(11-29-2017 11:40 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  UMass BADLY wants to play in the American. They are trying to posture themselves as a proper FBS Indy that has some cache. It will take a decade, but I think it will work.

Did they get the memo that basketball is valued in the AAC? Because, at this point, UMass isn't really good at anything that matters to the conference.

I know they really want the AAC. UConn won't EVER let it happen as long as they're there. There is no reason UMass couldn't "park" in the MAC, focus on its programs and not the conference surroundings, and then look good enough to warrant consideration. But, UMass is rudderless. It has a crew that has some thoughts on where they want to go...just don't know how to navigate their ship.

It's kind of lazy of UMass, IMO, not focusing on basketball. When they're down, you can scapegoat a strong conference. Years like these where the entire thing is average or lousy...it makes me think the people at UMass are full of it. They want people to believe they're like Temple...which is an insult to Temple fans.