#MACtion

[billybud]

Buffalo site...seems to advocate AAC application.

American Athletic Conference Application

The conference realignment winds are swirling once again, and it’s rumored that UConn will be leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big East. It’s unclear whether or not all of their...

www.ubbullrun.com

 

[don356]

Information travels by dixie cup and string in the MAC.

 

[Steve1981]

They keep things pretty close to the vest until there is consensus. IMHO Jon Steinbrecher is an excellent commissioner.

 

[metsfan2323]

Adding UCONN and UMASS would provide a huge eyeball boost to the MAC. I'm all for it but UCONN and ESPN aren't exactly getting along at the moment. Let's see if logic can overcome emotion.

 

[ZooCougar]

I think the MAC is a really well run conference and UConn would be lucky to be a part of it. But I think the school is looking at a closer partnership with FOX.

 

[Purple Stein]

MAC East:

UConn
UMass
Buffalo
Ohio
Miami
Akron
Kent

We get to be in a conference with Miami again? Bring it on!

 

[Husky25]

MAC East:

UConn
UMass
Buffalo
Ohio
Miami
Akron
Kent

Wasn't that UConn's schedule in 1997?

 

[Chia Pet]

Wasn't that UConn's schedule in 1997?

Or 1999?

 

[whaler11]

Wasn't that UConn's schedule in 1997?

2002

 

[TRest]

2002

Glory days. It's weird but the better the facilities get for Randy, the worse the team performs.

 

[Husky25]

Or 1999?

If I recall, UConn played UMass twice in either '98 or '99, didn't they (I'm not looking it up)?

 

[whaler11]

If I recall, UConn played UMass twice in either '98 or '99, didn't they (I'm not looking it up)?

98. UMass won NC

 

[Chia Pet]

98. UMass won NC

We did too

 

[SubbaBub]

MAC East:

UConn
UMass
Buffalo
Ohio
Miami
Akron
Kent

I would play half these team annually in a 12 game schedule, maybe 4. Not really interested in joining as a member. Just not the buzz we need if FB is going to survive.

 

[Waquoit]

98. UMass won NC

And all UConn fans should never forget: The year UMass won the NC, they lost to UConn twice.

 

[Kolumbo]

The case for adding UConn to the MAC

 

[AZHuskiePop]

If I recall, UConn played UMass twice in either '98 or '99, didn't they (I'm not looking it up)?

1998 under Skip Holtz
We beat them in the regular season and the A10 div championship game then we lost in the FCS playoffs to a team Umass beat for the national title. .
That hurt.
That was a pretty good conference with a New England and Southern Div

 

[Waquoit]

We beat them in the regular season and the A10 div championship game then we lost in the FCS playoffs to a team Umass beat for the national title. .

Just for the sake of accuracy. UConn played UMass twice that year, both were regular season games due to a schedule quirk. There was no A10 championship game.

 

[whaler11]

Just for the sake of accuracy. UConn played UMass twice that year, both were regular season games due to a schedule quirk. There was no A10 championship game.

the quirk of boston university dropping football after the 97 season

 

[DarthGrumpy]

the quirk of boston university dropping football after the 97 season

Didn't BU announce that move in 1995 right before they played in Storrs? I swear I remember them on Memorial in white unis with black electrical tape covering-up all BU logos & lettering, etc.

 

[whaler11]

Didn't BU announce that move in 1995 right before they played in Storrs? I swear I remember them on Memorial in white unis with black electrical tape covering-up all BU logos & lettering, etc.

97

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Banned in Boston: One Football Team; At B.U., a Century of Pigskin History Is Coming to a Sudden, and Painful, End (Published 1997)

Boston University will discontinue its football program after this season; administrators say program loses $2.91 million annually; Connecticut defeats Boston, 45-7, on Nov 1; it is Boston's eighth consecutive defeat this season and 26th in 28 games; team has three more games to play before end...

www.nytimes.com

 

[pepband99]

there were also mass forfeits that year due to URI having a fight on campus, i think, that may have been double-up cause.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Didn't BU announce that move in 1995 right before they played in Storrs? I swear I remember them on Memorial in white unis with black electrical tape covering-up all BU logos & lettering, etc.

FYI Northeastern dropped football a while later, maybe late '00's, as I lived in Brookline MA around 2000 with my girlfriend at the time who just graduated from Northeastern. We caught a few Black & Red Husky games at Parsons Field as it was maybe a 1/2 mile from our apartment.

 

[Steve1981]

Nothing like a cold wet Tuesday night at the Rent. Those Maction crowds always look great on the tele. You can actually count the attendance as the night rolls on.

My belief is winning brings fans. Before you go off on us 13,374 was a very good crowd, never mind it was a midweek November game. Stadium capacity is current 17k. Losing kills fan support, it's all about winning and believe you certainly can win in the MAC. From November 2014. A rivalry game on ESPN between UConn - UMass would attract decent attendance.

UMass Football hosts Ball State in weeknight primetime ESPN debut at McGuirk Stadium
UMass' John Robinson-Woodgett, brings down Ball State quarterback Jack Milas along the far sideline during Wednesday's 24-10 UMass win before 13,374 in Amherst. photo by J. Anthony Roberts
(J. Anthony Roberts)
For the University of Massachusetts football program, the Wednesday night home game against Ball State was the first real test in three years as to whether Amherst and Western Massachusetts is still tuned in to its team.