If you followed UMass recruiting when we were in FCS, you'll know three-star recruits were few and far between. The Minutemen typically gained a three-star recruit about once every four years or so.
In 2013, Coach Molnar brought in four three-star recruits: Lorenzo Woodley, Steve Casali, Shane Huber and Shakur Nesmith. Why didn't they help? Because all four ended up injured and not playing.
Nesmith played in one game. Woodley played in eight. Casali played in two. Huber played in eight.
Our best player, Rob Blanchflower played in six games. Kevin Byrne played in 10. Only two defensive starters played in all 12 games: Devin Brown and Stanley Andre.
In 2012, Phil Steele listed the teams with most starts lost to injury. UMass was #2 in the Nation with 45 starts lost. Steele hasn't published the numbers for 2013 yet, but I'm willing to bet UMass is again near the top of the college football world in starts lost to injury.
Now consider Stanford.
Quote from the article:"In 2012, only two Cardinal players required season-ending or postseason surgical repair; this year, only one."
One thing the remaining coaching staff could do while waiting for a new HC coach to be appointed would be to look into the Minutemen's injury rate. Whatever we were doing was not getting the players ready for games. We had some pretty good looking running backs, but generally they only lasted one game. By the end of the season UMass was starting a six-string walk on (who actually played pretty good).
One thing that would make UMass better in a hurry would be to have all our talent actually on the field. Making an improvement in training or practice procedures to reduce injuries should be a priority in 2014.
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Thursday, January 02, 2014
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Wednesday---January 1, 2014
UMass announces a 12-person advisory committee for the coaching search.
UMass expects to name a new head coach by mid-January.
Home page for Carr Sports Associates.
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Dan Malone reports Mark Whipple may be offered a position with the Houston Texans. The Minutemen could not compete with NFL money.
SB Nation says O'Brien's move to the Texans could jolt the Northeast coaching carousel.
State College.com looks at possible replacements for O'Brien at Penn State.
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USA Today says the best college football teams are the heaviest.
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The Massachusetts sports media's favorite football team Boston College got smoked in their bowl game yesterday.
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James Ihedigbo won a Ravens fan award.
He wants to return to Baltimore next year.
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UMass expects to name a new head coach by mid-January.
Home page for Carr Sports Associates.
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Dan Malone reports Mark Whipple may be offered a position with the Houston Texans. The Minutemen could not compete with NFL money.
SB Nation says O'Brien's move to the Texans could jolt the Northeast coaching carousel.
State College.com looks at possible replacements for O'Brien at Penn State.
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USA Today says the best college football teams are the heaviest.
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The Massachusetts sports media's favorite football team Boston College got smoked in their bowl game yesterday.
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James Ihedigbo won a Ravens fan award.
He wants to return to Baltimore next year.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday--December 31, 2013
Well, this has been a crappy year for UMass football and fans. Good to see it in the rear view mirror.
Dave Barry cracks me up. He's the only non-football link in this blog. Dave Barry's Year in Review: 2013 was a zombie of a year.
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MassLive has Victor Cruz and Michael Cox see bright futures with the NY Giants.
Cox finished 20-436 21.8 AVE 50 LONG in kick returns. He was particularly effective in the last two games of the season where he went 3-104 yards.
Cruz wishes he could have that catch vs Seattle back.
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You remember that Mark Whipple lost his NFL job last year when the Brown fired their coaching staff? We'll the new coaches lasted only one year as the Browns again fired their coaches.
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The Star-Press says the MAC is winless in bowl games so far.
Northern Illinois and Bowling Green tumble in UPS Performance Index.
NIU wonders if it can keep it going in 2014.
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Yesterday we were talking about option football. Army's new HC is from Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech and says the Cadets will continue to run.
If you missed it, Navy rushed for 385 yards and victory over Middle Tennessee State in the Armed Forces Bowl.
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The Washington Post says college football head coaching searches are leaning towards offensive guys.
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Dave Barry cracks me up. He's the only non-football link in this blog. Dave Barry's Year in Review: 2013 was a zombie of a year.
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MassLive has Victor Cruz and Michael Cox see bright futures with the NY Giants.
Cox finished 20-436 21.8 AVE 50 LONG in kick returns. He was particularly effective in the last two games of the season where he went 3-104 yards.
Cruz wishes he could have that catch vs Seattle back.
