Blue Ridge blog: University of Massachusetts

How can we forget little Miss Alicia Torres? I'm not sure I have her named spelled correctly, but the NCAA official escorting her off the field during a tv time out didn't look as though he was in the mood for me to stop her and ask for the correct spelling of her name. The mother in me has to say this to the precious Ms. Torres:

"Bad girl. You should never run onto the field again and cheer for the Mountaineers like that again. tsk, tsk, tsk.. Don't you know you now have a certain reputation?""

The other mother thing I have to say to Ms. Torres is:

"OMG--thank goodness you didn't streak!"

...but way deep down inside, while I watched her antics and the confused looks given her by the officials, was:

"Yo! How cool, you have done something I don't believe I ever would have the guts to do. So while you won't get to see the end of the game and you only got about 3 minutes of fame, maybe I'll gain you another minute of fame on my blog. And, I'm so glad you didn't streak. (although I suspect there are those that wished you did.)"

Something you ought to know: She was completely sober, I think.

I don't know what happened to Ms. Torres so if someone knows her and could find out, I'd appreciate knowing.

P.S.--I think I have some photos of her tailgating...

My blog buddy, Melissa has watched a couple of UNH vs UMass games and offers up a bit of Insight on the teams. It tickles me to see females getting into the whole game of football.

Just a wee preview of what she says:
"Here's a Yankee's eye view on the Minutemen, with a big thank you to my husband, the talking sports encyclopedia."

• The UMass Minutemen are FAST. Quicker than a fart in a skillet, now that I think about it. They have the best defense in the strongest league in the 1-AA division (that's not an opinion according to the TSE, that's a fact. The league is brutal and getting out of it undefeated is a huge accomplishment--which they did)

• Quarterback Liam Coen is smart and accurate. He's the 1-AA leader in pass efficiency
But
• UMass only scored 24 points against a horrific UNH defense. Seriously, my grandmother could score 38 points against UNH's defense this year.
• Coen isn't Armanti Edwards. Edwards is a game changer and he seems to be the kind of game changer that defies an answer.
• The Mountaineers appear to be every bit as fast as UMass and maybe a step quicker.

Thanks Melissa. Wish I could see you in Chattanooga on Friday or heck, just anytime...