The Boston Herald reports that Julian Colarusso a 6-4 WR from West Roxbury, MA has verbaled to UMass.
His Rivals page is here .
I've blogged about Colarusso back on December 17th.
He had interest from UConn, BC and Buffalo.
Welcome to the Minutemen, Julian!
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Monday, January 04, 2010
Status of UMass 2010-- Receivers
Image of returning WR Julian Talley is by the UMass Athletic Dept.In 2009 the receiving corps went:
- 196 REC 2521 Yards 12.9 Ave 11 TD's 67 LONG 229.2 yards/game
- 218 REC 2971 Yards 13.4 Ave 24 TD's 80 LONG 242.6 yards/game
In NCAA stats, UMass was 27th nationally in 2009.
For 2010, UMass loses:
- Victor Cruz 10 starts 59-868 14.7 ave 5 TDs 78.9 yards/game
- Jeremy Horne 8 starts 22-297 13.5 ave 0 TD's 27.0 yards/game
- Joe Sanford 3 starts 16-240 15.0 ave 0 TD's 21.8 yards/game
- Matt Silver 10 starts 11-130 11.8 ave 0TD's 11.8 yards/game (TE)
UMass also loses some receiving yards from the offensive backfield:
- Tony Nelson 8-68 7.6 yards/game
- Chris Zardas 7-46 4.2 yards/game
- Jullian Talley 3 starts 28-350 1 TD 12.5 ave 31.8 yards/game (2nd on team)
- Emil Igwenaqu 3 starts 24-288 0TD's 26.2 yards/game (3rd on team)
- Jonathan Hernandez 4 starts 10-107 0 TD 10.7 ave 10.7 yards/game
- Andrew Kervis 1 start 4-45 2TD's 11.2 ave 4.1 yards/game
- Dan Sheeran 1 start 4-35 0TD's 8.8 ave 3.2yards/game
- Aaron Fears 0 starts 3-47 1 TD 15.7 ave 4.7 yards/game
- Julian Colarusso Soph 6-4 200
- Tom Gilson RS JR 6-3 210
- Jesse Julmiste JR 5-9 165
- Nick Jablonski RSFR 6-5 220 (TE)
- Rob Blanchflower RSFR 6-4 245 (TE)
The WR position looks more problematic. Julian Talley should start. After him, things look thin. Syracuse transfer Dan Sheeran was originally rated as a pretty good recruit for the Orange. He would seem to have the inside track to be the other wideout in 2010.
JUCO receiver Jesse Julmiste was a late addition to the 2009 UMass squad. He was All-Broward County in 2006 (link is pdf). His Rivals page is here. In his senior year he drew interest from UCF, Memphis, Rutgers and Temple. His highlight tape claims he ran a 4.32 40 in HS. It remains to be seen if Julmiste is a Adrian Zullo type WR or is destined to run back kickoffs.
Receivers is a position that could use some recruiting attention in 2010. Beyond Tally and Sheeran there does not seem to be a lot of Division I talent. Besides any freshman recruits, a JUCO or I-A transfer would be a prudent get.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Recruiting 2008---Boston Herald All-Scholastics
The Boston Herald has it's fall 2007 football All Scholastics article up.
From the Article:
From the Article:
"MICHAEL ABANY
MANSFIELD The Defensive Player of the Year in the Hockomock League, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior linebacker led the Hornets in tackles with 52. He also was a factor in the offensive backfield, carrying the ball 77 times for 630 yards and 10 touchdowns, while catching 10 passes for 75 yards. An honors student, Abany is looking at Bryant, Stonehill and UMass.
JULIAN COLARUSSO
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL A two-time Catholic Conference All-Star, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound senior wide receiver caught 51 passes for 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns. A two-sport standout, Colarusso averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds a game for a Knights team that played for the Division 2 state title last year. He is looking at Penn State, UConn, UMass, Hofstra, Maine, Buffalo and UNH.
MARK GILSON
MANSFIELD Gilson turned in his second consecutive outstanding season in leading the Hornets to the Hockomock League title. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior threw for 1,419 yards and 14 touchdowns, giving him career totals of 3,035 yards and 31 touchdowns. Gilson is being recruited by schools such as New Hampshire, Delaware, UMass and Maine.