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You remember that Mark Whipple lost his NFL job last year when the Brown fired their coaching staff? We'll the new coaches lasted only one year as the Browns again fired their coaches.
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The Star-Press says the MAC is winless in bowl games so far.
Northern Illinois and Bowling Green tumble in UPS Performance Index.
NIU wonders if it can keep it going in 2014.
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Yesterday we were talking about option football. Army's new HC is from Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech and says the Cadets will continue to run.
If you missed it, Navy rushed for 385 yards and victory over Middle Tennessee State in the Armed Forces Bowl.
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The Washington Post says college football head coaching searches are leaning towards offensive guys.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday--December 30, 2013
The holiday week has pretty much stalled any press news about the coaching search. There are a number of columns by various sports writers bashing the football program and UMass. I'm not going to link to those.
Changing coaches breaks the verbals for recruits on both ends. The recruits (which are not final anyway until they sign on LOI Day) can look elsewhere and so can the school. So, there is no point doing any recruiting posts until we hear what the new coach has to say about his system and his style of coaching.
One point might be Coach Molnar's spread offense. That might not have been the best choice for a start up program in a cold climate. In addition, we didn't have the players to run it. UMass' killer OOC schedule was another problem for the spread offense. We could potentially out-quick Eastern Michigan, but it was not a good plan against Wisconsin. The Badgers were not going to get tired covering us. A spread offense three-and-out means your defense is back on the field in short order.
All the service academies run a form of the option offense. The Academies are always out-athleted (to coin a phrase) and out scholarshiped, just like UMass currently is. Navy has been very successful with it. The virtue of the option is that it eats the clock and is difficult to defense.
Mike Hodges used it at UMass when he didn't have any scholarships after Jimmie Reid left.
At the very least, a pro-set offense would probably be better choice as the Minutemen have a number of talented running backs. We'll have to see what the new coach has to say.
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ESPN Boston has an article about Molnar's firing that manages to cover the story without snark. The article says the UMass players were concerned about keeping the UMass strength and conditioning program. I think Mike Golden was popular with the players and hopefully he'll be kept by the new head coach.
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Mrs Blog and I went to the UMass-Providence game Saturday. Nice to see the place packed like the old days. We were talking about walking across campus in the cold to some of those midnight ESPN games when Calipari was trying to get the program going.
I was listening to a number of people around us at the game. Apparently it was the first trip to Mullins for more than a few. Winning is the only thing that matters to most sports "fans".
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Changing coaches breaks the verbals for recruits on both ends. The recruits (which are not final anyway until they sign on LOI Day) can look elsewhere and so can the school. So, there is no point doing any recruiting posts until we hear what the new coach has to say about his system and his style of coaching.
One point might be Coach Molnar's spread offense. That might not have been the best choice for a start up program in a cold climate. In addition, we didn't have the players to run it. UMass' killer OOC schedule was another problem for the spread offense. We could potentially out-quick Eastern Michigan, but it was not a good plan against Wisconsin. The Badgers were not going to get tired covering us. A spread offense three-and-out means your defense is back on the field in short order.
All the service academies run a form of the option offense. The Academies are always out-athleted (to coin a phrase) and out scholarshiped, just like UMass currently is. Navy has been very successful with it. The virtue of the option is that it eats the clock and is difficult to defense.
Mike Hodges used it at UMass when he didn't have any scholarships after Jimmie Reid left.
At the very least, a pro-set offense would probably be better choice as the Minutemen have a number of talented running backs. We'll have to see what the new coach has to say.
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ESPN Boston has an article about Molnar's firing that manages to cover the story without snark. The article says the UMass players were concerned about keeping the UMass strength and conditioning program. I think Mike Golden was popular with the players and hopefully he'll be kept by the new head coach.
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Mrs Blog and I went to the UMass-Providence game Saturday. Nice to see the place packed like the old days. We were talking about walking across campus in the cold to some of those midnight ESPN games when Calipari was trying to get the program going.
I was listening to a number of people around us at the game. Apparently it was the first trip to Mullins for more than a few. Winning is the only thing that matters to most sports "fans".
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Saturday--December 28, 2013
JImmie Kelley of Hustle Belt says UMass must get it right this time.
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Matty V. reports that Mark Whipple era 2.0 is not far-fetched.
