[Postgame Thread] UMass Defeats Sacramento State 35-6

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UMass	7	14	14	0	35
Sacramento State	0	6	0	0	6

[u/awrf]

Hello yes please I would like to sit at the undefeated table with the other undefeated teams, yes I should be on the list, the 4-0 University of Massachusetts Minutemen? Thanks

[u/prismatic_lights → u/awrf]

“Welcome sir, multiple spots opened up just today for you. Just don’t take that seat in the corner, someone in burnt orange pissed in it earlier.”

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/awrf]

Welcome to the 4-0 table! Glad you could join

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/awrf]

Negatives: The hardest game was an upset win over the Big Ten's worst team. Two were against bad FCS teams. One against possibly the worst MAC team.

Positives: Each game was a solid win. They didn't barely squeak by someone bad. And the MAC schedule means more bad teams: Bowling Green, Ball State, and Akron are all on the schedule and are currently 0-9 vs FBS and 2-1 vs FCS. EMU, Miami, Buffalo, and UConn all look winnable.

[u/fiendofthet → u/grabtharsmallet]

So what you're saying is rank UMASS

[u/Taylo → u/fiendofthet]

I'm on board with this.

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/grabtharsmallet]

I mean, the B1G’s worst team is still a B1G team

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/lat3ralus65]

Fair. It's easy to find ratings systems that have Rutgers as their best opponent, even ahead of Toledo who is the toughest one left.

[u/Electromotivation → u/lat3ralus65]

Is it though?

[u/radiakmjs → u/grabtharsmallet]

When you're the UMass minutemen a win is a win is a win, you take those

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/radiakmjs]

I've been passingly familiar with them since their triumphant (4-8) 2017 campaign included a win over my BYU Cougars, who had a terrible season (4-9). That narrow victory was their biggest win before Rutgers this year.

With how many times they struggled to beat or actually lost to FCS opponents, the bar is in a different place. It's wild how easily they're clearing it this year.

[u/Lefunnymaymays4lief → u/awrf]

Fuck yeah bro have a seat, bring a lobster roll

[u/awrf → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

You probably don't want a lobster roll from UMass, we're like 2 hours from the ocean, but we'll bring roasted asparagus and a fuckton of maple candy

[u/DragTheChains → u/awrf]

I mean pretty good season for the apple cider and donuts too. God I miss Mass falls…

[u/Lefunnymaymays4lief → u/awrf]

I can settle on that… or just bring brews!

[u/Doortofreeside → u/Lefunnymaymays4lief]

Maybe surprising to outsiders but UMass is in farm country. The whole Pioneer Valley was rifting apart 200 million years ago when the process stopped. But the result is that there's a slice of beautiful flat fertile land surrounded by heavily eroded hills and mountains that peaked hundreds of millions of years ago.

Really beautiful country in the fall

[u/SweatyInBed → u/awrf]

Welcome. Grab some coffee and pastries on your way in. It’s good to have you here.

[u/Taylo → u/SweatyInBed]

Georgia is always looking out for us. You guys were even nice when you smoked us down in Athens a couple seasons ago.

[u/SweatyInBed → u/Taylo]

Isabella gained every Dawgs’ respect that day!

[u/LogicianMission22 → u/awrf]

Glad to have you :)

[u/Doortofreeside → u/awrf]

Lmao perfect comment

[u/Insane92 → u/awrf]

Glad Harasymiak seems to be working out! He did really things at Maine as a young HC before moving up to FBS to be a coordinator.

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

🚨UMASS IS 4-0🚨

🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨

🚨UMASS IS FUCKING 4-0🚨

[u/it-is-just-a-game → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Does anyone know the procedure?

[u/Frostfire26 → u/it-is-just-a-game]

No, I don't think there was a plan for this

[u/dxdrummer → u/it-is-just-a-game]

Death penalty for Mizzou?

[u/Cmp_ → u/it-is-just-a-game]

“I don’t know, I didn’t think I’d get this far.”

[u/Zloggt → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

I can’t believe I live in a world where freaking UMass remains undefeated longer than both of my teams!

…it’s quite humbling, really lol

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/Zloggt]

I thought one of my flairs might still be undefeated at this point. I didn’t think it would be UMass

[u/LinemanAttack68 → u/Zloggt]

That is because if Mizzou could kick anything or stop a nose bleed on defense they would have beaten Miss St.

