Another week, another tough opponent for the Minutemen. Toledo returns eight starters on both offense and defense. Most pundits expect the Rockets to contend for the MAC East first place and the MAC title.
The Rockets have under-performed their recruiting in recent years. Toledo has had the #1 recruiting class in the MAC five of the last six years, yet have not won the division title since 2017.
Nevertheless this is a talented, deep team. Last year they lost at Notre Dame by three. The Rockets can play when they want to.
UMass can do better than they showed last week. Special teams gave Tulane a short field all game. Three really, really bad INT's killed any positive momentum. However, the Minutemen ran for nearly 200 yards into a stacked eight man front. If we could throw a little our ground game should be better.
The defense provided four stops and played with intensity. It's going to take some time to get Brown's complicated defense perfected.
I think UMass will get better game by game and we will thrive under Coach Brown.
Bleep 'em all. Let's get after it today.
Go UMass.
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The Hampshire Gazette says it's not rocket science at Toledo.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the Minutemen-Rockets game.
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CBS Sports looks at the odds for UMass vs Toledo.
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Action Sports thinks Toledo will cover the spread.
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Tulane gets Alcorn State this week.
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Stony Book gets a bye week.
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