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College: Ten thoughts on the week that was in D1 football in New England

October 30, 2019
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1. Boston College looked like an FCS team Saturday night against Clemson. I want to believe that the 59-7 score was not indicative of the talent difference between these two programs right now but I am afraid it is. B.C doesn’t have the athletes to match up with Clemson. 2. The Globe’s Julian Benbow wrote a story on Sunday that Rutgers might be interested in hiring Eagles coach Steve Addazio….

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College: New England Division One Previews for Week 9

October 26, 2019
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Merrimack will look to make it two in a row when Presbyterian visits Andover. There are several important match ups this week in both the CAA and Ivy League. Here is our preview of the division one games in New England today. Brown Bears (1-4) at Cornell Big Red (1-4): Brown has an opportunity to win their second game of the season against a Cornell team that struggles to score…

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College: New England Division One Previews for Week 8

October 19, 2019
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There are some great match ups this weekend including several Ivy League games that have major implications on ther season standings. Dartmouth Big Green (4-0) at Marist Red Foxes (1-4): The Big Green should have no problem dispatching a Marist team that gives up over 30 points per game. Dartmouth will be able to run and throw the football at will. The big thing for Buddy Teevens squad is to…

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College: New England Division One Previews

October 12, 2019
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It’s week seven of the college football season. There are several big games today in both the CAA and the Ivy League. Here are some thoughts on today’s Division One college football games in New England. 1. Yale travels to Dartmouth today in a battle of two undefeated teams. Dartmouth has been impressive thus far averaging 33.7 points per game on offense and 8 points per game on defense. Today…

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College: Thoughts on Week 6 in New England College Football

October 10, 2019
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Here are some thoughts on week six of the division one college football season in New England. There were some great interesting results, most notably UNH winning their third straight home game. 1. Boston College lost a 41-39 heartbreaker to Louisville. The defense once again struggled giving up 41 points and over six hundred yards of offense. On the bright side, the offense continued to produce despite quarterback Anthony Brown…

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College: Thoughts on week 5 in New England college football

October 2, 2019
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Walt Bell’s emphasis on culture finally paid off this week in a win over Akron. UMass stole the headlines last week after securing their first win of the season over Akron. It has been a lost season thus far for first year coach Walt Bell and the Minutemen so it was nice to see the players and coaches celebrate after the win. Here are some thoughts on the week that…

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College: Division 1 previews for week 5

September 28, 2019
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Earnest Edwards and the Black Bears could end up in a shootout at Nova today. Time truly does fly. It is already week 5 of the college football season. It doesn’t seem that way considering it’s still September. Here is our preview of all of the Division One games in New England this week. Duquesne Dukes (2-1) at UNH Wildcats (1-2): The Cats got a much needed 27-24 win over…

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College: Thoughts on Week 4 in New England College Football

September 27, 2019
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The Crimson opened the 2019 season with a tough loss at San Diego. Week four featured the Ivy League kicking off with Harvard, Brown and Dartmouth all in action. Here are some thoughts on the weekend that was in college football. 1. Boston College bounced back after their tough loss to Kansas with a 30-16 win over Rutgers. The Eagles got off to a slow start but grinded it out…

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College: Division One previews for Week 4

September 21, 2019
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Week 4 of the season is upon us. There are three important game Maine Black Bears (1-2) at Colgate Raiders (0-3): Maine is licking its wounds after getting blown out at home by Towson. Defense was Maine’s calling card last season, that hasn’t been the case thus far. They have give up 71 points in the last two games. Today’s game against Colgate offers them the best chance to bounce…

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College: Thoughts on week 3 in New England college football

September 18, 2019
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The Eagles defense was reminded on Friday night that they are young. Week 3 featured Boston College getting trumped by Kansas in a game many felt the Eagles were going to win. Here are my thoughts on the week that was in New England college football. 1. Friday night’s loss to Kansas was a bad loss for many reasons for Boston College. It is a loss on and off the…

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