Dan Malone says Miami of Ohio could be UMass' last, best chance for a win.
The Boston Globe says UMass looks to start and end strong.
The Boston Herald asks "Home Sweet Home?"
MAC Report Online says a "precious" win is on the line.
Hustle Belt likes it as "The Brawl for the Basement".
CBS Local reports Coach Molnar hopes A.J. Doyle makes the next step forward.
Jimmy Kelly says someone has to win.
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Tomorrow's game against Miami is a watershed of sorts. The Minutemen defense has looked good in spots this year. Despite the almost mind-boggling amount of time the "D" has spend on the field, UMass is giving up almost 9 points a game less than last year. There have been no 63 point games by the opposition. Hopefully, the defense will come to play tomorrow.
The offense however, has been flat awful. The only positives have been a couple of good games by a UMass running back. But even there, it hasn't been a running "offense" like during the days of Hernandez and Griffin.
Our QB efficiency is so low it doesn't even show in the MAC's statistics page. Our best receiver, TE Rob Blanchflower has missed most of the season. Even when available, I don't think he had a catch in the first half last week. There has been no yards after catch from the other receivers. We've dropped balls that would keep drives alive.
I don't know if the coaching change and the abandonment of the option with energize Miami's offense, but their defense is still the same. If the Minutemen offense can't do it against the Miami "D" then they can't do it at all.
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Buffalo's Freddie Lee has a full plate.
EMU-Army could be the second game of the season to cause a MAC coach to be fired.
The MAC Blogger round table is back.
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Newsday opines Victor Cruz is excelling despite the Giants 0-5 start.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Thursday--October 10, 2013
UMass has their game notes up for the Miami game on a redesigned website. Stacey Bedell and Lorenzo Woodley return to the two-deep. Kevin Byrne does not...
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The Minutemen will wear pink "UMass" decals on their helmets this Saturday for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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The UMass Daily Collegian reports UMass is still searching for elusive first win.
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The MAC Report Online has Week #7 conference power ratings. Both Miami of Ohio and UMass are tied for the basement.
In MAC news, Buffalo preps for Western Michigan. The Bulls have a shot at a post season game this year. Most college football preseason magazines picked Buffalo 2nd in the MAC East.
The Bulls resurgent running game has led to success for Buffalo.
The MAC's best team, NIU has seen its rushing totals go off the charts in 2013.
Last week's foe Bowling Green, gets 2-3 Mississippi State this week.
Eastern Michigan has given up nearly a 1,000 yards of offense in their last two games preps for Army's rushing attack.
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I watched a replay of Vanderbilt vs UAB last night. The Commodores hung 52 points on UAB. It further illustrated how well UMass played against Vanderbilt's receivers. Vandy's QB went 23-29 and 300+ yards passing.
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Jeromy Miles who has been dealing with a hamstring this year got 23 snaps on special teams for the Ravens last week.
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The Minutemen will wear pink "UMass" decals on their helmets this Saturday for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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The UMass Daily Collegian reports UMass is still searching for elusive first win.
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The MAC Report Online has Week #7 conference power ratings. Both Miami of Ohio and UMass are tied for the basement.
In MAC news, Buffalo preps for Western Michigan. The Bulls have a shot at a post season game this year. Most college football preseason magazines picked Buffalo 2nd in the MAC East.
The Bulls resurgent running game has led to success for Buffalo.
The MAC's best team, NIU has seen its rushing totals go off the charts in 2013.
Last week's foe Bowling Green, gets 2-3 Mississippi State this week.
Eastern Michigan has given up nearly a 1,000 yards of offense in their last two games preps for Army's rushing attack.
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I watched a replay of Vanderbilt vs UAB last night. The Commodores hung 52 points on UAB. It further illustrated how well UMass played against Vanderbilt's receivers. Vandy's QB went 23-29 and 300+ yards passing.
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Jeromy Miles who has been dealing with a hamstring this year got 23 snaps on special teams for the Ravens last week.
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Wednesday--October 9, 2013
Coach Molnar's quotes from the league's Week #7 teleconference.
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Mike Bath foresees a passionate, hungry Miami Red Hawks team.
Central Michigan's Dan Enos says the firing of Don Treadwell was "terrible" for the Miami team.
Vincy.com reports a "helpless" feeling led to Treadwell's firing.
Football Scoop hopes Mike Bath gets thing turned around against UMass.
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Hustle Belt starts its own "Mid-Major" Football Top Ten poll.
Keith Scheessele of Hustle Belt says take Red Hawks and the points.
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Michael Cox gets some praise from Tom Coughlin (middle of article).
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An underestimated James Ihedigbo proves his worth for the Ravens. The article has a number of Don Brown quotes.
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The University of Maine Black Bears rose to #14 in the latest FCS poll. The only CAA team ranked higher is 6-0 Towson.
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A NY strip club bans the 0-5 Giants.
Key quote from the article "After five straight losses, the crowd turned and started booing the TVs. The girls had to work extra hard."
Victor Cruz talks about his "style" essentials.
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Mike Bath foresees a passionate, hungry Miami Red Hawks team.
Central Michigan's Dan Enos says the firing of Don Treadwell was "terrible" for the Miami team.
Vincy.com reports a "helpless" feeling led to Treadwell's firing.
Football Scoop hopes Mike Bath gets thing turned around against UMass.
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Hustle Belt starts its own "Mid-Major" Football Top Ten poll.
Keith Scheessele of Hustle Belt says take Red Hawks and the points.
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Michael Cox gets some praise from Tom Coughlin (middle of article).
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An underestimated James Ihedigbo proves his worth for the Ravens. The article has a number of Don Brown quotes.
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The University of Maine Black Bears rose to #14 in the latest FCS poll. The only CAA team ranked higher is 6-0 Towson.
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A NY strip club bans the 0-5 Giants.
Key quote from the article "After five straight losses, the crowd turned and started booing the TVs. The girls had to work extra hard."
Victor Cruz talks about his "style" essentials.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Tuesday--October 8, 2013
Matty V. says UMass will stick with A. J. Doyle. He goes on to list this week's casualty list.
The following is a cut-and-paste from Matty's article:
"INJURY UPDATES — Bedell and Woodley returned to practice Monday, as did receiver E.J. Burston, linebackers Jovan Santos-Knox, Ed Saint Vil and Tom Brandt, the latter of whom was limited.
