UMass > MAC for all sports in 2025-2026

[Waquoit]

I watched the 4th quarter of this.

Was it penance of some sort?

 

[Rufus]

The MAC Preseason Men's Basketball Poll has been released and UMass is predicted to finish in 5th place behind Akron, Miami, Kent State, and Ohio.

2025-26 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(First Place Votes)
1. Akron (11) – 143
2. Miami (2) – 133
3. Kent State – 122
4. Ohio – 108
5. UMass – 98
6. Toledo – 95
7. Bowling Green – 73
8. Ball State – 62
9. Eastern Michigan – 52
10. Western Michigan – 46
11. Buffalo – 37
12. Central Michigan – 31
13. Northern Illinois – 14

Tournament Champion: Akron (8), Miami (2), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), UMass (1)

2025-26 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason All-MAC Teams
First Team
Tavari Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Senior, Guard, Ohio

Second Team
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Wing, Akron
Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
Daniel Hankins-Sanford, Senior, Forward, UMass
Eian Elmer, Junior, Wing, Miami
Javan Simmons, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Junior, Guard, Toledo

MAC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-MAC Teams

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Akron Zips have been chosen as to repeat as Mid-American Conference regular season champions and win their third straight tournament championship in the 2025-26 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Zips received 11 first place...

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[Husky92]

I watched the 4th quarter of this. The coaching was so bad on both sides, both teams should gotten an L. The analyst was losing his mind over the cavalcade of bad decisions.

This is a fact. I watched a lot of this game too. Roberson had impressive passing yards but also looked terrible at times. Really bad decision making. But overall, the game was really bad football and showed me how far we’ve come!

 

[ZooCougar]

This is a fact. I watched a lot of this game too. Roberson had impressive passing yards but also looked terrible at times. Really bad decision making. But overall, the game was really bad football and showed me how far we’ve come!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ZooCougar]

They could probably just get a bounce just by improving their strength and conditioning program.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Undefeated in Nov

 

[Drew]

SIAP

It’s Missouri State’s first year in FBS and they have 4 wins over FBS teams

UMass has 4 wins over FBS teams since the start of the 2019 season

 

[ZooCougar]

SIAP

It’s Missouri State’s first year in FBS and they have 4 wins over FBS teams

UMass has 4 wins over FBS teams since the start of the 2019 season

I think they were on the right path with Don Brown. He didn't have the resources to improve at a better rate, but there was at least some competence.

Instead they brought in basically a Nick Charlton with no experience at this level. It takes someone with some real talent to turn a ship like UMass around.

 

[noeynox]

I think they were on the right path with Don Brown. He didn't have the resources to improve at a better rate, but there was at least some competence.

Instead they brought in basically a Nick Charlton with no experience at this level. It takes someone with some real talent to turn a ship like UMass around.

Never should have fired Whipple.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Very sparse Mullins Center crowd for UMass’ 78-72 hoop loss to Marshall.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Never should have fired Whipple.

Could have supported him more too? I remember him losing a really good player because they didn’t accept him into grad school. Think the player went to Auburn then NFL

 

[CTBballfan243]

Could have supported him more too? I remember him losing a really good player because they didn’t accept him into grad school. Think the player went to Auburn then NFL

I assume the player didn’t qualify academically to get into the graduate program.

 

[Kolumbo]

Welp, I dunno. It is not a good conference and then you go and get pummeled by a not very good conference mate
44 Akron
10 UMess

 

[UConnJim]

Can you imagine playing football games on Tuesday and Wednesday nights? Or, playing a really crappy crappy basketball schedule? Anybody who ever suggests UConn should join the MAC should be banned from the board.

 

[huskymedic]

Can you imagine playing football games on Tuesday and Wednesday nights? Or, playing a really crappy crappy basketball schedule? Anybody who ever suggests UConn should join the MAC should be banned from the board.

 

[ZooCougar]

Can you imagine playing football games on Tuesday and Wednesday nights? Or, playing a really crappy crappy basketball schedule? Anybody who ever suggests UConn should join the MAC should be banned from the board.

Being in the MAC is not what UMass’s problem is. They could play 12 games at noon on ABC and still go 0-12.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ZooCougar]

Moar overhead. That’ll fix her.

 

[Kolumbo]

Thorr seems like a great UMass guy. He hired Dan Hurley after all. Just wonder if UMass needs someone with FBS experience

 

[ZooCougar]

Thorr seems like a great UMass guy. He hired Dan Hurley after all. Just wonder if UMass needs someone with FBS experience

Thorr looks like Viking Barry Alvarez.

 

[Fishy]

I don’t know what UMass is doing, but I am certain that whatever it is, they’re not doing it well.

My idea is take the $450,000 that this is probably costing them to hire another empty suit on the org chart and put that into NIL.

 

[ZooCougar]

This guy gets it. Wasn’t long ago that we were in the same boat.

 

[cellocgg]

I'm sure more overhead with a new, made-up position will fix UMass Football