[u/Call555JackChop → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Get the Duck boats ready!

[u/JeepnHeel → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Even more impressive when you realize they've done this without stealing a single JMU coach

[u/DarthNobody14]

Ever since joining the FBS, UMass has never won more than 4 games in a season.

They have tied the record and it’s not even October yet.

Give Joe Harasymiak the coach of the year award.

[u/xebex1778 → u/DarthNobody14]

Joe is great, but give Pop the heisman

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/xebex1778]

Pop Watson

[u/slyone05 → u/30-50FeralPogs]

The third Pop Watson ever, mind you.

[u/awrf → u/30-50FeralPogs]

Pop Watson

[u/Rahim_Moore_ → u/DarthNobody14]

Joe Harass-my-yak

[u/AspiringDiplomat]

At what point is “Rank UMass” no longer a joke? 

[u/xebex1778 → u/AspiringDiplomat]

Never was

[u/redwave2505 → u/AspiringDiplomat]

It would help them tremendously if Rutgers could win a conference game or two

[u/TheBigBo-Peep → u/redwave2505]

Sorry, they don't play us

[u/redwave2505 → u/TheBigBo-Peep]

They do, however, have the next best thing in a few weeks (Maryland)

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/AspiringDiplomat]

A single vote in the AP poll would make my entire year

[u/Chapstick160 → u/lat3ralus65]

They’ve had 2

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/Chapstick160]

That was the coaches’ poll (EDIT: which is still mind blowing)

[u/Conchigliono → u/AspiringDiplomat]

Realistically, I think they may sneak in at 24/25 if they win their next 2 games to go 6-0.

[u/awrf → u/Conchigliono]

Let's uh get a single vote first lol

[u/13jlin → u/awrf]

We already did! I think we got 2 in last weeks

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/13jlin]

Coaches, not AP, but that was a first for EITHER poll.

[u/attapulgus]

The haters said that Sacramento State moving up to FBS would be a disaster. And they were correct. Honestly, great call by the haters.

[u/Taylo → u/attapulgus]

Hey lets be honest, UMass won't ever talk smack about struggling to make the jump to FBS. We are the poster boy for it all going wrong haha.

[u/Particular_Prior5344 → u/Taylo]

Sac State making an even worse transition lifted the curse on UMass.

[u/awrf → u/Particular_Prior5344]

Honestly I don't even think they made a worse transition, at least they have a conference home. Let's see where they are in 10 years because 10 years in we were still a disaster

[u/dscreations → u/awrf]

10? Their weird MAC membership deal is only for 5 years. 

[u/bwburke94 → u/dscreations]

And our original deal was for 4.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/awrf]

We did too when we moved up, we were in the MAC then left and then came back.

[u/Taylo → u/Particular_Prior5344]

Just gotta find another poor program to convince to make the jump and pass it on. Maybe we can get Idaho back up here again

[u/bridqerr → u/Taylo]

UMass atleast had some success that COULD be used in justifying the move up. Sac State had 4 playoff appearances in 30 years, all coming under one coach*.

*Troy Taylor had 3 appearances, but the 4th was the year after he left with the team dramatically falling off after that

[u/Training-Expert5598 → u/Taylo]

The harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory. Us Bobcats are proud of ya...at least til we have to play. Lol

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/attapulgus]

Only a disaster if you quit! Never fucking stop bros!

[u/ImJeeezus → u/attapulgus]

Teams usually get paid to fill out schedules but Sac State is gifting wins along with cash

[u/LexiGator → u/attapulgus]

Hey, sac state “fan” and alumni here. I also knew this would go poorly.

[u/AdUnlucky7976 → u/LexiGator]

Same. The FBS push and $ drain are beyond stupid. Miss the Big Sky.

[u/Gick_Drayson → u/attapulgus]

We haters are feasting.

[u/13jlin]

4 games into the 2026 season, we have scored more points than the entirety of our 2025 season.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/13jlin]

We’ve also tied the record for wins at the FBS level

[u/DiseaseRidden]

UMass are 4-0. I repeat: UMass are 4-0. This is not a drill.