TIMMY MORRISON
BILLERICA The senior quarterback threw for 2,400 yards and 23 touchdowns, while rushing for 320 yards and two more scores. Morrison threw for a career-high 340 yards and five touchdowns against Andover. A member of the National Honor Society, Morrison would like to play either football or baseball in college with UMass, Bryant and Bentley at the head of the pack.
CHRIS SMART
CHELMSFORD The 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior tight end saved his best for last, kicking field goals in the final minute to win both playoff games, giving the Lions the Division 1A Super Bowl title. Smart led the Lions with 47 catches for 800 yards, giving him a career total of 85 catches for 1,300 yards. A three-sport athlete, Smart is looking at Delaware, UMass and Maine."
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Redshirt Freshmen 2009 Offense 02/11/09
No UMass football news of note today, so let's return to Monday's look at the redshirt freshmen that will be available this spring. I will repeat the cravat that I have no knowledge of any gains or losses in the listed roster.
Offense:
- Julian Colarusso WR. The Quincy, MA native is tall, 6-4 and was a Boston Herald All-Scholastic in 2007.
- Cedric Gonnet TB. No bio on the UMass website. He was first team All-Group IV South Jersey in 2006. Note Julian Talley in same article.
- Zack Johnson K/P. No bio on the UMass website.
- Stephane Milhim OL. At 6-4 325, Milhim is the size Mark Whipple favored for OL.
- Sean O'Conner OL. The 6-7 O'Neal has "length', which is the current hot atribute in offensive linemen.
- Gilbert Parson OL. First Team All-New England in HS.
- Quinton Sales OL. Sales was a Rivals three star player and the highest rated position ranking (#15 center) signed by UMass last year.
- Alan Williams Ath. No bio on the UMass website .Ran for a lot of yards at Wilbrham &
Monson
- Kevin Macon OL. Macon is probably an instant starter on the OL. One of the highest rated players we signed in 2006.
One article (no link) said Cedric Gonnet was injured back in HS in 2007. If fully recovered, he could be in the mix at TB.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tuesday News --- June 15th, 2010
Football is driving the conference realignments at this time. It will be interesting if the Big East football schools dump the basketball-only schools and break away. Catholic schools like Providence and St. John's have basically nothing athletic departments compared to schools like Pitt and West Virginia. The question is, would UMass go to a basketball Big East if they were offered? This article talks about a basketball Big East being interested in current A10 members St. Louis and UMass. 'Course it would be better if UMass was able to make it back to being a regional basketball power, which would make us a lot more attractive.
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More from Josh Buchanan:
Over on "Any Given Saturday" someone published a 2011 CAA conference schedule (a pdf download). I can't find it on the CAA website, take it for what it's worth. If true, UMass would face new CAA team Old Dominion in '11 and not see William & Mary and Towson.
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From the UMass Athletic Dept JTAM blog:
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Roger Brown reports on recruiting from the NUC Ultimate 100 East Prospect Camp.
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Today is 81 days until the beginning of the 2010 football season. Wearing #81 for UMass is Julian Colarusso a 6-4 200 pd RS SO WR from Quincey Mass. Julian was redshirted in 2009.
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More from Josh Buchanan:
- FCS Top Ten DE's
- FCS Top Ten DB's
- FCS Top Ten OLB's
- FCS Top TenILB
- FCS Top five DL's
Over on "Any Given Saturday" someone published a 2011 CAA conference schedule (a pdf download). I can't find it on the CAA website, take it for what it's worth. If true, UMass would face new CAA team Old Dominion in '11 and not see William & Mary and Towson.
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From the UMass Athletic Dept JTAM blog:
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FOOTBALL
A group of UMass coaches have been down in New Jersey spending time at the New York Jets minicamp where former Minutemen All-Americans Vladimir Ducasse and James Ihedigbo are in action with the green and white. Offensive coordinator Brian Picucci has been at the Jets complex each of the last two weeks. Also gaining some professional development with the Jets are defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski, defensive line coach Steve Tirrell, running backs coach Guido Falbo, defensive backs coach Dyran Peake and assistant linebackers coach Damian Mincey. Head coach Kevin Morris will be down with the Jets on Tuesday."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roger Brown reports on recruiting from the NUC Ultimate 100 East Prospect Camp.
