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Post by Swampy » Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:37 am

DrG wrote: Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:40 pm ^ The kids here have no idea how good the Vic Fusia and Jerry Whelchel/Greg Landry/Milt Morin teams were.
That's because they closed the Drake! :wink:

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Post by vanmeter » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:30 am

Downstairs at the drake - was best place in amherst

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Post by m626t » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:48 am

All due respect, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, I'm gonna pass.

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Post by UMass'96 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:57 am

minutefanjsf wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 7:31 pm I think he has a shot at 4-7 wins this upcoming year. The cupboard is not bare and he is already offering JUCO linemen.
Where do you see that? I don't see anything on the 247 site that supports that.
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Re: Walt Bell

Post by classof62-64 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:16 am

vanmeter wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:30 am Downstairs at the drake - was best place in amherst
Beg to disagree - ground level at Mike's.

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Post by Berkman » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:19 am

What we need for next season is to have an alum or student to have a large bell and ring it every time we get a first down and touchdown and field goal.

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Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:20 am

Would have loved to experienced The Drake. It's crazy how the town's bar scene has changed, even in the last 18 years... never mind 30 or 40 years.
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Post by Carl Spackler » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:32 am

classof62-64 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:16 am
vanmeter wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:30 am Downstairs at the drake - was best place in amherst
Beg to disagree - ground level at Mike's.
Mike’s Westview?

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Post by McKinney » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:41 am

Berkman wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:19 am What we need for next season is to have an alum or student to have a large bell and ring it every time we get a first down and touchdown and field goal.
Doesn't UCONN do that? I heard them use a ship's bell at the U-Game this year.
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Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:46 am

Carl Spackler wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:32 am
Mike’s Westview?

Loved that place.

For those that enjoyed Mike's Westview, it sorta still exists as The Harp.
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Post by chapter 11 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:49 pm

I graduated in 1996 but always heard how great the Drake was. Can one of you old timers indicate what made it that enjoyable? Then back to football. Thanks,

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Post by 69MG » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:54 pm

chapter 11 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:49 pm I graduated in 1996 but always heard how great the Drake was. Can one of you old timers indicate what made it that enjoyable? Then back to football. Thanks,
As an addendum to 11's question, how many of us tripped and stumbled down the stairs at least once?

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Post by km109 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:17 pm

WR Jesse Britt announces that rather than go through with his announced decision to transfer he will remain at UMass. Things trending well under Coach Bell.

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Post by DrG » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:19 pm

chapter 11 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:49 pm I graduated in 1996 but always heard how great the Drake was. Can one of you old timers indicate what made it that enjoyable? Then back to football. Thanks,
The Drake was a classic college dive bar: Subterranean, dark, dingy, CCR playing on the juke box, coin-operated washers and dryers in one corner, and GIQ's of 'Gansett for 35 cents. I became a regular when I was 19 or 20 - the bouncer never checked my ID. My friends took me there on my birthday and when he asked how old I was turning, I said 21. He laughed his ass off. Things were a little different 50 years ago!

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Re: Walt Bell

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:23 pm

km109 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:17 pm WR Jesse Britt announces that rather than go through with his announced decision to transfer he will remain at UMass. Things trending well under Coach Bell.

I think this is good news. There's some talent here. Nice to see him stick around!
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