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by McKinney
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Money talks
Replies: 15
Views: 521

Re: Money talks

IIRC he said 8-10x "conference revenues". I'd take that to mean revenue UMass gets from the MAC vs from the A10.

I assume that includes things like TV, NCAA credits, etc. But does not include ticket sales, merchandise, or institutional subsidy.
by McKinney
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: NCAA Revenues and Expenses
Replies: 10
Views: 677

Re: NCAA Revenues and Expenses

"Equity in Athletics" from the US Department of Education has financial data available including for private schools. Although it is more outdated than USA Today's. I'm also not sure if it's as comprehensive compared with USA Today's methodology / what they're able to find with FOIA reques...
by McKinney
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: The Massachusetts Collective - NIL initiative
Replies: 500
Views: 35589

Re: The Massachusetts Collective - NIL initiative

^ If I am an AD: "Good Lord, I hope they join a union. Then I hope they strike. Then I can drop the sport." That's what Starbucks did in Seattle. :) 🤣🤣🤣 These boys aren’t in the coal mines or on the assembly lines, seems pretty ridiculous. God forbid people exercise their constitutional r...
by McKinney
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:22 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: First reaction: UMass to the MAC
Replies: 351
Views: 12391

Re: First reaction: UMass to the MAC

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/2/29/general-mid-american-conference-to-add-university-of-massachusetts-as-full-member.aspx The official website of the MAC is " getsomemaction.com "? They've pitched their entire public identity on fun midweek gambling of #MACtion. They couldn't affor...
by McKinney
Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Casula to Michigan
Replies: 32
Views: 1334

Re: Casula to Michigan

UMass needs a seasoned OC who won’t change the dna of the offense too much. Based on the personnel, they need to stick with an option plan at this point. Can’t recruit or replace an entire offense in this time period, IMO. I wonder if Davidson's HC Scott Abell would be out of reach for an OC positi...
by McKinney
Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: FBS, CFP, and Conference Media Contracts
Replies: 17
Views: 1353

Re: FBS, CFP, and Conference Media Contracts

Think it's time to have a central FBS place to post media contracts and FBS distribution information. Will start with a series of post as the early CFP link now goes to an updated link and will do this one from memory. FBS distribution was set with 64.5% going to power conferences, which distribute...
by McKinney
Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UMass Sports Insider
Replies: 6
Views: 347

Re: UMass Sports Insider

If it's more profitable to use machines, their implementation will happen regardless. Keeping that in mind, if a job currently exists, it means it is currently not practical or feasible to automate/outsource. If you need a person to do the job, the least an employer can do is give them some dignity ...
by McKinney
Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: 2024 Recruiting
Replies: 525
Views: 49981

Re: 2024 Recruiting

^ Somehow, I found this on the VA Tech message board. 247 board (in April 2020) says he's committed but doing a 2-year mission And will be a part of the 2023 class. This info is 16 months old, though. (In response to this post by SynthHokie) Excuse my ignorance, but how comfortable will he be in Am...
by McKinney
Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 🗣 UMass to the MAC: Dedicated Thread
Replies: 349
Views: 16185

Re: 🗣 UMass to the MAC: Dedicated Thread

Stay in the Atlantic 10. UMass is a basketball school. With the Pac-12 likely completely disappearing, there will now only be five power conferences in college basketball. The A-10 will compete with the MW, AAC, and WCC for the title of 6th best conference. That will likely mean 2+ bids. There will...
by McKinney
Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: Board / Site Comments
Topic: Service Unavailable / Resource Limit Reached
Replies: 32
Views: 3236

Re: Service Unavailable / Resource Limit Reached

Yes much more stable now. No issues. Thank you, Mike!
by McKinney
Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Board / Site Comments
Topic: Service Unavailable / Resource Limit Reached
Replies: 32
Views: 3236

Re: Service Unavailable / Resource Limit Reached

Sorry, Mike, I'm still getting 503 errors. On a side note, someone (maybe Steve81?) mentioned Tapatalk the other day. There is a Tapatalk plugin for phpBB. Would moving some of the mobile traffic to Tapatalk free up some resources? Maybe not the most straightforward solution, but it would be a nice ...
by McKinney
Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UMass Global Question
Replies: 2
Views: 350

Re: UMass Global Question

A number of fans are not alumni. People who grew up in the area, had friends/family who went to UMass, or some other connection to the university. Any and all are welcome!
by McKinney
Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Two Questions Every Candidate for the Chancellor’s Job Should Answer (yes, this post belongs in the football section)
Replies: 91
Views: 6207

Re: Two Questions Every Candidate for the Chancellor’s Job Should Answer (yes, this post belongs in the football section

^ President oversees the university system. Chancellor oversees the campus. The Board of Trustees hires an executive recruiting firm and forms a search committee of trustees, faculty, alumni, and students to recommend finalists to the President. The President appoints a candidate from these finalist...
by McKinney
Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Two Questions Every Candidate for the Chancellor’s Job Should Answer (yes, this post belongs in the football section)
Replies: 91
Views: 6207

Re: Two Questions Every Candidate for the Chancellor’s Job Should Answer (yes, this post belongs in the football section



Question #2:

 Is the University’s stature, strategic mission and brand better served by dedicating precious resources to pursue football conference membership with the likes of Arkansas State, Georgia State and Florida Atlantic. Or is our strategic mission and our national brand profile better s...
by McKinney
Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: The Massachusetts Collective - NIL initiative
Replies: 500
Views: 35589

Re: The Massachusetts Collective - NIL initiative

Is this not scholarships coming directly from the Department budget, which includes all donations? I understand that a specific Court Club donation goes to a specific project. Other than that, it appears that my dollar in can end up as part of a scholarship dollar out. Please correct me if I'm wron...