Steve1981

Great news being able to retain him and over a job offer from an A10 team.😁

Don't think you should base what the MAC should do, based on your disappointments. Using this year, the MAC has 2 teams in the WNIT and a future member for 3 teams. The MAC is fine. MAC Buffalo against future member UMass in the second round of the WNIT at 2PM Sunday. ps. You will be our first of our 4 MACtion football games on Nov 4th. There should be very little dip in MACtion games. We'll loss the metro Boston crowd, but there are a lot of locals that will attend.

Was hoping the Michigan Universities could step up and have potential. Do like one of our own is the HC at Central Mich.

There is good and bad with everything. But we are coming and take basketball very seriously. If will be good for the conference. If you listen to this snippet, we are coming and will be competing against you, Kent State, Toledo, Ohio and others for the conference championship. This is good for MAC basketball. This was said at the press conference. This is the follow through. Article on the extension through 2028-29 season. https://www.gazettenet.com/Frank-Martin-signs-2-year-extension-after-first-UMass-20-win-season-in-a-decade-55687570

Of the three categories of UMass fans, only those identifying as primary Hoop fans had a majority not liking or hating the moved. Now this was on the hoop forum and few football fans voted but those either loved it or liked it. All sports fans overwhelming like the move.

Congratulations on the win!! Had the game paused at 6:59 left. Nice run after that but did have my doubt with so missed 3's. Freeman stealing the ball on the shot was great!

Excited to be playing in the MAC in 2025. We have a lot of freshman and Coach Martin is the real deal. Earning the 4th seed, we get a double bye in Brooklyn.

This is our first conference move in 48 years! Anyhow, still looking forward to the matchups.

Of course I'm thrilled! It's actually about a hour but almost the first 20 minutes was waiting. Talks started in September, they talk about faculty, academics, academic and leadership consortium and our Chancellor jumped in as he was a product of the academic consortium. About building the next department head, deans, chairs, provost etc while Javier Reyes was at Arkansas in the SEC. Seemed very thoughtful, covering athletics, facility, students, campus vision. Not really much rahrahrah. Commissioner Steinbrecher was quietly on campus during a game in November and disappointed did not seem him. The investment in athletics will accelerate with 8 to 10 times the conference revenue growth. As our AD said, we are hitting the gas, no brakes. Frank Martin is a real team player, his wife ran track at UMass, football helps raise all programs and their budgets all went up from his career. Don Brown and Frank Martin had offices next to each other at Northeastern. They both recruit in programs that were at the bottom with no bells and whistles. You recruit players that believe in your vision, the school and not the conference. Looking forward to playing you guys, especially in basketball.

Waiting to see if the MAC brings it back. Realize you guys are happy with the Big East affiliation.

Our exit fee from the A10 to join the MAC is 4 Million with more than 1 years notice. Think we'll be here for a while. Hard to be certain with all the changes, but we value the fit of the MAC and choice you over CUSA. This was a vote on fit, geography and stability as we have been members of the A10 since founding 1976.

Did the Gulf Coast Showcase push off the UMass game?

Like to plan a vacation and not miss the Zips at UMass. have posted on UMassHoops, as well. Will monitor and you guys could hear first. fyi: UMass schedule

Good luck the rest of the year. And oh ya, we owe a nice welcome when you make the return trip!

Congrats Zips on the win.