UMass (and FCS) Get Some Respect in Ohio

[Col Hogan]

I was checking out UMass74s Football Blog and he linked to this interesting story in the Toledo Blade...

Massachusetts will attempt to become the sixth small school to knock off one of the big boys when it travels to play the 20th-ranked Wolverines on Saturday.

"It's not going to take much from me [to motivate the team]," UMass coach Kevin Morris said Saturday after his team thumped Holy Cross, 31-7. "They're well aware of the opportunity."

On Saturday, Akron, Minnesota, and No. 13 Virginia Tech were all upset at home by FCS schools. A week earlier it was Kansas and Mississippi falling in games they figured to be guaranteed wins when they scheduled them.
Although no one is predicting a stunner at the Big House, Massachusetts is a formidable FCS team, certainly superior to the overmatched Delaware State squad that UM destroyed 63-6 last fall. The unbeaten Minutemen are ranked No. 18 in the FCS, and its two wins - home games against Holy Cross and No. 4 William & Mary - are over teams that qualified for last year's 16-team postseason playoff.


Although just 5-6 last year, UMass has been strong in recent years, recording an overall record of 76-44 in the 2000s and winning the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2003 and 2006. It advanced to the I-AA title game in 2006, falling to Appalachian State. Of course Appalachian State's next game, the 2007 season opener, may have been the biggest college football upset ever.

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[ASUG8]

I hope you guys kick the ever loving kaka out of UM.

[dbackjon]

They didn't mention Liberty over Ball State