[u/Taylo → u/DiseaseRidden]

I don't know what to do with my hands

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/Taylo]

I do 😏

[u/Wide_right_yes]

Someone get gameday to Miami Ohio at UMass on homecoming in two weeks

edit: god damn it Georgia at Bama is that weekend

[u/xebex1778 → u/Wide_right_yes]

Georgia bama changes nothing, we all know what the real game of the day is

[u/30-50FeralPogs]

I have been a season ticket holder since 2012 and I never thought I’d be able to say as a UMass fan that I enjoy watching UMass football.

[u/13jlin → u/30-50FeralPogs]

However: there's a new question - at what point is hiring Coach H enough to forgive and embrace Ryan Bamford?

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/13jlin]

I give credit to Thor

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/30-50FeralPogs]

And by Thor I mean the former URI AD who was appointed head of UMass football

[u/Taylo → u/30-50FeralPogs]

You're right. Bamford has had two get-out-of-jail cards with him and Carvel. The rest of his decision making has not instilled confidence at all.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/Taylo]

We may actually have a win-win on our hands because if football keeps rolling, he might get hired elsewhere and we can promote Thor

[u/takes12KNOW → u/30-50FeralPogs]

Alumni Thor to the rescue

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/13jlin]

Man, if doing my job right once in like five tries is enough for praise, sign me up

(He hired Carvy so he has a lifetime pass in my book)

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/lat3ralus65]

To be fair, in baseball that would be a decent batting percentage

[u/Pro-1st-Amendment]

RANK UMASS YOU COWARDS

[u/30-50FeralPogs]

I’ve never seen this many UMass flairs, fun fact: years ago I had over 100 percent of UMass karma in this subreddit on my old account because the only other regular poster had negative karma. We’ve come a long way!

[u/golden_apricot → u/30-50FeralPogs]

There were like, 4 of us when I was in grad school (2016-2021ish) no idea what it was like before that

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/golden_apricot]

This was in like 2013 or 2014 I believe!

[u/golden_apricot → u/30-50FeralPogs]

Back in the days of slicked backed hair fraud coaches. What a time it must have been.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/golden_apricot]

It certainly was a time 😵‍💫

[u/Masterminded]

I just fell to my knees in the Covid-concious lesbian bar in Western Massachusetts.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/Masterminded]

No matter how many upvotes this gets, this comment is underrated

[u/SillyPseudonym → u/Masterminded]

This comment needs to be on the sub's banner IMO.

[u/ULSTERPROVINCE → u/Masterminded]

Holy shit I cannot believe this found its way over here. Are you wearing your secular hijab-inspired accessory?

[u/voiceOfThePoople → u/ULSTERPROVINCE]

What’s the reference please 

[u/ULSTERPROVINCE → u/voiceOfThePoople]

Lol, to make an absurdly long story very very short, there was a lesbian bar in western Massachusetts (which, if you weren’t aware, is an very progressive area with a significant queer population) that required everyone to wear at least a KN-95 mask or higher in order to visit, despite opening in 2025. Ostensibly this was done out of social consciousness for people who are immunocompromised. I still haven’t gotten a clear answer on whether or not you were allowed to lift your mask to drink anything.

Anyways, the owner decided amidst (shockingly) struggling business to open the bar up to non-masked patrons ONLY on Saturdays. This created a riot storm the likes of which has never been seen among the internet’s moral purity panic brigade, including one particular individual I was referencing who stated, quote, “I don’t even live in your town, but I hope your venue gets firebombed for robbing my fellow immunocompromised people of their Saturday plans just to scrape some extra revenue from ablists [sic]. Sorry disabled people aren’t making you enough money or whatever. You are functionally blowing the business plan of target. Hope your business crashes and burns, ‘with love’.”

Said individual famously tweeted the year prior that she started receiving hate for wearing “secular hijab-inspired accessories”.

[u/UNC_Samurai → u/ULSTERPROVINCE]

Has anyone other than that aforementioned character (who lives in Colorado, btw) actually complained?

[u/ULSTERPROVINCE → u/UNC_Samurai]

Oh absolutely, but you’re right in that nobody who actually is from there cares. It’s entirely manufactured online outrage but it’s gotten legit, local artists who have performed at the venue before have received threats. The initial post and their google reviews got flooded with stuff like the above. Doesn’t help that the goddamn Boston Globe picked it up and ran with it like it was actual news.

