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by Steve81
Fri Aug 21, 2026 9:13 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season






I’m not in that tier of giving. However, I do give enough to be in lot 11, and have been since 1999 (Putnam club while at Gillette). It is dumb if they only sent it out to higher level donors. I should still know when my tickets will arrive.


Agreed. Before you solicit donations to qualify ...
by Steve81
Thu Aug 20, 2026 10:38 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Where Have You Seen UMass play?
Replies: 267
Views: 292736

Re: Where Have You Seen UMass play?


The only place to eat out in Chesterfield is the General Store

Check the website...pizza looks pretty good.

New thread...who here has been to Chesterfield more than once.?

Other than SM & DD.


When I was a teenage, went swimming in Chesterfield Gorge. Now hear it is not allowed, but never ate ...
by Steve81
Thu Aug 20, 2026 7:30 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

It was an email. When I'm at the laptop could copy the it in a pm and send. Do give more now than my entire life. Guessing it went out to those at the 2,500 level or up. Wow, responding to a PM on my phone, but there was a question, where I got the info.
by Steve81
Wed Aug 19, 2026 1:31 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

Lot 11 parking change: Now through the south entrance off of Rocky Hill Road.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d3f33e54-eca2-4f93-b81c-e1da770e00a8?elq_cid=35508&ehash=e67f674ecfb8713e4d050edf1f3110e4cfb0bae400f14890d8bc60daabda65e7&aid=16094&pid=umassamherst_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=1814 ...
by Steve81
Sun Aug 16, 2026 11:30 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Future MAC
Replies: 34
Views: 3951

Re: Future MAC

BeatWestern made a great observation about the Toledo's AD post. Sounds like a 6 year deal with ESPN.
" Over the next six, seven years, we'll continue to make meaningful progress. Are we going to bat 1.000 on that? I hope so. That's our plan, but then also in those [non-Saturday] years, continuing ...
by Steve81
Sun Aug 16, 2026 11:10 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

Nice post Juice Stand.
69MG the O-line is my main concern, time will tell.
bottom-line appreciate your post and glad you only posted his expression. As it was not an open practice and scrimmage. Hence, they like to keep things tight lipped. Again thanks for the post and how you posted.
by Steve81
Thu Aug 13, 2026 11:57 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: 2027 MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments
Replies: 8
Views: 389

2027 MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments

While mentioned in the season thread, thought a separate topic will be helpful down the road. May have to fly out a day earlier now.

2027 MAC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, March 10
Women’s First Round Game #1
Women’s First Round Game #2
Men’s First Round Game #1
Men’s ...
by Steve81
Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:11 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL
Replies: 83
Views: 3813

Re: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL

Ya, with almost twice the scholarships and athletic size, a lot of figures are bigger than the average. Our endowment is below below Miami, and contributions are behind Western Michigan. Feel the later will pick up with some success but will be some years before we see it in these numbers. The ...
by Steve81
Mon Aug 10, 2026 5:16 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL
Replies: 83
Views: 3813

Re: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL

Thanks.

We are not far off the averages, higher since we are a larger athletic department.

Really larger is what jumps out at me is athletic scholarships. The MAC average is 9.5M and we are 13.8M*, 4.2M more than average or almost double.

Overall with student fees and institutional support we had ...
by Steve81
Mon Aug 10, 2026 9:54 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL
Replies: 83
Views: 3813

Re: What a Successful G5 Program Looks Like post-NIL

So no link or explanation what those 6 other figures are Zoo?
by Steve81
Fri Aug 07, 2026 5:03 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

Well, this was fun to watch. Two guys drinking whiskey on the rocks at 1AM previewing UMass. Not your usually preview as they are way optimistic. In fact, they drank the cool-aide last year and lost on the over under and betting again this year. You'll need when you have at least an hour of free ...
by Steve81
Tue Aug 04, 2026 10:55 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

Frank's Blog posted a good amount of links on his blog today https://umass74.blogspot.com/

Some media, channel 22 coverage and Hampshire Gazette coverage.https://gazettenet.com/2026/08/03/umass-football-harasymiak-meets-with-media-as-minutemen-begin-fall-camp/
The Gazette coverage covers most of ...
by Steve81
Fri Jul 31, 2026 10:25 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: McGuirk Upgrade
Replies: 2093
Views: 483740

Re: McGuirk Upgrade

The priority has to be anything to help team performance. That said, they will do incremental improvements until we start sell the place out. That will take winning. The priority is the team and not the stadium grand improvement. 8-9M has been spent on this season, with ADA improvements, sound ...
by Steve81
Fri Jul 24, 2026 8:27 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

Minuteman Command has an article out of Wednesday's MAC media day.
"Harasymiak: Connection At The Core Of UMass Rebuild"

It’s a message that first surfaced during spring practice, when Harasymiak and several of his assistants, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, repeatedly stressed the ...
by Steve81
Thu Jul 23, 2026 2:06 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2026 Season
Replies: 613
Views: 45258

Re: 2026 Season

For better or worse, do think differently than a lot of you guys. Now basketball is different as 1 or 2 players can change a team and not as easily done with football. But will be drawing comparisons to Coach H and an early Calipari. Both took over terrible programs after a decade of terrible ...