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UMass football in uphill battle with FBS move

It is a brisk April morning, and Charley Molnar is standing at midfield at McGuirk Stadium, barking out instructions through a megaphone. At 51, Molnar is as much a coaching rookie - at least as a head man - as many of the players he is now overseeing.

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The fasct that thsi is the first comment at 1:45 in the afternoon doesn't bode well for fan interest. College football is a tough sell in Boston. i whish them luck, just don't use any of my tax dollars.

Go UMASS.

GOT TO GET ALL UMASS SYSTEM AND STATE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THE TEAM. MARKET IT AS OUR STATE TEAM. HAVE GAMES WHERE YOU GIVE FREE TICKETS TO THE OTHER CAMPUSES, ETC.. IT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL THE STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS, ALUM AND EMPLOYEES TO CATCH FIRE!! GO, GO U, UMASS, GO UMASS!!!