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Today is 81 days until the beginning of the 2010 football season. Wearing #81 for UMass is Julian Colarusso a 6-4 200 pd RS SO WR from Quincey Mass. Julian was redshirted in 2009.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Friday before UNH--Oct 22nd, 2010
Stadium image by Fascination Stadium.The Worcester Telegram states playing at Gillette stadium with be a thrill for Hudson's Scott Duggan.
The Milford Daily News give Duggan more ink here.
MassLive.com says UMass is gearing up.
SeaCoastonline says UMass-UNH is always a big game.
EnterpriseNews.com quotes Greg Niland about the game at Gillette.
The Union Leader says the Colonial Clash will feature defenses.
The Patriot Ledger says a whole bunch of players from the Quincy area will be in the Colonial Clash. The list includes UMass' Dominic Wooten, Julian Colarusso and James Carven.
The UNH student newspaper has articles here and here about Saturday's game.
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TSN's Andrew Gaddess predicts a Wildcat win Saturday.
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Remember I said College Football's best offense was in Eugene, OR? ESPN headline:"Oregon bludgeons UCLA".
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UPDATE: Just wanted to say that we're having snow flurries this afternoon at Blog Central...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Wednesday News--April 7th, 2010
A most excellent commenter pointed me to a column by Boston Herald sports blogger Danny Ventura entitled "Football Team of the Decade". Seven of the players have played for UMass or are currently on the roster. The total rises to nine if you count Ryan Izzo and Cory Eason.
First team offense:
Third team offense:
Third team defense:
Some people say Delaware is guilty of Gridiron gouging.
I spotted this over on the "Wizard of Odds" blog. Fans of the Kansas Jayhawks will need to cough up $105,000 over ten years to be assigned good seats at Memorial stadium.
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William & Mary, our first opponent for 2010, has a new mascot. The team nickname will remain "The Tribe".
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First team offense:
- Ryan Izzo (UMass lacrosse)
- Matt Austin
Third team offense:
Third team defense:
- Cory Eason
- Kevin Byrne
- Sam Besong
- Darren Thellen
Some people say Delaware is guilty of Gridiron gouging.
I spotted this over on the "Wizard of Odds" blog. Fans of the Kansas Jayhawks will need to cough up $105,000 over ten years to be assigned good seats at Memorial stadium.
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William & Mary, our first opponent for 2010, has a new mascot. The team nickname will remain "The Tribe".
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Sunday, May 02, 2010
UMass 2010 Spring football game
Friday was a fun day for the Blog. In the morning I hiked Pack Monadnock in southern NH. The first two images in the set are a view from the summit east and the only patch of Trillium grandiflorum we saw on the hike.
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The Spring Game is my first set of images on Flickr. So far I'm finding Flickr not as intuitive as Picasa. The link is here. See if it works and you can view it.
I arrived about 6:30 in Amherst. Some UMass fans and families were tailgating inside the stadium. a hefty crowd of students were drinking in the usual tailgate areas outside. The students stayed outside.
To me, it looked like the number of family and friends inside the stadium about tripled from last year. UMass did not announce the attendance.
Special thanks to the UMass Marching Band who sent a pep squad to the game and added a lot to the ambiance .
No body got hurt.
The UMass team split into two squads. Seeing the Minutemen do not dress 150 players for the game, that means some players were moved out of position to make up the squads. If anyone has any other information, add it to the comments.
As I've said before, you can't take a lot out of the Spring games. Everyone is playing at 4/5 speed and trying not to get anyone hurt.
Anthony Nelson, Christopher Green, Dan Sheeran, Tom Brandt Courtney Jackson and Jeffery Lingenfelter, all sat out the game (if they were wearing the correct jerseys).
The most entertaining play of the game was the very first play when the white squad tried a flea flicker back to Octavious Hawkins. Tyler Holmes came flying in and leveled Hawkins, who did a vertical 180 spin. He came up laughing.
Probably the most impressive thing I saw was the pass receiving. Unlike one recent year, the receivers caught about everything that was catchable. Jesse Julmiste looked fast and shifty. Woody Carter IV, playing WR had a couple of good catches. Tom Gilson had four catches and Julian Colarusso had three. Johathan Hernandez had a TD catch.
Not much to report on quarterbacks. Hawkins and Kyle Havens had almost identical stats. Third String QB Jesse Hunt looked as if he belonged.
John Griffin, the Northeastern transfer looked fast. Sean Unterkoefler was playing FB. Jamar Smith also looked fast. It seems we will have a speed backfield this year. Unless we move someone from another position, we do not have a 240 pd fullback.
