Drew
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So i read this article this morning and it left me wondering, how are we measuring “progress” and “development” in this time when we’re playing no games?
theathletic.com
Among FBS teams, only UConn and Old Dominion have pulled the complete plug on a season, not playing this fall or next spring. Bamford said the idea of not playing was not considered. UMass was the youngest team in college football last season, and it felt not playing would hold back program growth.
“There are a million reasons why it’s important,” Bell said. “If you’re looking from 10,000 feet, No. 1, just to continue development of a young football team and a young football program. Knowing the NCAA has been gracious enough to make this a free year of eligibility and knowing how quickly this young roster needs more experience, learn how to prepare the right way. No. 2, I think is a huge deal for us in recruiting, how hard our administration fought for us to have a chance to play. Not only from the willingness to play football, the want to play football, but also the ability in recruiting to keep us on as similar a calendar as humanly possible. … Third is just having the ability to go play the game and have fun.”
How UMass is improvising a season, and inside UCF’s penalty problem: G5 Drive
After opting back into the fall season in September as an independent, UMass is becoming the “in case of emergency, break glass” opponent.
theathletic.com
Among FBS teams, only UConn and Old Dominion have pulled the complete plug on a season, not playing this fall or next spring. Bamford said the idea of not playing was not considered. UMass was the youngest team in college football last season, and it felt not playing would hold back program growth.
“There are a million reasons why it’s important,” Bell said. “If you’re looking from 10,000 feet, No. 1, just to continue development of a young football team and a young football program. Knowing the NCAA has been gracious enough to make this a free year of eligibility and knowing how quickly this young roster needs more experience, learn how to prepare the right way. No. 2, I think is a huge deal for us in recruiting, how hard our administration fought for us to have a chance to play. Not only from the willingness to play football, the want to play football, but also the ability in recruiting to keep us on as similar a calendar as humanly possible. … Third is just having the ability to go play the game and have fun.”