umass knocks off miss. st.

[boontonbomber]

in double OT. it's about time uconn-umass was revived, but , of course, not in calhoun's time.

 

[junglehusky]

The U-game was played about 8 times too many. If they get their program going again to where people outside of southern New England will pay attention to it, sure, bring it back. Until then, it's not worth it.

 

[UC990411]

yawn

 

[HooperScooper]

I guess this shows how far the UMass program has fallen. A UMass fan has to come on the UConn board and brag about a first round NIT win. That's below bad.

 

[Huskies4ever]

I guess this shows how far the UMass program has fallen. A UMass fan has to come on the UConn board and brag about a first round NIT win. That's below bad.

Not only that, but to mention that they should resume a series just because they won an NIT game? How about they string together some NCAA Tourney berths first?

 

[Fishy]

UMass.

Pointing. Giggling.

Moving on now.

 

[spoop]

who's this now?

 

[Yonick]

Well, at least UMass fared better in Mississippi that the other Mass. resident who competed there yesterday, Mitt Romney!!
It's too much fun for UConn to not play UMass. The complaining they do, plus the reminder of us not playing them during the Camby days is priceless.

 

[boontonbomber]

thou dost protest too much ! i'm hardly a umass fan. rather looking for a little new england rivalry, since there really isn't one at the moment. it should be rather apparent to observant basketball people that this umass team is a good team, one which returns most of its players next year. as i said, though, calhoun certainly isn't going to take any chances playing them.

 

[Vuce]

thou dost protest too much ! i'm hardly a umass fan. rather looking for a little new england rivalry, since there really isn't one at the moment. it should be rather apparent to observant basketball people that this umass team is a good team, one which returns most of its players next year. as i said, though, calhoun certainly isn't going to take any chances playing them.

Oh yeah that's right, he is "afraid" of them. Uconn had #1 or #2 schedule in the country this year but by all means we must avoid uMess.

And this comment is funny coming from you boontonbomber - you are so concerned with the competition the team is facing yet you spend 99% of your time posting on the women's board where there are maybe 5 games a year they have to really worry about. Move along son.

 

[Huskymaniac]

We HAD a good rivalry. Calipari ruined it by being a toward Calhoun.

 

[Fishy]

thou dost protest too much ! i'm hardly a umass fan. rather looking for a little new england rivalry, since there really isn't one at the moment. it should be rather apparent to observant basketball people that this umass team is a good team, one which returns most of its players next year. as i said, though, calhoun certainly isn't going to take any chances playing them.

UMass is dreck and you're being willfully ignorant.

Not sure if you've met them before, but we do play a school in Providence every year - that's a sticky lil wicket of a rivalry. In addition, we played Maine, Harvard, Holy Cross and Fairfield - that's more than enough New England charity work. UMass had their turn on the schedule and let's be honest, they did nothing with it.

UMass can go find another teat to suckle off of.

 

[StongingtonBob]

To be very honest, I no longer care if Umass ever plays Uconn again. I would be interested if they did though. We've had some issues but it looks to be the past and we're moving in the direction. I don't even consider us underdogs if we faced Uconn in the future. I think we would have gave you a game this year. And your '13 ban along with the impending retirement of your coach isn't helping the program. We'll see? Good luck against Iowa St.

 

[Waquoit]

Who chooses a handle based on the type of diaper he wears?

 

[The Funster]

Umass...UMass...they're DII, right?

 

[Adios]

And your '13 ban along with the impending retirement of your coach isn't helping the program.

He's still getting better recruits than UMass, right?

 

[The Funster]

Hey, yeah, Bruiser had a good season though. Oh wait, that's right...he's at Drexel.

 

[Ricky1Moore]

To be very honest, I no longer care if Umass ever plays Uconn again. I would be interested if they did though. We've had some issues but it looks to be the past and we're moving in the direction. I don't even consider us underdogs if we faced Uconn in the future. I think we would have gave you a game this year. And your '13 ban along with the impending retirement of your coach isn't helping the program. We'll see? Good luck against Iowa St.

I honestly have not thought about Umass' basketball team for 15 years. There has been no reason to. The points you bring up here are lame. The NIT is not moving in the right direction, even for Umass. Get to the Sweet 16 of the NCAAs, and then come back and post about moving in the right direction.

As for the underdog comment, I'll just leave that alone... you play in the A10

 

[NHUConnfan]

Geez guys, you're being a little harsh. As a New Englander, I think restoring a UMass/UConn rivalry would be good. Calipari is long gone and we've had our way with him in the recent years. I don't understand all of the ill-will to an obviously different program than it was in the 90s.

 

[Adios]

Geez guys, you're being a little harsh. As a New Englander, I think restoring a UMass/UConn rivalry would be good. Calipari is long gone and we've had our way with him in the recent years. I don't understand all of the ill-will to an obviously different program than it was in the 90s.

The rivalry is still there. I think it is very possible games will be played in the near future. UMass seems intent on making sure their athletic department is in the top-tier (FBS, at least) and they are the second best public school in New England.

 

[Yonick]

thou dost protest too much ! i'm hardly a umass fan. rather looking for a little new england rivalry, since there really isn't one at the moment. it should be rather apparent to observant basketball people that this umass team is a good team, one which returns most of its players next year. as i said, though, calhoun certainly isn't going to take any chances playing them.

Well, first of all, UConn's New England rivalry is with Providence. It's not only a league game vs NE rivals but they (PC) win around 50% of the time. That's a rivalry. With UMass we've beaten them 29 of the last 30 games we've played. That's not much of a rivalry.

 

[TRest]

I'm pretty certain we have played URI more often historically than we have played UMass. Where's the outcry for that dormant rivalry?

 

[Yonick]

To be very honest, I no longer care if Umass ever plays Uconn again. I would be interested if they did though. We've had some issues but it looks to be the past and we're moving in the direction. I don't even consider us underdogs if we faced Uconn in the future. I think we would have gave you a game this year. And your '13 ban along with the impending retirement of your coach isn't helping the program. We'll see? Good luck against Iowa St.

Couple of things Clothy. First, that '13 ban is not definate yet. Latest reports have 13 tourney teams not being elegible for '13 due to APR issues. That includes Syracuse & FSU. I do believe the NCAA will revise the years to a later date to give programs time to get up to snuff.
Second, if you heard Calhoun on Mike Francesa yesterday, Calhoun said he's not going away soon. When he eventually does, as you have said, UConn is a national program. The money will be available for a top coach to resume the previous success.
You guys died after Huskymaniac's favorite coach left. That ain't happening here.
BTW, it makes no difference to me, and most UConn fans as to whether we play each other, or not. It would be a much better early season contest than the UMBC's of the world.

 

[imno1]

I too would rather see us play UMass than some of the other BE tune up games.

 

[NHUConnfan]

The rivalry is still there. I think it is very possible games will be played in the near future. UMass seems intent on making sure their athletic department is in the top-tier (FBS, at least) and they are the second best public school in New England.

Not according to US News and Word Reports -- at least anymore. UVM took that spot this year.