Thursday, October 30, 2014

Thursday--October 30, 2014

Jean Sifrin was chosen the John Mackey TE-of-the-week for his performance at Toledo. Nice image of Jean.

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UMass A.D. John McCutcheon says Mark Whipple is positioning the Minuteman program for future success. Yes he is, and suddenly a conference bid no longer seems like wishful thinking.

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The Independent Collegian talks about Toledo's defense against UMass.

Quote from the article:"This isn’t an attack on Toledo’s D, which simply doesn’t match up with the talent level on UMass’ offensive side of the football, even at full strength."

In nine weeks things have really changed. The defense of the  consensus best team in the MAC, with full scholarships, is considered to have less talent than the Minutemen offense.

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The MAC Reporter Online ranks UMass 9th in conference power ratings.

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Keepers College Football ratings has UMass at #116. Hey we're ahead of UConn!

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Football Scoop says MAC cost-of-attendance puts everything in perspective.

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SI.com says vague college football playoff criteria is going to cause trouble.

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Article on Chelmsford HS band playing at UMass Band Day. An article on Band Day on the UMMB website here.

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