(07-10-2015 07:27 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(07-09-2015 06:46 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(07-09-2015 03:57 PM)e-parade Wrote:  

(07-09-2015 02:23 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(07-09-2015 01:43 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  Let me know when MAC BB has national respect. For instance getting an at-large bid to either Big Dance or NIT.

Let us know when your football team is actually relevant.

Signed,

Everyone who doesn't give a **** about UMASS

Okay, we will.


So much hostility here.

No...... We are sick and tired of hearing about how great UMASS was in the 90's in basketball. It's irrelevant.

Not saying we've been rank number 1 but have been good most years. Since 2007 have been an at large bid team to the NIT 4 times and NCAA once, that's 5 times out of 8 years and with 2 NIT final fours plus the NCAA in 2014.

Since 2007 the MAC has received zero at-large bids and only had Akron in 2008, when being the regular season winner lost in the conference tournament.

CUSA year in and year out has a better chance for an at-large bid.

As a basketball conference the A10 is greater than the MAC. BUT,

As a basketball program, UMass is not greater than the best teams in the MAC.

If UMass wasn't a founding member of the A10 they wouldn't have the resume today to get in, I think we can agree on that. Therefore, its totally understandable why UMass fans would be extremely hesitant to leave because it guarentees a step down. But staying in the A10 creates a situation that I believe is impossible for UMass football to succeed.

Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.