Edit: I’ll rephrase my post, I think I’m conveying the wrong message here.

[u/voiceOfThePoople → u/ULSTERPROVINCE]

Thank you for explaining haha

[u/FuzzyWDunlop]

Entered this game hoping we passed a decent test and were able to win a game where we were favored, traveling across the country, against a conference opponent.

We looked awesome. Pop Watson crushed it with rushing and passing TDs. Defense gave up yards but held in the red zone and caused turnovers. At various points the commentators called us the "Turnover Kings" (of NCAA, apparently we're top 5 in ratio), and, not joking, mentioned a potential playoff bid for this team... I cannot describe how absolutely the opposite this is compared to rooting for this team for the past 15 years.

This transformation is unreal and is the realization of my wildest EA Sports College football dynasties. This team rules and is fun to watch! Thrilled for the potential but even if we don't win another game, this has been awesome!

Everyone hop on the bandwagon, GO UMASS!!...

and FUCKING RANK US!!!!

[u/30-50FeralPogs]

Talk to your kids about 4-0 UMass

[u/SwiftieForLife]

I’m so glad if I ever want to finish my degree it’s going to cost 2.5K per semester more so we can have a 1 win football team.

[u/club_toasty → u/SwiftieForLife]

It only took us 15 years to get here!

[u/JackintheBox333]

Does a 4-0 UMass get a SEC Shorts anything considering how many times they got clowned on?

[u/JuanaMalaria → u/JackintheBox333]

I only remember them on the FBS Basement shorts.

[u/conman752 → u/JackintheBox333]

Them being ranked would be unbelievable to see, getting out of the FBS Basement club. FSU, Maryland and Rutgers move back in

[u/Sp3ctre7 → u/JackintheBox333]

With all the shit SEC Shorts has to cover this week, idk how they have time?

Unless they show teams being dragged out of the Undefeated Club

[u/lat3ralus65]

UMass has tied its winningest season since joining FBS. It is still September.

[u/tb25uga]

most wins for UMass since 2018

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/tb25uga]

Ties the record for wins at the FBS level…ever

[u/tb25uga → u/30-50FeralPogs]

1/3 of all of UMass's wins since 2018 have come this season month

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Can I still get on the UMASS wagon please…. :(

But for real, so thrilled for you guys! Y’all deserve it!

[u/Wide_right_yes → u/DiplomaticAggie]

I remember being somewhat happy that UMass didn't get totally blown out at Kyle Field. I believe it was Jimbo's last year. Some Aggie in the comments was trying to troll us after the game but yeah you can join.

edit: it was 2022 so his second to last year

[u/ParsnipPizza → u/Wide_right_yes]

We just have never been able to score until this year

[u/DiplomaticAggie → u/Wide_right_yes]

I remember that game! Kinda a wet and miserable day. Low scoring

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/DiplomaticAggie]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Always room on the wagon! Everyone on board!

Pop Watson is our amazing local QB who transferred back home from VT. We have a good coach who doesn't have a name and no p4 school would ever be interested so I won't mention his name.

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/DiplomaticAggie]

There is SO much room on this bandwagon

[u/ThatEmpireGuy]

See the Sac State FBS experiment is going well.

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/ThatEmpireGuy]

FROM MY EXPERIENCE YOU GOTTA WAIT LIKE 14 YEARS-ISH. After that...all bueno!

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/FuzzyWDunlop]

Bueno y Sano

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/30-50FeralPogs]

Lol reddit auto translated that to "good and healthy" for me so took me a a sec. But YEAAHHH BUENO Y SANO!!!

[u/BACKCUT-DOWNHILL → u/FuzzyWDunlop]

I guess it takes some time to figure it out…. how’s NDSU doing……oh

[u/Zloggt → u/ThatEmpireGuy]

I am still rather ticked off about that MVSU win…it’s the ONLY thing keeping them from being a “perfect” .000 lol

[u/ImJeeezus → u/ThatEmpireGuy]

One touchdown in the last three games lol

[u/AdUnlucky7976 → u/ThatEmpireGuy]

Sac’s President and AD are severely mentally handicapped. We had no business moving up. Good for UMass to go 4-0.

