Had a good time at the UMass basketball game yesterday. UMass won. Victor Cruz was in the house tossing t-shirts to the crowd. I got to talk with some other UMass football fans about this year's recruiting. Also in the lobby were a gaggle of UMass football recruits.
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As you know, Jimmie Reid got hired at Iowa. Kirk Ferentz, the head coach at Iowa, was also HC at Maine from 1990-92. In an interview, someone asks him how the UMass-Maine series went when Ferentz was there.
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Harry Plumer of MassLive has a story about Cruz's visit. Victor thinks things look bright in both football and basketball.
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CBS Sports says the Big East and ESPN have agreed to a TV package through 2019-20.
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Boston.com mentions Cruz's contract negotiations with the Giants.
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This article from SB Nation has news from the NFL combine, but the most interesting reading is explanations of the combine drills, such as the Bench Press.
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