Search found 12 matches

by txprog
Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:45 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Coach Jack Leaman - the Final Years
Replies: 8
Views: 3242

Coach Jack Leaman - the Final Years

Jack Leaman retired as UMass basketball coach following the 1978-79 season at the age of 46 after a 5-22 campaign.. His last recruiting class likely did not include any D1 caliber players. The 1977-78 team was very strong, but at 15-12 under achieved in a significant way. The freshman class that yea...
by txprog
Sat Apr 15, 2017 2:39 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Calipari 30 for 30
Replies: 89
Views: 28259

Re: Calipari 30 for 30

I was thinking about what Bob Ryan when describing how bad things had become. He referred to seasons of 2+3 wins. Those were bad seasons all right but they were Ray Wilson's years as coach in 79/80 and 80/81, not the years immediately before Cal's arrival. Gerlufsen had them up to ten wins in his l...
by txprog
Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:49 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Candidates for 2017 UMass HC vacancy
Replies: 2249
Views: 287906

Re: Candidates for 2017 UMass HC vacancy

If our new coach has one-half the dignity, integrity and love that Mr. Ray Wilson had for UMass and his players we will be a very fortunate community. To the "younger" posters on this board (defined widely as anybody that graduated after 1985), Mr Wilson had an extremely positive and long-...
by txprog
Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:17 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: McGuirk Upgrade
Replies: 1653
Views: 382061

Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Too bad UMass ins't located in Texas. I've commented on this before. Yes, TX State, SMU & North Texas have fine stadiums. But they have LOUSY teams and probably will for the foreseeable future. There is a lesson to be learned here....... I'd rather be a lousy team in a beautiful stadium then a ...
by txprog
Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:26 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: McGuirk Upgrade
Replies: 1653
Views: 382061

Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Puffton395 wrote:Too bad UMass ins't located in Texas.
I've commented on this before. Yes, TX State, SMU & North Texas have fine stadiums. But they have LOUSY teams and probably will for the foreseeable future.

There is a lesson to be learned here.......
by txprog
Mon Oct 19, 2015 1:21 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Y'all don't want big time football as much as SMU does...
Replies: 59
Views: 23043

Y'all don't want big time football as much as SMU does...

Y'all want big time football. Now, I don't know details, but I DO know what's going on in North Texas and it's a great big failure at SMU and U of North Texas. New stadiums. Check. Large population and alumni base. Check. Experienced coaches. Check. Lots of money. In one case (SMU) check. Success? N...
by txprog
Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:53 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Where Have You Seen UMass play?
Replies: 246
Views: 218654

I started this thread 2+ years ago, but have been to a handful of places since, so I'm updating my list... The building formerly known as the Centrum (Louisville in 95 or 96, an absolutely great game) in the sport. It was 95. My was wife was in labor and I was watching this game on the tube in her ...
by txprog
Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Cal and Rick - What Happened?
Replies: 74
Views: 14744

^^^ Shades I agree. That's why I don't much care for Pitino. I don't know what his financial contributions are or have been for UMASS but it seems as though he doesn't think much of the University. Didn't he help facilitate and or push Ford towards the Providence job? He seems to view our school as...
by txprog
Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:48 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Where Have You Seen UMass play?
Replies: 246
Views: 218654

The Cage
Springfield CC
Palestra
Spectrum
Villanova Field House
by txprog
Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:58 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Boone Pickens, his money and his politics
Replies: 11
Views: 4550

Boone Pickens, his money and his politics

Hang with me here. Pickens is a Texas buffoon (I live in Texas and there are a lot of them here) who gives ungodly sums to OSU atheletics while, reportedly, many programs and departments there are well under funded. Pickens also gave millions to the swift vote liars who had no interest in the truth,...
by txprog
Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:29 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Leaman '78-79
Replies: 21
Views: 7414

bdance wrote: Okay. I'd still love to know what became of Green. He was the only reason to watch the games during the Wilson era.
Remember Curtis Phauls?
by txprog
Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:41 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Leaman '78-79
Replies: 21
Views: 7414

I was a sophomore that year. My freshman year, 77-78, despite having a talent-laden team - Mike Pyatt, Alex Eldrige, Derrick Claiborne, Mark Haymore - UMASS went 15-12, clearly under-achieving. I read there were racial and discipline problems, but I don't know if that is true. The next year, after P...