This is the second installment of Split Zone Duo’s “Team of the Week” series, featuring guest host Rodger Sherman. To hear the full episode, become a paid subscriber at the link below. Everyone can hear roughly the first half:
Not even a year ago, Rodger Sherman joined Alex for a deep dive into how the UMass Minutemen made a case as the worst team in modern history.
Now, we have a much different episode about UMass: They’re our TEAM OF THE WEEK coming out of Week 1. This is a new subscriber series in which we talk about a team in college football attempting to do something that nobody else is trying to do. Our first episode was last week about North Dakota State:
This week, Rodger and Richard cover the Minutemen, fresh off their season-opening win over Rutgers. Let’s talk about this rising team from the MAC:
0:18: Why UMass earned TOTW honors
5:49: Pop Watson! The option! What a win in Piscataway
11:10: The very New Englandy character of the team
16:06: UMass’ investment in not being terrible
25:37: Are we crazy, or is a bowl a possibility?
Producer: Anthony Vito