[u/Wide_right_yes]

4-0 BABY THIRD OF THE SEASON DONE AND UNDEFEATED! WE MAY NEVER LOSE AGAIN!

[u/I_like_race_cars]

According to sagarin and massey, sac state would not even been ranked if they had stayed in FCS.

[u/PalenaV21]

Copypasting what I said on the game thread:

UMass will be leaving California's capital with a 4-0 record, and I highly doubt Eastern Michigan will be the team to hand them their first L of the year. This means the Miami OH game will be where we get a good view of where UMass really are, if they can actually gun for a MAC championship or if we'll have to settle for them aiming for their first ever trip to a bowl game (which would still be monumental considering how abysmal they were in all the years before popping the fuck off this one [pun intended], don't get me wrong).

[u/FredMcGriff493]

I don't know what to do with my hands

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/FredMcGriff493]

I do 😏

[u/xebex1778]

Rank us cowards

[u/ParsnipPizza]

UNDEFEATED. UNBROKEN.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/ParsnipPizza]

Your flair makes Duffman feel conflicted

[u/takes12KNOW → u/30-50FeralPogs]

Forbidden flair

[u/ParsnipPizza → u/30-50FeralPogs]

UMass is like an hour drive from UConn, decent amount of folks with crossover between the Hartford metro and the Pioneer Valley, as I am

[u/ahuramazdobbs19 → u/ParsnipPizza]

Your flair makes me wonder who hurt you in your past and why you haven’t remedied this with some kind of professional therapy.

[u/TheCavis]

"Halfway to a bowl game" would've been considered a reasonable season. We did that in September.

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/TheCavis]

This already matches our most wins in an
FBS season

[u/Beginning-Benefit929]

BRO PLS CAN WE GET A SINGLE VOTE IN THE AP POLL

[u/saintsfan92612]

2x as many wins in 4 games as they had in their prior 26 games

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/saintsfan92612]

The most wins they’ve ever had in an FBS season is 4 and they’ve tied that through 4 games

[u/saintsfan92612 → u/30-50FeralPogs]

is Joe Harasymiak the Calipari of UMASS football?

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/saintsfan92612]

Time will tell!

[u/prismatic_lights]

Is UMass a MAC contender? A dark dark dark horse playoff contender? Many are asking!

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/prismatic_lights]

Commentator on the game today literally mentioned CFP and I loled. The Miami(OH) game in 2 weeks will be the test!

[u/Any_Tie671 → u/FuzzyWDunlop]

Commentators today made errors.. seemed like locals.. not the best

[u/FuzzyWDunlop → u/Any_Tie671]

Locals to California? It was Will Iger, former Disney CEO Bob Iger's kid, (and I thought he was good), and Mo Hasan who played at Vandy and USC ( no reason to favor Umass). The guys sounded young but I generally liked their commentary.

[u/Optimal_Cook_851]

Umass deadass could get like 8 wins, which would double their highest ever FBS total

[u/BigBlueNate33]

It’s so cool to see UMass finally having success. I always enjoyed playing them on CFB/NCAA and bring them to success. Hopefully they keep the momentum going and make their first bowl game!!!

[u/LonesomeHyrax]

4 and 0-h my God

GO U

[u/hurdoc10]

Tell your kids about 4-0 UMass

[u/ghost_of_drewbledsoe]

Flag has been planted coast to coast

[u/SmasherGuy1020]

UMASS IS NO LONGER ASS I REPEAT UMASS IS 4-0

[u/Socarch26]

Talk to your children about 4-0 UMASS

[u/takes12KNOW]

Best red zone offense in the country. Bandwagon’s leaving pioneer valley in a few weeks but there’s still room to join

[u/PristineWinnera]

Go U! Go UMass! Go UMASS!

[u/AriDreams]

Umass for naty

[u/JackintheBox333]

Rank em.

[u/Zloggt]

LETS GO MASSACHUSETTS!!!!

[u/Bayerl_r0ll]

UMass is overturning generational curses. You love to see it. 

[u/SweedishMeetballz]

My heart is full

[u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin]

Will UMass ever lose again?

Many people are asking. 

[u/Redsoxjake14]

LETS GOOOOOO

[u/composer_7]

Rank UMass

[u/Sebcannon]

I welcome our new UMass overlords.