Broadnax, linebackers Steve Casali and John Robinson-Woodgett, safety Joe Colton, defensive lineman Trey Seals and receiver Shakur Nesmith did not practice because of injuries.
Senior defensive lineman Kevin Byrne, who missed Saturday’s game for “non-football reasons,” didn’t practice. According to UMass spokesman John Sinnett, there is no update on his status."
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He also mentions future UMass QB Randall West. The UMass-bound QB led New Jersey in passing last week with a 17-26 406 3 TD effort.
NJ weekly stats here.
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Dan Malone has Week #6 helmet stickers.
Shakur Nesmith tweets he may take a medical redshirt.
Dan discusses the coaching changes at Miami (Ohio). It would have been nice if Miami had waited one more game to fire Treadwell. We need a win like we need oxygen right now. Sometimes a coaching change gets a team fired up as the staff and the players close ranks. Let's hope Miami struggles for one more week.
A weird Minutemen season got weirder as potential redshirt RB Dequan Mack tweets he might get some reps at DE.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt has some comments on Mack's tweet.
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Sports Chat Place previews the UMass-Miami game.
Miami's website also has the Red Hawks' game notes.
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Michigan State's HC Mark Dantonio criticizes Miami's firing of Don Treadwell.
Cincinnati.com says a "helpless feeling" among the Red Hawks players led to Treadwell's firing.
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Two new bowls will bring the total to 39. The MAC conference will be eligible for both of the new contests.
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The following is a cut-and-paste from Matty's article:
"INJURY UPDATES — Bedell and Woodley returned to practice Monday, as did receiver E.J. Burston, linebackers Jovan Santos-Knox, Ed Saint Vil and Tom Brandt, the latter of whom was limited.
Broadnax, linebackers Steve Casali and John Robinson-Woodgett, safety Joe Colton, defensive lineman Trey Seals and receiver Shakur Nesmith did not practice because of injuries.
Senior defensive lineman Kevin Byrne, who missed Saturday’s game for “non-football reasons,” didn’t practice. According to UMass spokesman John Sinnett, there is no update on his status."
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NJ weekly stats here.
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Dan Malone has Week #6 helmet stickers.
Shakur Nesmith tweets he may take a medical redshirt.
Dan discusses the coaching changes at Miami (Ohio). It would have been nice if Miami had waited one more game to fire Treadwell. We need a win like we need oxygen right now. Sometimes a coaching change gets a team fired up as the staff and the players close ranks. Let's hope Miami struggles for one more week.
A weird Minutemen season got weirder as potential redshirt RB Dequan Mack tweets he might get some reps at DE.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt has some comments on Mack's tweet.
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Sports Chat Place previews the UMass-Miami game.
Miami's website also has the Red Hawks' game notes.
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Michigan State's HC Mark Dantonio criticizes Miami's firing of Don Treadwell.
Cincinnati.com says a "helpless feeling" among the Red Hawks players led to Treadwell's firing.
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Two new bowls will bring the total to 39. The MAC conference will be eligible for both of the new contests.
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Monday, October 07, 2013
Monday--October 7, 2013
Bulletin, Bulletin, Bulletin: Keeper's College football ratings has UMass a 9.81 favorite over the Red Hawks. That's probably the first time ever the Minutemen have been favored over an FBS team.
Vegas has UMass by 3.5.
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Coach Molnar does not want another quarterback competition. The article says A.J. Doyle was still being bothered by his ankle injury. Doyle went 4-17 20 yards LONG 7 yards in Saturday's game.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt says UMass has a quarterback conundrum (wish I thought of that phrase).
Coach Molnar is really, really proud of Jamal Wilson. This is the type of article that makes me believe that UMass is making progress. Wilson can play. Lorenzo Woodley, a highly rated recruit has been nicked up from day one. Stacey Bedell ran well against a couple of BCS teams. Daquan Mack, a 6-1 255 pound fullback is waiting in the wings. Those guys have gotta be a good as any backfield in the MAC.
Justin Anderson had a good game for the Minutemen against Bowling Green. He had 3 UT 2 AT 2 TFL and 2 SACKS.
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Miami (Ohio) fires Don Threadwell after a 0-5 start.
Dan Malone also has an article on Threadwell's firing. The Redhawks faced a pretty tough schedule including Marshall, Kentucky, Illinois and Cincinnati. Miami gave up over 50 points in two of those games and 41 against Kentucky. The Miami offense has only scored 44 points this season.
Bryan Vance of Hustle Belt comments on Threadwell's firing.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Miami cuts ties with Treadwell and Akron and Kent State look for rays of light.
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That ray of light has been avoiding Victor Cruz and the Giants.
Michael Cox did not get any carries even though the Giants lost another RB against the Eagles.
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Vegas has UMass by 3.5.
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Coach Molnar does not want another quarterback competition. The article says A.J. Doyle was still being bothered by his ankle injury. Doyle went 4-17 20 yards LONG 7 yards in Saturday's game.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt says UMass has a quarterback conundrum (wish I thought of that phrase).
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Justin Anderson had a good game for the Minutemen against Bowling Green. He had 3 UT 2 AT 2 TFL and 2 SACKS.
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Miami (Ohio) fires Don Threadwell after a 0-5 start.
Dan Malone also has an article on Threadwell's firing. The Redhawks faced a pretty tough schedule including Marshall, Kentucky, Illinois and Cincinnati. Miami gave up over 50 points in two of those games and 41 against Kentucky. The Miami offense has only scored 44 points this season.
Bryan Vance of Hustle Belt comments on Threadwell's firing.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Miami cuts ties with Treadwell and Akron and Kent State look for rays of light.
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That ray of light has been avoiding Victor Cruz and the Giants.
Michael Cox did not get any carries even though the Giants lost another RB against the Eagles.
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Sunday, October 06, 2013
Sunday--October 6, 2013
I'm seeing improvement------ but not at quarterback.
Yesterday, the UMass defense did everything that could be asked except score. They were on the field 19.05 minutes in the first half.The Minutemen had three sacks and forced five punts. The defense had six TFL. Justin Anderson had two of the UMass sacks.
To be fair, I don't know if Doyle's injury was still bothering him, but it looked as if UMass took the ball out of his hands a number of times with conservative play calling. The Minutemen quarterbacks combined for a 44% completion average 3.84 yards per attempt and a 81.45 quarterback rating.
