SB Nation has an upbeat preview of the 2018 UMass Minutemen. Hopefully, UMass will change the dynamics of our situation this year. Being an Independent means we have to play a greater-than-average number of Power Five teams. That impacts our win total every year. If we can break through to a .500 or better season, those number should translate into success in C-USA or the Sun Belt. A league, any league, would be a big help. And, of course, if we have a chance to join the AAC, a winning record would be a positive selling point.
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Kip Daily, former Kansas State CB who had two INT's against UMass back in 2013, is now catching crooks.
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Despite the addition of UMass transfer Jack Driscoll, the starting Auburn offensive line is still up in the air.
Driscoll's arrival is complicating things for former five-star OL recruit Calvin Ashley.
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The Orlando Sentinel has Hawaii, who managed only three wins last year (one of them against UMass) as #116 in 2018.
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TMG Sports says A.J. Dillon is good enough to power the Eagles over UMass in BC's season opener.
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Speaking of making a bowl, the 2018-19 college bowl schedule is out. Since most of the bowls have league tie-ins, the Frisco Bowl with an AAC team vs at large would be our only hope, unless some of the other Group-of-Five leagues can't supply enough bowl-eligible teams.
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