With the defense broken up into two squads, it was harder to spot defensive standouts. Red shirt freshmen Christian Birt and Ryan Carter were around the ball a lot.
All in all, I thought the offense looked promising. Even with all the turnovers last year, we were #2 in the CAA in total offense. This year shows promise if we hold on to the ball.
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The Spring Game is my first set of images on Flickr. So far I'm finding Flickr not as intuitive as Picasa. The link is here. See if it works and you can view it.
I arrived about 6:30 in Amherst. Some UMass fans and families were tailgating inside the stadium. a hefty crowd of students were drinking in the usual tailgate areas outside. The students stayed outside.
To me, it looked like the number of family and friends inside the stadium about tripled from last year. UMass did not announce the attendance.
Special thanks to the UMass Marching Band who sent a pep squad to the game and added a lot to the ambiance .
No body got hurt.
The UMass team split into two squads. Seeing the Minutemen do not dress 150 players for the game, that means some players were moved out of position to make up the squads. If anyone has any other information, add it to the comments.
As I've said before, you can't take a lot out of the Spring games. Everyone is playing at 4/5 speed and trying not to get anyone hurt.
Anthony Nelson, Christopher Green, Dan Sheeran, Tom Brandt Courtney Jackson and Jeffery Lingenfelter, all sat out the game (if they were wearing the correct jerseys).
The most entertaining play of the game was the very first play when the white squad tried a flea flicker back to Octavious Hawkins. Tyler Holmes came flying in and leveled Hawkins, who did a vertical 180 spin. He came up laughing.
Probably the most impressive thing I saw was the pass receiving. Unlike one recent year, the receivers caught about everything that was catchable. Jesse Julmiste looked fast and shifty. Woody Carter IV, playing WR had a couple of good catches. Tom Gilson had four catches and Julian Colarusso had three. Johathan Hernandez had a TD catch.
Not much to report on quarterbacks. Hawkins and Kyle Havens had almost identical stats. Third String QB Jesse Hunt looked as if he belonged.
John Griffin, the Northeastern transfer looked fast. Sean Unterkoefler was playing FB. Jamar Smith also looked fast. It seems we will have a speed backfield this year. Unless we move someone from another position, we do not have a 240 pd fullback.
With the defense broken up into two squads, it was harder to spot defensive standouts. Red shirt freshmen Christian Birt and Ryan Carter were around the ball a lot.
All in all, I thought the offense looked promising. Even with all the turnovers last year, we were #2 in the CAA in total offense. This year shows promise if we hold on to the ball.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Sunday--May 1, 2011
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MassLive.com has a story on Bowling Green transfer Kellen Pagel and asks if he will be eligible in 2011.
WWLP22 covers the game.
Ron Chimelis says the team will have to find its own motivation for the 2011 season.
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My notes:
I'll add the usually cravat on Spring games. Everyone was playing at about 4/5 speed and some players are usually wearing the wrong number. Forgive me if I mis-identified someone.
After all the nervous tension from the upgrade, everyone seemed fairly relaxed and happy to out on the field. The same mood applied to the crowd, which was about the same as last year.
I toured the new UMass football offices. They're nice---and empty. No one's moved in yet.
Vladamar Brower (who's coaching HS in Springfield) and 2011 QB recruit Mike Wegzyn attended.
Amazingly, I did not see anyone on crutches.
The following players were wearing jerseys, but were not in pads and DNP
- Chade Hunte
- Bill Nesselt
- Giddons Rateau
- Julian Colarusso
- Domonic Wooten
- Rob Blanchflower
- Caleb Violette
Ryan Carter had an INT. Pitt transfer Chris Burns only had 2 carries. He did have on nice block on a rushing defender.
On offense, Anthony Dima was at LT. Jesse Julmiste was the "Y" receiver with the first team offense and Tom Gilson was in the slot.
On defense, it looked to me that the first team consisted of the following:
- Galen Clemons DT
- Kevin Byrne NT
- Brandon Potvin DT
- Perry McIntyre ILB
- Tyler Holmes ILB
- D.J. Adeoba OLB
- Courtney Jackson OLB
- Mike Lee CB
- Antone Tharpe CB
- Christian Birt S
- Darren Thellen S
Added to the Spring Game, but not on website roster was James Gilchrist DT.
