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vanmeter · Senior Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 1263

I would suggest that if you like Tim Kenney then Chris 20 and Umass87 posts make alot of sense.

The bottom line is that our our out of conference strenth of schedule was 248 last in the A10.

And 87 if I want to complain about the schedule I will do so regardless of what you have to say. You and Chris can continue to make your thousand posts and comment on every little thing as it pertains to Umass.

Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:43 am Post subject:

Rock on!!

ShadesOf96and98 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject:

SJGMoney · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject:

I think the going rate for paydays this year is now a cool $mill, very nice. If we are going to take our football lumps might as well fill up the coffers.

As for the basketball schedule I like to think the weak schedule this year was set up on purpose so we could succeed and build off it. Not too many coaches last 5 years without at least a 20 win season and DK's numbers needed to be boosted, and looking at it less jadedly the team's confidence needed to be restored. Now next year and beyond should be a different story, we need to step it up.

I'm too lazy to look back, but whoever brought Bruiser's name into the argument made me throw up. Is that his excuse, the schedule was too tough? Or is that our excuse for him? I make no excuses for that stiff, he was handed a free lunch and f'd it up. Boring basketball that struggled to score 60 points a night, the thought of it now still gets me irate.
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Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject:

Oh, boy.

Swampy · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2446

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86-72 Against some pretty tough competition. 52-28 conference record with a trip to the finals in his last season.

Yeah, the guy was an abject failure! Rolling Eyes

InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject:

Annnnnd here we go again!
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SJGMoney · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:56 pm Post subject:

ShadesOf96and98 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:54 pm Post subject:

ktabz16 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject:

i just find it funny that, other than chris20 and maybe a few others, no one seems to realize that the big name teams play the worst teams in the country in every sport and now that we're fbs for football, we are the equivalent of savanah st in basketball. we're the cupcake in football, thats really the biggest reason why all these huge schools are scheduling us in football and not basketball.

Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject:

Nope. It's Kenney. He likes 3000 people at the Bill for NJIT. Or doesn't know any better.

chapter 11 · Junior Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Posts: 304 Location: NYC

ktabz16- Im not delusional about the level we are at yet its not a profound notion that as there are much less games it is a premium to play the likes of the upper echelon programs and each game does receive quite a bit of publicity. That and a nice paycheck help build a program. Its exciting to tell a recruit that he will be playing at these venues against storied programs too. I gather the schools that schedule us considered any backlash from their alumni as well and deemed us kind of worthy.

ShadesOf96and98 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject:

BUMPA · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject:

Did someone say cupcakes? I love cupcakes!

Berkman · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:15 am Post subject:

Guaranteed green.

http://www.masslive.com/umassfootball/index.ssf/2012/04/umass_football_in_line_for_mor.html