Monday--November 11, 2013

Good Morning from Coronado Island, San Diego.

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This week's opponent Akron has six verbals for 2014---- half of them from Beaver Falls, PA.

Back on October 12th, the Zips played a lot better against NIU than the Minutemen.

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Keepers College football ratings have Akron a 7.52 favorite over UMass.

Vegas Insider has the Zips by 7.0

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NIU is ranked #15 in the BCS ratings this week.

The Huskies dropped one notch in the Coaches Poll.

Matt Daley of Hustle Belt looks at the bowl outlook for the MAC in Week #12 and prognosticates a number of bowl-eligible MAC teams will be left out.

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Ball State and NIU are this week's MACtion.

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James Ihedigbo was a hero with 2 INT's Sunday, then a goat, then a hero again.

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Brandon London blocked a punt, but the Larks lost in the CFL's East semifinal.

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BTW, nice win by UMass hoops yesterday. If 1998's National Championship season seems long ago, so does an appearance in the NCAA's for Minutemen Basketball. Mrs Blog and I will be making the drive down from New Hampshire seven times this year to see UMass hoops.

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