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Hope to have a web albumn up tomorrow.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday-March 26th, 2012
Yesterday, we talked about graduation losses for the UMass offense. Today we look at who's returning.
UMass returns two of the three QB's who saw playing time last year
Our opening OOC opponent UConn has five BCS transfers this spring.
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UMass' great run the the NIT continues tomorrow. The A10 took a hit when Temple left. The league needs to reststock and VCU, George Mason and Butler are in discussions to join the league.
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UMass returns two of the three QB's who saw playing time last year
- Kellen Pagel 8-7 GP-GS 116.0 EFF 153-267-9 57.3 % 1725 yards 9 TD 55 LONG 215 ave/g
- Brandon Hill 5-3 GP-GS 122.8 EFF 49-84-3 58.3% 598 yards 3 TD 58 LONG 119.6 yards/game
- Matthew Quinn RS SO
- Ian Schultis SR
- Mike Wegzyn RS FR
- Jarvis Bentley RS FR
- Shawn Campbell RS SO
- Julian Colarusso RS SR
- Chase Danska SO 1-6 6.0 AVE
- Andre Hill SR
- T.J. Keefer RS FR
- Elgin Long RS FR
- Marken Michel WR SO 3-31 10.3 AVE 1 TD
- Bob Blanchflower RS JR 18-208 11.6 AVE 1 TD 28 LONG
- Dan Foesel RS FR
- Brandon Howard RS FR
- Jerome Lewis RS SO (transfer Virginia Tech)
- John McGrath RS FR
- Jordan Broadnax SO 35-133 3.3 AVE 18 LONG
- Chris Burns RS SR
- Brian Dowling SO
- Jamar Smith RS JR 10-17 1.4 AVE 7 LONG
- Jamal Wilson RS FR
Our opening OOC opponent UConn has five BCS transfers this spring.
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UMass' great run the the NIT continues tomorrow. The A10 took a hit when Temple left. The league needs to reststock and VCU, George Mason and Butler are in discussions to join the league.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Game Day-- Central Michigan
The last game of UMass' inaugural season will be played today against the Chippewas. Why isn't that politically incorrect? That's got to be the last Indian nickname in the football universe. The weather looks to be good. Sunny by afternoon and in the mid-50's.
It would be nice to get some good offensive line play today and make this a UMass win. CMU needs this game to be in consideration for a bowl. Winning would give the Minutemen something to build on during the off season.
I'll be there as usual. Hope a lot of UMass fans will avoid the Black Friday madness and come to cheer for the Minutemen.
Go UMass!!
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Matty V. has a story about Darren Thellen and the 15 other seniors who will be playing their last game for the Minutemen today.
The seniors are Darren Thellen, D.J. Adeoba, Tim Brandt , Chris Burns, Julian Colarusso, Michael Cox, Perry McIntyre, Stephane Milhim, Quinton Sales, Ian Shultis, Nick Speller, Chaz Thompson, Deion Walker, Alan Williams and Hafis Williams.
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MassLive.com has the half-payment status of UMass in 2011 and low attendance will cause a financial shortfall this year. Our "provisional" FBS status allows teams to play us less that the regular guarantees given to FBS teams. This will be the only year that happens. Revenue should be up in 2013 and following years.
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Boston.com has UMass hoping for an end of 2012 season win.
The Herald,com says Perry McIntyre and the Minutemen tackle the last game of the 2012 season.
Central Michigan Life says CMU needs this game to be bowl eligible.
The Moring Sun says CMU's bowl eligibility is on the line.
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NBC Sports says the Big East may vote to disband.
The Associated Press says UConn or Louisville may be the next to leave.
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It would be nice to get some good offensive line play today and make this a UMass win. CMU needs this game to be in consideration for a bowl. Winning would give the Minutemen something to build on during the off season.
I'll be there as usual. Hope a lot of UMass fans will avoid the Black Friday madness and come to cheer for the Minutemen.
Go UMass!!
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Matty V. has a story about Darren Thellen and the 15 other seniors who will be playing their last game for the Minutemen today.
The seniors are Darren Thellen, D.J. Adeoba, Tim Brandt , Chris Burns, Julian Colarusso, Michael Cox, Perry McIntyre, Stephane Milhim, Quinton Sales, Ian Shultis, Nick Speller, Chaz Thompson, Deion Walker, Alan Williams and Hafis Williams.
