Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

they are not an acronym like North Carolina (UNC) but i think we are used to cutting down Connecticut into CONN and Massachusetts into MASS already. Slap a U in front of them and well......cheers!

Looking at that schedule: 3-9.

(02-11-2016 02:04 AM)Erictelevision Wrote:  Looking at that schedule: 3-9.

4 definite losses - Florida, Miss.ST., South Carolina, BYU.

Have a chance based on losing records last year with BC and Hawaii.

Winnable - FIU, Tulane, Old Dominion, L. Tech, Wagner, Troy.

Potential 6 & 6 based on a 3 & 9 season last year with four losses under 7 points and 1 loss under 10 points.

(02-05-2016 01:39 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 07:37 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  UMass made a mistake leaving the MAC. It will likely cost them their FBS program.

(06-05-2015 08:56 AM)No Bull Wrote:  UMass has some upside but won't make it long as an idependant. I am not sure what the plan is. I think not joining the MAC for all sports was a mistake...I am sure most anyone who likes UMass FBS football agrees with me.

(06-06-2015 10:10 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  UMass' long-term plan should have been to go with the MAC in all sports. It would give them a safe home. They could do very well in basketball, go to a bunch of NCAA tourneys, and slowly build the brand name and the football program. Then (if successful) they would get a look from the AAC someday.

I don't understand what the hell they're doing now.

They said going Independent would be the death nail to UMass Football.

We would not be able to schedule or recruit.

We've been able to do both. We had our best recruiting class ever, playing a national schedule.

According to 247sports right now the #78 best recruiting class.
UMass 2016 Commitments

Our schedule

Is FIU home or away. I thought they played FIU at McGuirke last year.

FIU is at home (all of the games in red are at home).

It will be interesting to see what kind of tv deal they can work out for thier home games. Hosting an acc and sec school is nice

(02-11-2016 06:47 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  FIU is at home (all of the games in red are at home).

Yea - I know I can read. My question is for the UMass posters asking why they played FIU at home last year with a win over them and why they are playing them home again this year according to the 2015 and 2016 schedules.

(02-11-2016 08:28 AM)PA-GAMECOCK Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 06:47 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  FIU is at home (all of the games in red are at home).

Yea - I know I can read. My question is for the UMass posters asking why they played FIU at home last year with a win over them and why they are playing them home again this year according to the 2015 and 2016 schedules.

We extended the series and FIU already had 3 home games for 2016, so they are coming this year and we are going there in '18 and '19.

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

Yup, I hate when people do that.

(02-11-2016 08:59 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 08:28 AM)PA-GAMECOCK Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 06:47 AM)chargeradio Wrote:  FIU is at home (all of the games in red are at home).

Yea - I know I can read. My question is for the UMass posters asking why they played FIU at home last year with a win over them and why they are playing them home again this year according to the 2015 and 2016 schedules.

We extended the series and FIU already had 3 home games for 2016, so they are coming this year and we are going there in '18 and '19.

Thank-you that was the answer I was looking for. It seemed odd that you had FIU home 2 years in a row. I figured something had to be work out in the future if one of the schedules was not a misprint. Once again thanks for the info.

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

Like UNC.

The 3 I see:

ODU
WAGNER
TROY

(02-11-2016 02:20 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

Like UNC.

No, not like UNC. It's UMass, not UMASS

Am I the only one that can't figured out why some schools are trying to become state names like Buffalo/New York and ULL/Louisiana but Massachusetts is going by UMass and Connecticut is going by UConn. Just seems odd and backwards. The U in front of schools is such as northern thing that Albany now goes by UAlbany which might be the dumbest name ever Albany was fine UAlbany is just trying to hard. Also why does Wyoming go by WYO that also seems to stupid to me.

(02-11-2016 03:36 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 02:20 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

Like UNC.

No, not like UNC. It's UMass, not UMASS

I am so confused so it's DUke and not DUKE or WAKE it's WAke

Why do people call the University of Oklahoma OU? It's UO. Or even OK would work, but OU is just dumb.

and then there's this little detail-
1804 Ohio University founded.
1890 University of Oklahoma founded.

and this-
1894 first season of football at Ohio University
1895 first season of football at University of Oklahoma

and this-
1907 first season of basketball at Ohio University
1908 first season of basketball at University of Oklahoma

(02-11-2016 10:10 PM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 03:36 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 02:20 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(02-11-2016 12:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  Why do people keep capitalizing UMass and UConn like they're an acronym?

Like UNC.

No, not like UNC. It's UMass, not UMASS

I am so confused so it's DUke and not DUKE or WAKE it's WAke

Come on, is that the best you can do. For a program with such a long and rich football tradition, can barely out recruit Massachusetts, after it's 4th year as a FBS program and no conference affiliation, championship game or bowl tie ins.

What the heck is going on.

http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Footbal...amRankings

PS Love the tag line. slogan, strategic plan, pirate creed, Undaunted.

(02-11-2016 10:40 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  Why do people call the University of Oklahoma OU? It's UO. Or even OK would work, but OU is just dumb.

and then there's this little detail-
1804 Ohio University founded.
1890 University of Oklahoma founded.

and this-
1894 first season of football at Ohio University
1895 first season of football at University of Oklahoma

and this-
1907 first season of basketball at Ohio University
1908 first season of basketball at University of Oklahoma

Its an old Big 8 thing - MU, KU, OU, CU.

(02-11-2016 11:00 PM)MissouriStateBears Wrote:  Its an old Big 8 thing - MU, KU, OU, CU.

The University of Denver also does this.