PHOTO: ESPN.COM LINE: LIBERTY -35.5 (O/U 56.) We’re switching things up this week. Three keys on offense and defense seems pretty irrelevant at this point when all UMass fans and alumni want to see is a consistent effort that doesn’t make them embarrassed to be associated with the program. Look, after all the chatter – good and bad this week – it’s pretty clear what Saturday’s game needs to be…
This weekend, UMass is a 36-point underdog to Liberty and I can tell you right now they’re probably not going to cover. At this point, putting up 10 points in Virignia will feel like a win for a 1-6 team facing a 6-2 team with conference title aspirations. After another dud against Florida State, fans have (continued) to call for head coach Walt Bell’s job despite not having any real…
PHOTO: ESPN.COM LINE: FSU -35.5 (O/U 58.5) THREE OFFENSIVE KEYS FOR UMass:1.) Merriweather, Merriweather and more Merriweather. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Merriweather’s grown man performance against UConn showed he’s capable of a heavy workload. What better way to thwart the other team’s strong rushing attack than utilizing your own and keeping the Seminoles off the field? It seems pretty basic, but it feels like this offense runs…
It feels like UMass’ first win over UConn was a month ago. After so much positive buzz following the win over the Huskies, you could argue that the bye week came at a brutal time for the Minutemen. Momentum could have carried over in preparation for a visit to Florida State and the rabid fan base was craving all things football for the first time in a while. Instead, UMass…
Image courtesy of ESPN By Ryan Barry The eyes of the college football world were upon Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium to tune in to the “Battle of the Beaten”, a term coined by supporters of both programs on social media leading up to kickoff. With features in USA Today, ESPN’s College Gameday, and Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, this usually quiet regional rivalry meant a little more this time around. At…
PHOTO: UMASS ALUMNI LINE: UConn -3 (O/U 57) UConn -160 money line, UMass +140 Money line THREE OFFENSIVE KEYS FOR UMass 1. Let Merriweather go to work: UConn enters this game giving up 212.5 yards per game on the ground. If The Minutemen want to still try and take some things off of Brady Olson’s plate for now, let Ellis Merriweather do his thing. UMass is only averaging 84.6 YPG…
PHOTO: TheUConnBlog/Wikipedia While the rest of the country may not be taking the UConn-UMass matchup on Saturday seriously, there are plenty of people who will be. Not just because one team will get its first win of the season and not just because there has been quite a bit of chatter the last few days from both presidents regarding the state of their respective programs, changes will undoubtedly be coming…
After another ugly loss to Toledo that dropped UMass to 0-5 last weekend, hope has continued to turn into anger from the fan base and alumni demanding accountability for the lack of progress or results on the field. Well, if there was EVER a weekend that UMass could get some positive vibes back, it’s this one. Somehow, Uconn might be in worse shape than UMass when the Huskies visit McGuirk…
PHOTO: ESPN LINE: Toledo -27 (O/U 56.5), UMass +1,500 Moneyline THREE OFFENSIVE KEYS FOR UMass 1. Don’t get out-gained by 400 yards – I mean, it seems simple, but after last week’s debacle against Costal Carolina – albeit a very talented and Top 20 team – the Minutemen simply HAVE to have a better showing on offense. It was revealed this week that Tyler Lytle will still be out for…
We don’t need to go over what happened against Costal Carolina again. We all know how bad it was. With that in mind, UMass turned the page officially today as they started practicing with eyes on the game against Toldeo on Saturday at McGuirk. It can’t get any worse, so what kind of problems will the Rockets present on defense, arguably UMass’ biggest problem right now aside from health and…