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Think we all assume nothing will happen with UMass or the MAC in the near term, but as a former associate member and a university that would be on the short list, with others if the MAC ever lost a team.
Hockey scheduling with MAC teams. None to date, but several MAC teams are very active with Div I Hockey. UMass had a sudden rise this past season and made it to the Frozen Four Championship game. We've lost a number of players to the pros, but have been able to keep our coach.
Basketball scheduling with MAC Teams. UMass will be playing a game at Akron on Dec 30th and the Zips will return a game in 2020. UMass basketball has never been so low. The coach is on the hot seat and better produce. UMass has only been to the NCAA once in recent years in 2014. It has made it to the NIT Final Four in 2012 and 2008.
Football scheduling with MAC Teams:
2019 Akron visits McGuirk with 10M in improvements this year, but the lions share is for a new IPF.
2020 at Akron.
2021 Eastern Michigan and Toldeo visits McGuirk.
2022 at EMU, at Toledo and Buffalo visits McGuirk.
2023 at EMU and Miami visits McGuirk.
2024 at Buffalo, at NIU, at Miami and EMU visits McGuirk.
2025 Buffalo, NIU, and Bowling Green visit McGuirk.
2026 at Buffalo and Bowling Green.
2027 Buffalo visits McGuirk.
2028 at Buffalo.
Well UMass Football as been slowly improvement and we are going with our third head coaching crew since going FBS. Like these young bloods. UMass has beaten BYU at BYU and the Sun Belt Champs App State at home in double OT. However Sept 07,2019 game against SIU caused me to look into the abyss and almost never made it back. The abyss will continue to be in view.
Adding July 12 construction update of the new 48 by 20.4 main video board going in and will add a picture from the balcony of the Hunts Hospitality suite. Kit-Cat seem to enjoy his time up there during the Ohio game. The additional hospitality area will be completed before the season in front and around the new video board along with others on the Performance center.
Video
https://twitter.com/i/status/1149671764072398848
Adding a link to a Visitors Guide to UMass.
UMass Visitors Guide
Added Bowling Green to the 2025 and 2026 schedules, but really want Ohio added as well! Also comment of Sept 07, 2019 was really, really bad!