Entries from August 2006

August 31, 2006

More UMass-Colgate info

I’m blogging my fingers to the bone for you guys.
Matt Vautour of the Hampshire Gazette has an injury update as well as some position changes here (registration required, but worth the aggravation).
He also has a very good article about the UMass depth chart. I’ve added the link to that story [...]

August 31, 2006

The future of play calling

The future of coaching may be here . See question #11 in the FAQ.
Wonder if Friends of Football, who have helped UMass with so many projects could get us this software when it is available?

August 31, 2006

UMass 2006 Starters

If you have not printed out the UMass-Colgate game notes then you do not have the 2006 UMass two-deep chart. AFAIK, this has not appeared anywhere else.
The starters offense:
WR #81 Brandon London Sr 6-4 210LT #68 Matt Austin Jr 6-5 285 (note#1)LG #60 Nick Dana Jr 6-3 300 (note #2)C # 62 Alex Miller [...]

August 31, 2006

Coach Brown’s Radio show opens tonight

Remember that Coach Brown’s radio opens tonight at 7:00pm. Details here . It will be live on WRNX in western Mass. Those of us out of state can listen over the internet.

August 31, 2006

Coach Brown’s Radio show opens tonight

Remember that Coach Brown’s radio opens tonight at 7:00pm. Details here . It will be live on WRNX in western Mass. Those of us out of state can listen over the internet.

August 31, 2006

KAEO Former Minuteman Michael Torres

There is an article here that mentions former UMass kicker Michael Torres .
When Torres played for UMass he had one of the strongest legs ever at UMass. However, he managed to spend a lot of time in the doghouse of both Coach Whipple and Coach Brown.
He transferred to UCF and had to sit out [...]

August 30, 2006

Two articles on UMass-Colgate

UMass-Colgate game stuff. Matt Dougherty of The Sports Network has a long article on the first week of I-AA football. Near the end he prognosticates the UMass-Colgate game. Worth a read.
Craig Muder of the Utica Observer-Dispatch has an article on Colgate’s star RB Jordan Scott .

August 29, 2006

UMass-Colgate Preview

UMass -Colgate 09/02/06
Background:
Matt Dougherty is picking Colgate to win the Patriot League. So are the Patriot league coaches.The Colgate game notes are here (.pdf file) UMass has a game article here (games notes are not yet up).
UPDATE: UMass game notes are now up .
Playoff implications:
The goal of I-AA teams is to make the playoffs. Both [...]

August 28, 2006

The Return of Charles Walker

Jeff Thomas of the Springfield Republican has an article on the return of Charles Walker from a medical redshirt.
Walker has been moved to middle linebacker in Brown’s base defense. I always remember Walker’s monster game against Delaware in 2004. That was Brown’s first year at UMass and, if [...]

August 28, 2006

Two Articles

Jeff Thomas of the Springfield Republican has UMass ready to play .
Matt Dougherty of the Sports Network predicts the entire 2006 season and has UMass making the 2006 Playoff Quarter Finals.