Robert Holub, Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, sent the following email to UMass Amherst campus community and alumni network this afternoon. The UMass Amherst Football Team will be moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2013 as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). We talked about what this move means… Continue Reading
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UMass Comments on Potential FBS Move
UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon had this to say today regarding the football team’s potential move to FBS: There are several dominoes that have to fall. Some of them have and some of them are lined up. But we still have several issues that need to be addressed and hurdles to clear for this to… Continue Reading
UMass Football – Moving On Up?
As some of you might remember, my Open Letter to Jack Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts received quite a lot of attention. As such, I’ve been following the story on UMass football’s potential move from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Today, the Boston Globe ran a pretty… Continue Reading
Open Letter to Jack Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts
Mr. Wilson – I recently read the following article on Boston.com – UConn scores by spending more – The Boston Globe. As a UMass Amherst alumnus, I am extremely disappointed to hear that my alma mater is hurting so badly and slipping down the charts with regards to its academic and research performance. This school;… Continue Reading