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NIU007 · newbie Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 7

That school in South Bend (I call it TSISB so I don't have to use the name) has about the most arrogant fans in college football. They do think the world revolves around them. It doesn't help that the Chicago media fawns over them at the expense of schools actually in Illinois.

So it's nothing personal to UMass. They're like that to everyone.

DrG · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2171 Location: MA

That's OK, we're used to it. The Boston media fawn over Boston College and they think their state university is located in Durham, New Hampshire.

SJGMoney · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:56 pm Post subject:

Well said Dr G, the BC bias has always been clear to everyone but this latest fascination with UNH is particularly appalling. Anyone that watched the college hockey games held at Fenway this year would have thought the NESN broadcast was actually a UNH production, f'ing ridiculous.
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DEM · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject:

Well, BC has been the only major football program in MA for quite some time, so hopefully if UMass has a little success on the FBS level, that will change and UMass will garner a bigger share of the media attention - I don't think BC has anywhere near the pull in MA that ND does in Indiana.

Regarding UNH - that's the first I've heard of that. From the discussion, I'm guessing this is hockey related? Not that it's justified, but UMass hasn't been that impressive in hockey lately, so it's not all that surprising.

DEM · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject:

Chris20 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:38 am Post subject:

Notre Dame now obligated to play 5 ACC games every year....I think this committment might be in trouble.

UMass2FBS · Sophomore Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 214

Chris20 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:54 am Post subject:

Thanks, hadn't seen that.

I wonder if those ACC games will stay, though. ND scheduled them as Non-con games....now I'm sure they'll be on some rotation type thing with the ACC. Up in the air, but reason for optimism I guess.

UMass2FBS · Sophomore Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 214

Continuing on my post above: Notre Dame's 3 open dates in 2015 are:
-October 3, October 24, and October 31.
-One of those dates will be against Boston College.

The following ACC teams have open dates/games available (with the number)
-Clemson (2 games)
-Florida St. (1 game)
-Georgia Tech (1 game)
-Maryland (1 game)
-NC State (3 games)
-North Carolina (3 games)
-Virginia (2 games)
-VA Tech (1 game)

It is also important to note that of the 8 teams listed above, for the games that they already do have scheduled, none of them are on any of the 3 dates that ND has open in 2015. My point being, I don't think that it will be too tough to schedule 1 more game against an ACC team. In fact, rumor is that ND and Georgia Tech are working on a home and home for 2014 and 2015.
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Chris20 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:05 pm Post subject:

Right, the dates seem to work ok. But don't you think the ACC is going to have some say in the 5 games that must be played? Isn't there a chance that the games already scheduled will be wiped out?

Kosty · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:27 pm Post subject:

Not for nothing, but you left out Duke.

UMass2FBS · Sophomore Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 214

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Duke does not have any open dates in 2015, that is why I did not include them.
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SJGMoney · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject:

Kosty · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject:

ND is setting themselves up to fatten up their schedules on the poor sisters of the ACC for sure. I can see annual games against Duke, Wake, UNC, BC and UVa until one of them gets better and then they'll just sub in a team on the decline. Delivers them 5 wins per year off the bat!!!

Chris20 · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:11 am Post subject:

This would rub me the wrong way.....Notre Dame/UConn in talks to play a game at Fenway Park in 2014.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/reports_uconn_and_notre_dame_m.html#incart_river_default