Conference Realignment

[Camby4Life]

Wait... you have a kid going to college soon? You don't say....

yup.........got the 529 and everything.....he wants to go to BC and just went to the BC spring game

That was a rhetorical question... we know you have a kid going to college soon, you bring it up all the time.

Which kid has more mentions on this board over the years? Zoo’s son choosing a college or Berkman’s son working in Vegas?

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Glad someone picked up on the reference.

[PreecherJenkins]

yup.........got the 529 and everything.....he wants to go to BC and just went to the BC spring game

That was a rhetorical question... we know you have a kid going to college soon, you bring it up all the time.

Which kid has more mentions on this board over the years? Zoo’s son choosing a college or Berkman’s son working in Vegas?

Hold on Berkman's son works in Vegas, NO WAY!!!

[InnervisionsUMASS]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... ity-firms/


Yeah, lets just do the whole 1-A/1-AA all over again. Ugh.

[Berkman]

That was a rhetorical question... we know you have a kid going to college soon, you bring it up all the time.

Which kid has more mentions on this board over the years? Zoo’s son choosing a college or Berkman’s son working in Vegas?

Hold on Berkman's son works in Vegas, NO WAY!!!

I have mentioned many times that my son works in Vegas for about 18 years now. He is working at Mandalay Bay as a front desk manager in the casino hotel.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Oh Berky, bless your heart

[ZooMass84]

Which kid has more mentions on this board over the years? Zoo’s son choosing a college or Berkman’s son working in Vegas?

Hold on Berkman's son works in Vegas, NO WAY!!!

I have mentioned many times that my son works in Vegas for about 18 years now. He is working at Mandalay Bay as a front desk manager in the casino hotel.

I'll be in Vegas July 4th for the WSOP (I'm not playing the Main Event) a lot of poker buddies going for the Main Event.

[69MG]

^ If you see Kyle Wilson, tell him we hope he's a better poker player than a basketball player.

[mdogt12]

Which kid has more mentions on this board over the years? Zoo’s son choosing a college or Berkman’s son working in Vegas?

Hold on Berkman's son works in Vegas, NO WAY!!!

I have mentioned many times that my son works in Vegas for about 18 years now. He is working at Mandalay Bay as a front desk manager in the casino hotel.

He can go see UMass Hockey in Vegas in October

[PreecherJenkins]

^ If you see Kyle Wilson, tell him we hope he's a better poker player than a basketball player.

isnt kyle in trouble with the law currently?

[Quann]

^ If you see Kyle Wilson, tell him we hope he's a better poker player than a basketball player.

isnt kyle in trouble with the law currently?

Wait, what did he do?! That's a flashback name. Zoo careful on the bender there, don't want you to get locked on the roof top of Caesar's palace after blacking out.

[Steve81]

Missouri State moving to CUSA, probably solidifies Western Kentucky there as well. Time will tell if the MAC moves to 14 teams. Illinois State and Rhody are two possible teams with basketball history. Albany has potential in joining the MAC and being in the capital with a decent media market. Close to UMass and a bus trip.

We'll have to see what happens to Missouri State soccer if it stays in MVC or joins as a MAC affiliate and be the 6th team for a men's soccer auto-bid.

[eldonabe]

Missouri State moving to CUSA, probably solidifies Western Kentucky there as well. Time will tell if the MAC moves to 14 teams. Illinois State and Rhody are two possible teams with basketball history. Albany has potential in joining the MAC and being in the capital with a decent media market. Close to UMass and a bus trip.

We'll have to see what happens to Missouri State soccer if it stays in MVC or joins as a MAC affiliate and be the 6th team for a men's soccer auto-bid.

So now MAC is gonna load up on basketball only schools?

C'mon Steve - you are better than this.

[stevemaz]

Missouri State moving to CUSA, probably solidifies Western Kentucky there as well. Time will tell if the MAC moves to 14 teams. Illinois State and Rhody are two possible teams with basketball history. Albany has potential in joining the MAC and being in the capital with a decent media market. Close to UMass and a bus trip.

We'll have to see what happens to Missouri State soccer if it stays in MVC or joins as a MAC affiliate and be the 6th team for a men's soccer auto-bid.

So now MAC is gonna load up on basketball only schools?

C'mon Steve - you are better than this.

I would put Temple, Western Kentucky, Liberty, Old dominion, East Carolina, Army, and Navy on the MAC radar. Good chance the American conference and CUSA are forced to merge after AAC loses its best few schools to the ACC opening the door for the MAC leap frog into 6th or 7th behind SEC, B1G, Big 12, ACC, and MW (SB). at the very least a 3 way tie with Sun Belt and AAC/CUSA.

[Steve81]

No eldonabe, not just basketball.

URI has been doing well in FCS, but their stadium was terrible. However, they have been given 65M by the legislature, with 42M towards replacing the east stands. The other side is restricted by the Ryan Center, but their is space in the south end zone for a football performance center with hospitality suite and terrace like UMass. Also URI AD was a former UMass football player and acting AD.

Thorr Bjorn
@thorrbjorn
Well… 42 million dollar funded renovation to be completed in the next couple years!!! What have you got!!!!! ? That said, our field design is the best in the country!!! You have got to give us that!!! Go Rhody and Go UMass!!

The article is from Nov 9, 2023 . https://www.independentri.com/news/arti ... 9cc5d.html

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island is planning a “major fundraising initiative” to support an $84 million renovation project that involves enhancements for Meade Stadium, the outdoor track, and press boxes and stands for its baseball, soccer, and softball fields.

Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn said URI President Marc Parlange, as well as state leadership have agreed that for the campus to host and run Division I outdoor activities, renovations are crucial.

The athletic director added, with the updated facilities, the school hopes to be able to better recruit student-athletes.