Huskypride
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(03-05-2018 08:29 PM)McKinney Wrote: ^ Always appreciate the support. We'll get 'em one of these days!
I like to think our AD has the philosophy of "we may have played 117 seasons in divisions perhaps below where we should have been playing, but we're gonna schedule the big boys like we've been playing them for years". It's either that or it's a money grab, but well that's not as playful a thought. :D
honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
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McKinney
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(03-06-2018 09:03 AM)Huskypride Wrote: honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
With our long-standing Yankee rivalry and our rivalry with Temple, the American is certainly where we'd like to be.
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Steve1981
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USA Today has an article "Notre Dame headlines group of independents answering questions in spring practice". Looking forward to our Spring game Friday evening, April 13th.
Massachusetts
Quote:What about the tight end? Mark Whipple has himself a quarterback in Virginia Tech transfer Andrew Ford, who tossed 22 touchdowns against just four interceptions last fall for the Minutemen while completing a hair above 63% of his attempts. But the team may shift its go-to lineup without All-America tight end Adam Breneman, who made 64 grabs in his final season. It’s likely that UMass will phase out that position – as a top target in the passing game, though not as blockers – and focus more on a solid top tier at receiver. It’s a promising group.
It’s led by senior Andy Isabella, who cracked the 1,000-yard mark in 2017, followed by junior Sadiq Palmer. While other position groups may draw more attention during the spring, including a nearly rebuilt defensive line, Whipple is focused on the development of two sophomores, Jessie Britt and Brennon Dingle, and whether that pair can join Isabella and Palmer to give UMass a legitimate top four at receiver to spread out opposing defenses.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc...472508002/
On a general note:
Quote:Research expenditures at the University of Massachusetts rose to a record-high $670 million in Fiscal Year 2017, up $37 million over the previous year and $270 million since 2007.
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(03-06-2018 09:03 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-05-2018 08:29 PM)McKinney Wrote: ^ Always appreciate the support. We'll get 'em one of these days!
I like to think our AD has the philosophy of "we may have played 117 seasons in divisions perhaps below where we should have been playing, but we're gonna schedule the big boys like we've been playing them for years". It's either that or it's a money grab, but well that's not as playful a thought. :D
honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
Well, poaching the Rams’ coach will surely add a bit of fuel to the fire this fall on the football field.
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Huskypride
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(03-31-2018 09:31 AM)esayem Wrote: (03-06-2018 09:03 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-05-2018 08:29 PM)McKinney Wrote: ^ Always appreciate the support. We'll get 'em one of these days!
I like to think our AD has the philosophy of "we may have played 117 seasons in divisions perhaps below where we should have been playing, but we're gonna schedule the big boys like we've been playing them for years". It's either that or it's a money grab, but well that's not as playful a thought. :D
honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
Well, poaching the Rams’ coach will surely add a bit of fuel to the fire this fall on the football field.
it would be cool if they brought back the trophy that they used to use for this game...
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(04-04-2018 08:04 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-31-2018 09:31 AM)esayem Wrote: (03-06-2018 09:03 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-05-2018 08:29 PM)McKinney Wrote: ^ Always appreciate the support. We'll get 'em one of these days!
I like to think our AD has the philosophy of "we may have played 117 seasons in divisions perhaps below where we should have been playing, but we're gonna schedule the big boys like we've been playing them for years". It's either that or it's a money grab, but well that's not as playful a thought. :D
honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
Well, poaching the Rams’ coach will surely add a bit of fuel to the fire this fall on the football field.
it would be cool if they brought back the trophy that they used to use for this game...
What was it?
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(04-04-2018 08:51 AM)esayem Wrote: (04-04-2018 08:04 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-31-2018 09:31 AM)esayem Wrote: (03-06-2018 09:03 AM)Huskypride Wrote: (03-05-2018 08:29 PM)McKinney Wrote: ^ Always appreciate the support. We'll get 'em one of these days!
I like to think our AD has the philosophy of "we may have played 117 seasons in divisions perhaps below where we should have been playing, but we're gonna schedule the big boys like we've been playing them for years". It's either that or it's a money grab, but well that's not as playful a thought.
honestly I want UMass on the BBall schedule as well and I would like to have yall in the AAC. Us UConn fans feel alone being the only new England team. I would like fire up the old Yankee conference rivalry. I firmly believe an invitation to the aac will give your program a jump start and that all athletic departments would improve.
Well, poaching the Rams’ coach will surely add a bit of fuel to the fire this fall on the football field.
it would be cool if they brought back the trophy that they used to use for this game...
What was it?
It was a trophy that was brought to each game until 1999. The trophy is now in a museum on UConn's campus
It start back in the 1930s when UConn students would steal the rams mascot
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UMass gets into the B1G before the Army/Navy game gets moved to Rivalry week. Not sure how they’d be able to count it as a league game seeing as it’s always the weekend after the Conference Championships...
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^ That's a non-issue. If you write into the league rules that the Army-Navy game has no impact on conference record you'll never run into the issue of Army or Navy having the chance to get an extra conference win. If you play 8 conference games in a 14 member league, you'll never run into the issue of Army or Navy not having enough games to be eligible for the championship. If Army and Navy are in the same division (but there's a rule that they can't play each other until after the championship), then they'll never meet in the championship. Or if you have a rule that if Army and Navy are both divisional champions, the 2nd division leader (alternating West and East either by even or odd years, alternating situations (if Army is #1 this time, they go, but next time it's Navy's turn), or by volunteer (meet to determine which of the two is the better representative in the championship), then they'll never meet in the championship.