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MassLive.com has the half-payment status of UMass in 2011 and low attendance will cause a financial shortfall this year. Our "provisional" FBS status allows teams to play us less that the regular guarantees given to FBS teams. This will be the only year that happens. Revenue should be up in 2013 and following years.
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Boston.com has UMass hoping for an end of 2012 season win.
The Herald,com says Perry McIntyre and the Minutemen tackle the last game of the 2012 season.
Central Michigan Life says CMU needs this game to be bowl eligible.
The Moring Sun says CMU's bowl eligibility is on the line.
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NBC Sports says the Big East may vote to disband.
The Associated Press says UConn or Louisville may be the next to leave.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Wednesday--February 13, 2013
I missed the UMass Football Banquet because of my trip, and I haven't seen a write-up on it anywhere, so I'll post Coach Molnar e-mail newsletter. Note that the original e-mail contained Greg Landry's e-mail address, which I redacted.
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Darren Thellen Sr. Brockton, MA
Charles Thompson Sr. Teaneck, NJ
Deion Walker Grad. Christchurch, VA
Vincent Westcarr Sr. Miramar, FL
Alan Williams Sr. Framingham, MA
Hafis Williams Grad. Elizabeth, NJ
AWARDS PRESENTATION
ALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Perry McIntyre, First Team LB Sr. Royal Palm Beach, FL
Darren Thellen, Second Team DB Sr. Brockton, MA
Colter Johnson, Third Team Punter Warren, PA
ALL ACADEMIC MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Michael Cox, Honorable Mention Grad. Dorchester, MA
Matt Carini, Honorable Mention Jr. Franklin, MA
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colter Johnson
VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Darren Therein
OFFENSIVE SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Lovaincy Fr. Cambridge, MA
DEFENSIVE SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Johnny Bieren Fr. Nashua, NH
JAMES IHEDIGBO WALK-ON OF THE YEAR
Joe Colton Fr. Norwood, MA
BOB FOOTE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephane Milhim Sr. Pembroke Pines, FL
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rob O'Connor Sr. Westborough, MA
COACHES AWARD
Darren Thellen
IRON MAN AWARD
Jeff Straight Jr. Manheim, PA
Charles Thompson Sr. Teaneck, NJ
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Colter Johnson
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Perry McIntyre
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rob Blanchflower Jr. Leominster, MA
DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR 2012
Perry McIntyre
OFFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR 2012
Rob Blanchflower
I have a lot of information that I am going to share with you this spring; and a source of that info is our new feature, "MINUTEMAN UPDATE", highlighting what Minutemen of the past are doing now!
The first MINUTEMAN UPDATE highlights Massachusetts great, Greg Landry. Greg writes "For the past decade, I have been working in the Detroit area as a Manufacturer Rep. Companies that I represent produce metal and plastic parts. My clients are primarily tier 1 suppliers to the automotive OEMs. Last fall, I was inducted into the National Polish Hall of Fame. I still have a relationship with the Detroit Lions, as a member of their Alumni group that does charity and good will events in the Detroit area. My five children are working here in Detroit and in New York. Jeannine and I are blessed with 4 grandchildren."
We are always trying to find ways to reach our most valuable resource -- the Minutemen who have gone before us, who have paved the way so future UMass Football teams have a legacy and a tradition to live up to.
Please send us the email address of any Minuteman who is not receiving our letters. Over the last year, we have added over 100 football alumni to our database, but there are many out there who do not receive our letters. Help us grow and stay together as a football family.
God Bless and Go UMass!
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Dear
Minutemen,
Here's
some of the latest news about your UMass Football Family:
On February 4th, the 2012 UMass Football team held its annual banquet. Not only were the 2012 Seniors honored with a gift of their home game jersey, but a number of awards were presented to a group of very deserving players.
2012 SENIORS
DJ Adeoba Sr. Hollywood, FL
Tim Brandt Sr. Natick, MA
Chris Burns Sr. Wilmington, PA
Julian Colarusso Sr. Quincy, MA
Michael Cox Grad. Dorchester, MA
Perry McIntyre Sr. Royal Palm Beach, FL
Stephane Milhim Sr. Pembroke Pines, FL
Rob O'Connor Sr. Westborough, MA
Quinton Sales Sr. Fort Washington, MD
Ian Shultis Sr. Thousand Oaks, CA
Nick Speller Sr. Baltimore,
MDOn February 4th, the 2012 UMass Football team held its annual banquet. Not only were the 2012 Seniors honored with a gift of their home game jersey, but a number of awards were presented to a group of very deserving players.
