McGuirk Upgrade

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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by LS71 » Wed May 13, 2026 3:56 pm

Quotes from the aforementioned article:
For UMass Amherst specifically, the campus could receive between $600 million and $800 million for projects tied to deferred maintenance, modernization and decarbonization.
Could? I'd feel better if it said that UMass IS getting that money.

How does McGuirk not qualify for some that $$ for "deferred maintenance and MODERNIZATION"?
Reyes said with the BRIGHT Act, UMass officials will have to be comfortable talking about all buildings that need to be refurbished and what will happen to those spaces when addressing deferred maintenance and net-zero obligations.
If that's true McGuirk has to be included.

What's up with the library situation? It opened after I graduated. I've been in it but I was unaware of any issues that require it's replacement.
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by ZooMass84 » Wed May 13, 2026 4:36 pm

eldonabe wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 1:52 pm
ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:24 pm $800 million and they can't spend 30 million or something to upgrade "The Junkyard"????
No they actually can't - the source of the funding is specific in what it can be used for and that DOES NOT include Athletic facilities.
I have to ask......why are we even FBS if the stadium sucks and there are no plans to even improve it after 15 fuckin' years? It's become so apparent after the big Apple guy donation of $50 million and not a dime for football and now $800 million and same thing. Even worse someone deleted my Bamford rant topic post. There's 25 of us constantly posting on this board and no one with any pull can improve the excuse for a football stadium.
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by Floyd » Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm

ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:19 pm My son is going to Univ of Wisconsin
Wasn't it Penn State?
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by minutefanjsf » Wed May 13, 2026 6:45 pm

LS71 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 3:56 pm Quotes from the aforementioned article:
For UMass Amherst specifically, the campus could receive between $600 million and $800 million for projects tied to deferred maintenance, modernization and decarbonization.
Could? I'd feel better if it said that UMass IS getting that money.

How does McGuirk not qualify for some that $$ for "deferred maintenance and MODERNIZATION"?
Reyes said with the BRIGHT Act, UMass officials will have to be comfortable talking about all buildings that need to be refurbished and what will happen to those spaces when addressing deferred maintenance and net-zero obligations.
If that's true McGuirk has to be included.

What's up with the library situation? It opened after I graduated. I've been in it but I was unaware of any issues that require it's replacement.
Yes. Bamford and Reyes have said they are interested in building multi purpose buildings like a dining commons that doubles as club seats for football games, etc. also this money might be able to be used directly on McGuirk, but other money that was earmarked for these other deferred maintenance projects can be shifted.

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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by inthescoop » Wed May 13, 2026 11:26 pm

Floyd wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm
ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:19 pm My son is going to Univ of Wisconsin
Wasn't it Penn State?
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Thu May 14, 2026 6:18 am

Floyd wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm
ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:19 pm My son is going to Univ of Wisconsin
Wasn't it Penn State?

From March 21st:
P.S. My son is a Penn State Nittany Lion!!!! Happy Valley stadium holds 106,000. Just paid the $330 deposit...tuition room and board is ONLY $65k a year :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by ZooMass84 » Thu May 14, 2026 9:18 am

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 6:18 am
Floyd wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm
ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:19 pm My son is going to Univ of Wisconsin
Wasn't it Penn State?

From March 21st:
P.S. My son is a Penn State Nittany Lion!!!! Happy Valley stadium holds 106,000. Just paid the $330 deposit...tuition room and board is ONLY $65k a year :lol: :lol: :lol:
got accepted off the "wait list" ...........college of engineering.........hard to believe..........must have his mother's brain :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by Floyd » Thu May 14, 2026 3:41 pm

Zoo, do you really have a son going to college? :lol:
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by Quann » Thu May 14, 2026 5:07 pm

inthescoop wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 11:26 pm
Floyd wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm
ZooMass84 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:19 pm My son is going to Univ of Wisconsin
Wasn't it Penn State?
:lol: :lol:
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by Camby4Life » Thu May 14, 2026 6:12 pm

Quann wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 5:07 pm
inthescoop wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 11:26 pm
Floyd wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:00 pm

Wasn't it Penn State?
:lol: :lol:
The saga never ends with Zoo’s son’s college admission process :lol:
Zoomass has to be an AI plant, no way this is guy is real.

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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by meff » Thu May 14, 2026 8:29 pm

Camby4Life wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 6:12 pm Zoomass has to be an AI plant, no way this is guy is real.
AI has hallucinations but not as bad as zoomass.

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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri May 15, 2026 6:20 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: to all of the above.
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by inthescoop » Fri May 15, 2026 4:23 pm

^+1 :lol:

ZooMass was only a 6-hour drive from being able to live his dreams and tailgate with his son and do some keg stands with the boys.. now he's a 17-hour drive away and he might be donezo, can't wait to hear what's next in this saga

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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by ZooMass84 » Sat May 16, 2026 1:18 am

inthescoop wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 4:23 pm ^+1 :lol:

ZooMass was only a 6-hour drive from being able to live his dreams and tailgate with his son and do some keg stands with the boys.. now he's a 17-hour drive away and he might be donezo, can't wait to hear what's next in this saga
Are you guys AI bots that are equivalent to all the poker players at Encore???? :lol: :lol: :lol: IV, LS, Scoop etc!!!!
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Re: McGuirk Upgrade

Post by ZooMass84 » Sat May 16, 2026 1:26 am

I get it: UMass athletics under Bamford has become Alice in Wonderland. A deck of cards come to life (with the exception of Hockey) where up is down; losing is winning; etc. Football players make a great play like an interception and naturally celebrate, so the head coach HAS TO throw them off the field and straight to the locker room :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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