I've blogged about Kwanii Figueroa, a 6-2 275 pound DT from Paramus Catholic in New Jersey a couple of times before.
N J.com reports on Monday night he verbaled to Eastern Michigan.
Figueroa had offers from UMass, Nevada and Buffalo in FBS.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Tuesday--February 3rd, 2015
On February 1st Dan Malone had an article on the search for a new UMass A.D. Chancellor Subbaswamy had the following quote:
"the program (football) is here to stay and I'm here to stay,"
Those are words to build a program by. If any Minutemen fans get to meet Chancelor Subbaswamy. be sure to shake his hand and say "Thanks!'. Now maybe Coach Whipple can work on making UMass football a winner, without the annual medial circus.
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Mike Karpinski of Hustle Belt looks at some of the top MAC recruiting targets. Included are a couple of players UMass is interested in.
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The BC blog "BC Interruption" thinks the Eagles should sign a series with BYU, like UMass did.
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Collegian football writer Andrew Cyr explains why he didn't take part in the Patriots celebration.
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NBC sports looks at the Power Five-Group of Five recruiting gap.
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OT, but the Tribune Live has a story about John Calipari and the historic comeback by UMass hoops at West Virginia. I remember listening to that game. Frustrated Mountaineer fans continued to yell at Calipari during the post game radio show.
"the program (football) is here to stay and I'm here to stay,"
Those are words to build a program by. If any Minutemen fans get to meet Chancelor Subbaswamy. be sure to shake his hand and say "Thanks!'. Now maybe Coach Whipple can work on making UMass football a winner, without the annual medial circus.
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Mike Karpinski of Hustle Belt looks at some of the top MAC recruiting targets. Included are a couple of players UMass is interested in.
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The BC blog "BC Interruption" thinks the Eagles should sign a series with BYU, like UMass did.
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Collegian football writer Andrew Cyr explains why he didn't take part in the Patriots celebration.
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NBC sports looks at the Power Five-Group of Five recruiting gap.
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OT, but the Tribune Live has a story about John Calipari and the historic comeback by UMass hoops at West Virginia. I remember listening to that game. Frustrated Mountaineer fans continued to yell at Calipari during the post game radio show.
Monday, February 02, 2015
Monday-- February 2nd, 2015-- Two more verbals
Bob McGovern reports UMass has added two more verbals.
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Joining the Minutemen will be: James Bowe, Jr, a 6-1 205 pound OLB from Killian Varsity HS in Miami, FL.
Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has more.
Was third team All-State Group 8A in Florida.
Played in the Miami-Dade All-Star game.
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Also joining UMass is Brandon Mangram, a 5-10 170 pound CB from Buford, GA.
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video and reports a 4.32 40.
MaxPreps page here.
Rivals page here.
Second Team All-Region.
Also had offers from East Carolina and Wake Forest.
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Hudl.com has video.
MaxPreps has more.
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Played in the Miami-Dade All-Star game.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video and reports a 4.32 40.
MaxPreps page here.
Rivals page here.
Second Team All-Region.
Also had offers from East Carolina and Wake Forest.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Saturday-- January 31st, 2015
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UMass has some visits planned this weekend.
The Minutemen currently have 16 verbals.
My take on UMass' needs going into this year's recruiting cycle were:\
- a kicker
- running back
- defensive help everywhere especially in the front seven.
On the kicking front, UMass has a verbal from Michael Caggiano. Most teams make kickers walk-on (even highly rated ones), but the Minutemen apparently offered a scholarship to fix the most glaring need from last year.
UMass has verbals from two running backs: Sekai Lindsey and Marquis Young (both rated three stars by 247Sports). Lindsey could have an immediate impact in 2015.
The Minutemen have commits from five offensive linemen: Joe Parsons, Michael Yerardi, Jack Driscoll , Derek Dumais and Reche Thomas. UMass will now have 20+ offensive linemen on the roster. All the recruits are true freshman and will help down the road. Thomas is probably the highest rated recruit in this class (so far).
The conventional wisdom in FBS is to recruit a QB every year. This year James Sosinski a 6-7 230 pound QB from Chandler, AZ joins the team.
The Minutemen have only one receiver, TE Artayvious Lynn a 6-6 200 pound player from Bossier City, LA.
On defense UMass has two defensive linemen: Mario Patton (three stars from 247Sports) and Aaron Kinsey. The de-commitment of Desjon Robinson hurt this group.
