Boston Globe Article On Lack Of Massachusetts Teams In March Madness

[UCONNJACK]

Dan Shaughnessy take on the lack of Massachusetts teams in March Madness. Some of readers comments are hilarious.

We’re feeling left out of the men’s March Madness — and it wasn’t always like this - The Boston Globe

Vermont, Providence, and UConn are in the men's bracket, but no Massachusetts college got an invitation to this dance.

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[storrsroars]

Jeez, Dan writes like he's old enough to have been part of the storming of Omaha Beach.

 

[uconndogs]

In all fairness, BC is inching its way ever so gradually towards NIT eligibility. Could happen any decade now……

 

[HooperScooper]

Dan Shaughnessy take on the lack of Massachusetts teams in March Madness. Some of readers comments are hilarious.

We’re feeling left out of the men’s March Madness — and it wasn’t always like this - The Boston Globe

Vermont, Providence, and UConn are in the men's bracket, but no Massachusetts college got an invitation to this dance.

www.bostonglobe.com

If you can't get by the paywall use this link. And btw, it's not our fault BC decided to go to a conference that, for various reasons, has killed the competitiveness of their revenue producing sports.

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[BigErnMcCracken]

Amazing the CHB is still doing his thing.

 

[EROCK CONN]

Acknowledgment that BC still has a basketball program, from a journalist with the pedigree of Dan Shuaghnessy, is undoubtedly BCs biggest win of the season.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Good lord this is why people hate Bostonians

What a bunch of pathetic sour-grapes crap.

 

[UConnJim]

If you can't get by the paywall use this link. And btw, it's not our fault BC decided to go to a conference that, for various reasons, has killed the competitiveness of their revenue producing sports.

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I don't think the conference has been the problem for BC. Al Skinner was a good coach and DeFilippo pushed him out the first chance he got. Since, BC has made some underwhelming coaching hires and Grant may be as well. There is no reason they can't hire a good up and coming coach like they did with Dr. Tom Davis, Gary Williams, Jim O'Brien, Al Skinner, but they haven't.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

A sportswriter who hates college basketball yet still has the time to write about it...

 

[Ratso]

Good lord this is why people hate Bostonians

What a bunch of pathetic sour-grapes crap.

 

[Ratso]

 

[buddy]

All the more reason for UConn to push NYC as their second home for all sports.

 

[aburks41]

I live in Boston, college basketball has very little to no sports presence/energy there. It’s just not a college sports city at all, with the exception of college hockey.

It would be nice if TD Garden put in a bid to host some opening round games though. Super nice arena and it’s probably a nicer destination than Albany…

 

[HooperScooper]

Good lord this is why people hate Bostonians

What a bunch of pathetic sour-grapes crap.

Well in all fairness, everyone up here hates Shaughnessy (aka CHB). So I don't think he should be representative of a Boston sports fan.

And where's the sour grapes? It's a tongue-in-cheek article that is mostly true. He's basically saying the Massachusetts schools stink in college hoops. Which is true.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Shaunessy is such a sad sack, parochial, lazy "journalist" that is soooo stuck in the past. Time to retire grumpy old man.

 

[Rocktheworld]

And where's the sour grapes? He's basically saying the Massachusetts schools stink in college hoops. Which is true.

Is that really all you got out of that article?

 

[uconnfan68]

Well in all fairness, everyone up here hates Shaughnessy (aka CHB). So I don't think he should be representative of a Boston sports fan.

And where's the sour grapes? It's a tongue-in-cheek article that is mostly true. He's basically saying the Massachusetts schools stink in college hoops. Which is true.

He’s counting Providence as a Mass team. How’s that work?

 

[auror]

Jeez, Dan writes like he's old enough to have been part of the storming of Omaha Beach.

And he's been writing like that for 60 years.

 

[Waquoit]

He’s counting Providence as a Mass team. How’s that work?

It's closer to Boston than Amherst.

 

[WrenchFan69]

It's closer to Boston than Amherst.

Also there's dozens of trains running between Providence and Boston daily, somehow only one in each direction from Springfield to Boston

 

[Devland]

He’s counting Providence as a Mass team. How’s that work?

Providence...Provincetown I can see how you can confuse the two.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

Good lord this is why people hate Bostonians

What a bunch of pathetic sour-grapes crap.

For the record, Dan Shaughnessy in no way reflective of us Bostonians. He’s a grumpy old man that lives in the past (can you tell from the article?). He hates all Boston sports despite posing as a fan, and has the worst takes that feed into the minority of fans who know nothing about sports but are overly vocal on twitter regardless. Guy commands no respect period.

 

[Scrutiner]

His second paragraph sums him up..........and may capture the attitude of many in NE and explain why NE teams (other than UConn) aren't competitive nationally. Never liked the smart arss.

"In 2023, the UMass Minutemen finished 13th in the Atlantic-10 with a 6-12 conference record. They’ve made it to the NCAA Tournament once since 1998.

And that’s OK with me.

In 2023, the most important component of March Madness seems to be how much you can bet on the games. That’s the nonstop drumbeat if you watch coverage of the event."

 

[HuskyHawk]

Good lord this is why people hate Bostonians

What a bunch of pathetic sour-grapes crap.

It's Dan. Bostonians don't like Dan. I'm not aware than anybody likes Dan anymore. He's the most insufferable, miserable sports journalist there is. All he does is complain and lament that it's no longer 1987.

 

[gsmooth]

It's Dan. Bostonians don't like Dan. I'm not aware than anybody likes Dan anymore. He's the most insufferable, miserable sports journalist there is. All he does is complain and lament that it's no longer 1987.

I was about to say the same thing as I live in Boston as well-nobody cares for Dan Shaughnessy. I never did since I first heard him speak on sports shows and read some of his columns. I don't think he adds anything of value and his "analysis", if you can call it that, is awful.