Bowling Green's QB's went 13-22 216.3 yards 59% completion rate 9.8 yards per attempt and a QB efficiency rating of 186.5.
I see us adding talent from recruiting. However, I think we need to look at a fifth year senior or JUCO QB for next year. Granted, Doyle had one big drop that would have increased his numbers, but again it looks to me that the QB position is lagging the team in the improvement curve. You know I love all the UMass players and want them to be All-Americans. We just aren't getting the level of play from the quarterback position we need.
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UMass' write up on the game.
Bowling Green's write up here.
Minutemen DE Kevin Byrne was held out of the game in a "non-football" issue.
Dan Malone says UMass falls to Bowling Green 28-7.
MassLive reports Jamal Wilson made an impression.
Dan Malone says the UMass "D" was ground down.
The Hampshire Gazette says the UMass defense faded and the offense never arrived.
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All the MAC results and scores from the league website. Check out the points scored against the losing teams.
The MAC claimed another BCS scalp with Ball State beating Virginia.
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Vanderbilt got crushed by Missouri.
Oklahoma State scored late to edge Kansas State.
The University of Maine continued to be on a roll as the Black Bears hung 62 points on Delaware.
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Yesterday, the UMass defense did everything that could be asked except score. They were on the field 19.05 minutes in the first half.The Minutemen had three sacks and forced five punts. The defense had six TFL. Justin Anderson had two of the UMass sacks.
To be fair, I don't know if Doyle's injury was still bothering him, but it looked as if UMass took the ball out of his hands a number of times with conservative play calling. The Minutemen quarterbacks combined for a 44% completion average 3.84 yards per attempt and a 81.45 quarterback rating.
Bowling Green's QB's went 13-22 216.3 yards 59% completion rate 9.8 yards per attempt and a QB efficiency rating of 186.5.
I see us adding talent from recruiting. However, I think we need to look at a fifth year senior or JUCO QB for next year. Granted, Doyle had one big drop that would have increased his numbers, but again it looks to me that the QB position is lagging the team in the improvement curve. You know I love all the UMass players and want them to be All-Americans. We just aren't getting the level of play from the quarterback position we need.
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UMass' write up on the game.
Bowling Green's write up here.
Minutemen DE Kevin Byrne was held out of the game in a "non-football" issue.
Dan Malone says UMass falls to Bowling Green 28-7.
MassLive reports Jamal Wilson made an impression.
Dan Malone says the UMass "D" was ground down.
The Hampshire Gazette says the UMass defense faded and the offense never arrived.
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All the MAC results and scores from the league website. Check out the points scored against the losing teams.
The MAC claimed another BCS scalp with Ball State beating Virginia.
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Vanderbilt got crushed by Missouri.
Oklahoma State scored late to edge Kansas State.
The University of Maine continued to be on a roll as the Black Bears hung 62 points on Delaware.
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Saturday, October 05, 2013
Game Day--Bowling Green
UPDATE: After one quarter, another great effort by the UMass defense. Three sacks and four punts forced.
UPDATE II: Only Jamal Wilson is playing offense for UMass. He has 91 yards rushing. Outside of Wilson, not much. UMass is 0-6 on third downs. Doyle is 3-13 for 14 yards. A big drop by Tajae Sharpe. The Minutemen defense was on the field for 19.40 of the first half...
UPDATE III: The Minutemen defense still battling. Wegzyn is in and is supplying some spark. He just threw a TD to Sharpe.
UPDATE IV: I'll have more to say tomorrow, but another game where the defense did all you could ask. Our fourth string RB rang up 119 yards rushing (6.0 yards per carry). Again, it was the Minutemen QB's who did not produce. Doyle and Wegzyn went collectively 11-25-96 3.8 yards/attempt 1 TD 1 INT.
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Well, the Minutemen's schedule does not get appreciably easier in the first MAC game. Bowling Green is 4-1 with wins over Tulsa, Murray State, Kent State and Akron. The Falcons did give up 609 total yards of offense to Indiana. The Hoosiers held Bowling Green to 3 offensive points.
Bowling Green's impressive opening win against Tulsa is hard to interpret as the Hurricanes are 1-3 so far in 2013, but Tulsa's other losses have been to Oklahoma and Iowa State.
The game will be available on ESPN3.
As I said Thursday, the UMass defense played Bowling Green strong last year. This year we hope to see some progress from the Minutemen offense. UMass had just 6 first downs and two of those were by penalty. Better quarterback play and an ability to throw the ball would make for a better contest.
After today, UMass should be competitive in six of the final seven games. A good showing today would help jump start the rest of the conference schedule.
Come 3:30, I'll be in front of the computer wearing my UMass gear.
Go UMass!!!
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Dan Malone has more on the various media options to watch or listen to the game.
Dan Malone has six questions with the Toledo Blade.
Mark Chiarelli of the Gazette has UMass opens MAC conference play against Bowling Green.
The Gazette has an editorial about the "Combatives" video.
Matt Daily of Hustle belt has a UMass-Bowling Green preview.
50% chance of thunder storms in Bowling Green.
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Cleveland.com previews today's MAC conference games.
NIU takes on Kent State in a rematch of last year's MAC title game.
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Wisconsin has a bye week.
Vanderbilt gets Missouri.
Kansas State plays Oklahoma State.
Maine hosts Delaware.
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UPDATE II: Only Jamal Wilson is playing offense for UMass. He has 91 yards rushing. Outside of Wilson, not much. UMass is 0-6 on third downs. Doyle is 3-13 for 14 yards. A big drop by Tajae Sharpe. The Minutemen defense was on the field for 19.40 of the first half...
UPDATE III: The Minutemen defense still battling. Wegzyn is in and is supplying some spark. He just threw a TD to Sharpe.
UPDATE IV: I'll have more to say tomorrow, but another game where the defense did all you could ask. Our fourth string RB rang up 119 yards rushing (6.0 yards per carry). Again, it was the Minutemen QB's who did not produce. Doyle and Wegzyn went collectively 11-25-96 3.8 yards/attempt 1 TD 1 INT.
