Sakur Nesmith |
Nesmith, looked like the best receiver on the field during the Spring game. He's got an NFL body at 6-4 200 pounds. He could be an impact player for the Minutemen this fall. Nesmith is my prediction as the UMass starting "Y" receiver.
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Speaking of rankings, my old school at UMass, the Isenberg School of Business has recently been ranked in the top-40 of best Undergraduate Business Schools.
Now if Whipple can get us into another Top-40 ranking :)
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A Bleacher Report writer predicts a 2-10 start for Mark Whipple.
Another Bleacher Report article looks at possible FCS upsets of FBS teams. One is New Hampshire-Toledo. A couple of other CAA teams are mentioned in article. You remember last year when Central Michigan, a team who blew us out, kicked a field goal with 0:00 left on the clock to edge New Hampshire 24-21.
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UMass gets two of the ten worst MAC non-conference games in 2014.
Sometimes I don't get sports writers. The same guy has the ten most intriguing MAC non-conference games. One of them is Baylor-Buffalo. Baylor hung 70 points on Buffalo last year and that was when the Bulls had Khalil Mack. This year Baylor may hit triple digits...
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Penn State TE Jesse James (good name) has been tabbed a preseason All-Big Ten player.
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