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by Used to be VOR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: UMass transfer portal news - 2024
Replies: 300
Views: 15089

Re: UMass transfer portal news - 2024

See: https://www.maynardnexsen.com/publication-dartmouth-mens-basketball-team-votes-to-form-union-with-seiu#:~:text=On%20March%205%2C%202023%20the,bargaining%20unit%20in%20the%20Country. Another excellent link... thank you. Athletes as employees is something that will never happen unless it is legi...
by Used to be VOR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: UMass transfer portal news - 2024
Replies: 300
Views: 15089

Re: UMass transfer portal news - 2024

The ONLY solution to this is to allow the power schools to break off from the NCAA and do their own thing. And let the rest try to maintain some semblance of understanding what college sports were originally intended to be when things started out. The fact is that if you were to give any D1 athleti...
by Used to be VOR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:10 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: UMass transfer portal news - 2024
Replies: 300
Views: 15089

Re: UMass transfer portal news - 2024

What if it suddenly became OK for a player to bet on his own team? Should somebody (the old guys) yell about that, or just accept it as "the way things are today"? Just because a thing is happening doesn't make it right. I probably won't be around to see how this all turns out, but my com...
by Used to be VOR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: UMass transfer portal news - 2024
Replies: 300
Views: 15089

Re: UMass transfer portal news - 2024

What if it suddenly became OK for a player to bet on his own team? Should somebody (the old guys) yell about that, or just accept it as "the way things are today"? Just because a thing is happening doesn't make it right. I probably won't be around to see how this all turns out, but my com...
by Used to be VOR
Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:20 am
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: 6211

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

The question "why are we spending money on this?" when the team has been so bad on the field is certainly legitimate, but it has been answered over and over again here and elsewhere. And anyone with an actual understanding of how this Commonwealth functions knows that if the money towards...
by Used to be VOR
Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:47 am
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: 6211

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

Threads like this are why I went into almost full "lurk" mode. A very thoughtful analysis was posted with numbers to back it up. Yet most still resist the conclusions those numbers draw. The simple fact is our only sustainable financial course with our football program is to be a pay-for-p...
by Used to be VOR
Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: #1 Seed Dynasty
Replies: 1
Views: 421

#1 Seed Dynasty

So, we are now a potential dynasty....

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... eam-field/
by Used to be VOR
Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: FROM OUT OF THE ASHES A GREAT PHOENIX WILL RISE
Replies: 144
Views: 18074

Re: FROM OUT OF THE ASHES A GREAT PHOENIX WILL RISE

The levels of revisionist history and delusion in this thread are simply epic.
by Used to be VOR
Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:44 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Mike Williams
Replies: 21
Views: 3250

Re: Mike Williams

RIP Mike
by Used to be VOR
Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1209
Views: 96357

Re: Texas/Oklahoma official announce moving to the SEC

Why are we perpetuating this folly? We made the move to FBS too late, and did it poorly on top of that. The damage that being one of the worst football programs in the country is doing to this school is simply ridiculous. Honestly, I just don't see any scenario where we are invited to any conference...
by Used to be VOR
Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:17 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Game 2D: @ Marshall - 11/7 @2:30pm
Replies: 134
Views: 16573

Re: Game 2D: @ Marshall - 11/7 @2:30pm

Excellent news !!! Glad to have this game and another opportunity for our team to prepare to improve and develop. I had hoped to see a game against Army and hopefully we can get a few more games scheduled including Army. Our team needs the practices and game experiences in order to keep improving a...
by Used to be VOR
Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:08 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Game 1A: Georgia Southern
Replies: 149
Views: 15669

Re: Game 1A: Georgia Southern

Full the plug......its time.
by Used to be VOR
Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:39 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2020 Season
Replies: 452
Views: 93554

Re: 2020 Season

The fact that UMass is being a follower rather than a leader in this situation is somewhat reprehensible. I think the biggest fear that schools like UMass have of cancelling football is the fact that the old line of "alumni support will go down the toilet if there is no football" will be p...
by Used to be VOR
Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:22 pm
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: 2020 Season
Replies: 452
Views: 93554

Re: 2020 Season

The fact that the NCAA is willing to risk lives simply because of the money involved in football says everything you need to know about their guiding principles. That UMass is playing along is just as bad in my opinion.
by Used to be VOR
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: FIRE WALT BELL!
Replies: 837
Views: 109060

Re: FIRE WALT BELL!

We also had a higher average attendance when we were FCS during the 2000s because the quality of the UMass football product was far superior to present day. We’d be up near 20k per game if we were even half decent. Nobody wants to watch terrible football whether it’s fbs or fcs. I agree 100% and th...