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Well, the Minutemen's schedule does not get appreciably easier in the first MAC game. Bowling Green is 4-1 with wins over Tulsa, Murray State, Kent State and Akron. The Falcons did give up 609 total yards of offense to Indiana. The Hoosiers held Bowling Green to 3 offensive points.
Bowling Green's impressive opening win against Tulsa is hard to interpret as the Hurricanes are 1-3 so far in 2013, but Tulsa's other losses have been to Oklahoma and Iowa State.
The game will be available on ESPN3.
As I said Thursday, the UMass defense played Bowling Green strong last year. This year we hope to see some progress from the Minutemen offense. UMass had just 6 first downs and two of those were by penalty. Better quarterback play and an ability to throw the ball would make for a better contest.
After today, UMass should be competitive in six of the final seven games. A good showing today would help jump start the rest of the conference schedule.
Come 3:30, I'll be in front of the computer wearing my UMass gear.
Go UMass!!!
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Dan Malone has more on the various media options to watch or listen to the game.
Dan Malone has six questions with the Toledo Blade.
Mark Chiarelli of the Gazette has UMass opens MAC conference play against Bowling Green.
The Gazette has an editorial about the "Combatives" video.
Matt Daily of Hustle belt has a UMass-Bowling Green preview.
50% chance of thunder storms in Bowling Green.
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Cleveland.com previews today's MAC conference games.
NIU takes on Kent State in a rematch of last year's MAC title game.
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Wisconsin has a bye week.
Vanderbilt gets Missouri.
Kansas State plays Oklahoma State.
Maine hosts Delaware.
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Friday, October 04, 2013
Friday--October 4, 2013
The Bowling Green News says the Falcons close a three game home streak against the Minutemen.
The Boston Globe says UMass is looking for a fresh start against Bowling Green.
The Toledo Blade reports Dave Clawson is not overlooking the Minutemen.
The UMass Daily Collegian says UMass is looking to build off a bye week against Bowling Green.
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The Kennett High School marching band will be performing at the UMass Band day on October 12th. The director of the KHS band Therese Davidson is a former drum major of the UMMB and her brother was Captain of the UMass football team.
UMass Band Day info. Note that the date is a change from the previously announced November 2nd.
The UMass Band Parents site has images and video from the UMMB's show at the Maine and Vanderbilt games.
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The Hustle Belt Blog says the 0-4 Miami Redhawks and the 1-4 Central Michigan Chippewas meet in "The Desperation Bowl".
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Old foe Appalachian State joins the Sun Belt Conference in 2014 and may include some MAC teams in its OOC schedule.
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Despite the Government shutdown, Boston College-Army is on.
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Hakeem Nicks could learn a lot from Victor Cruz.
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The Boston Globe says UMass is looking for a fresh start against Bowling Green.
The Toledo Blade reports Dave Clawson is not overlooking the Minutemen.
The UMass Daily Collegian says UMass is looking to build off a bye week against Bowling Green.
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The Kennett High School marching band will be performing at the UMass Band day on October 12th. The director of the KHS band Therese Davidson is a former drum major of the UMMB and her brother was Captain of the UMass football team.
UMass Band Day info. Note that the date is a change from the previously announced November 2nd.
The UMass Band Parents site has images and video from the UMMB's show at the Maine and Vanderbilt games.
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The Hustle Belt Blog says the 0-4 Miami Redhawks and the 1-4 Central Michigan Chippewas meet in "The Desperation Bowl".
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Old foe Appalachian State joins the Sun Belt Conference in 2014 and may include some MAC teams in its OOC schedule.
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Despite the Government shutdown, Boston College-Army is on.
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Hakeem Nicks could learn a lot from Victor Cruz.
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Thursday, October 03, 2013
Thursday--October 3, 2013
Dan Malone reports UMass has re-opened the kicking competition. Blake Lucas is 0-3 to start the season. Brandon Leavengood would be the other contender for the field goal duties. None of Lucas' misses have been chip shots, but there hasn't been any spark for the Minutemen's struggling offense either.
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Nick Canelas of the UMass Daily Collegian says the UMass secondary is looking to cut down on big plays.
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I watched the NIU-Purdue game on DVR last night. The Huskies blew out Purdue, but the Boilermakers didn't help their cause with five turnovers, a kick return for a TD and an INT for another TD.
NIU turns its attention to MAC play.
Cameron Stingley had a big day for the Huskies against Purdue.
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While watching I read over the UMass Press Guide's recap of last year's 24-0 loss against Bowling Green. The UMass defense did just about everything you could ask. Through three quarters, the defense held the Falcons to 156 total yards and eight first downs. For the day, Bowling Green only had 94 rushing yards (UMass had 85). The defense forced the Falcons to punt eight times.
The ugly part of the game was Bowling Green's defense against the UMass quarterbacks. The Minutemen signal callers went 13-24 for 33 yards and 4 INT's (one for a TD). There's probably an online quarterback efficiency calculator somewhere, but I didn't bother to look it up. UMass had one first down passing and averaged one yard per passing attempt...
Hopefully on Saturday, the rebuilt UMass offensive line and the Minutemen running backs can get something going. Bowling Green is probably the second best team in the MAC. We're not at their talent level yet. If the Minutemen could just get average quarterback play Saturday, I think UMass can make a game of it.
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In MAC statistics, Central Michigan is last in the league in points allowed.
The 1-4 Chippewas' beat New Hampshire on a field goal with 0:00 left on the clock.
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An 0-5 start isn't getting Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck down.
Hustle Belt's Awards status after five weeks.
The MAC Report Online's power rankings for Week #5.
The league is really broken into the "Haves" and the "Have Nots". NIU, Bowling Green, Ball State and Ohio have 15 wins between them. Akron, UMass, Miami, CMU, EM and WM have a combined total of three wins.
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Victor Cruz is putting up big numbers for the Giants.
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Nick Canelas of the UMass Daily Collegian says the UMass secondary is looking to cut down on big plays.
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I watched the NIU-Purdue game on DVR last night. The Huskies blew out Purdue, but the Boilermakers didn't help their cause with five turnovers, a kick return for a TD and an INT for another TD.
NIU turns its attention to MAC play.
Cameron Stingley had a big day for the Huskies against Purdue.
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While watching I read over the UMass Press Guide's recap of last year's 24-0 loss against Bowling Green. The UMass defense did just about everything you could ask. Through three quarters, the defense held the Falcons to 156 total yards and eight first downs. For the day, Bowling Green only had 94 rushing yards (UMass had 85). The defense forced the Falcons to punt eight times.
