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Originally Posted by Swaggs
Interesting news: UMass eyes move to join BC in FBS - BostonHerald.com
A large, land-grant, flagship university appearing out of virtually nowhere that is right in the Big East's footprint.
Looks like they will be starting out in the MAC and that their stadium is pretty small (17K according to wikipedia), but they have a nice sized student body and, I would imagine, a number of wealthy alumni in the area. |
The Boston Globe ran a story on UMass in general and one of the pieces on how UMass was looking at UConn. From October.
UConn scores by spending more - The Boston Globe
Seems like UMass would be a long-term fit for the BE (in all programs).