Monday, May 19, 2014

Monday--May 19th, 2014

Nice image of Rob Blanchflower (wearing #87!) making a catch in the Steelers mini-camp here.

Steelers Depot predicts Blanchflower will make Pittsburgh's 53-man roster.

Partial quote from a May 18th "Steele City Insider" report by Jim Wexell:

* Seventh-round tight end Rob Blanchflower is a load, but he doesn't look slow. Now the undrafted tight end from Missouri, Eric Waters, he looks slow. Both have good hands."

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Matt Daley of Hustle Belt interviews "Behind the Steel Curtain" about MAC draftees Dri Archer and Rob Blanchflower.

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Jerry Palm of CBS Sports predicts eight MAC teams to make the Bowl season in 2014. Hustle Belt comments.

Three Sun Belt teams are also picked to get a bowl bid.

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Colorado's Ralphie Report has a video about "Running with Ralphie"


Speaking of the Buffs, USA Today ranks Colorado # 101 in its 2014 countdown.

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Maine's Derrick Johnson, who went 5-38 against UMass last year, signed a free agent contract with the Patriots.

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The date has been announced for the inaugural Bahamas Bowl. It will feature a Conference USA team against a MAC squad.

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