UMass

[CTBballfan243]

Took the wife to see her alma mater University of Dayton play at UMass. UMass won in double overtime. Not a bad game. Got me thinking, the AAC should add UMass. It would give UConn a team to form a good rivalry with in football and in basketball. We already battle them in Hockey East. UConn needs a nearby team to form a rivalry with. I would give UMass a slight edge in football, but in basketball it would be very evenly matched. All things considered, I would add UMass to the AAC. I think it would benefit both schools.

 

[Huskybass]

I don't disagree that it could become a decent rivalry, but it's sad to admit that.

 

[Fishy]

It’d be good for UMass, but wouldn’t do a bless thing to help UConn.

The last thing the conference needs is to split its meager pie to feed one more mouth.

 

[upstater]

It’d be good for UMass, but wouldn’t do a bless thing to help UConn.

The last thing the conference needs is to split its meager pie to feed one more mouth.

+1. I'm now having second thoughts about Wichita.

 

[Fishy]

+1. I'm now having second thoughts about Wichita.

The issue with Wichita is that the second they stop being good, they’re another Tulsa.

Tulsa probably the worst thing ever to happen to us. In my opinion, Tulsa is the Tulane of the AAC, a situation made worse by the fact that Tulane’s actually in the AAC.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Took the wife to see her alma mater University of Dayton play at UMass. UMass won in double overtime. Not a bad game. Got me thinking, the AAC should add UMass. It would give UConn a team to form a good rivalry with in football and in basketball. We already battle them in Hockey East. UConn needs a nearby team to form a rivalry with. I would give UMass a slight edge in football, but in basketball it would be very evenly matched. All things considered, I would add UMass to the AAC. I think it would benefit both schools.

The benefit distribution
99% UMass 1% UConn

 

[whaler11]

The issue with Wichita is that the second they stop being good, they’re another Tulsa.

Tulsa probably the worst thing ever to happen to us. In my opinion, Tulsa is the Tulane of the AAC, a situation made worse by the fact that Tulane’s actually in the AAC.

Don't see any reason to not to add Rhode Island to the AAC. If the bar is a good season they have met every requirement.

 

[Husky68]

The issue with Wichita is that the second they stop being good, they’re another Tulsa.

Tulsa probably the worst thing ever to happen to us. In my opinion, Tulsa is the Tulane of the AAC, a situation made worse by the fact that Tulane’s actually in the AAC.

UConn is the BCU of the AAC.

 

[TRest]

It might be easier to just have us join the A10.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Don't see any reason to not to add Rhode Island to the AAC. If the bar is a good season they have met every requirement.

They don’t play D1 football for starters.
Are you suggesting a basketball only?

 

[Fishy]

Don't see any reason to not to add Rhode Island to the AAC. If the bar is a good season they have met every requirement.

You have to include the obligatory “if they upgrade” football.

The uptake on the idea jumps like 200% that way.

 

[upstater]

You have to include the obligatory “if they upgrade” football.

The uptake on the idea jumps like 200% that way.

Last I looked several years ago, the URI athletic department had a budget of about $7-8 million, with the bball coaches accounting for $25% of it. That's on par with Alfred University.

I imagine the school likes to keep it this way without ever getting involved in the big money hole of football.

 

[metsfan2323]

UMASS would be a wise investment for the AAC. We should add them basketball only and another school before the C7 beats us too it.

Ask yourself if you would rather see UMASS in the AAC OR THE C7.

Heck maybe we should add UMASS all sports and Army for football.

 

[Fishy]

Last I looked several years ago, the URI athletic department had a budget of about $7-8 million, with the bball coaches accounting for $25% of it. That's on par with Alfred University.

I imagine the school likes to keep it this way without ever getting involved in the big money hole of football.

We’re not actually proposing it.

 

[Jaker]

gad

 

[whaler11]

You have to include the obligatory “if they upgrade” football.

The uptake on the idea jumps like 200% that way.

Vermont also good.

Like UConn they don’t sponsor football.

Also, Tyler Coppenrath hasn’t attacked Bernie Sanders at the Super Bowl (yet).

 

[KodiacKemba]

UConn is the BCU of the AAC.

Boston college???

 

[whaler11]

Last I looked several years ago, the URI athletic department had a budget of about $7-8 million, with the bball coaches accounting for $25% of it. That's on par with Alfred University.

I imagine the school likes to keep it this way without ever getting involved in the big money hole of football.

You are my go to guy for all things higher ed so I’ll assume Alfred University is a real thing and not just something you made up to mock Rhode Island.

 

[bobbyinaz]

They don’t play D1 football for starters.
Are you suggesting a basketball only?

I don't see Wichita State on anyone's football schedule.

 

[whaler11]

I don't see Wichita State on anyone's football schedule.

They beat the Willimantic YMCA 6-2 in 1903 and figured that was good enough and shut it down.

 

[jibsey]

The issue with Wichita is that the second they stop being good, they’re another Tulsa.

Tulsa probably the worst thing ever to happen to us. In my opinion, Tulsa is the Tulane of the AAC, a situation made worse by the fact that Tulane’s actually in the AAC.

Both of those schools have better conference records than we do.

 

[Fishy]

Both of those schools have better conference records than we do.

That and a dollar would make them both worth about a dollar.

 

[nadav]

Slight edge to Umass in football? How’s that?

 

[Tenspro2002]

Took the wife to see her alma mater University of Dayton play at UMass. UMass won in double overtime. Not a bad game. Got me thinking, the AAC should add UMass. It would give UConn a team to form a good rivalry with in football and in basketball. We already battle them in Hockey East. UConn needs a nearby team to form a rivalry with. I would give UMass a slight edge in football, but in basketball it would be very evenly matched. All things considered, I would add UMass to the AAC. I think it would benefit both schools.

I said in the game thread that this has to be a parody account, and this post does nothing to dispel that notion.

 

[upstater]

You are my go to guy for all things higher ed so I’ll assume Alfred University is a real thing and not just something you made up to mock Rhode Island.

It's a real school somewhere in the southern tier in NY (never been there). It is not a school in some cave below Wayne Manor.