(12-05-2017 09:26 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(12-05-2017 08:26 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(12-04-2017 08:46 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  UMass's last appearance was 1964 Citrus Bowl when they lost. I think the experts did not do their research with the older bowls. Umass was the second longest school at the FBS since their last appearance.

Why would you count their I-AA/FCS years as part of this "drought" when they wouldn't be eligible for those games?

Using that logic, Washington & Jefferson hasn't been to a bowl since the 1922 Rose Bowl. That's nearly 100 years!

To be far, UMass. never dropped down a level in all sports. D1 is still D1 for all sports. 1964, there was no FBS/FCS. Some of the lower end bowls like The Tangerine/Citrus were for schools at the University level (Umass.) Vs College level (East Carolina). The history of many of these bowl games including the defunct ones are associated with the Big Boys.

But your saying that UMass has the longest bowl drought because it hasn't been to one since 1964 implies that they were eligible to be picked for bowls when obviously they weren't when they were in I-AA/FCS.