Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sunday--September 15, 2013

Joey Colton/ Image by AP Orlin Wagner
Well, UMass sounded like a team yesterday. The first time Mrs. Blog and I visited Kansas State, the Minutemen were led by Mark Whipple. Jeremy Cain, Jeff Krohn and Anton McKenzie were Captains.

UMass ended the day with 10 first downs (three of them in garbage time with a couple of minutes to play) and 27 total yards rushing.

Yesterday, the undermaned UMass offense had 17 first downs, 123 yards rushing and 309 total yards. Stacey Bedell, T.J. Sharpe had good games. A.J. Doyle moved the team. Ed Saint-Vil and Joey Colton combined for 21 tackles.

Unlike the Maine game, were UMass looked like it had nothin', UMass sounded like a FBS team. It's something to build off of. The Minutemen made some mistakes, but the game was nothing to be ashamed of. One more BCS team to go and then we're into MAC play. UMass players and fans need to keep the faith. We'll get there.

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Dan Malone has the sights and sounds of Family Stadium.

He also says after a strong start, UMass was overpowered.

Matty V. has a story about the game and some upbeat comments from the players.

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All the MAC scores and game details from the league site.

The big news from the league was Akron's near upset of Michigan.

Buffalo needed five overtimes to slip past Stony Brook.

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Hey, we did better than Boston College did!

UConn lost again.

Maine is still unbeaten.

Wisconsin lost on a bizarre play.

Vanderbilt made a comeback against South Carolina, but still lost the game.

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Nothing gets done without determination and courage. Read this amazing story from 9/11 about F-16 pilot Heather Penney.

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