happy New Year to all! Hope everybody enjoys a year of peace, prosperity and health.
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Blayne Taylor is a freshman midfielder for the UMass Lax team. He's the younger brother of Kerry Taylor, who was a big cog in UMass' run to the National Championship under Mark Whipple.
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Speaking of Mark Whipple, his son Austin Whipple was offered a walk-on position at Penn State.
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Now that Boise State is saying with the Mountain West, the Boston College blog "BC Interruption" thinks UMass and FIU get a Big East invite.
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Northern Illinois shares the Orange Bowl joy with the MAC.
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Dave Barry reviews 2012.
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