Game 10, 2025: Northern Illinois (11/12)

[ZooMass84]

this is a scrimmage for NIU................we cant lose 77-0............THANK GOD MY KID GOT INTO ALABAMA ETC. I'm saying this an alum class of 1984.........its obvious the kids and coaches have given up

So is Alabama his #1 or is he waiting on other SEC schools? The board is dying to know, so many of us are following this story

His son should do a youtube/tiktok commitment announcement video like all of the top high school recruits for football/basketball do. Have a few cards lined up with the names of the schools he got accepted to and then have Zoo pop a balloon filled with the colors of the school his son is actually going to (gender reveal meets ZooMass).

ha ha

[R&G]

Do they teach a course that explains clock management at Alabama?

[ZooMass84]

I will support UMass football forever. I hate to see this debacle as much as you guys. I want it stay FBS and not drop back down to FCS like Econ Alum and others have suggested. It just sucks that the players and coaches have given up.

[Camby4Life]

Take the OVER......I'll be there.........havent been to Amherst in 42 years.......

Zoomass=Fraud Alum. Graduates in 1984 and never returns to Amherst.

why the hate??? B.A. Geosciences then got a B.S. math and CPA later. no fraud. Watch every game UMass is on TV every sport. Sorry, last time I saw a UMass football game was at Gillette and before that Umass vs BC at the Centrum back in the day.

I’m sorry Zoo, just having a Silky Johnson Hater of the Year moment. But you have to admit not being back on campus for 42 years while being a so called die hard is kind of insane. You always post about Encore so I’m assuming you still live in MA. Alums travel from all over the country to get back to campus for a game and you can’t make a 1:30 drive once in 42 years.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Do they teach a course that explains clock management at Alabama?

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Tailgate was fun, good to see Camby4Life.


Brutal game, but not surprising.


Things won't change immediately, but Ryan needs to go much sooner than June 30th.

[Floridafan71]

Embarrassing losing to a two win team by 40 plus points at home. Time to end football and concentrate on basketball -I say go to a lower division in football . Concentrate on basketball. You only need to have seven good players for that sport. We are never gonna compete with the Alabama’s or Georgias in football so let’s admit it. Are we gonna set the record for the most losses in a row in football? How does one become the worst college football team in the country?

[Used to be VOR]

I know some people think I am just some anti-football guy. And it is what it is.

Today I take no joy in what has become of this program. Honestly last night was just a flat-out humiliation the likes of which even this program has not suffered before.

I think this is a futile proposition to continue on with this program. The damage is done. I know many disagree. But no matter what heads need to roll.

[Quann]

Do they teach a course that explains clock management at Alabama?

So good!

[jpatsfan]

If UMass is smart, they rightsize their athletic department, eliminate football, and focus on fundraising for basketball and hockey. Get back in the Atlantic 10. Pledge to spend 6 million per year on basketball NIL and 1 million on hockey NIL.

Have 7 men's and 7 women's sports:

M/W basketball
M/W hockey
M/W soccer
M/W lacrosse
M/W track and field
M/W swimming and diving
W field hockey
M cross country

Much more sleek and the university could put all of its chips in on basketball and hockey. UMass has a well known brand. Use it in positive ways. You have a good hockey program. You have a good basketball coach. Take advantage of it. There is a reason that UMass and BC are going to struggle in football going forward- Massachusetts does not care about college football.

Every school that has done this has ended up in worst shape athletically. Just look at BU, Northeastern and Hofstra. None of them have had any sustained basketball success since dropping football.

[inthescoop]

What's he supposed to say though? Nothing to be gained by throwing the team under the bus.

He should say the truth, they are most definitely not playing to their best standards

Not teaching the team accountability creates an undisciplined shit team

[Jack]

If UMass is smart, they rightsize their athletic department, eliminate football, and focus on fundraising for basketball and hockey. Get back in the Atlantic 10. Pledge to spend 6 million per year on basketball NIL and 1 million on hockey NIL.

Have 7 men's and 7 women's sports:

M/W basketball
M/W hockey
M/W soccer
M/W lacrosse
M/W track and field
M/W swimming and diving
W field hockey
M cross country

Much more sleek and the university could put all of its chips in on basketball and hockey. UMass has a well known brand. Use it in positive ways. You have a good hockey program. You have a good basketball coach. Take advantage of it. There is a reason that UMass and BC are going to struggle in football going forward- Massachusetts does not care about college football.

Every school that has done this has ended up in worst shape athletically. Just look at BU, Northeastern and Hofstra. None of them have had any sustained basketball success since dropping football.

Agreed - this is among the worst proposals in recent history .... right up there w/the idea of being URI . The answer is to build a competitive football program that competes for the MAC title.

[kd68]

then whats the answer.

[inthescoop]

ESPN is shitting on UMass for setting off fireworks after we hit a FG to go down 45-3

[Quann]

then whats the answer.

Get better, win more games. Win all of your FCS games (we've lost way too many lately) and get good enough to compete in the MAC. These aren't unattainable goals.