If you did that there'd be nothing in your way of keeping the Army Navy game as the last regular season game.
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(04-04-2018 10:25 PM)sloves90_611 Wrote: UMass gets into the B1G before the Army/Navy game gets moved to Rivalry week. Not sure how they’d be able to count it as a league game seeing as it’s always the weekend after the Conference Championships...
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Army Navy on the 2nd week in December is a very recent change. Its only been the last 15 years or so.
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^ I wrote up a little python code to take a look at when the game has been played since 1922 (using data from sports-reference.com).
Code:
month: 12 week: 1 45.7143% 32
month: 11 week: 4 24.2857% 27
month: 12 week: 2 17.1429% 12
month: 11 week: 5 12.8571% 9
According to this the current pattern of playing on the second week started in 2010.
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Just reposting what Steve said on another thread. I thought it'd be an appropriate update on the situation here. Hope you don't mind, Steve.
(04-08-2018 09:48 AM)Steve1981 Wrote: Think the next few years are critical. Each year not being bowl eligible heightens the intensity. What I remember reading from our AD is that MWC makes no geographic sense. The same could be said for the Sun Belt and CUSA, but think he might have said no financial sense. We like to get into the AAC and there was no mention of the MAC. But he did say, if he was the AD at the time of the MAC ultimatum, he might have made a different decision.
Know the MAC is good till 2027 so don't think they are in the cards.
The Big 12 will probably make a move by 2023. There will be some reshuffle and if left out of the AAC, perhaps there may be more noise from teams like ODU and others.
Things will get interesting then, but right now, we are just trying to get better. The average teams making the move to FBS takes 6-8 years to become good. Even with our mis steps we are still on track. Last year was the year of could of been with all the close losses and then finishing 4-2. Don't like having 4 out 5 first FBS games being away.
There is going to be so much pressure on September 1 against Boston College. Well be playing a FCS team in week zero so they will have a good look at us and first game for them. Rewind to last year against a weaker team we did not far well under that scenario.
Bit nervous about the BC game and hoping for a good UMass turnout at Chestnut Hill.
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Oh also, UMass is acquiring Mount Ida College in Newton, MA (~8 miles as the crow flies to downtown Boston). Increasing accessibility to internships and careers in Boston is a big deal for the future of our STEM programs.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/0...story.html
Mount Ida students in good standing will be given automatic admission to our Dartmouth campus. I believe athletes from Mount Ida will be able to talk to the athletic staff from UMass Dartmouth about opportunities on that campus tomorrow (April 9th).
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Matty's article on our Head Coach Mark Whipple's contract and information regarding the Indoor Practice Facility, the mid 20'sM is the likely cost.
Quote:By MATT VAUTOUR
@MattVautourDHG
Monday, April 09, 2018
UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford said the football coach Mark Whipple’s contract extension is close to complete and could be announced later this week.
He said extensions for hockey coach Greg Carvel and men’s basketball coach Matt McCall are also being negotiated.
“(Whipple’s) is all but done. I just got something from legal with a few revisions, but I’m hoping we can announce something by the end of the week,” Bamford said. “Greg and Matt McCall will be extended as well. Those announcements will be likely be mid-to-late April. We’re still in negotiations. It’s a matter of hammering out the last details.”
Bamford, who originally announced in November that Whipple would be extended, declined to give any details on the length of the extension.
“I’m going to wait until we announce it,” Bamford said.
BUBBLE BUILDING — Bamford said UMass is in the early stages of soliciting donations for an indoor practice facility. It’s primary tenant would be football, but all outdoor teams could benefit from it.
The project ranges from a temporary bubble, which can be inflated and deflated based on weather, or a permanent facility.
Costs range from $5 million for a temporary bubble to $35 million for a higher-end permanent structure. How much money UMass is able to fundraise will likely determine the caliber of structure.
“If I had to guess, we’ll be somewhere in the mid-$20s,” Bamford said. “If we can’t get the funding right, we’re not opposed to a season bubble like BC and Harvard have, but I’d like to build something fixed if we could.”
Bamford said there’s preliminary interest among donors.
“We have a couple of soft (donation) commitments on it that we feel pretty good about,” he said. “We’re going to go through a quiet phase over the next three or four months and figure out who’s in. That’ll dictate what we do with the indoor facility and the stadium.”
ACADEMIC SPACE — The athletic department is completing a $750,000 overhaul of its academic support center in Boyden.
Matt Vautour can be reached at mvautour@gazettenet.com. Get UMass coverage delivered in your Facebook news feed at http://www.facebook.com/GazetteUMassCoverage
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Today's interview with Cougar Sports and Mark Whipple on ESPN 960. A lot of it was general as Whip has coached at various levels of College and at the NFL. The state of college football, the kids and grouping high school, college and NFL. While playing in the 70's at Brown, none of those guys have CTE but many do in the NFL. Bowl teams get a month more of practice and for teams that don't make it, give them some parity as 5 more practices during the spring. Historically UMass had the first black coach in 1908, 21 conference championships before he came. That the program was in worst shape then he thought. That we've over scheduled with 12 P5 teams in 3 years, but it is getting us better quicker. A bit on sustainability of independence, conference affiliations and easier to travel noth to south than east to west. The NCAA and why don't they provide some stuff as Dental Insurance etc. Enjoyed the interview. Of course the game with BYU.
https://espn960sports.com/interviews/mar...-football/
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UMASS to the Big 10. With Stoney Brook. I AM DAVIDST.
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(04-12-2018 07:17 PM)billybobby777 Wrote: UMASS to the Big 10. With Stoney Brook. I AM DAVIDST.
You should really listen to the interview, if your a college football fan.
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