TexasTerror
December 14th, 2006, 11:23 AM
Go figure...
You guys probably thought I was 'smacking' when putting up the "Grade A", but that's what this article is titled. And you know what it talks about? You guessed it, UMass and their 15 I-A transfers on the roster. The Boston Globe couldn't get the nomenclature right, but hey, that's another story for another time...
Grade-A talent helps title chase
By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff | December 14, 2006
AMHERST -- Tim Washington remembers that, among his Syracuse teammates, Division 1-AA college football wasn't given much respect. They mocked it, looking at it as "a joke" filled with "guys that really couldn't make it." Since transferring to a 1-AA program -- like 14 of his University of Massachusetts teammates -- Washington has realized just how misguided that idea was.
And just how important he, and the other transfers, can be to a team reaching for a national championship.
With the caliber of play in Division 1-AA rising -- witness New Hampshire's victory over Northwestern and UMass's near upset of Navy this season -- it has become ever more crucial for schools in NCAA football's second level to attract 1-A talent. Whether they do that sooner (high school recruits) or later (transfer students), players must reach the field.
http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2006/12/14/grade_a_talent_helps_title_chase/
You guys probably thought I was 'smacking' when putting up the "Grade A", but that's what this article is titled. And you know what it talks about? You guessed it, UMass and their 15 I-A transfers on the roster. The Boston Globe couldn't get the nomenclature right, but hey, that's another story for another time...
Grade-A talent helps title chase
By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff | December 14, 2006
AMHERST -- Tim Washington remembers that, among his Syracuse teammates, Division 1-AA college football wasn't given much respect. They mocked it, looking at it as "a joke" filled with "guys that really couldn't make it." Since transferring to a 1-AA program -- like 14 of his University of Massachusetts teammates -- Washington has realized just how misguided that idea was.
And just how important he, and the other transfers, can be to a team reaching for a national championship.
With the caliber of play in Division 1-AA rising -- witness New Hampshire's victory over Northwestern and UMass's near upset of Navy this season -- it has become ever more crucial for schools in NCAA football's second level to attract 1-A talent. Whether they do that sooner (high school recruits) or later (transfer students), players must reach the field.
http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2006/12/14/grade_a_talent_helps_title_chase/