Predictions

Game Week: Beginning and the End

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In a way, the Central Michigan game is as much an end as it is a beginning. Ending will be the careers of 14 different college athletes, each of whom helped usher UMass football through the toughest stretch in program history. You have guys like linebacker Perry McIntyre and defensive tackle Charles Thompson, who were silent but deadly leaders on defense. On the other side of the ball you have offensive linemen Stephane Milhim, Quinton Sales and Nick Speller, who were asked to fight in unknown trenches against bigger and better athletes during their final year. There are guys like [...]

Game Week: Prediction Time

Nov 16th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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It seems to me that Buffalo is a better version of what UMass was trying to be last year. Let me explain. Like Kevin Morris’ Minutemen, the Bulls like to run out of the pro style, rely on the running game, and drop back into a situational shotgun. Buffalo also utilizes a 3-4 defense that depends on aggressive linebackers and talented safeties. Replace Branden Oliver with Jonathan Hernandez, Lee Skinner with Tyler Holmes, and Derek Brim with Darren Thellen. The similarity is almost eerie. The major difference is that Buffalo has several years of MAC-level recruiting under its belt. As UMass [...]

Game Week: Prediction Time

Nov 9th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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1-18. That’s what it looks like when you combine the records of Akron and UMass. It’s not pretty, it’s not exciting, but that’s what we’re left with. If you look up and down this week’s FBS schedule, there is no game with less intrigue. Save for Southern Mississippi, Colorado and Idaho, Akron and UMass are quite literally two of the worst teams at the highest level of college football. Fans on message boards have dubbed this: “The Toilet Bowl.” There is no ESPN3 coverage, and no local station is picking up this stinker. It’s either the MAC Digital Network – [...]

MAC Blogger Roundtable

Nov 6th, 2012

by Bob McGovern.

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For this week’s MAC Blogger Roundtable, we were asked a few questions by Bull Run the Buffalo blog. Here’s a complete list of the blogs involved in the roundtable: Over The Pylon - Ball State Maroon Musket - UMass Saddle Up, Fight On - Western Michigan The Chip Report - Central Michigan Eagle Totem - Eastern Michigan Red and Black Attack - Northern Illinois Bull Run - Buffalo Hustle Belt - The Conference Let’s Go Rockets - Toledo Falcon Blog - Bowling Green – 1) Who’s the Beast of the East and who’s the Best of the West? Can each division produce a one loss ranked team going into the MAC [...]