For linebackers the Minutemen have: Tom Rodrick (may not play in 2015) and D'Shan Harley from Wichita Falls,TX
UMass has commits from two defensive backs: Lee Moses from Warwick, RI and James Oliphant from Fort Lauderdale.
Ten of the 16 verbals are offensive recruits. It seems we have addressed some critical needs on the offensive side of the ball. On defense, thus far, it does not look like this recruiting class will have an immediate impact. We could use some JUCO or FBS transfers on the defensive side.
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The NY Giants blog "Big Blue" takes a look at the more than 500 prop bets available for the Super Bowl.
BTW, Mrs Blog and I met at a Super Bowl party. If you're planning one for tomorrow, be sure to invited your single friends.
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday-- January 30th, 2015
UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon leaves for University of California Santa Barbara.
Dan Malone comments.
Ron Chimelis comments.
Matty Vautour has an article on McCutcheon leaving that includes some comments about UMass football.
The UMass Daily Collegian has a post on McCutcheon and his comments on leaving.
UC Santa Barbara college newspaper has the announcement.
The Boston Herald has some notes about the change. It also mentions BC will play two FCS teams this year. Only one FCS game counts towards bowl eligibility.
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Obviously, UMass needs a young and energetic person at AD. The recent formation of the Power Five alliance is a game changer (pun intended) for college athletics. This is really going to change all college sports.
If the Power Five go to a semi-pro model with paid athletes, what is that going to do to all other sports?The non-Power Five went along with the full-cost-of-attendance because, according to a number of reports, the fear the Power Five would take the basketball tourney with them. Tile IX changed the landscape of college sports. The Catholic schools could no longer put 90% of their assets into one or two sports. It effectively halved the athletic money available for those schools. Even mighty Notre Dame struggled with the new model.
The Power Five is going to make an even greater impact. What will happen? I don't know, but if paying a person says there is a value added to a product by their labor, will colleges really pay for track-and-field, cross country, swimming and other sports?
As for UMass football, obviously we need a conference. The bowl tie-ins, the media packages and the scheduling are necessary to control costs and stabilize the program.
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ESPN has more on the 2015 Boston College schedule.
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The Ralphie Report looks at Colorado's recruiting rankings.
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South Florida.com says former FIU head coach Mario Cristobal is doing well at Alabama while the Panthers flounder.
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Dan Malone comments.
Ron Chimelis comments.
Matty Vautour has an article on McCutcheon leaving that includes some comments about UMass football.
The UMass Daily Collegian has a post on McCutcheon and his comments on leaving.
UC Santa Barbara college newspaper has the announcement.
The Boston Herald has some notes about the change. It also mentions BC will play two FCS teams this year. Only one FCS game counts towards bowl eligibility.
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Obviously, UMass needs a young and energetic person at AD. The recent formation of the Power Five alliance is a game changer (pun intended) for college athletics. This is really going to change all college sports.
If the Power Five go to a semi-pro model with paid athletes, what is that going to do to all other sports?The non-Power Five went along with the full-cost-of-attendance because, according to a number of reports, the fear the Power Five would take the basketball tourney with them. Tile IX changed the landscape of college sports. The Catholic schools could no longer put 90% of their assets into one or two sports. It effectively halved the athletic money available for those schools. Even mighty Notre Dame struggled with the new model.
The Power Five is going to make an even greater impact. What will happen? I don't know, but if paying a person says there is a value added to a product by their labor, will colleges really pay for track-and-field, cross country, swimming and other sports?
As for UMass football, obviously we need a conference. The bowl tie-ins, the media packages and the scheduling are necessary to control costs and stabilize the program.
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ESPN has more on the 2015 Boston College schedule.
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The Ralphie Report looks at Colorado's recruiting rankings.
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South Florida.com says former FIU head coach Mario Cristobal is doing well at Alabama while the Panthers flounder.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Recruiting 2015--- Allen Edwards
SB Nation reports Allen Edwards, a 6-4 245 pound DE from Dean College in Massachusetts has verbaled to Pitt.
Edwards had offers from UMass and Idaho (probably because of Charlie Molnar).
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Edwards had offers from UMass and Idaho (probably because of Charlie Molnar).
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Thursday--January 29th, 2015
The UMass website reports that the Minutemen have increased the number of Academic All-Conference selections every year since joining FBS and the MAC.
The UMass Athletics Twitter feed says 25 Minutemen players made the Dean's List.
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The UMass Daily Collegian has another article on Marcel Shipp's leaving for the Jets. It has some player quotes about Shipp.
