(06-08-2015 11:20 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  UMass will play Mississippi State at Gillette in 2016, and in Starkville in 2017, 2020.

They said how hard it would be for scheduling as an Independent.

We start in the Swamp for a 1.25Mill buy game.
Play two New England rivals of UConn and BC.
Then we host SEC power Miss State.
Hopefully we'll not be to bruised in finishing the schedule against mostly G5 teams.

(from our board poster sheck).
9/3 @UF
9/10 vs. UCONN
9/17 @ BC
9/24 vs. MISS ST
10/1 vs. TULANE
10/8 @ ODU
10/15 vs. LA TECH
10/22 BYE or FCS
10/29 @ APP ST
11/5 @ TROY
11/12 BYE or FCS
11/19 @ BYU
11/26 @HAW

I don't see a winning record for UMass - but what I do see is a legitimate Division I schedule.

Your AD is giving you an honest effort. Good luck.

Hopefully UMass doesn't find trouble putting together decent schedules like this one in the future.

(06-08-2015 02:14 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 11:20 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  UMass will play Mississippi State at Gillette in 2016, and in Starkville in 2017, 2020.

They said how hard it would be for scheduling as an Independent.

We start in the Swamp for a 1.25Mill buy game.
Play two New England rivals of UConn and BC.
Then we host SEC power Miss State.
Hopefully we'll not be to bruised in finishing the schedule against mostly G5 teams.

(from our board poster sheck).
9/3 @UF
9/10 vs. UCONN
9/17 @ BC
9/24 vs. MISS ST
10/1 vs. TULANE
10/8 @ ODU
10/15 vs. LA TECH
10/22 BYE or FCS
10/29 @ APP ST
11/5 @ TROY
11/12 BYE or FCS
11/19 @ BYU
11/26 @HAW

Good schedule. Pleasantly surprised.

I hope UMass has success, but not too much.

(06-08-2015 05:01 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I hope UMass has success, but not too much.

I hope UMass can play UCONN (and BC) regularly.

My hat is off to UMass' AD.

May 18. Tulane cancels TU @ MSU 2016
May 19. Mississippi State announces that they've moved their game @ Louisiana Tech to 2017
May 21. Louisiana Tech @ UMass 2016 announced
June 4. Tulane @ UMass 2016 announced
June 8. Mississippi State @ UMAss 2016 announced

Ryan Bamford. Makes Things Happen.

(06-08-2015 06:56 PM)e-parade Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 05:01 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I hope UMass has success, but not too much.

I hope UMass can play UCONN (and BC) regularly.

Umass and BC have played each other on a regular basis over the years. Games that have been played or are upcoming are listed below:
2004
2007
2011
2014
2016
2018

(06-08-2015 07:48 PM)Eagle78 Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 06:56 PM)e-parade Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 05:01 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  I hope UMass has success, but not too much.

I hope UMass can play UCONN (and BC) regularly.

Umass and BC have played each other on a regular basis over the years. Games that have been played or are upcoming are listed below:
2004
2007
2011
2014
2016
2018

Oh yes, I've been to all 4 of those games listed so far and intend on going to the next 2. I'm okay with a once every 2 seasons thing if that's what we'll get. Looking forward to seeing the series extended (even if we've yet to pull a victory to date).

(06-08-2015 03:49 PM)No Bull Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 02:14 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 11:20 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  UMass will play Mississippi State at Gillette in 2016, and in Starkville in 2017, 2020.

They said how hard it would be for scheduling as an Independent.

We start in the Swamp for a 1.25Mill buy game.
Play two New England rivals of UConn and BC.
Then we host SEC power Miss State.
Hopefully we'll not be to bruised in finishing the schedule against mostly G5 teams.

(from our board poster sheck).
9/3 @UF
9/10 vs. UCONN
9/17 @ BC
9/24 vs. MISS ST
10/1 vs. TULANE
10/8 @ ODU
10/15 vs. LA TECH
10/22 BYE or FCS
10/29 @ APP ST
11/5 @ TROY
11/12 BYE or FCS
11/19 @ BYU
11/26 @HAW

Good schedule. Pleasantly surprised.

November is going to be brutal. These are exactly the type of opponents they should be scheduling but goodness is that a lot of travel in one month.

IfUMass could get by with only 5 home games regularly, having the extra road game could be very lucrative. Getting paid as much as $1.2 MM for a road game for 3 road games and having to pay out only a fraction of that for an FCS team (assuming the other 8 games are home/home deals) to visit should put UMass about $3 MM ahead each year just on game guarantees. If UMass could get a 13th game for 2016 that would be icing on the cake. If UMass played in the Sun Belt it would be required to play a sixth home game every two years.

(06-08-2015 08:09 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  IfUMass could get by with only 5 home games regularly, having the extra road game could be very lucrative. Getting paid as much as $1.2 MM for a road game for 3 road games and having to pay out only a fraction of that for an FCS team (assuming the other 8 games are home/home deals) to visit should put UMass about $3 MM ahead each year just on game guarantees. If UMass could get a 13th game for 2016 that would be icing on the cake. If UMass played in the Sun Belt it would be required to play a sixth home game every two years.

Bamford already said there will not be a 13th game in 2016...which is a smart move. The schedule is already going to be brutal, with tough opponents to start the season and a month straight of travel to end it.

I am pulling for you guys, I want UMass in The AAC.

Thankfully your administration isn't

(06-08-2015 11:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Thankfully your administration isn't

As long as neither they nor the NCAA gives UM the death penalty I'll be happy watching UMass football

(06-05-2015 10:12 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  UMASS hasn't been good for 20 years

UMass has had one NCAA tournament bid since 1998. And that was a one and done crashout in 2014. Their last win in the NCAA's was in 1996. That being said...their basketball is a valuable product and they've rarely been bad. They've won 8 NIT games since 2008 (including a trip to the NIT finals).

(06-08-2015 11:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Thankfully your administration isn't

A new UMass football stadium could reverse AAC unwanted interest, IMHO.

Yeah, we absolutely need to work on our on-campus stadium. Needs a complete renovation (except for the new press box and training center). Our new AD is working on raising private funds. The Anti-Sports professors are really fighting against more money being spent on football, so we also have to spend time fighting them. The Anti-Sports professors at UMass are an embarrassment to the school.

(06-09-2015 01:35 AM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 11:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Thankfully your administration isn't

A new UMass football stadium could reverse AAC unwanted interest, IMHO.

It will be interesting to see what happens first, the IPF for all sports or closing in the endzone. Can see both being completed in the next 2-3 years. The stadium does not look bad and hope the end zone can blend in as well as the new Football Performance Center.

A very unsubstantiated rumor has South Carolina as the 12th game on UMass' schedule (in 2016 as an indy). Would make for a ridiculously tough indy schedule, it already includes 3 P-5 schools.

If the game is at home it would mean no games on campus that year, I'd like to think it means there would be upgrades to the stadium made which are big enough to require a year without games on campus. Maybe UMass makes these upgrades without a conference affiliation, but the administration has shown it is more likely to make upgrades contingent on an offer of conference affiliation.

The AD has already said on twitter something along the lines of "don't expect a bowl" since those arrangements are lined up well ahead of time and there isn't one in place. So the plan is for the Hawaii trip (after playing at BYU the week before) to be the "bowl" at the end of the season. This means there isn't as much of a reason to schedule a cream puff. Why not play the best teams out there, "Go Big or Go Home".

Gotta love the offseason!