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Other names mentioned in Matty's article include:
Neal Brown-- Offensive coordinator at Kentucky. Brown is one of my favorites. He's a young on-the-rise coach and is already a offensive guru. He applied for the UMass job twice before. He's a former Minutemen player and coach. As Matty mentioned, he'd probably take a salary cut to come to UMass, but I think he'd do it to become head coach. He and the Minutemen program could do each other a favor by coming to UMass. UMass would build a program and Brown could expect a lucrative head coaching offer offer from a BCS school in four years or so.
Mark Whipple-- Whipple did it before. He knows the school and knows the various difficulties associated with the faculty and the unique local press. Whipple also brought in two of the best QB's ever to play for UMass-- Todd Bankhead and Jeff Krohn. UMass currently needs a quarterback like the Titanic needed surface search radar.
Rob Ambrose-- He turned one of the CAA's worst programs into a winner. The Tigers (and several ex-Minutemen) play for the FCS National Championship shortly. As Matty says, Ambrose was also involved in a player mistreatment scandal at Towson. I would think the UMass administration would be gun shy unless he has a really, really good explanation.
Bob Shoop-- There's an old football saying that says offense sells the tickets, but defense wins the games. Don Brown did it at UMass with a killer defense and Bob Shoop probably would offer a quicker road to respectability than offensive coaches. Shoop coached at UMass so he knows some of the liabilities we face. Like Neal Brown, Shoop would face a salary cut to become HC at UMass, but Shoop could expect a big contract HC offer from a BCS school in a few years if he built UMass into a winner.
Don Brown-- Brown is a New England coach. He probably knows the talent pool and what it takes to be a winner in the North East better than anyone. He was approachable and liked by his players. One negative is that in his last year, he apparently let what ever frustrations that come with the HC job at UMass affect his attitude to the school administration. One rule of coaching-- never burn bridges, it could come back to bite you in the ass. Brown has the same advantage as Shoop, a good defense would probably be the quickest road to respectability. Brown has jumped around a lot in his career. His history suggests if he was at UMass a year and a SEC job was offered, he'd take it.
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Matty V. reports that Mark Whipple era 2.0 is not far-fetched.
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Other names mentioned in Matty's article include:
Neal Brown-- Offensive coordinator at Kentucky. Brown is one of my favorites. He's a young on-the-rise coach and is already a offensive guru. He applied for the UMass job twice before. He's a former Minutemen player and coach. As Matty mentioned, he'd probably take a salary cut to come to UMass, but I think he'd do it to become head coach. He and the Minutemen program could do each other a favor by coming to UMass. UMass would build a program and Brown could expect a lucrative head coaching offer offer from a BCS school in four years or so.
Mark Whipple-- Whipple did it before. He knows the school and knows the various difficulties associated with the faculty and the unique local press. Whipple also brought in two of the best QB's ever to play for UMass-- Todd Bankhead and Jeff Krohn. UMass currently needs a quarterback like the Titanic needed surface search radar.
Rob Ambrose-- He turned one of the CAA's worst programs into a winner. The Tigers (and several ex-Minutemen) play for the FCS National Championship shortly. As Matty says, Ambrose was also involved in a player mistreatment scandal at Towson. I would think the UMass administration would be gun shy unless he has a really, really good explanation.
Bob Shoop-- There's an old football saying that says offense sells the tickets, but defense wins the games. Don Brown did it at UMass with a killer defense and Bob Shoop probably would offer a quicker road to respectability than offensive coaches. Shoop coached at UMass so he knows some of the liabilities we face. Like Neal Brown, Shoop would face a salary cut to become HC at UMass, but Shoop could expect a big contract HC offer from a BCS school in a few years if he built UMass into a winner.
Don Brown-- Brown is a New England coach. He probably knows the talent pool and what it takes to be a winner in the North East better than anyone. He was approachable and liked by his players. One negative is that in his last year, he apparently let what ever frustrations that come with the HC job at UMass affect his attitude to the school administration. One rule of coaching-- never burn bridges, it could come back to bite you in the ass. Brown has the same advantage as Shoop, a good defense would probably be the quickest road to respectability. Brown has jumped around a lot in his career. His history suggests if he was at UMass a year and a SEC job was offered, he'd take it.
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Friday--December 27, 2013
Dan Malone has a timeline on the Coach Molnar era.
Ron Chimelis adds snark.
Mike Wegsyn considers return.
Matty V. has a story about the search. Quote from the article :"A national search for Molnar’s replacement is already underway. Unlike previous coaching hires, which have been conducted entirely by UMass athletic department staff, McCutcheon said the school will employ Florida-based Carr Sports Associates as a search firm to consult on the hiring process that he expected to go quickly."