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Roubins Joseph and Sha-Ki Holines, friends and former Commerce teammates, will line up opposite to each other next year when UMass plays at Buffalo.
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Phil Steele has UMass tied for #2 in the college football universe in returning starters in 2015.
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The College Football Playoffs looks at the ramifications of Navy joining the AAC in 2015.
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The Irish Illustrated looks at the gains and losses to NFL draft by Notre Dame's 2015 opponents (includes UMass).
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The LA Times has college football recruiting 101.
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SOON WE WILL HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS LEFT
UMass will ban dorm visitors for the Super Bowl.
The UMass Athletics Twitter feed says 25 Minutemen players made the Dean's List.
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The UMass Daily Collegian has another article on Marcel Shipp's leaving for the Jets. It has some player quotes about Shipp.
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Roubins Joseph and Sha-Ki Holines, friends and former Commerce teammates, will line up opposite to each other next year when UMass plays at Buffalo.
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Phil Steele has UMass tied for #2 in the college football universe in returning starters in 2015.
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The College Football Playoffs looks at the ramifications of Navy joining the AAC in 2015.
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The Irish Illustrated looks at the gains and losses to NFL draft by Notre Dame's 2015 opponents (includes UMass).
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The LA Times has college football recruiting 101.
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SOON WE WILL HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS LEFT
UMass will ban dorm visitors for the Super Bowl.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Wednesday-- January 28th, 2015
Seven UMass players have been named to the 2014 MAC All-Academic team. Honored were:
- Blake Fronnapofel QB 3.76 Masters in Sports management
- Matt Sparks C 3.76 Civil Engineering (second selection)
- Frabian Hoeller LG 3.60 Microbiology
- Adam Richard LB 3.33 Economics
- Alex Kenney WR 3.33 Masters in Education
- Joe Colton Safety 3.32 Public Health
- Brian McDonald 3.30 Masters in Sports Management
Dan Malone has an article on player making the All-Academic team here. The complete MAC All-Academic team here.
Congrats to all the players who made the All-Academic team!
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UMass running back coach Marcel Shipp has been hired by the NY Jets to coach the same position.
Announcement of Shipp's hiring by the New York Jets website.
North Jersey.com also has a post on Shipp's hiring.
Matty Vautour has an article here.
Besides Shipp's presence as a position coach, he was well-known in New Jersey, an area UMass has targeted in the past for recruiting. That may be a factor in hiring a replacement.
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Max Moore of Hustle belt talks about recent UMass three-star RB verbal Sekai Lindsey.
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The Herald-Dispatch says Marshall will dominate Conference USA in perpetuity.
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ESPN and the NFL want the college football playoffs to move playoff dates.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tuesday--January 27th, 2015
Well, my snow blower is all gassed up and I'm ready to do battle. Only about four inches of snow so far in Jaffrey.
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Max Moore of Hustle Belt is excited about kicker Mike Caggiano verbaling to the Minutemen.
Mike Karpinski has a post about the seven UMass commits.
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Will the FBS full-cost-of-attendance stipend force FCS schools to do the same? Interesting point. Will the non-FBS schools who want to be top-tier in other sports (Villanova in hoops, UMass-Lowell in hockey for example) give full-cost-of-attendance to those sports. Anything they do for a men's team has to be done for the women's team because of Title IX. Could basketball players at Villanova, men's and women's get the stipend and other sports athletes not?
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MLive.com has an article on Eastern Michigan wanting to bale on their game with Michigan State.
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The Star-Telegram says deflategate is all about home field advantage and hating on Bill Belichick. Patriots fans will not be surprised that Bill is not held with a lot of affection in other parts of the country.
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ESPN reports 45,000 people showed up for Ohio State's Nation Championship celebration.
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Max Moore of Hustle Belt is excited about kicker Mike Caggiano verbaling to the Minutemen.
Mike Karpinski has a post about the seven UMass commits.
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Will the FBS full-cost-of-attendance stipend force FCS schools to do the same? Interesting point. Will the non-FBS schools who want to be top-tier in other sports (Villanova in hoops, UMass-Lowell in hockey for example) give full-cost-of-attendance to those sports. Anything they do for a men's team has to be done for the women's team because of Title IX. Could basketball players at Villanova, men's and women's get the stipend and other sports athletes not?
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MLive.com has an article on Eastern Michigan wanting to bale on their game with Michigan State.
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The Star-Telegram says deflategate is all about home field advantage and hating on Bill Belichick. Patriots fans will not be surprised that Bill is not held with a lot of affection in other parts of the country.
