Game Day Appalachian State--October 28th, 2017

All right. UMass plays a very good Sun Belt team today. All the pundits picked the Mountaineers as the Sun Belt champion during the preseason. Seven games into 2017, Appalachian State is getting it done, tied for the conference lead at 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers are 2nd in total defense and 2nd in scoring defense. They lead the Sun Belt in sacks and 4th down conversions. They average 418.6 yards of offense. Appalachian State is a well rounded team. They can run and they can pass. They have a solid defense.

UMass has scored 105 points in the last two games. We need to score points today. The Minutemen will probably need to score in the high 30's to win. I think we can do that. There will be much less of a margin for error against a good team like the Appalachian State. Let's put it together and get our second win.

I'll be there, cheering for the Minutemen. Go UMass!

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Matty Vautour reports UMass had a short prep time for Appalachian State.

The Boston Herald says UMass eyes a victory in its final game at McGuirk.

UnderDog Dynasty predicts Appalachian State 35 UMass 17.

The Winston Salem Journal reports the Mountaineers look to their young wide receivers heading into the UMass game.

The Ashville Citizen-Times says Appalachian State looks to keep rolling against UMass.

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Boston College ran over Florida State last night 35-7. I think BC freshman AJ Dillon is one of the top backs in the country. Too bad UMass could not have landed him. I know we recruited Dillon; he would have changed the program at UMass.

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