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No. 120: Massachusetts
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 17, 2012
Welcome to Amherst, Mass., once voted the nicest college town in America, and as of a year ago this Thursday, home of the newest member of the MAC. Yes, change is afoot: Kevin Morris is out, Charley Molnar is in; the C.A.A. is out, replaced by the MAC East. During non-conference play, the Minutemen will substitute teams like Central Connecticut State and Old Dominion for teams like Connecticut — the big school in the Nutmeg State — Indiana, Michigan and Vanderbilt. Isn’t simply moving up the F.B.S. hard enough? Before its bye week on Oct. 13, UMass will face a team from the Big East, two teams from the Big Ten and two reigning bowl teams from the MAC. UMass will play five home games all season. And about that: home games will be played at Gillette Stadium while the university refurbishes its own stadium. Welcome to the F.B.S., Minutemen.
Tags: Anthony Dima, Brandon Hill, Brandon Potvin, Charley Molnar, Chase Danska, Darren Thellen, Dave Sollazzo, Jeff Burris, Kellen Pagel, MAC, Marken Michel, Massachusetts, Michael Cox, Mike Kruczek, Mike Wegzyn, Nick Rolovich, Nick Speller, Perry McIntyre, Phil Elmassian, Rob Blanchflower, Ryan Delaire, Stanley Andre, Theo Agnew
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MAC the Best QB League in the F.B.S.?
By Paul Myerberg // Feb 6, 2012
More often than not, former B.C.S. conference quarterbacks win Super Bowls. Mississippi won its second in five years last night; Michigan lost its second in five years. California took home the hardware last February. It was Purdue lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at Tennessee’s expense in 2010. It’s a new era, but the story remains the same. Alabama quarterbacks won the first three Super Bowls – Bart Starr and Joe Namath – followed by Purdue and Louisville; a former Boilermaker, either Len Dawson or Bob Griese, won three rings over a five-year span from 1970-74. Over the last decade, only one non-B.CS. conference has put a Super Bowl-winning quarterback into the N.F.L.: the MAC, Ben Roethlisberger, twice.
Tags: Alex Carder, Alex Gillett, Alex Zordich, Austin Dantin, Buffalo, Chris Coyer, Jordan Lynch, Keith Wenning, Kellen Pagel, MAC, Matt Schilz, Northern Illinois, Ryan Radcliff, Spencer Keith, Terrance Owens, Tyler Tettleton, Zac Dysert
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A Meet and Greet With the New Guys
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 19, 2012
Three more teams will join the F.B.S. in 2012, with a fourth, South Alabama, entering its second and final year transitioning upwards from the F.C.S. to the Sun Belt. Massachusetts will join the MAC, taking a spot in the East division and giving the league two even, seven-team divisions; Bowling Green will move to the West, a move that makes sense on multiple levels. Texas State and Texas-San Antonio — the former run by Dennis Franchione, the latter by former Miami (Fla.) head coach Larry Coker — will join the WAC, helping that conference make up for the loss of Nevada, Fresno State and Hawaii to the Mountain West.
Tags: Charley Molnar, Dennis Franchione, Kellen Pagel, Larry Coker, MAC, Massachusetts, Rob Blanchflower, Shaun Rutherford, Texas State, Texas-San Antonio, WAC
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