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ESPN reports 45,000 people showed up for Ohio State's Nation Championship celebration.
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Monday, January 26, 2015
Monday--January 26th, 2014 UMass gets seven verbals
Dan Malone reports UMass received seven verbals from it's recent campus visits.
The UMass Daily Collegian also has an article on the commitments.
Some are recruits I've blogged about before; four are new. On the ones previously covered click on the link for images, bios and other links posted at that time.
Verbaling were:
Michael Caggiano, a 5-10 kicker from Manalapan, NJ. See previous blog coverage. NJ.com has an article on Caggiano's verbal.
James Oliphant, 5-9 170 pound DB/Athlete from St. Thomas Aquinas Fl. See previous blog coverage.
Reche Thomas, a 6-4 325 pound OL from Varo Beach, FL. See previous blog coverage.
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New to the blog are:
Artayvious Lynn, a 6-6 200 pound TE from Bossier City, LA.
Lynn's 247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has highlights.
Rivals page here.
Was highly rated while participating in a national prospects camp.
Lynn chose the Minutemen over an offer from South Alabama.
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Arron Kinsey, a 6-4 225 pound weakside DE from Miami, FL
247Sports two-star player.
Hudl.com has 15 ways to kill a quarterback.
Rivals two-star recruit.
Chose UMass over an offer from UAB
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Sekai Lindsay, a 5-10 205 pound RB from Melbourne, FL
247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Originally verbaled to Pitt.
Chose the Minutemen over offers from Appalachian State, Cincinnati, FIU, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North Carolina, Pitt, South Alabama and Temple.
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D'Shan Harley, a 6-6 220 pound OLB from Wichita Falls, TX
247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
Max Preps has some stats and video.
The Time-Record has a story about Harley verbaling to UMass and some stats.
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This weekend's commits look like a good group. Michale Caggiano has a chance to be a four-year starter for the Minutemen. UMass fans hope he fixes a two-year train wreck in the UMass kicking game. Kicking is offense. Punting is defense. Caggiano has the potential to also be a strong punter.
Running back Sekai Lindsay is another player UMass fans hope pans out. Despite the fact the Minutemen had several three-star running backs on the roster, the last two years have finished with former walk-on Shadrack Abrokwah as the starting RB. The UMass ground game is nowhere at the level of the Blake Frohnapfel and the passing attack. UMass needs better production from the running backs to be even in the middle of the MAC for a quality running game.
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Boston College was the lone vote against cost-of-attendance for college athletes.
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The UMass Daily Collegian also has an article on the commitments.
Some are recruits I've blogged about before; four are new. On the ones previously covered click on the link for images, bios and other links posted at that time.
Verbaling were:
Michael Caggiano, a 5-10 kicker from Manalapan, NJ. See previous blog coverage. NJ.com has an article on Caggiano's verbal.
James Oliphant, 5-9 170 pound DB/Athlete from St. Thomas Aquinas Fl. See previous blog coverage.
Reche Thomas, a 6-4 325 pound OL from Varo Beach, FL. See previous blog coverage.
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Lynn's 247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has highlights.
Rivals page here.
Was highly rated while participating in a national prospects camp.
Lynn chose the Minutemen over an offer from South Alabama.
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247Sports two-star player.
Hudl.com has 15 ways to kill a quarterback.
Rivals two-star recruit.
Chose UMass over an offer from UAB
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247Sports three-star player.
Hudl.com has video.
Originally verbaled to Pitt.
Chose the Minutemen over offers from Appalachian State, Cincinnati, FIU, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North Carolina, Pitt, South Alabama and Temple.
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247Sports page here.
Hudl.com has video.
Max Preps has some stats and video.
The Time-Record has a story about Harley verbaling to UMass and some stats.
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This weekend's commits look like a good group. Michale Caggiano has a chance to be a four-year starter for the Minutemen. UMass fans hope he fixes a two-year train wreck in the UMass kicking game. Kicking is offense. Punting is defense. Caggiano has the potential to also be a strong punter.
Running back Sekai Lindsay is another player UMass fans hope pans out. Despite the fact the Minutemen had several three-star running backs on the roster, the last two years have finished with former walk-on Shadrack Abrokwah as the starting RB. The UMass ground game is nowhere at the level of the Blake Frohnapfel and the passing attack. UMass needs better production from the running backs to be even in the middle of the MAC for a quality running game.
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Boston College was the lone vote against cost-of-attendance for college athletes.
