Saturday, August 23, 2025

The end of the UMass Football Blog

 This is to report the UMass Football Blog will cease publication on November 26, 2025.

The reason is I will no longer be attending UMass football games after that date.

The Athletic Dept has gone to a bullshit all-digital ticket marking policy. I don't own a smartphone and I don't want one.

I've had season tickets continuously from 1976. I've been a member of the Gridiron Club and contributed money to UMass football for decades.

I also maintained the Gridiron Club's website for a number of years, for which not a single person ever said "Thanks".

Along with Mrs Blog a friend has joined us for all these years. He does not have a smartphone either and he told me yesterday he's not renewing his season tickets.


 Rene and Mike have been trying to pump attendance on the Flagship Podcast--- brother, I'll tell you this ain't the way to do it.

With a parking pass hanging from your rear view mirror, they just waived you through. Now every car will have to stop and get scanned. How is this better? 

I've got tickets and parking passes for this year and I'll keep the blog going until the end of the season. After that, my nearly 50-year association with UMass football will end since I will no longer be able to go to the games.

Weird ending.