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With the decision to allow Greg Gattuso to coach the final year, that decision has caused most of us to express disgust about allowing him to finish the last year of his contract, possibly leading to a catastrophic results. However, this begs the question: Is there a future for D1 Football at UAlbany, whether in the NEC, as some have suggested or remain in the CAA.

Email received today, seems all previous Football Season Ticket Holders should receive a similar email: We thank you for your patience as we continue to work with our campus leadership on reopening guidelines for the fall of 2021. With the continued improvement of New York’s COVID-19 status, UAlbany Athletics will begin accepting season ticket deposits for the fall 2021 football season on June 2, 2021. While we are excited to welcome back fans back to Casey Stadium for the 2021 season, we are continuing to monitor New York State’s COVID-19 large event gatherings guidelines and capacity limits. For this reason, season ticket deposits will not guarantee exact seating locations, but will guarantee access to Casey Stadium for the upcoming season. IF, capacity limits are still in place by August 1, 2021, seating locations will be determined by your GDAC priority point ranking. Season ticket balances, including GDAC Preferred Seating amounts, will be updated and will reflect all previous payments. As a reminder UAlbany Athletics has switched ticketing providers to TicketReturn. Please see below for detailed instructions on how to set up your new TicketReturn account as well as how to secure your season tickets for the upcoming season. 1. Go to https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/find.asp 2. The Find Your Account page appears. Select your account type of “Individual”. Then enter your first name, last name, and state abbreviation OR your email address. 3. Select your account, scroll down and click Continue. 4. Enter your one-time PIN Number (listed above) and click Continue. 5. Your account information appears, and you are automatically logged in. Click Edit my Account to edit your account information. Make a username and password to access your account throughout the season and for the future. Write down your username and password. Please make sure to update your phone number, address and email accounts. Returning users can access their accounts by clicking here and logging in with previously setup credentials. We look forward to welcoming you back to Casey Stadium this fall!

Late yesterday, I received an email concerning purchasing of tickets for the UAlbany road game at Syracuse University....details below for those who did not see the email...just a personal note: the September 18, 2021 game date is close to the 40th anniversary of seeing my first D! football game, which was at the Carrier Dome against Indiana... UAlbany Football at Syracuse Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 12 pm Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY) | BUY NOW Join the Great Danes on the road! UAlbany football will take on the Syracuse Orange on September 18, 2021, at the Carrier Dome. A limited number of tickets will be available through the UAlbany Ticket office. Tickets will be located in the official UAlbany team section (109 & 110) in the Carrier Dome. Exact seating locations will be assigned based on the Great Dane Athletic Club priority point rankings. Game tickets are priced at $26.50 and must be purchased by Friday, August 27. Note, pricing includes game ticket only and a maximum of four (4) tickets may be purchased per account. Tickets will be delivered by mail following the August 27 deadline or you can pick up on game day at visiting team will call located at Gate J. Click Here to view Carrier Dome parking information. For questions regarding game tickets or priority point ranking please contact the ticket office at (518) 442-DANE (3263) or email at GreatDaneTickets@Albany.edu. Per current Syracuse University COVID guidelines, all attendees, must wear a mask, show proof of full vaccination or provide a negative COVID test within 72 hours, prior to September 18. For more details on Syracuse University COVID guidelines, please click here. Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Received an email about a zoom conference call about the upcoming season, the text of the message and link to sign up is below: Great Dane Fans,UAlbany Football invites you to an exclusive preview of the 2021 season with Head Coach, Greg Gattuso! The virtual event will take place on Wednesday, June 30th at 3 pm. To register for the event Click Here. A Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event.Looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

I starting a fall topic for football to avoid confusion .... noted CAA Football announcement stated the conference addressed travel concerns (see below) caafootball #CAAFB has released its schedule for the 2021 fall season, which includes each team playing 11 games over a 12-week period This year’s schedule has been configured to reduce travel, especially in regards to flights Full Schedule in bio