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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Saturday--Janaury 24th, 2015
UMass has hired Mark Michaels as special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach.
Michaels replaces Ted Daisher, who was fired by Whipple on September 16, 2014. Daisher had the unusual distinction of being fired by both Molnar and Whipple.
Michaels seems to be a good hire. He has worked with Whipple before and knows his management style. He also has extensive NFL experience. Michaels last worked as a high schools coach in the talent-rich Tampa area of Florida. This article from 2012 interviews Michaels and asks about his coaching career in FL.
You remember Molnar added Allen Suber to the UMass coaching staff with the probable intent of increasing the Minutemen recruiting presence in Florida. Suber only lasted one year.
With six years of coaching in the Tampa area, Michaels should have some connections that would help recruiting.
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UMass psychology professor Susan Whitebourne comments on deflategate.
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The Senior Bowl plays today, with two MAC players on the roster.
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And now---- teal turf.
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Recruiting 2015----Trae Philpots
In November, UMass offered to Trae Philpots, a 6-4 235 pound DE/LB from Creekside HS in Georgia.
Last Sunday, he verbaled to Middle Tennessee State.
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Last Sunday, he verbaled to Middle Tennessee State.
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Friday--January 23rd, 2015
Maine will play at BC for the first game of 2015 season for the Eagles. BC's OOC schedule of Maine, New Mexico State, NIU and Notre Dame seems likely to be a 3-1 run.
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Central Michigan's HC Dan Enos left to become offensive coordinator at Arkansas.
Hustle Belt looks at possible replacements.
The Lansing State Journal says the MAC is hard on coaches.
The head coach leaving breaks recruiting commitments. On January 15th, Hustle Belt rated CMU's recruits as #6 in the MAC
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If you missed it. Khalil Mack, who kicked our butts in 2013, was named ESPN's NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
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Central Michigan's HC Dan Enos left to become offensive coordinator at Arkansas.
Hustle Belt looks at possible replacements.
The Lansing State Journal says the MAC is hard on coaches.
The head coach leaving breaks recruiting commitments. On January 15th, Hustle Belt rated CMU's recruits as #6 in the MAC
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If you missed it. Khalil Mack, who kicked our butts in 2013, was named ESPN's NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Thursday--January 22nd, 2015
UPDATE: UMass will hold a football signing day party at the Amherst Brewing Company on February 4th.
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Paul Bys, UMass equipment manager, explains to Boston.com how footballs are treated prior to a game.
SB Nation has everything you need to know about deflategate.
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BYU has scheduled a home-and-home series with Michigan State bumping a scheduled UMass game.
The only alternative open date for both squads is October 15th. UMass' 2016 schedule. BYU's 2016 schedule.
Eastern Michigan, who was to have a three-for-one home game with MSU with one of the games schedule for 2016, has canceled the arrangement.
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A Bleacher Report writer ranks conferences by the quality of the league's coaches.
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Olympic proponents outline Boston's winning bid proposal.
NoBostonOlympics.com says it'll cost at least $19 billion, more than the Big Dig.
Boston mayor bans city employees criticizing the cost of the Olympics bid.
The Blog awaits a Globe editorial about protecting the interests of the Commonwealth's taxpayers.
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Paul Bys, UMass equipment manager, explains to Boston.com how footballs are treated prior to a game.
SB Nation has everything you need to know about deflategate.
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The only alternative open date for both squads is October 15th. UMass' 2016 schedule. BYU's 2016 schedule.
Eastern Michigan, who was to have a three-for-one home game with MSU with one of the games schedule for 2016, has canceled the arrangement.
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A Bleacher Report writer ranks conferences by the quality of the league's coaches.
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Olympic proponents outline Boston's winning bid proposal.
NoBostonOlympics.com says it'll cost at least $19 billion, more than the Big Dig.
Boston mayor bans city employees criticizing the cost of the Olympics bid.
The Blog awaits a Globe editorial about protecting the interests of the Commonwealth's taxpayers.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Recruiting 2015--Jack Beneventi
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Beneventi's 247Sports page.
Originally verbaled to Iowa and had his offer pulled.
ESPN three-star recruit.
Has offers from Notre Dame, Louisville, Illinois, Western Michigan and Wyoming.
Wednesday--January 21st, 2015
Two weeks to Letter-of-Intent Day...
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Next year's OOC opponent Colorado still doesn't have a defensive coordinator.
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Cleveland.com will have a MAC-themed letter-of-intent day podcast today at 4:00pm.