The last two football hires by the athletic office did not go well. Kudos to Chancellor Subbaswamy for insisting on some outside help.
UMass went into the FBS era with a team that has gone essentially .500 the last three years. The Minutemen went into 2012 with only two returning All-CAA players.
If the decision to hire Coach Morris in 2009 was designed to save money, it cost a lot more in the long run.
Let's get this hire right and move forward.
I'm not going to link to any more stories about Molnar's firing. I'm tired of sportswriters bashing the program.
Matty V. Says Carr Sports will play a big role in UMass' future.
Matty also looks at some of the things that brought Coach Molnar down.
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The MAC goes 0-4 in bowl games.
Utah State beat Northern Illinois.
Pitt beat Bowling Green on a field goal.
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Ron Chimelis adds snark.
Mike Wegsyn considers return.
Matty V. has a story about the search. Quote from the article :"A national search for Molnar’s replacement is already underway. Unlike previous coaching hires, which have been conducted entirely by UMass athletic department staff, McCutcheon said the school will employ Florida-based Carr Sports Associates as a search firm to consult on the hiring process that he expected to go quickly."
The last two football hires by the athletic office did not go well. Kudos to Chancellor Subbaswamy for insisting on some outside help.
UMass went into the FBS era with a team that has gone essentially .500 the last three years. The Minutemen went into 2012 with only two returning All-CAA players.
If the decision to hire Coach Morris in 2009 was designed to save money, it cost a lot more in the long run.
Let's get this hire right and move forward.
I'm not going to link to any more stories about Molnar's firing. I'm tired of sportswriters bashing the program.
Matty V. Says Carr Sports will play a big role in UMass' future.
Matty also looks at some of the things that brought Coach Molnar down.
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The MAC goes 0-4 in bowl games.
Utah State beat Northern Illinois.
Pitt beat Bowling Green on a field goal.
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
December 26, 2013 -- Coach Molnar Fired
Coach Pickett passed away a couple of years ago. Sorry someone was being malicious.
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The UMass website reports Coach Molnar has been fired. Phil Elmassian and Ted Dasher were also let go.
Dan Malone has more.
UMass players react on Twitter.
Hopefully, things will stabilize quickly. More to come, I'm sure.
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The UMass website reports Coach Molnar has been fired. Phil Elmassian and Ted Dasher were also let go.
Dan Malone has more.
UMass players react on Twitter.
Hopefully, things will stabilize quickly. More to come, I'm sure.
Recruiting 2014-- Napoleon Maxwell
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Scout.com page here.
Hudl.com has video.
247Sports page here.
Quote from Scout.com article in September 2013 on Maxwell: "“His best football is in front of him,” Hearn said. “He is far from being maxed out. He has a great body (6-0.5/190) and is a physical specimen. He is so athletic, so fast and so big.”
Has offers from UMass, Virginia, FIU and Georgia State.
Thursday--December 26, 2013
The MAC Report Online covers Rob Blanchflower's invite to the Senior Bowl.
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Former Minuteman Brian Dowling and the Towson Tigers prepare for the FCS Championship Game. Good luck Brian!
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UCF hires Maine's defensive coordinator Paul Ferraro. The article states Ferraro began his career at UMass in 1982. He's not listed in the UMass press guide or the 1982 game day programs, so he probably was a graduate assistant.
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Michael Cox could end up starting for the Giants on the last game of the season.
NJ.com considers if Cox could be the starting RB for the Giants in 2014.
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James Ihedigbo is still promoting his HOPE Africa charity. The article relates he wears #32 for the Ravens in honor of former UMass RB Matt Lawrence.
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It's a big day for the MAC conference. Buffalo and Ohio ended up being blown out of the second half of both their bowl games. Today's games feature two the the MAC's best teams.
Bowling Green vs Pitt.
Northern Illinois vs Utah State.
An NIU fan looks at Jordan Lynch and the Huskie offense against Utah State's top-25 defense.
Both games are on ESPN today. Set your DVD.
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Former Minuteman Brian Dowling and the Towson Tigers prepare for the FCS Championship Game. Good luck Brian!
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UCF hires Maine's defensive coordinator Paul Ferraro. The article states Ferraro began his career at UMass in 1982. He's not listed in the UMass press guide or the 1982 game day programs, so he probably was a graduate assistant.