The ugly part of the game was Bowling Green's defense against the UMass quarterbacks. The Minutemen signal callers went 13-24 for 33 yards and 4 INT's (one for a TD). There's probably an online quarterback efficiency calculator somewhere, but I didn't bother to look it up. UMass had one first down passing and averaged one yard per passing attempt...
Hopefully on Saturday, the rebuilt UMass offensive line and the Minutemen running backs can get something going. Bowling Green is probably the second best team in the MAC. We're not at their talent level yet. If the Minutemen could just get average quarterback play Saturday, I think UMass can make a game of it.
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In MAC statistics, Central Michigan is last in the league in points allowed.
The 1-4 Chippewas' beat New Hampshire on a field goal with 0:00 left on the clock.
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An 0-5 start isn't getting Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck down.
Hustle Belt's Awards status after five weeks.
The MAC Report Online's power rankings for Week #5.
The league is really broken into the "Haves" and the "Have Nots". NIU, Bowling Green, Ball State and Ohio have 15 wins between them. Akron, UMass, Miami, CMU, EM and WM have a combined total of three wins.
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Victor Cruz is putting up big numbers for the Giants.
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Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Wednesday--October 2, 2013
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BTW, UMass has also added Hassan Graham.
Graham's NCSA recruiting profile. Rivals two-star player.
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UMass its game notes for Bowling Green up.
So does Bowling Green.
From the Depth Chart:
In a big change from 2012, four of the Minutemen offensive linemen have started all four games this year. Anthony Dima, Tyrell Smith, Vincent Westcarr and David Osei have started every game. Matt Sparks has three starts and Fabian Hoeller has one.
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Rant Sports reports UMass hopes to score an upset against Bowling Green this Saturday.
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Dan Malone has Ricardo Miller looks to increase his production after a slow start. UMass could definitely use some offensive stats from a receiver not named Tajae Sharpe.
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Matty V. says UMass looks to a new season with the start of MAC conference play.
Matty points out that the 2013 UMass offensive line is tied for first place in the league for fewest sacks allowed. That's excellent given the Minutemen's killer schedule so far.
On the negative side, UMass is tied for last in conference in defensive sacks. Hopefully, the new 4-3 defense will help the Minutemen defenders get more pressure on opposing QB's.
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Bill Durkin returns to coaching at Bowling Green. Durkin's Falcon bio.
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A Hustle Belt writer thinks UMass won't cover the spread against Bowling Green.
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Because of the government shutdown, Saturday's Boston College-Army game is in limbo.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Tuesday--October 1, 2013
Dave Clawson says UMass' record is a function of the tough schedule the Minutemen have played.
Dan Malone reports the Minutemen are getting back to work after the fallout from the video and petition. Malone says on the injury front, Bedell, Woodley, Doyle and Seals are practicing. LB Steve Casali is week-to-week and WR Shakur Nesmith practiced in a limited capacity.
UMass opens as a 25-point underdog to Bowling Green. Keepers College football rankings has the Minutemen a 34.37 point under dog to the Falcons. As I have said before, Bowling Green is the second best team in the conference with a BCS-class defense. You would expect UMass to be big underdogs to BG and NIU.
Coach Molnar thinks the Minutemen are ready to start making a move in the MAC
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Matty V. reports the Minutemen returned to practice after a controversy filled off week.
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Jimmy Kelly of Hustle belt thinks UMass could make some recruiting hay from Paul Pasqualoni's firing at UConn.
Nobody was paying attention, but my post on UMass adding Holines and Sylva to the UMass recruiting fold will pay benefits in 2014. As I have said several times, the UMass defense has not had a lot of the recruiting benefits so far. Those two three-star players will definitely add talent to the Minutemen defense.
Here's a list to UConn signees for 2013. UMass has made strides in recruiting offensive linemen, running backs and linebackers. With Blanchflower and Ricardo Miller both graduating, UMass could use some TE's. The Minutemen will be in the market for WR's, DL's and hopefully a QB. I wonder if more Husky players will transfer.
Here's a list of UConn's 2014 commits. Changing coaches releases recruits even from signed LOI. Several of the Husky commits were recruited by UMass.
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Speaking of UConn, SB nation lists seven possible replacements for Pasqualoni. Two MAC coaches and two former UMass coaches make the list.
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Bowling Green RB Travis Greene was named MAC Offensive player-of-the-week for his 213 total yards of offense and two TD's against Akron Saturday.
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The NY Daily News says Victor Cruz is still full of fight.
Jeromy Miles should be returning to practice for the Ravens this week.
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Dan Malone reports the Minutemen are getting back to work after the fallout from the video and petition. Malone says on the injury front, Bedell, Woodley, Doyle and Seals are practicing. LB Steve Casali is week-to-week and WR Shakur Nesmith practiced in a limited capacity.
UMass opens as a 25-point underdog to Bowling Green. Keepers College football rankings has the Minutemen a 34.37 point under dog to the Falcons. As I have said before, Bowling Green is the second best team in the conference with a BCS-class defense. You would expect UMass to be big underdogs to BG and NIU.
Coach Molnar thinks the Minutemen are ready to start making a move in the MAC
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Matty V. reports the Minutemen returned to practice after a controversy filled off week.
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Jimmy Kelly of Hustle belt thinks UMass could make some recruiting hay from Paul Pasqualoni's firing at UConn.
Nobody was paying attention, but my post on UMass adding Holines and Sylva to the UMass recruiting fold will pay benefits in 2014. As I have said several times, the UMass defense has not had a lot of the recruiting benefits so far. Those two three-star players will definitely add talent to the Minutemen defense.
Here's a list to UConn signees for 2013. UMass has made strides in recruiting offensive linemen, running backs and linebackers. With Blanchflower and Ricardo Miller both graduating, UMass could use some TE's. The Minutemen will be in the market for WR's, DL's and hopefully a QB. I wonder if more Husky players will transfer.
Here's a list of UConn's 2014 commits. Changing coaches releases recruits even from signed LOI. Several of the Husky commits were recruited by UMass.
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Speaking of UConn, SB nation lists seven possible replacements for Pasqualoni. Two MAC coaches and two former UMass coaches make the list.