2012 SENIORS
DJ Adeoba Sr. Hollywood, FL
Tim Brandt Sr. Natick, MA
Chris Burns Sr. Wilmington, PA
Julian Colarusso Sr. Quincy, MA
Michael Cox Grad. Dorchester, MA
Perry McIntyre Sr. Royal Palm Beach, FL
Stephane Milhim Sr. Pembroke Pines, FL
Rob O'Connor Sr. Westborough, MA
Quinton Sales Sr. Fort Washington, MD
Ian Shultis Sr. Thousand Oaks, CA
Darren Thellen Sr. Brockton, MA
Charles Thompson Sr. Teaneck, NJ
Deion Walker Grad. Christchurch, VA
Vincent Westcarr Sr. Miramar, FL
Alan Williams Sr. Framingham, MA
Hafis Williams Grad. Elizabeth, NJ
AWARDS PRESENTATION
ALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Perry McIntyre, First Team LB Sr. Royal Palm Beach, FL
Darren Thellen, Second Team DB Sr. Brockton, MA
Colter Johnson, Third Team Punter Warren, PA
ALL ACADEMIC MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Michael Cox, Honorable Mention Grad. Dorchester, MA
Matt Carini, Honorable Mention Jr. Franklin, MA
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colter Johnson
VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Darren Therein
OFFENSIVE SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Lovaincy Fr. Cambridge, MA
DEFENSIVE SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Johnny Bieren Fr. Nashua, NH
JAMES IHEDIGBO WALK-ON OF THE YEAR
Joe Colton Fr. Norwood, MA
BOB FOOTE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephane Milhim Sr. Pembroke Pines, FL
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rob O'Connor Sr. Westborough, MA
COACHES AWARD
Darren Thellen
IRON MAN AWARD
Jeff Straight Jr. Manheim, PA
Charles Thompson Sr. Teaneck, NJ
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Colter Johnson
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Perry McIntyre
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rob Blanchflower Jr. Leominster, MA
DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR 2012
Perry McIntyre
OFFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR 2012
Rob Blanchflower
I have a lot of information that I am going to share with you this spring; and a source of that info is our new feature, "MINUTEMAN UPDATE", highlighting what Minutemen of the past are doing now!
The first MINUTEMAN UPDATE highlights Massachusetts great, Greg Landry. Greg writes "For the past decade, I have been working in the Detroit area as a Manufacturer Rep. Companies that I represent produce metal and plastic parts. My clients are primarily tier 1 suppliers to the automotive OEMs. Last fall, I was inducted into the National Polish Hall of Fame. I still have a relationship with the Detroit Lions, as a member of their Alumni group that does charity and good will events in the Detroit area. My five children are working here in Detroit and in New York. Jeannine and I are blessed with 4 grandchildren."
We are always trying to find ways to reach our most valuable resource -- the Minutemen who have gone before us, who have paved the way so future UMass Football teams have a legacy and a tradition to live up to.
Please send us the email address of any Minuteman who is not receiving our letters. Over the last year, we have added over 100 football alumni to our database, but there are many out there who do not receive our letters. Help us grow and stay together as a football family.
God Bless and Go UMass!
Charley
Molnar, Head Football Coach
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Wicket Local Rosindale has a story about Peter Ngobidi's signing with the Minutemen.
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A Villanova hoops blog looks at possible additions to the Catholic Seven, including UMass. If the Minutemen were picked for that league, we might choose to stay in the MAC in football.
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The Big Ten is moving to 9-10 league games by 2014. That might impact the number of OOC games with the MAC. Playing a Big Ten team is a big deal for the Ohio and Michigan based MAC teams, but UMass probably won't care.
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Sports Illustrated has a story about the Big East moving to a NBC Sports TV deal.
An ESPN writer points out the Big East did pretty good against BCS teams in 2012.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday--February 22, 2013
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Dear Minutemen,
As the New Year begins, I’d like to recap some of the best “UMass Moments” from 2012, and to thank and honor all the Minutemen who had a part in them.