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Michael Cox could end up starting for the Giants on the last game of the season.
NJ.com considers if Cox could be the starting RB for the Giants in 2014.
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James Ihedigbo is still promoting his HOPE Africa charity. The article relates he wears #32 for the Ravens in honor of former UMass RB Matt Lawrence.
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It's a big day for the MAC conference. Buffalo and Ohio ended up being blown out of the second half of both their bowl games. Today's games feature two the the MAC's best teams.
Bowling Green vs Pitt.
Northern Illinois vs Utah State.
An NIU fan looks at Jordan Lynch and the Huskie offense against Utah State's top-25 defense.
Both games are on ESPN today. Set your DVD.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
December 25, 2013-- Happy Holidays
Well, it's a chill Christmas morning here in Jaffrey. Mrs Blog and I would like to wish all UMass fans, players coaches and staff a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday.
To the team: the older I get ---- and I'm getting quite old, the fewer heroes I have. I admire people who don't quit. May 2014 bring the team some rewards for all their hard work.
To the coaches: may the new year bring victories and vindication.
To Minutemen fans everywhere: May Santa bring some games that are fun to watch to reward faithful fans for sticking by the program.
To the enemies of UMass football, ----- and you know who you are. May Santa bring an especially large piece of coal for your stocking.
Thanks to all the blog readers for their kind words this year. Thanks to the UMass coaching staff who sent me a Christmas Card signed by all the coaches.
Hope everyone has a nice day with their family.
Go UMass!!!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Tuesday--December 24, 2013
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Rob Blanchflower has been invited to the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Good for him. Hopefully he'll be back at 100% and be able to show the scouts what he can do.
Blanchflower only played in six games in 2013. He went 27-313 11.6 AVE 3 TD's 56 LONG 52.2 AVE/Game.
Note that Blanchflower's 52 yard catch was the longest UMass pass play of 2013.
Rotoworld also has a capsule on his selection.
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His Senior Bowl bio page.
Blanchflower's NFLDraftScout.com page.
FanSided's Peter Smith (good name) has a long profile of Blanchflower.
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Monday--December 23, 2013
So much for not working on the Blog on Sundays :)
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Rant Sports says Tajae Sharpe was a bright spot in UMass' dismal 2013 season.
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ArizonaSports.com has a article on bowl games for the 55 FBS teams that didn't quality for regular bowl games this year (includes UMass).
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Fansided and Athlon Sports both predict a big East Carolina victory over Ohio in the Beef O'Brady bowl tonight.
If you missed it, Buffalo got crushed in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
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NIU looks to move on after their MAC Championship loss.
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Cox gets congrats after big return. Note Talley wearing #19.
Michael Cox opened the Giants overtime period against the Lions with a 56 yard kick return.
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Rant Sports says Tajae Sharpe was a bright spot in UMass' dismal 2013 season.
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ArizonaSports.com has a article on bowl games for the 55 FBS teams that didn't quality for regular bowl games this year (includes UMass).
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Fansided and Athlon Sports both predict a big East Carolina victory over Ohio in the Beef O'Brady bowl tonight.
If you missed it, Buffalo got crushed in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
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NIU looks to move on after their MAC Championship loss.
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Michael Cox opened the Giants overtime period against the Lions with a 56 yard kick return.
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
Recruiting 2014---Jeremy Miller
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247 Sports page here.
Hudle.com has video.
Rivals.com has some physical stats.
JucoFootball.com had the following to say about him in August 2013: "Tyler DT Jeremy Miller - Expect things to hit a fever pitch for Miller after the first month of season as schools get more and more film of him. He's just over 6' tall and weighs close to 300 pounds and he's got great quickness and strength. Schools from all over have shown him some interest, but to this point, none have ponied up an offer. The first one that does could put themselves in a great position to add a run-stuffer to their program."
Had offers from Nichols State, Texas State and Texas Southern. Visited TCU in November.
Recruiting 2014---Randell West VI
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West was just named The Star-Ledger's Prep football Player of the Year for 2013.
Quote from article: "“I'm looking forward to just learning the game,” West said. “Really, I've only been a pocket, pro-style quarterback for two years now. It's still very new to me and I want to go (to UMass) and be a sponge and learn all I can from that coaching staff. I want to become a better person, better player and better student-athlete to bring a lot of honor to my family and Lawrenceville."
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Recruiting 2014-- Jalen Williams
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247 page with the verbal here.