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Bowling Green RB Travis Greene was named MAC Offensive player-of-the-week for his 213 total yards of offense and two TD's against Akron Saturday.
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The NY Daily News says Victor Cruz is still full of fight.
Jeromy Miles should be returning to practice for the Ravens this week.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday--September 30, 2013
As of this morning, comments concerning the "Combatives" video and the dueling petitions are shut off. A long running flame war does not do UMass football any good.
If you have feelings about the subject, then the proper thing would be to contact the A.D's office or Chancellor Subbaswamy's office. They are the people who count.
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UPDATE: UConn fires HC Paul Pasqualoni . Anyone willing to bet on Don Brown?
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UPDATE: UConn fires HC Paul Pasqualoni . Anyone willing to bet on Don Brown?
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer says the best MAC teams are true to the run.
Hustle Belt has updated post-season projections have six MAC teams going bowling.
The Northern Illinois Huskies crack the AP Top-25 list. Wisconsin is in the "others receiving votes" category.
In Bowling Green Vs Akron, Gabe Martin's deflection may have been a game changer.
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EA Sports will not produce a 2014 version of its college football video game.
Former players will receive $40 million, but there may be as many as over two hundred thousand players eligible, so each player may receive < $400.00.
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Victor Cruz second guesses Tom Coughlin as the Giants come unglued.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sunday--September 29, 2013
UMass Football supporters launch a petition in support of the program.
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All the MAC scores and write-ups from the league site.
The Chicago Tribune says NIU's rout of Purdue was a historic win.
UMass's next foe Bowling Green ran their record to 4-1 by beating Akron 31-14 in front of 13, 262 at home.
MAC conference-mate Buffalo flat trounced UConn 41-12.
MAC Report Online has more game reports.
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Vanderbilt's offense had an easier time against UAB and won 52-24.
Wisconsin ran up 399 yards of offense, but fell to #4 Ohio State 31-24.
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Maine knocked off #20 Richmond 28-21 to run the Black Bears record to 4-1.
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All the MAC scores and write-ups from the league site.
The Chicago Tribune says NIU's rout of Purdue was a historic win.
UMass's next foe Bowling Green ran their record to 4-1 by beating Akron 31-14 in front of 13, 262 at home.
MAC conference-mate Buffalo flat trounced UConn 41-12.
MAC Report Online has more game reports.
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Vanderbilt's offense had an easier time against UAB and won 52-24.
Wisconsin ran up 399 yards of offense, but fell to #4 Ohio State 31-24.
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Maine knocked off #20 Richmond 28-21 to run the Black Bears record to 4-1.
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Saturday--Bye Week #1
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The UMass Daily Collegian has A.J. Doyle is living the dream as quarterback.
The Minutemen's offense gets another stiff test next week in Bowling Green. After facing three BCS defenses in four weeks, UMass gets another team with a BCS-class defense. As I said in yesterday's blog post the Falcons lead the MAC in scoring defense and total defense. They're no slouch in offense either, being third in scoring and second in total offense. If the rejuvenated UMass defense could get some turnovers and give the offense some short fields, then maybe we could get some momentum going. I don't remember any short fields so far in 2013. Next week would be an excellent time to start.
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Seven televised MAC games this week.
Toledo has a showdown with Ball State.
Purdue braces for NIU.
Don't forget UConn @ Buffalo. The UConn Blog looks at the Bulls.
MAC Blogger round table.
The MAC Report Online has "Inside MAC Football Week #5"
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Friday--September 27, 2013
UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy gets involved over the football training video.
Matty V. has the same story.
The Boston Globe has UMass Football coach under fire.
NESN has UMass Football Alumni raise concerns over "combatives" in off season workouts.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt also checks in with coverage.
All this is not good news for UMass football. One way or another, the UMass administration needs to get this squared away.
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Youngstown State is finding increasing difficulty from recruiting competition from the MAC and other FBS teams.
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Bowling Green, which was picked by most football preview magazines to win the MAC East, hosts Akron this Saturday.
The Falcons could be in line to make those predictions come true. BG leads the MAC in scoring defense by a wide margin.
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Victor Cruz explains his passion and why success will come to the Giants.
ThePostGame goes one-on-one with Victor Cruz.
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Brandon London comments on the Bear's new HC Marc Trestman.
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Matty V. has the same story.
The Boston Globe has UMass Football coach under fire.
NESN has UMass Football Alumni raise concerns over "combatives" in off season workouts.
Jimmy Kelly of Hustle Belt also checks in with coverage.
All this is not good news for UMass football. One way or another, the UMass administration needs to get this squared away.
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Youngstown State is finding increasing difficulty from recruiting competition from the MAC and other FBS teams.
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Bowling Green, which was picked by most football preview magazines to win the MAC East, hosts Akron this Saturday.
The Falcons could be in line to make those predictions come true. BG leads the MAC in scoring defense by a wide margin.
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Victor Cruz explains his passion and why success will come to the Giants.
ThePostGame goes one-on-one with Victor Cruz.
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Brandon London comments on the Bear's new HC Marc Trestman.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Recruiting 2013 and 2014 Holines and Sylva
UMass has added Sha-ki Holines, a 6-4 240 pound DE has transferred from UConn to the Minutemen.
The Torrington Register-Citizen also has an article on Holines transferring to UMass.
I've blogged on Holines three times before.
Article about Holines' original signing with UConn.
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In addition, Jason Sylva, a 6-3 250 pound LB from Dean College (JUCO) will join the 2014 UMass recruiting class.
Sylva is a Scout.com three-star recruit.
Sylva's Dean College stats.
I've blogged about Sylva before.
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The Torrington Register-Citizen also has an article on Holines transferring to UMass.
I've blogged on Holines three times before.
Article about Holines' original signing with UConn.
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In addition, Jason Sylva, a 6-3 250 pound LB from Dean College (JUCO) will join the 2014 UMass recruiting class.
Sylva is a Scout.com three-star recruit.
Sylva's Dean College stats.
I've blogged about Sylva before.
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Thursday--September 26, 2013
The UMass Football Alumni Group has a petition for Coach Molnar to change his methods. I was never a fan of making players pound on each other in practice. If you're playing organized football, you're tough by definition. High contact drills just lead to injuries.