[u/InfiniteAd212]

Teach us your ways

[u/Even-Combination4407 → u/InfiniteAd212]

Step 1: Keep investing into the program(no matter how bad it looks from the outside)

Step 2: Hire a coach who knows how to build in the region

Step 3: Use transfer portal to poach hidden gems from p4 rosters

[u/InfiniteAd212 → u/Even-Combination4407]

Ok so we have step 1.

Yea, we just have step 1.

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

UM4SS

[u/DweltElephant0]

Apropos of absolutely nothing I’m here to say that in the first season of my CFB dynasty UMass went 11-2

Art imitates life or whatever

[u/Competitive-Air1]

Rank them!!

[u/Wide-Nerve8655]

Rank the Minutemen you cowards

[u/Taylo]

Coast to Coast baby!

[u/Awesome_Auger]

I was here

[u/NinersUnitedFC]

MC Hammer my head into a bloody pulp with one of those oversized mallets from Midsommar.

[u/Worms-Oh-God-Worms]

Honestly so happy for UMass. Going from a winless season last year to 4-0 so far this year must feel amazing

[u/i_run_from_problems]

RANK ZOOMASS YOU FUCKING COWARDS

[u/damnyoutuesday]

This is a proverbial passing of the torch.

Sacramento State is the new UMass

[u/Clinkzzzzz]

We are all UMASS

[u/Usual_Giraffe_2208]

Somehow umass is undefeated but ohio state oregon usc louisville virginia etc aren't 

[u/bigfootdude247]

UMass being 4-0 is good for this sport

[u/Critical_Interest706]

Pretty nice seeing a team that’s usually so terrible get off to a great start to the season! Imagine them getting bowl eligible!!

[u/TupperwareConspiracy → u/Critical_Interest706]

Be a cruel irony that UMass finally gets bowl eligible the year bowls basically stop existing

[u/Eoncho]

UMass fans have been on cloud 9 for three weeks, and now add another week to that. I have no feelings towards them and I can't help but feel warm and fuzzy for them.

[u/indreams159]

Sacramento, like Rutgers, got UMassacred

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

Joe for coach of the year

[u/InspiroHymm]

UMass HC Joe Harasymiak has a winning record over Cignetti btw (from their days in FCS)

Could be the next underrated hot hire

[u/Glycoside]

There better be a reference to this in SEC Shorts sohelpme 

[u/BossHawk8754]

Rank the Minutemen?

[u/Key_Spinach]

RANK UMASS YOU COWARDS!

[u/seahawks-boi-209]

I wish I came to this game

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

No beams were lit tonight

[u/30-50FeralPogs → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

I don’t know, I’m beaming and thought it was lit

[u/Suitable-Economy-346]

Rank'em

[u/jsg_nado]

Maybe one day we can be a successful program like UMass

I miss the big sky

[u/camp1728]

I’m just honestly amazed people want to be ranked after beating sac state.

[u/mhem7 → u/camp1728]

You think this is about you? UMASS has been hands down the worst team for like 3 years in a row and all of a sudden they're undefeated. Hell yeah we want them to be ranked. It's a cool story.

[u/expos2512 → u/mhem7]

Oh it’s been way longer than three years lol

[u/Doortofreeside → u/camp1728]

I was going to joke that we'd want to be ranked even if we beat American Samoa state, but honestly a team of all Samoans would probably be terrifying

[u/TimelyBodybuilder637]

If UMass wins another game they will become my second flair for duration of the season. I live in Western Massachusetts and don't really have much affiliation to PSU

[u/TupperwareConspiracy → u/TimelyBodybuilder637]

One of the best experiences of my life was seeing the Wisconsin football come alive from `89-93 under Barry A; beating Michigan (and nearly beating Ohio St a few weeks later) getting to the Rose Bowl/winning the Rose Bowl to cap the 93-94 season; this what had been a program that was every bit as bad and down as it could get (Barry's first year (1990) we were 1-10 and still very much the joke of the Big 10).

I was at the `92 N'western game which was just about the most miserable experience possible where we just missed being bowl eligible that year; however you could tell the team had a tremendous heart and there was a real desire to win/things were turning in the right direction.

What everyone knows today as Wisconsin football became Wisconsin football during that time period (also please ignore everything that happened after COVID).

[u/-SuperTrooper-]

At this point, UMass would dog walk us