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by SignMan
Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:26 am
Forum: Hockey Forum
Topic: $Million Dollar Match
Replies: 0
Views: 68

$Million Dollar Match

https://www.umass.edu/news/article/doug-71-and-diana-berthiaume-make-1-million-matching-commitment-umass-hockey?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UMass+News+for+Alumni+-+February+2025&utm_term=Million-Dollar+Match+Hyperlink%3aAccelerate%3baccess%3bsports%3bAthletics%3b%3b%3ba...
by SignMan
Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:47 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Students
Replies: 146
Views: 6405

Re: Students

too bad; insurance/promo co info correct, but the rules told the participant easily could have been better communicated. I do believe we have an excellent Communications Dept. Perhaps, a Communications Dept student intern shpuld be working with Athletics. These four shots in 30 sec is not easy. Many...
by SignMan
Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Game 12, 2024-25: Northeastern (12/18)
Replies: 159
Views: 8053

Re: Game 12, 2024-25: Northeastern (12/18)

Concord rotary on rte 2 is always fun during the week. Adds a good hr to your commute down rte 2 ROTARY YIELD law was changed years ago. Concord Rotary westbound has t lights before it at Baker Rd/ Baker Rd Ext which change often re motion detectors. Along with t merge into Rt 2 after that light, a...
by SignMan
Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Students
Replies: 146
Views: 6405

Re: Students

The only Rocket Scientist re anything athletics was SM & he got nowhere urging student seating ala Duke or URI.
by SignMan
Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Transfer Portal
Replies: 81
Views: 10105

Re: Transfer Portal

Kicker Marcus Lye, from Northern Arizona via Australia, improved to make 8/11 FGs in 2024 vs
2/8 in 2023.
by SignMan
Wed Dec 25, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: RIP Gary Gasperak
Replies: 3
Views: 366

RIP Gary Gasperak

https://www.curranjones.com/obituary/gary-gasperack Gary was another teammate of SM, who also lived in Webster with his roomie and fellow Hoopster, Jim Girotti... both nice guys. We even had some classes together. When I used to bring an extra suitcase to Antigua each year for maybe 8 years, filled ...
by SignMan
Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Coach Frank Martin
Replies: 1638
Views: 150184

Re: Coach Frank Martin

Old Cage wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:14 pm ^ Frank: "Perambulate that zone of containment!!"
That would present a significant challenge re that long word I'm not familiar with.
On the other hand, my left, being a righty, there is a cheat sheet that is telling me to place the letters around the arc.
Three times.
by SignMan
Sat Dec 21, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Coach Frank Martin
Replies: 1638
Views: 150184

Re: Coach Frank Martin

I'd rather see a coach with a bunch of signs with instructions.
or with eclectic messages only the players understand.
by SignMan
Sat Dec 14, 2024 4:28 am
Forum: Football Forum
Topic: Don Brown
Replies: 230
Views: 10930

Re: Don Brown

We caught up with a former UM DL who played for Jim Reid. He has a beach bar/eats here in Naples.
Told us he saw Donnie B here earlier this week.
by SignMan
Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Other UMass Sports Forum
Topic: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 765

Re: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024

Quann wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:10 pm Ed you fully move out of Harvard? Congrats on the move.
Yes...
Naples

The signs reside in Harvard, in storage, at a friend's house.
by SignMan
Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:56 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)
Replies: 94
Views: 5281

Re: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)

Think Frank will reimburse me for the season tickets I bought? Or maybe take me to dinner one of the times I make the trek? :lol: :lol: :lol: ^^ That would set a dangerous precedent. Some of long-time STH's have endured some pretty lousy seasons over the years. Maybe UMass could serve us some of th...
by SignMan
Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:52 am
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)
Replies: 94
Views: 5281

Re: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)

LS71 wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:38 pm I don't want to say I'm old....and I know there are guys here older than me...but Julius Erving was a year behind me.
SM: Julius +3
Mrs SM: Julius classmate.
by SignMan
Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:47 am
Forum: Other UMass Sports Forum
Topic: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 765

Re: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024

JQ...Getting more settled in Naples. Lots of work re the house. I'm our interior decorator and enjoying it. We'll get back to the Valley again, as we did for the Homecoming game. UMass St. Pat's Parade gathering every year in Naples. Will be our 1st...all campus participation. I think that's time fo...
by SignMan
Tue Dec 10, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Men's Hoop Forum
Topic: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)
Replies: 94
Views: 5281

Re: Game 11, 2024-25: UMass Boston (12/14)

^ IMO
We are playing Boston Consolidated Gas this weekend.

I could have gone there as a Frosh in 1965, commuted, and saved about $650.
My Frosh Room, Board & Tuition was $850.
$1,200 my Senior year.
by SignMan
Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Other UMass Sports Forum
Topic: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024
Replies: 9
Views: 765

Re: Paul "Lefty" Wennik passes away - 1939-2024

I have a CD of the song. Lefty gave one to me years ago. He wrote it with his friend, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, who was back in MA at the time. They offered it to the Sox, gratis, no stringgs attached, but the Sox rejected it... either they were falsely concerned re $rights or just wanted...