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Miami (Ohio) cornerback Quinton Rollins has had a interesting college career. He'll be playing in the Senior Bowl this weekend.
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CBS Sports says the Power Five will change the financial structure of college football.
Quote from the article:
"People that presumed this will start a real groundswell [to cut football], it will be the opposite," Steinbrecher said. "Very clearly [football] adds value to the institution."
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MLive.com says James Ihedigbo was a big upgrade in the Lions secondary. BTW, Ihedigbo was second in the entire NFL for TFL by safeties.
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A BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN SERBS AND TURKS
What could possibly go wrong?
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Next year's OOC opponent Colorado still doesn't have a defensive coordinator.
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Cleveland.com will have a MAC-themed letter-of-intent day podcast today at 4:00pm.
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Miami (Ohio) cornerback Quinton Rollins has had a interesting college career. He'll be playing in the Senior Bowl this weekend.
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CBS Sports says the Power Five will change the financial structure of college football.
Quote from the article:
"People that presumed this will start a real groundswell [to cut football], it will be the opposite," Steinbrecher said. "Very clearly [football] adds value to the institution."
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MLive.com says James Ihedigbo was a big upgrade in the Lions secondary. BTW, Ihedigbo was second in the entire NFL for TFL by safeties.
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A BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN SERBS AND TURKS
What could possibly go wrong?
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Tuesday--January 20th, 2015
The UCONN blog looks at potential offensive coordinators for the Huskies. The first listed is Charlie Molnar.
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The BC Blog "BC Interruption" picks Notre Dame as #11 in a 2015 preseason preview.
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CBS Sports reports an early signing period has been formally recommended.
The Metro News looks at what the early signing period will mean for college football.
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The final Sagarin Ratings have the FCS Missouri Valley Conference ranked #13 out of 33 Conferences ahead of the MAC and Conference USA.
Sagarin's final ratings has UMass at #154.
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College Football also had a deflated ball scandal.
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OT, but UMass is replacing the textbook store with Amazon.
Memories of UMass: it always rained on Registration Day and the bookstore would be out of books for two of my five classes...
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The BC Blog "BC Interruption" picks Notre Dame as #11 in a 2015 preseason preview.
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CBS Sports reports an early signing period has been formally recommended.
The Metro News looks at what the early signing period will mean for college football.
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The final Sagarin Ratings have the FCS Missouri Valley Conference ranked #13 out of 33 Conferences ahead of the MAC and Conference USA.
Sagarin's final ratings has UMass at #154.
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College Football also had a deflated ball scandal.
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OT, but UMass is replacing the textbook store with Amazon.
Memories of UMass: it always rained on Registration Day and the bookstore would be out of books for two of my five classes...
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Recruiting 2015--Jared Southers III
I've blogged about Jared Southers, a 6-4 290 pound OT from Seton Hall Prep in NJ several times before.
He verbaled to Vanderbilt on Sunday.
Southers had offers from Rutgers, Temple, UConn, UMass and Old Dominion.
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He verbaled to Vanderbilt on Sunday.
Southers had offers from Rutgers, Temple, UConn, UMass and Old Dominion.
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Monday--January 19th, 2015
UMass fans strike back at the Globe and defend UMass football.
Zack Emery.
Jim Connah.
Scott Bloomberg.
Brian Condron points out Globe hypocrisy...
Any more I missed? Good work to all who wrote the Globe.
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This article from the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star features Steve Frohnapfel, who racked up a lot of driving miles last fall.
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Special thanks to blog reader "Nick" for the heads up on a link to Draft Countdown's Scott Wright discussing Jean Sifrin's changes in the NFL draft. The mention of Sifrin is about minute 52 in this podcast.
A lot of high-priced NFL Draft commentators are going to be wrong about Sifrin, because they'll only look at his tape and stats. They won't realize Sifrin had essentially no summer camp before he started playing.
With more reps at his position and more coaching, his blocking and pass catching have big upsides. If he goes 5th round or below, he'll be a steal for some NFL team.
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Marshall and C-USA did well in bowl viewership.
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SB Nation says Western Michigan will again out-recruit a bunch of Power Five teams.
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Does McGuirk have Wi-FI? Duck and Bucks fans blew through 6 terabytes of data at the College Football National Championship game.
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Saturday, January 17, 2015
Recruiting 2015--- Will Fries IV
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Fries just picked up an offer from Clemson.
That brings Fries' offers to eleven. The article says he's interested in majoring in business, so UMass with Isenberg Business school should be in the running.
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