Well several things deserve recognition during yesterday's game. First, the UMass fans. At halftime, after the biggest miss-match in decades, nobody booed as the team left the field. Liberty had 49 points and 503 yards of offense at the half. That's stunning.
The second, is the UMMB and the 30+ high school bands put on a really great Bad Day show. Nice work.
Lastly, a tip of the hat to Liberty. The Flames not only played their third-string QB most of the second half, they spent the last 20 minutes of the game trying not to score. They almost did anyway, but you can't blame a third-string QB trying to run it in with a lot of green turf ahead of him.
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UMass write-up here.
The Liberty website said the Flames shattered records.
The UMass Daily Collegian reports UMass suffered a record breaking loss.
Josh Walfish reports Liberty shredded the UMass defense.
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In a more uplifting story, the Telegram reports on Holy Name football player Andrew Debs, who plays in memory of his father John Debs, who played for UMass in the early 80's.
Thanks to the blog reader who pointed me to the story.
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Southern Illinois beat Indiana State for the Salukis' third straight win.
Charlotte rolled past Middle Tennessee.
Akron was run over by Bowling Green to go 0-9 for the season.
FIU defeated Old Dominion 24-17.
Army lost to Air Force 17-13.
The misery continued for Northwestern as the Wildcats lost to Indiana.
Cougar fans were happy as BYU routed rival Utah State 42-14.
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