UMass is back in the MAC

[stevemaz]

i was impressed with todays press conference. The only statement that any of us needed to hear is that revenue's will go up 8 to 10 times. MAC hoop conference is going to blow by the A10.. dont be afraid of change guys!

[harbo]

^^ My intent was not to come off as a jerk. When you included the Akron home attendance, I interpreted it as a comparison and I was offering some probable context for the significant difference.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

My intent was not to come off as a jerk. When you included the Akron home attendance, I interpreted it as a comparison and I was offering some probable context for the significant difference.

All good.. appreciate the follow up.


I will note that it does seem most MAC mid-week games do tend to be late October and November, so it is much more likely for colder weather environments than warmer ones.

[harbo]

The later in the season you get, the more meaningful the games can be, so the MAC is looking for the casual fans to tune in to the Prime Time games. It will be a good sign if they sign up UMass for some late season Weekday Prime Time games.

[ZooMass84]

i was impressed with todays press conference. The only statement that any of us needed to hear is that revenue's will go up 8 to 10 times. MAC hoop conference is going to blow by the A10.. dont be afraid of change guys!

I was working and couldn't catch the press conf. revenue is going to increase 8x to 10x from being an indy???

[dennisdent]

UMass was presented with the MAC Jolly Roger flag that is flown when they beat P5 teams in any sport.

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[InnervisionsUMASS]

i was impressed with todays press conference. The only statement that any of us needed to hear is that revenue's will go up 8 to 10 times. MAC hoop conference is going to blow by the A10.. dont be afraid of change guys!

I was working and couldn't catch the press conf. revenue is going to increase 8x to 10x from being an indy???

Legit "Quote-UnQuote" from Bamford.

[stevemaz]

i was impressed with todays press conference. The only statement that any of us needed to hear is that revenue's will go up 8 to 10 times. MAC hoop conference is going to blow by the A10.. dont be afraid of change guys!

I was working and couldn't catch the press conf. revenue is going to increase 8x to 10x from being an indy???

Legit "Quote-UnQuote" from Bamford.

Yea he was the one who said it and it could mean just the football revenue or a wild projection. I do think football tv deals will continue to increase, even for the MAC

[Steve81]

Listen for the past hour, actually 1:20 minutes as almost the first 20 minutes was waiting. Talks started in September, they talk about faculty, academics, academic and leadership consortium and our Chancellor jumped in as he was a product of the academic consortium. About building the next department head, deans, chairs, provost etc while Javier Reyes was at Arkansas in the SEC. Seemed very thoughtful, covering athletics, facility, students, campus vision. Not really much rahrahrah. Commissioner Steinbrecher was quietly on campus during a game in November and disappointed did not seem him.

Hey UDel did what was best for them and we did what was best for us. This has a feel of a long term commitment. The investment in athletics will accelerate with 8 to 10 times the conference revenue growth. As our AD said, we are hitting the gas, no brakes. Frank Martin is a real team player, his wife ran track at UMass, football helps raise all programs and their budgets all went up from his career. Don Brown and Frank Martin had offices next to each other at Northeastern. They both recruit in programs that were at the bottom with no bells and whistles. You recruit players that believe in your vision, the school and not the conference.

[PreecherJenkins]

Listen for the past hour, actually 1:20 minutes as almost the first 20 minutes was waiting. Talks started in September, they talk about faculty, academics, facility consortium and our Chancellor jumped in as he was a product of the facility consortium. Not positive if was called facility consortium, but was about building the next department head, provost etc while Javier Reyes was at Arkansas in the SEC. Seemed very thoughtful, covering athletics, facility, students, campus vision. Not really much rahrahrah. Commissioner Steinbrecher was quietly on campus during a game in November and disappointed did not seem him.

Hey UDel did what was best for them and we did what was best for us. This has a feel of a long term commitment. The investment in athletics will accelerate with 8 to 10 times the conference revenue growth. As our AD said, we are hitting the gas, no brakes. Frank Martin is a real team player, his wife ran track at UMass, football helps raise all programs and their budgets all went up from his career. Don Brown and Frank Martin had offices next to each other at Northeastern. They both recruit in programs that were at the bottom with no bells and whistles. You recruit players that believe in your vision, the school and not the conference.

dude you really need to post the same stuff in two threads? one umass buddy

[Steve81]

dude you really need to post the same stuff in two threads? one umass buddy

Thumbs up, yes we are and very happy about that.

[minutefanjsf]

My intent was not to come off as a jerk. When you included the Akron home attendance, I interpreted it as a comparison and I was offering some probable context for the significant difference.

All good.. appreciate the follow up.


I will note that it does seem most MAC mid-week games do tend to be late October and November, so it is much more likely for colder weather environments than warmer ones.

Yes they are there on purpose. Only game in town once the season is up and running.

[minutefanjsf]

My intent was not to come off as a jerk. When you included the Akron home attendance, I interpreted it as a comparison and I was offering some probable context for the significant difference.

All good.. appreciate the follow up.


I will note that it does seem most MAC mid-week games do tend to be late October and November, so it is much more likely for colder weather environments than warmer ones.

Yes they are there on purpose. Only game in town once the season is up and running.

Oh, and I meant we only hosted one MACtion game. It was kind of fun. Crowd didn’t stick around even though we won.