2026 Season

[Jack]

I believe that the Flagship State School in Massachusetts gets less respect from the state and local government and hence the people than any state in the country! PS: It blows my mind that in 162 years of being THE State University, we've never had a Governor.

That perception is overblown and been changing for years. People recognize that UMass is a great school, the #1 Public University in New England and the admission statistics reflect that. There's plenty of room for improvement obviously. Now with MAC membership, getting the basketball and football programs synchronized and back on track will happen with proper leadership, commitment and planning.

[Sheck]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

[stevemaz]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

this isnt true..

[minutefanjsf]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

This might be for different reason than academic achievement, etc.

[eldonabe]

I believe that the Flagship State School in Massachusetts gets less respect from the state and local government and hence the people than any state in the country! PS: It blows my mind that in 162 years of being THE State University, we've never had a Governor.

That perception is overblown and been changing for years. People recognize that UMass is a great school, the #1 Public University in New England and the admission statistics reflect that. There's plenty of room for improvement obviously. Now with MAC membership, getting the basketball and football programs synchronized and back on track will happen with proper leadership, commitment and planning.

Jack you are answering your own question..... This state and region only gives a shit about academics, or at least prioritizes it many sport ahead of sports. This is an intellectual state not a sports fanatic state.

I do not disagree that proper leadership can stabilize things but who the fuck is that? Nobody currently in position here.... Thorr is a great guy, but he is not aq magician and there are still too many people above him to keep him reigned in. Until fuckign Bamfraud is gone, this program will underachieve. And if we have an administration that cannot see and act upon that I still question them too....

[ZooMass84]

I believe that the Flagship State School in Massachusetts gets less respect from the state and local government and hence the people than any state in the country! PS: It blows my mind that in 162 years of being THE State University, we've never had a Governor.

That perception is overblown and been changing for years. People recognize that UMass is a great school, the #1 Public University in New England and the admission statistics reflect that. There's plenty of room for improvement obviously. Now with MAC membership, getting the basketball and football programs synchronized and back on track will happen with proper leadership, commitment and planning.

Jack you are answering your own question..... This state and region only gives a shit about academics, or at least prioritizes it many sport ahead of sports. This is an intellectual state not a sports fanatic state.

I do not disagree that proper leadership can stabilize things but who the fuck is that? Nobody currently in position here.... Thorr is a great guy, but he is not aq magician and there are still too many people above him to keep him reigned in. Until fuckign Bamfraud is gone, this program will underachieve. And if we have an administration that cannot see and act upon that I still question them too....

As for the governor alum thing: probably never going to happen. Mass is bluest of blue. 2nd or 1st richest state in the US. It's basically San Francisco. The huge $50,000,000 donation from the Apple alum Dan Riccio went to the engineering dept, not one cent to football. We don't have a T. Boone Pickens.

[ZooMass84]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

One of my cousins kids went to URI......stayed one semester.......the school is pretty mediocre

[Camby4Life]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

One of my cousins kids went to URI......stayed one semester.......the school is pretty mediocre

Zoo is the board expert on colleges. He’s been on a campus search with his son for years. Can tell you all about the SEC schools too.

[Floyd]

^ that's funny

[ZooMass84]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

One of my cousins kids went to URI......stayed one semester.......the school is pretty mediocre

Zoo is the board expert on colleges. He’s been on a campus search with his son for years. Can tell you all about the SEC schools too.

ha ha ........SEC..it just means more.........

[ZooMass84]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

One of my cousins kids went to URI......stayed one semester.......the school is pretty mediocre

Zoo is the board expert on colleges. He’s been on a campus search with his son for years. Can tell you all about the SEC schools too.

I'm just a degenerate gambler........college odyssey included BC, UMass/Amherst, Bentley, Texas A&M..............

[Sheck]

Then how come WSJ ranked Lowell as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and URI as the #1 public U in New England?

This might be for different reason than academic achievement, etc.

It's apparently weighted more towards student outcomes and financial return on investment.

[stevemaz]

little known stevemaz fact. i earned MBA at UGA and it was awesome going to those games between the hedges. I still care way more about our sucky Minutemen than the dawgs

[McKinney]

I believe that the Flagship State School in Massachusetts gets less respect from the state and local government and hence the people than any state in the country! PS: It blows my mind that in 162 years of being THE State University, we've never had a Governor.

I gotta think it's hard for a state school, even a top-ranked one, to produce a lot of politicians without a Law School. Those other flagships have produced over 200-500+ JDs per year for decades.

We might see a UMass Dartmouth governor before UMass Amherst for that reason.

UMass did produce a governor of Vermont. The current governor of Maine is a UMass Boston alumnus. Also, both are the first female governors of their respective states.

[econalum]

An article from Sportico regarding our long-standing FBS debacle.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/colleg ... 234877386/