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ncf07 · Freshman Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Posts: 61

here is the chatter going on in the ND football forum...

some arent too thrilled to play us.

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68187-notre-dame-play-umass-2015-a.html

CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:55 am Post subject:

I am not sure whether those Boston College games are set in stone yet, but it would just be amazing if the Eagles got bounced from the ND 2015 schedule for us.
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UMass2FBS · Sophomore Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 214

What a great "Get" for us. The TV time on NBC alone makes this deal awesome, but also great for recruiting, payout for the school and the exposure.

Really proud of our administration for this one.
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Dickie Dunn · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:37 pm Post subject:

Reading that ND board, I'm not sure what's funnier ... the posters who assume UMass won't be a significantly better program by 2015, or the Domers who still are stuck in 1988 and think college football begins and ends in South Bend, Ind.
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InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject:

That is a fun thread to read! I'm going to stir the pot a bit...

Also, some of them seem to think this game might be played at Gillette...

haha this post from that thread is titled: When are tryouts for Penn state football and basketball?

ShotPutNC · Junior Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 633 Location: Amherst

^ I can only assume that is u as IV33 stirring the pot there at the end. I like it. Get them worried. I think by year 4 we should be in a good position to challenge ND. Molnar recruited a good group of guys in weeks. Imagine what he can get when he has years to build up rapport with athletes.

InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject:

You caught me!

I want to see what the reaction is... I might not post anything else... all depends on what they say!
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Berkman · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:50 am Post subject:

There was an article in this mornings Springfield paper about a possible Notre Dame game but have not found a link to it as of now so I will do a summary of the article.

Per the AD concerning any future opponents - "We haven't made any of them official, that's why we hope to get a release out that has all non-conference games that we've contracted and puts them all in one place and either confirm or counter things that have been floated out there"

Notre Dame has four open dates right now, but Dec. 5 is out since that would be the date of the MAC conference championship. Oct 3, 24 and 31 are open dates on ND's schedule but they have to fit in a BC road game and a Temple home game.

In the same article it mentions that UMass has hired Perkins-Will architects of Boston to design the support facility and other improvements to McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Besides a new press box on the stadium, an approximately 38,000 square foot facility will be built at the north end zone and will feature locker rooms, coaches offices, meeting rooms, sport medicine suite and weight room.

Also The Minutemen will practice in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium on April 21 in conjunction with a youth clinic the team will host that day. Practice will be held at the indoor facility because of an NCAA lacross doubleheader that day at the stadium.

Old Cage · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

I wonder if we can watch if the practice is not at the same time as our lax game. That might pose a challenge to our lax tailgate plans.
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DrG · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2171 Location: MA

The lax game is at 4 so I would think the practice will be earlier. I can't imagine Coach Molnar wouldn't want to invite us.

Quann · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:29 pm Post subject:

One of my best friends from home went to ND so I got to take in two BC-ND games in South Bend while I was a UMass undergrad. What an experience. A beautiful campus and unbelievable tailgating experience. This is great, hopefully by 2015, we'll be one of the best teams in the MAC.

cox'n · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:48 pm Post subject:

ktabz16 · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:58 pm Post subject:

last night in the tabz household: "hey hun, how about we go visit your family in chicago in the fall of 2015?"

mrs. tabz "why are the olympics in town?"

InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:16 pm Post subject:

And this is why we start planning these things now! Very Happy

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ODog · Sophomore Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Posts: 75