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Dan Malone has a recruiting post and an injury report. I'll deal with the recruiting in a separate blog post.
Stacey Bedell, Lorenzo Woodley and Trey Seals will be back for the Bowling Green game. Shakur Nesmith is listed as probable.
LB Steve Casali is listed as questionable and Joey Colton will miss at least a few weeks with a slight tear in his MCL.
Bedell, Woodley and Nesmith represent a substantial portion of the Minutemen's offensive firepower. Having them back should keep opposing defenses from concentrating on Tajae Sharpe and Rob Blanchflower.
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The Muncie Star-Press has a MAC Football notebook.
The Detroit Press says the directional Michigan teams are the bottom of the MAC West.
The Daily Chronicle has MAC teleconference notes.
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Rant Sports asks if James Ihedigbo is a vocal leader on the Ravens defense.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday--September 25, 2013
The UMass video section has "Getting to UMass offensive coordinator John Bond". Note that Bond thinks UMass is on track for a good recruiting year. In addition, the Minutemen are trying to expand their efforts in Georgia, which is improving its reputation in the recruiting wars.
Coach Bond's UMass bio.
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Dan Malone catches up with former MassLive UMass beat writer Harry Plumer.
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The Tennessean says Vanderbilt has owned the fourth quarter.
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The Milford Daily News catches up with former UMass football player John Welsh.
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Western Michigan, who off to an 0-4 start (sound familiar ) is looking for a reset with the start of MAC conference play.
UMass' next opponent Ball State, 3-1 so far this season, hosts the 2-2 Toledo Rockets this weekend.
The MAC's website has a feature on Ball State's HC Pete Lembo.
The Chicago Sun-Times says the unbeaten NIU Huskies are not pretty, but pretty good.
Cleveland.com states Akron is ready to make its move in the MAC conference.
Hustle Belt takes a look at Week #5's MAC Odds.
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Ravens Safety James Ihedigbo is the glue that holds Baltimore's defense together.
Ihedgibo is proving to be an important part of the Ravens defense.
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The NCAA is reducing Penn State's scholarship penalty. The Nittany Lions will have 75 scholarships available when they play the Minutemen next year.
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A recent study shows no correlation between playing football and Alzheimer's Disease or CTE.
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Coach Bond's UMass bio.
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Dan Malone catches up with former MassLive UMass beat writer Harry Plumer.
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The Tennessean says Vanderbilt has owned the fourth quarter.
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The Milford Daily News catches up with former UMass football player John Welsh.
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Western Michigan, who off to an 0-4 start (sound familiar ) is looking for a reset with the start of MAC conference play.
UMass' next opponent Ball State, 3-1 so far this season, hosts the 2-2 Toledo Rockets this weekend.
The MAC's website has a feature on Ball State's HC Pete Lembo.
The Chicago Sun-Times says the unbeaten NIU Huskies are not pretty, but pretty good.
Cleveland.com states Akron is ready to make its move in the MAC conference.
Hustle Belt takes a look at Week #5's MAC Odds.
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Ravens Safety James Ihedigbo is the glue that holds Baltimore's defense together.
Ihedgibo is proving to be an important part of the Ravens defense.
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The NCAA is reducing Penn State's scholarship penalty. The Nittany Lions will have 75 scholarships available when they play the Minutemen next year.
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A recent study shows no correlation between playing football and Alzheimer's Disease or CTE.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday--September 24, 2013
Dan Malone has four helmet stickers for the Vanderbilt game. If you were at the game, you know that Vanderbilt's last two scores were by truly exceptional plays. Commodore QB Carta-Samuels escaped a sack and completed a pass to Jordan Matthews on the first score. A Vandy RB made a real good run to score the final TD. The defense really did all they could on those two plays.
Coach Molnar is pleased with the play of the defensive secondary.
For UMass, the bye week couldn't have come at a better time. With Broadnax out long-term, losing Woodley and Bedell certainly impacted the second half of the Vanderbilt game.
Sorry to hear Joey Colton might be out for a while. He's been a real spark plug in the defense.
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Matty V. says UMass running backs look to heal up during the bye week.
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The UMass Daily Collegian has a story about the gift from the Manganaro family to UMass football.
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Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens claimed Jeromy Miles off wavers from Cincinnati.
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Rant Sports reports changes to the Ravens secondary are working out.
Ravens.com says James Ihedigbo is leading the Baltimore secondary.
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2012 was a banner year for MAC runners. This year is a different story; see the end of this article.
Hustle Belt previews the Week #5 conference games. It will be interesting to see if Buffalo can keep UConn on the skids.
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Quote of the week by a professional football player:
Mychal Kendricks says he was hit so hard he farted.
Coach Molnar is pleased with the play of the defensive secondary.
For UMass, the bye week couldn't have come at a better time. With Broadnax out long-term, losing Woodley and Bedell certainly impacted the second half of the Vanderbilt game.
Sorry to hear Joey Colton might be out for a while. He's been a real spark plug in the defense.
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Matty V. says UMass running backs look to heal up during the bye week.
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The UMass Daily Collegian has a story about the gift from the Manganaro family to UMass football.
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Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens claimed Jeromy Miles off wavers from Cincinnati.
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Ravens.com says James Ihedigbo is leading the Baltimore secondary.
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2012 was a banner year for MAC runners. This year is a different story; see the end of this article.
Hustle Belt previews the Week #5 conference games. It will be interesting to see if Buffalo can keep UConn on the skids.
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Quote of the week by a professional football player:
Mychal Kendricks says he was hit so hard he farted.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday --Sept 23, 2013
Video: Justin Anderson, Rob Blanchflower and A.J. Doyle discuss the loss to Vanderbilt.
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Jimmy Kelly atr Hustle Belt has injuries derail UMass' upset bid.
Byron Vance has Hustle Belt's Week #4 MAC power rankings.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says MAC conference favorites have not changed.
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UMass is #123 in scoring in 2013.
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If you missed it, the Maine Black Bears gave #16 Northwestern a hard time Saturday.
Wisconsin trampled Purdue 41-10.
Kansas State rallied, but still lost to Texas 31-21.
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James Ihedigbo and the rest of the Ravens defense is having a great year. Read the third-do-last paragraph of this link.
Victor Cruz and the Giants had a rough time against the Panthers.
Vladimir Ducasse is starting for the Jets and showing his skills.
