The UMass website has an article about UMass’ defensive backs coach Bob Shoop being hired by William & Mary as Defensive Coordinator.
UMass and the Tribe play on 10/27/07.
Matt Vautour had reported back on 01/26/07 that Shoop was a hot property in I-AA as a Defensive Coordinator.
Shoop is the second UMass caoch to leave after [...]
Entries from February 2007
February 28, 2007
Bob Shoop moves to Defensive Coordinator for William & Mary
February 27, 2007
UMass Football Banquet March 9, 2007
Just want to remind everyone that time is getting short to RSVP to make reservations for the UMass Football Banquet.
Friday march 9, 2007
6:00 pm Guest arrival/Social hour
7:00 pm Buffet Dinner
$40/person, Children (12 & under $20)
RSVP by 03/01/2007
Call 413-545-2026, EXT 0
I can’t find any press release on the Alumni Association site [...]
February 26, 2007
Great Performances 2006—- Offensive Line
In the rush to the National Championship Game, it was easy to forget the performances that got us there.
In two previous blogs, I covered the play of Liam Coen and Steve Baylark.
Not much happens on offense without good play from the Offensive Line. In 2006, UMass’ OL played superbly.
In 2006 UMass had [...]
February 23, 2007
Sign Man and Video
The UMass Daily Collegian has an article about Ed Rubin AKA “Sign Man” here .
Ed is a great UMass fan. He was on the same plane I was on the marathon trip to Chattanooga.
Speaking of Chattanooga, there is a You Tube highlight video of the National [...]
February 22, 2007
Thursday Morning Odds & Ends
The good folks at Appalachian State have a limited edition commemorative edition print of the UMass-Appalachian State National Championship game out. It’s $30.00 from e-Bay.
Matt Dougherty, in his Extra Point column, takes a look back on the recruiting class of 2004 and considers how they’re doing.
The last two CAA/A10 teams Maine and [...]
February 21, 2007
Great Performances 2006——-Steve Baylark
In the run to the National Championship game it was easy to overlook the great performances it took to get us there. In a previous blog entry I took a look at Liam Coen’s 2006 performance .
This time we’ll consider the impact Steve Baylark made in 2006.
His 235 yards against Rhode Island [...]
February 20, 2007
UNCC studies adding I-AA football
UMass’ basketball foe from the A10, UNCC is considering adding I-AA football.
NCAA regulations require schools with DI basketball to play I-A or I-AA football.
North Carolina is a hotbed of high school football, so the 49ers could recruit. The article states that UNCC has 21,000 [...]
February 19, 2007
Recruiting 2007 — Reflections
Well, recruiting for 2007 is mostly over. Coach Brown stated that he is holding one or two scholarships up his sleeve.
Usually I-A transfers decide after Spring Football when they end up down in the depth chart. We’ll have to wait to see if Brown comes up with any [...]
February 17, 2007
Recruiting 2007 — WR Julian Talley
The final recruit to be joining the Minutemen in 2007 is Julian Talley a 6-1 180 pd WR from Winslow, NJ.
His Rivals page is here . Most relevant stat—- Forty 4.4 sec. He was first team All-state Group 3, First Team All-South Jersey, First Team All-Conference and 3rd team All-State as a senior. [...]
February 16, 2007
Recruiting 2007 —- OL Justin Sawicki
The fourth offensive lineman to join UMass this year is Justin Sawicki, a 6-5 305 pd OL from Medford MA.
Sawicki was First Team Greater Boston League All-Star. MVP offensive lineman of his team. Started 21 consecutive games at right tackle.
His Rivals.com page is here [...]
