UMass Announces Intention To Play Football in Fall 2020

[huskysupporter]

Yes- they deserve it. For many reasons

we are no different than UMASS

 

[CL82]

UConn, committed to winning practice every day. UMass, going out there undermanned and competing.

There's the problem. Back when Diaco was here we were committed to winning breakfast and, as you know, it is the most important meal of the day.

 

[Exit 4]

Ryan Bamford reeling in 100k to hit the road for another drubbing.

 

[BugsyCT]

At best UConn could have done what UMass is doing now if they committed to it (4 or 5 games, most all on the road), but the debate will go on forever here on whether it is/was worthwhile.

Our schedule got nuked early on. The options sucked.

 

[Adios]

The optics will favor us. We don't need to prove we are committed, our future schedules speak to that.

UMass doesn't have 20+ national championships. So them playing goes to show they are trying.

Some people...

 

[billybud]

Well...a 0-41 drubbing by Georgia Southern was still football... I guess.

 

[dvegas]

Did anyone else catch this re: UMess? UMass penalized for hoops, tennis violations

 

[huskysupporter]

The optics will favor us. We don't need to prove we are committed, our future schedules speak to that.

UMass doesn't have 20+ national championships. So them playing goes to show they are trying.

Some people...

the only difference between our football programs is that our administration left us high and dry, UMASS football had no choice. Both are equal programs that are now relegated to offering games to the highest bidder.

it’s hysterical that some think we are somehow better than UMASS as a program.

as to playing this year, UCONN made the right call.

 

[Slick]

Let's see-they are losing money - playing programs that don't move the needle. Sounds like the old Yankee Conference to me.

Not really as good as the old Yankee conference.

 

[Zissou]

UConn weighed the costs, risks, and benefits and made a reasonable decision.

UMass did the same and came to a different conclusion, but is just trying to do its best in a crazy year.

Neither decision on this year playing or not playing matters much to the coming years for these two programs.

Applaud UConn for thinking critically and being decisive. Applaud UMass for giving it the college try. It's just filler until basketball season anyway.

 

[Adios]

the only difference between our football programs is that our administration left us high and dry, UMASS football had no choice. Both are equal programs that are now relegated to offering games to the highest bidder.

it’s hysterical that some think we are somehow better than UMASS as a program.

as to playing this year, UCONN made the right call.

It's hysterical people go emo over a game.

I am pretty sure our football future schedules are more desirable than UMass' future schedules. You can become a UMass fan instead.

Us starting FBS football when we did, as members of the Big East and AAC so far, is equal to UMass, everyone! Their stadium is how large? God Almighty. It's just a game.... it's not a vital industry to sustain life.

 

[huskysupporter]

God Almighty. It's just a game.... it's not a vital industry to sustain life.

Agreed.

 

[Bongo Fury]

the only difference between our football programs is that our administration left us high and dry, UMASS football had no choice. Both are equal programs that are now relegated to offering games to the highest bidder.

it’s hysterical that some think we are somehow better than UMASS as a program.

as to playing this year, UCONN made the right call.

UConn supports athletics and particularly football more than UMass.

 

[Waquoit]

Are people really lamenting the fact that UConn is not involved in this nonsense?

 

[Rosebud70]

So let’s be one of three teams to punish these kids by not letting them play? And they wonder why kids are still leaving

 

[Bongo Fury]

I’m happy the UMass players get to play. I’ve been told the team has to quarantine for 14 days because they traveled to GA. This is UMass policy which is more stringent than state’s. They likely cannot practice during quarantine. The effort to pull this off is there.

 

[TJT]

Ryan Bamford reeling in 100k to hit the road for another drubbing.

Will only lose about $20k for this game as opposed to the $60k loss on the Georgia Southern game. One has to wonder about the effect of the financial losses from these games on the furloughed UMass Athletic Dept employees. Do these games further delay their return back to work?

 

[CL82]

Did anyone else catch this re: UMess? UMass penalized for hoops, tennis violations

"To have a set of student-athletes that had no involvement in a mistake/violation that has been acknowledged ... and yet to penalize them by the vacation of contests seems inordinately punitive and not in the spirit of what we do as an association.''

Oh it is exactly the spirit of that organization.

 

[Exit 4]

"To have a set of student-athletes that had no involvement in a mistake/violation that has been acknowledged ... and yet to penalize them by the vacation of contests seems inordinately punitive and not in the spirit of what we do as an association.''

Oh it is exactly the spirit of that organization.

This is just example #3001040 of why we have to drop this silly and unproductive efforts on "compensation." Let the schools and the kids decide what is fair comp.

 

[gioff2323]

Are people really lamenting the fact that UConn is not involved in this nonsense?

Count me as a lamenter. Not sure when or how playingCFB became nonsensical.

 

[AndOne]

Will only lose about $20k for this game as opposed to the $60k loss on the Georgia Southern game. One has to wonder about the effect of the financial losses from these games on the furloughed UMass Athletic Dept employees. Do these games further delay their return back to work?

Every football game played even in normal times is a money loser for all the non-P5 schools. The Courant had an article earlier in the year where it reported UConn FB net -$13 million. Kinda crazy that -$20k to -$60k doesn't seem that bad. It's all fuzzy math anyways.

 

[Exit 4]

Bamford rather direct on twitter....no need to message these types of things through his local media horde.

 

[TJT]

Every football game played even in normal times is a money loser for all the non-P5 schools. The Courant had an article earlier in the year where it reported UConn FB net -$13 million. Kinda crazy that -$20k to -$60k doesn't seem that bad. It's all fuzzy math anyways.

The difference is that athletic departments don't typically have tens of employees furloughed during "normal" times.

 

[Drew]

 

[CL82]

This is just example #3001040 of why we have to drop this silly and unproductive efforts on "compensation." Let the schools and the kids decide what is fair comp.

That had zero to do with compensation. It had everything to do with the NCAA penalizing current students for perceived past violations as in 2013 at UConn.

 

[Adios]

UMass has to remind people they are a flagship school. Yes, they are ahead of us now. Shame on us. Atlantic 10 commish even had to let it be known that UMass would side with demolishing the NCAA.

 

[Exit 4]

That had zero to do with compensation. It had everything to do with the NCAA penalizing current students for perceived past violations as in 2013 at UConn.

Here's how I view it. The NCAA decided the extra payment on off campus housing and whatever else they did to inadvertently provide a little extra benefit violated what are essentially compensation rules. Someday when we get progressive on this subject to finally realize there should be no compensation limits then there never would be a reason to investigate this kind of nonsense. The future should be that universities can provide unlimited subsidy/ benefit w/o registration of any kind with the NCAA including benefits that could be viewed as cash compensation. Third parties like alumni associations, athletic wear and whatever else type of compensation should be registered using a standard form contract. Lastly, only if more than [30%] of the kids in a given sport discipline violate the compensation registration requirements does a team forfeit a season. No more of this season/record forfeits due to 1 or 2 or 3 bad apples.

Will letting the kids get paid hurt the financials of the schools? Absolutely. Is it far more equitable? Yes. Will it drag down outrageous coaching and administrative salaries...yes it should curb growth. Will it narrow the number of participating D1 schools? probably somewhat over time. Will it hurt non revenue sports? Absolutely, and thats sad, but a reality in a world of finite resources. As it stands today the revenue sport kids are propping up the non revenue sport kids and its been that way for three decardes.

 

[hardcorehusky]

UMass has to remind people they are a flagship school. Yes, they are ahead of us now. Shame on us. Atlantic 10 commish even had to let it be known that UMass would side with demolishing the NCAA.

What a hot take!

 

[Drew]

 

[huskymedic]