Yesterday was Media Day at McGuirk. I attended and will have a image album up soon. It was the first time the position group images and head-shot portraits have been done inside. That was a good thing as there was a frog-drowning downpour going on outside. Special thanks to UMass and John Sinnett for allowing a blogger to take part.
UMass has video of Coach Whipple's talk to the media here. To me the most interesting part of his responses were his comments on the facilities and his hopes for the program. He said he came to UMass when we were FCS because we had the resources to win a national championship. Yesterday, he said UMass has the resources to win a league championship and go to a major bowl.
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Matty V says the new Performance Center is a good start, but it needs to be part of a larger commitment. UMass goes from having the worst facilities in FBS to the bottom ten. The Minutemen program could use a covered practice facility and a couple of artificial turf practice fields.
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Dan Malone has a story on Coach Whipple's comments on the BC game.
Whipple said the QB decision will be made this week. Dan reports on the competition between Doyle and Fronapfel.
Dan also updates the status of Daniel Maynes, who everyone expects to be the starting NT if he's healthy. Maynes UMass bio.
Boston College is not just another game to Joey Colton. UMass bio for Colton.
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The Daily Collegian says the QB decision is looming.
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The Boston Herald says UMass is better all around.
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The Greenfield Recorder says it's time for a turnaround.
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Channel 3 Spring field reports on the new Performance Center.
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Matty Vautour will make a guest appearance in BC Interruption's radio show.
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The Sentinel & Enterprise looks at Jarell Addo and Connor Lemieux who were rivals in high school and now are teammates at UMass.
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Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur takes questions from Patriots.com and comments about former UMass player Emil Igwenagu.
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Rob Blanchflower supplied a big hit in Steelers camp.
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