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^ Nice catch, DD. I'm almost a bit surprised The Collegian let this be published.

Shots fired.

That's a very well reasoned and written piece. Kudos to Jacob Nevins.

doubledribble wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 6:28 pm https://dailycollegian.com/2026/02/bamfords-gamble/

WOW - This one brings me out of my self-imposed slumber from this board. Very well stated Jacob.


I question many things about what Bamford has/has not done, but the one thing that sticks out the most with me is this latest "plan" which includes a likely 20-30 year debt service to throw money at a building that is already 10+ years past its shelf life. That is a loud and clear message that McGuirk is not going anywhere (ever) which is also a loud and clear message that this school is not truly serious about FBS football.

Do not misconstrue that statement as McGuirk has to go... on the contrary. The money needed to fund RB's "current vision" is mostly cosmetic. That building needs major infrastructure changes/additions, not bushes and eye appealing exterior design enhancements.




Not one single penny should be allowed to be leveraged until there is a New AD in place to assess the entire situation and come up with a actual new plan - all of the above (and everything Jacob states) justifies that. If this University allows him to continue (after 10 years of futility and failures) they deserve all of the waste and failure that will ultimately follow.


Jacob - Bravo! And more surprisingly - Daily Collegian, kudos for publishing that!

69MG wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 7:35 pm ^ Nice catch, DD. I'm almost a bit surprised The Collegian let this be published.

Likewise

69MG wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 7:35 pm ^ Nice catch, DD. I'm almost a bit surprised The Collegian let this be published.

Why? The Collegian isn't the UMass press office. I don't know exactly how they operate (budget/finances), but kudos to them for the critique in that column.

Do you think they're risking getting their access cut off? Bamford will probably give them the cold shoulder for one-on-one interviews, but I don't expect that The Collegian entirely would lose their credential access. To do so would be unacceptable.

MikeUMA wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 11:54 am

69MG wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 7:35 pm ^ Nice catch, DD. I'm almost a bit surprised The Collegian let this be published.

Why? The Collegian isn't the UMass press office. I don't know exactly how they operate (budget/finances), but kudos to them for the critique in that column.

Do you think they're risking getting their access cut off? Bamford will probably give them the cold shoulder for one-on-one interviews, but I don't expect that The Collegian entirely would lose their credential access. To do so would be unacceptable.

He's not worth interviewing anyways..... All they have to do is reguritate the folliowng and that is pretty much everything he has to say:


- This time it's different
- We will sepnd more money we don't have
- I have washed my hands of football, it's Thor's problem now... see next
- And thanks for taking about 50% of the Athletic department budget responsibility off my hands and the big raise you gave me for reducing my responsibilities


Wash... Rinse... Repeat.

doubledribble wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 6:28 pm https://dailycollegian.com/2026/02/bamfords-gamble/

Boom city! A student who is using their journalistic skills for the right reason. Well informed article

Yesterday was my prediction day for an announcement, which of course did not happen. Still holding out hope the overall plan is still in motion, but that is fading.

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 9:44 am Yesterday was my prediction day for an announcement, which of course did not happen. Still holding out hope the overall plan is still in motion, but that is fading.

Stop teasing me. Every time I log in and see a new message in this Bamford thread, I am praying it is an announcement that he has been sent packing.

Who here was at the game on Tuesday? Was Bamford there / sitting courtside?

I find this interesting… Thorr is on Twitter promoting Saturday’s MBB game and the Final Four celebration:
https://x.com/thorrbjorn/status/2024455 ... Po9888DFFg

That’s not even his role. He’s primarily football, but good on him for trying to lift other UM sports.

His boss, however, hasn’t said a damn thing on Twitter in 9 months.

Just trim the fat already and make Thorr the full AD. He seems to care more, or at least he’s showing it.

MikeUMA wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:59 pm Who here was at the game on Tuesday? Was Bamford there / sitting courtside?

Yes, he was sitting in the north side end zone, courtside. That's where he normally is from what I've seen.

MikeUMA wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:55 pm I find this interesting… Thorr is on Twitter promoting Saturday’s MBB game and the Final Four celebration:
https://x.com/thorrbjorn/status/2024455 ... Po9888DFFg

That’s not even his role. He’s primarily football, but good on him for trying to lift other UM sports.

His boss, however, hasn’t said a damn thing on Twitter in 9 months.

Just trim the fat already and make Thorr the full AD. He seems to care more, or at least he’s showing it.

Thorr probably has more UMass related tweets since he was announced than Ryan does in the full year leading up to his last tweet. I recognize Twitter isn't the end all be all, and I said that as much when I made this observation a few months ago, but the silence is deafening and speaks volumes.