Football preseason

[uofalbany]

It's gonna be fun watching the patriots squash the jets again this year

[madDOG]

Was the scouts name Bill Bellicheck? I kid, I kid. #jetsfanwhocantwaitforBradyandBellichecktoretiresotheJetscanfinallywinsomethingandalsothisisthelongesthashtageveramidoneyetnookaynowimdone

 

#ditto

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Squash the Jets again? Can I point out that they split the series 1-1 last year and if Clyde Gates holds on to the ball, the Jets sweep the series?

 

That's my problem with Boston sports fans...no clue/reality how to deal with success.

 

Btw, anyone notice that the ticket portion of the website is down? Last time I checked sales were tepid at best..now its down entirely!.

 

Eek. Hopefully its some sort of new redesign instituted by the new AD (i know..too soon..but i can dream..can't i?)

[Eli]

Yeah, I meant Pats > Jets when it comes to winning the division. But head-2-head since Rex got to NY...it's pretty even. They beat us, we beat them. They smoke us, we get them back (thanks, Bart "Can't Wait" Scott).

 

Anyway, we should have an NFL thread...don't wanna muddy this thread lol.

[uofalbany]

Is the stadium closed during practices?

[UAalum72]

Is the stadium closed during practices?

Even if it is, you could watch from behind the fence above the berm.

 

CAA.tv is doing 12 teams in 12 days. Here's Albany:

[uofalbany]

Just watching the highlights is getting me pumped...

DP, are we going to have a countdown to kickoff clock up?

[UAalum72]

Btw, anyone notice that the ticket portion of the website is down? Last time I checked sales were tepid at best..now its down entirely!.

 

Eek. Hopefully its some sort of new redesign instituted by the new AD (i know..too soon..but i can dream..can't i?)

Email to season ticket-holders includes:

 

 

...we apologize to anyone who was impacted by the ticketing system outage that occurred over the past few days. We were notified on Wednesday at 10 a.m. that our provider was having issues and we were notified this afternoon at 2 p.m. that the system should be back to full functionality.

Also:

Bus Trip to Rhode Island

UAlbany Football Fans:Don't Miss the Bus!

 

Join the UAlbany Alumni Association as we board the bus to watch the UAlbany men’s Great Danes play the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Show your purple and gold pride and hop on the UAlbany fan bus for a fun road trip, exciting game and good times with alumni friends! We depart from the UAlbany Alumni House at 7:30 a.m. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. We must have a minimum of 30 attendees by September 15 to send off the bus.

 

 

 

Cost: $30 includes bus trip, breakfast snacks and game ticket. www.alumni.albany.edu/fanbus

Edited August 22, 2014 by UAalum72

[UAalum72]

Ch. 13 said the Purple & Gold scrimmage was today, ending the preseason. Clip showed a TD pass to WR Josh Gontarek.

[Eli]

Less than a week. Folks,

 

Edited August 25, 2014 by Ilko

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Any word on a big final ticket sales push? According to the site it's gonna be pretty empty ...not like last years huge opener

[UAalum72]

We averaged about 5,700 for the last four home openers at University Field. While we won't have 11,000 like last year, I'd be surprised if attendance is under 7,000.

 

OTOH we weren't coming off a one-win season those years.

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Some good chatter on the great AGS board about the game coming up.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?158439-Albany-vs-Holy-Cross-GAME-WEEK!