A Connecticut newspaper says Ducasse finally emerges for the Jets.
The Bengals waived Jeromy Miles again.
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Does any blog reader know the play list of songs at Gillette? The only one I can think of is "Welcome to the Jungle". I'd like to add some to my exercise mix.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sunday--September 22, 2013
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Well, the UMass defense turned in an absolutely heroic performance yesterday against a very good SEC team. The Minutemen defensive numbers are distorted by the time of possession. The 166 yards rushing-240 yards passing-406 total yards do not reflect the fact the defense was on the field almost five more minutes than the offense and the defenders were out there a brutal 10:47 in the fourth quarter...
Kevin Byrne had a career high in tackles. He drew a couple of "Hey that Byrne kid can tackle!" on Vanderbilt boards. Tom Brandt had an excellent game. Devin Brown had another double-digit tackling game. Justin Anderson looked like the the guy we expected him to be.The defensive secondary repeatedly smothered the Vanderbilt receivers. Basically, the defense did just about anything you could ask except score.
On offense, things went less well. Liam Coan would have won that game. Maybe Kyle Havens 2.0 would have too. A.J.Doyle continued to struggle. He missed a hand-off on a routine running play. Doyle again threw early INT and had another negated by a penalty At least three more times he threw the ball close to Vanderbilt defenders, including a mammoth Commodore defensive tackle who was the only player in the area. Doyle's longest pass was just 10 yards. We really need to fix this.
UMass again lost the special teams contest. We continue to be 0 for 2013 in field goals. The Vandy punter only punted once, but it was for 54 yards and was out inside the UMass ten yard line.
What was up with the play review? Every time something positive happened for UMass there was a four minute review that sucked all the momentum out of our play.
One other thing I want to point out. Has anyone noticed that even with us losing the attendance has been good? Working with the 2007 UMass Press Guide, (the NCAA banned them after that year) and assuming we didn't have any near sellouts in the Morris era, the 15, 624 of the opening game would have been the 15th largest attendance in McGuirk history (in the new 17,000 configuration) and yesterday's 16,491 would have been the second largest crowd at McGuirk. If we start winning, UMass will easily average 20,000 or more at Gillette.
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Dan Malone has UMass falls to Vanderbilt as injuries take their toll.
He also has UMass gets positive results from the return to a 4-3 defense.
Dan also write the Minutemen give Vanderbilt all it can handle.
Dan's football notebook talks about Rob Blanchflower's return and the various injuries suffered by the Minutemen in the first half.
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Boston.com says Vanderbilt grinds out a win over UMass.
The Gazette has Vanderbilt pulls away from the Minutemen.
The Boston Herald thinks we play too tough a schedule.
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The Anchor of Gold blog has Vanderbilt grinds out a win over UMass.
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All the results from yesterday's MAC games.
More MAC coverage from Hustle Belt.
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UConn put a scare into Michigan.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Game Day--Vanderbilt
UMass football continues to receive financial support in its move to FBS. The Athletic Dept has announce a major gift from brothers David and Paul Manganaro.
Dan Malone also has a report on the gift.
Paul Manganaro was a 5-11 224 pound ILB for the Minutemen. He lettered in 1982, 83, 85 and was Captain in 1986.
I swung by McGuirk yesterday and the place was a beehive of activity. Construction on the new press box has started. Note the construction guy standing on the iron.
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Lots of fan activities for today's game.
Dan Malone has another tough OOC opponent for the Minutemen.
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Mark Chiarelli of the Gazette has story about today's game.
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My Q & A with the Anchor of Gold Blog is up on that site.
Christian D'Andrea has getting to know UMass.
He predicts the Commodores over UMass 44-6.
The Commodores arrive at UMass (image gallery).
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The MAC Report Online has a preview of Week #4.
Ten televised MAC games today.
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Today will be another test of the Minutemen's determination. Vanderbilt is a rising SEC team who went 9-4 last year with a bowl win.
The Commodores will be significantly bigger than UMass on both sides of the ball. The Minutemen have one 300 DL in the two-deep (Robert Kitching III 6-1) and only one other 300-pound DL on the roster (Elijah Wilkinson 6-4 330 a true freshman). Terrell Correia 6-7 305 true freshman is listed as OL/DL. Vanderbilt has four 300-pounders on the two deep.
It would be great to see some offensive production. UMass moved the ball for a couple of long drives against Kansas State, but did not score. Keeping the big play Vandy offense off the field would keep the score respectable.
I was at the game last year and the UMass defense played fairly well. The Commodores scored on an INT and punt return. The UMass offense also turned over the ball deep in UMass territory. Less mistakes will make for a better game today.
Come out to support the team. Go UMass!!
Dan Malone also has a report on the gift.
Paul Manganaro was a 5-11 224 pound ILB for the Minutemen. He lettered in 1982, 83, 85 and was Captain in 1986.
I swung by McGuirk yesterday and the place was a beehive of activity. Construction on the new press box has started. Note the construction guy standing on the iron.
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Lots of fan activities for today's game.
Dan Malone has another tough OOC opponent for the Minutemen.
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Mark Chiarelli of the Gazette has story about today's game.
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My Q & A with the Anchor of Gold Blog is up on that site.
Christian D'Andrea has getting to know UMass.
He predicts the Commodores over UMass 44-6.
The Commodores arrive at UMass (image gallery).
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The MAC Report Online has a preview of Week #4.
Ten televised MAC games today.
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Today will be another test of the Minutemen's determination. Vanderbilt is a rising SEC team who went 9-4 last year with a bowl win.
The Commodores will be significantly bigger than UMass on both sides of the ball. The Minutemen have one 300 DL in the two-deep (Robert Kitching III 6-1) and only one other 300-pound DL on the roster (Elijah Wilkinson 6-4 330 a true freshman). Terrell Correia 6-7 305 true freshman is listed as OL/DL. Vanderbilt has four 300-pounders on the two deep.
It would be great to see some offensive production. UMass moved the ball for a couple of long drives against Kansas State, but did not score. Keeping the big play Vandy offense off the field would keep the score respectable.
I was at the game last year and the UMass defense played fairly well. The Commodores scored on an INT and punt return. The UMass offense also turned over the ball deep in UMass territory. Less mistakes will make for a better game today.
Come out to support the team. Go UMass!!
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