Led Dean College with 25 358 14.3 AVE 2 TD's.
Hudl.com has some highlight video.
UMass badly needs impact players on offense. Williams should see a lot of playing time in 2014. Williams is the second WR in the Minutemen's 2014 verbal list.
Saturday--December 21, 2013
The Bowl Season starts today. Of interest to UMass fans is the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Buffalo plays San Diego State. Since the Bulls beat us, we want them to do well. Set your DVD for ESPN at 4:30.
Sports Illustrated breaks it down.
Hustle Belt previews the game.
BTW, five years ago, Khalil Mack was a zero-stars recruit.
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USA Today reviews 2013's top ranked Bowls.
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Hustle Belt's Brown and Gold reviews Western Michigan's season. UMass fans remember that the Minutemen were the Broncos only victory of 2013.
Most recruiting services have Western Michigan as the top team in the MAC so far.
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Tom Coughlin says Julian Talley will contribute to the Giants passing game.
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Sports Illustrated breaks it down.
Hustle Belt previews the game.
BTW, five years ago, Khalil Mack was a zero-stars recruit.
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USA Today reviews 2013's top ranked Bowls.
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Hustle Belt's Brown and Gold reviews Western Michigan's season. UMass fans remember that the Minutemen were the Broncos only victory of 2013.
Most recruiting services have Western Michigan as the top team in the MAC so far.
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Tom Coughlin says Julian Talley will contribute to the Giants passing game.
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Recruiting 2014--Malik White
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Several recruiting services say UMass has offered to Malik White, a 6-5 235 pound TE/DE from Seton-LaSalle HS in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hudl.com has video.
White has only played one year of football. Quote from 06/26/13 article from Scout.com: "White has begun summer conditioning with the football team, but before that he attended the Nike Football Training Camp and the Pitt 7-on-7 passing camp last weekend--all this, despite never having played a down of football."
So far, UMass is White's only offer.
Friday--December 20, 2013
Dan Malone reports on two UMass verbals who have flipped to another school.
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Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt reviews UMass football in 2013.
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Ball State announces their future OOC schedule. Can you see any differences from the Minutemen's ?
UMass 2014
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Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt reviews UMass football in 2013.
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Ball State announces their future OOC schedule. Can you see any differences from the Minutemen's ?
UMass 2014
- Boston College
- Colorado
- Vanderbilt
- Penn State
Ball State 2014
- Iowa
- Army
- Colgate
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A Hustle Belt writer ranks the five MAC Bowl games.
Toledo gets two players invited to the East-West Shrine game.
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Pitt is an underdog to Bowling Green in the Pizza Bowl.
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Victor Cruz has knee surgery, ends season.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
Recruiting 2014--Malik Watson
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Hudl.com has some stats and video.
Originally signed with Montana.
From the Scout.com bio: "Finished 58.9% for 2,636 18 Touchdowns and thirteen interceptions and 2 Rushing TD's while going 7-4.
Played for both 2012 and 2013 teams, the first teams to ever win the Bay Valley Conference Championship for Contra Costa."
YouTube has 2013 season highlights.
Watson also has an offer from New Mexico State.
Thursday--December 19, 2013
Natty V. has another article on Julian Talley being activated by the NY Giants.
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After two years at a JUCO, former UMass player Jarvis Bentley joins Troy.
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Ohio may have a tough row to hoe in the Beef O'Brady Bowl.
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Bowling Green hires Dino Babers as HC.
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Michael Cox may see some significant playing time for the Giants this Sunday.
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ESPN New York says Victor Cruz stands tall for the NY Giants.
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Football Scoop.com (scroll down to Tuesday's post) reports former UMass player and coach Ben Albert as well as former UMass assistant coach Tom Massela are candidates for the HC job at Rhode Island.
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OT, but ESPN has a long feature about Chaz Williams.
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After two years at a JUCO, former UMass player Jarvis Bentley joins Troy.
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Ohio may have a tough row to hoe in the Beef O'Brady Bowl.
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Bowling Green hires Dino Babers as HC.
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Michael Cox may see some significant playing time for the Giants this Sunday.
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ESPN New York says Victor Cruz stands tall for the NY Giants.
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Football Scoop.com (scroll down to Tuesday's post) reports former UMass player and coach Ben Albert as well as former UMass assistant coach Tom Massela are candidates for the HC job at Rhode Island.
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OT, but ESPN has a long feature about Chaz Williams.
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