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Received 2 votes in the coaches poll http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/

The failure of #NYBI was the parochial attitude of some local people, led by Bob DiCesare and Bucky Gleason at the Buffalo News. White wanted to grow UB's brand statewide. But the local pity committee was too busy looking for insult. Think small, be small. We all want the U@Buffalo to grow and be successful. But we fight every attempt at growth because it involves looking outside our fear bubble. The same locals who bemoaned #NYBI are the same people ignoring the school in it's success. Not buying tickets. Not donating. It's pretty narrow thinking to believe that coaches and administrators come here to stay here. UB, as well as about 80-90 other schools, are stepping stones. Hiring good people means they will leave in a few years. The trick is to play the game to your benefit: Getting fat buyouts, keeping the pipeline filled with strong candidates. I don't blame White one bit for leaving. It had to be frustrating dealing with the local mentality. But you can't deny that White set the athletic department in it's upward trajectory.

I didn't realize Bucky Gleason had burner accounts on here lol. I'm shocked to see such resentment for Danny White when he was clearly good for our program. The NYBI campaign failed because of y'all not because of White. People love to complain about White and Greene yet they both got better jobs elsewhere so clearly people in industry thought highly of their efforts here, and I'll rate their opinions as more valuable than yours lol.