-Alumni Victor Cruz and James Ihedigbo meeting in Super Bowl XLVII
-Marcel Shipp’s induction into the UMass Hall of Fame
-1ST ANNUAL SPRING FLING
Captain’s Breakfast – 21 former captains attended.
Alumni Game - 33 Alums played in the game, over 100 attended.
Post-Game UMass Football Family Reunion – over 300 active players, alumni, coaches, staff and families attended.
-550+ Community Service Hours performed in the Spring Semester by UMass Football Players.
-Awarded CHAMPS Cup Community Service Category for leading all UMass Athletics team in community service hours.
-Bob Foote’s $500,000 contribution to the new Football Training Facility.
-11th Annual UMass Football Golf Classic had 92 golfers participate.
-UMass Football Experience, which was a string of summer camps held on campus and at Gillette Stadium for boys of all ages with over 500 participants.
-First Home Game at Gillette with Alumni Tunnel against Indiana University.
-First Win as a FBS School against the University of Akron on November 10th, 2012.
-Perry McIntyre, Darren Thellen, and Colter Johnson first All-MAC football players.
-Re-instituting the “lost” tradition of awarding Varsity Letters.
-7 Minutemen active on NFL rosters.
-4 Minuteman active on CFL rosters.
-11 New Graduates! Four in May, Nicholas Gottshall, Jesse Julmiste
Sean O'Connor, and Caleb Violette; seven in December, DJ Adeoba, Julian Colarusso, Quinton Sales, Darren Thellen, Jeremy Horne, Tyler Holmes, Charles Thompson.
SAVE THE DATE
The 2nd ANNUAL SPRING FLING will be on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Many more details to follow during the coming weeks…we do plan on playing the Alumni Game again this year, due to the amount of interest we have received over the last several months. Just like last year, please RSVP your intentions so we can plan accordingly!
Go UMass!
Charley Molnar, Head Football Coach
University of Massachusetts
The second MINUTEMAN UPDATE highlights Massachusetts
great, Phil Roland, ‘75 BS, ‘77 MS.
Phil played Runningback for Coach MacPherson from 1971 to 1974. After his playing days were over, he began his career as a football coach at UMass, first serving as a Graduate Assistant for the 1975 season and the Runningbacks Coach for the ‘76 season. After that, Phil moved on to the New England Patriots as a Quality Control Coach for the 1977 season, and his last stop was at Maine Central Institute as an Assistant in 1978. While at MCI, Phil was offered a job with Honeywell and it was then he began his business career. He stayed at Honeywell for 5 years before taking a job at ABB for another 5 years.
In 1986, Phil became owner and President of Aquest Corporation, a successful environmental engineering firm based in Somers, CT. In his spare time, he is the Head Lacrosse Coach at Wilbraham & Monson Academy.
Phil sums up his life this way: “Everything I have was because I received a football scholarship to UMass”.
Phil is married to 1976 UMass graduate Linda. They have three grown sons, Matthew who graduated from Colby where he played varsity lacrosse, Andrew, another Colby grad who played varsity football and Steve, a Springfield College grad who played varsity lacrosse,
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ESPN says sources saying the Big East is close the to a TV deal with ESPN. If UMass should get a Big East offer now, or in the future, when the league expands, the media $$ would make a big difference in UMass Sports. Current Big East members may lament the decline in revenue now that the Catholic Seven have left, but it would be a godsend for the Minutemen.
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The New England Patriots Report has an update on the NFL Combine including a paragraph about Stephane Milhim.
The Dayton Daily News has a paragraph on the MAC players in the NFL combine (at end of linked article).
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NJ.com report that John Mara hopes Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz are Giants for a long time.
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Phil Steele has UMass as #109 in FBS in defensive YPG vs offensive YPG. In the Minutemen's case it was four BCS games and a lack of offense than with the defense.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
UMass recruit Darren Thellen does well at Shriners Game
UMass bound DB Darren Thellen played well at the Shriners Football Classic last night.
More on the Shriners game here .
UMass recruit Julian Colarusso also played in the game. He's mentioned here .
UPDATE: Another Shriners game article here (also mentions Thellen).
UPDATE II : Another article from 06/25/08 here .
More on the Shriners game here .
UMass recruit Julian Colarusso also played in the game. He's mentioned here .
UPDATE: Another Shriners game article here (also mentions Thellen).
UPDATE II : Another article from 06/25/08 here .
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