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I think the talk of what blue blood is gonna poach Nate Oats is going to be put to rest. Alabama is gonna do whatever it takes to keep him around.

I think with all of the talk of Oats rumblings of what power school he could go to next, were just put to rest a bit. Fact is, he’s in the SEC which is arguably the most desirable conference to be in still. Also, Alabama’s recruiting class ranks 6th in 2024 per 24/7 sports. Alabama is all in on Oats and clearly wants to be more than a football school. So, unless Oats fails miserably, he isn’t leaving there anytime soon.

They are gonna be a 4 or 5 seed lol.

So.....yeah. I think we all know that this season was tough to watch from start to finish. Finishing 4-27 is NOT something we have been accustomed to in a long time. Potentially one of the worst and most unforgettable years of UB men's basketball in recent memory. Certainly in the last 20 years. I believe we all sort of saw the writing on the wall on how bad this season COULD be but didn't know it would be THIS bad. My thoughts are the obvious, this is a good ol' fashioned program rebuild and we just witnessed rock bottom, literally. The good news is, how much worse could it possibly get? I'm intrigued to see how this off-season unfolds in terms of transfer portal roster moves and coaching staff doing their best to ride with talented young players and develop them, despite that being difficult to do in this era of college basketball. The fact is, this team was so young and inexperienced, with sprinkles of experienced upperclassman. There just was no way that this team was going to be successful. I wouldn't say this offseason is necessarily the most important one, but, we are really going to see what Halcovage and co. are capable of, and what they intend on doing to better the program. I'm fairly optimistic they can do so. Above all of my rambling, I think this is a necessary thread for all of us fans to sort of come together and discuss this season and to discuss the future. Now...air your grievances.

Going to be a long long long long season.

Was never close. At the end Arizona made a little run because game was pretty much out of reach. But when Buffalo actually played defense, we were up by 30+ great win and this game showed us that Jeremy Harris can play still and Blake Hamilton is still very very good at basketball.

Halftime. What a great first half. You could say it’s against a lesser team, but everything is clicking.

Jeremy Harris has come alive with 15 points. Wow. Best he has looked in any of these tournament games.

Seems like every shot is falling for Blue Collar U. I love to see Blake Hamilton playing well. And Jeremy Harris dropping shots too. Playing good defense and great ball movement on offense.

Public funding and help from boosters goes a long way. If you love watching them in this tournament and you’re able to donate, then donate. Funding and boosters are what helps them appear in these tournaments.

Unreal comeback wow, Perkins clutch shot after a miserable shooting performance. Wow.

I said it last year but holy crap Jeremy Harris provides nothing for this tournament. It’s sad.

They are all just out of sorts. They don’t look very prepared for this. Just one of those “it is what it is” games. Unless Wes or CJ or Nick can’t get going late in the 3rd or early 4th, games over and none with.

If I read the rules correct, he may have to sit out.

This is a very very encouraging transfer. It’s a new beginning for him. We are still so wide open at guard that who knows if he sees major starting minutes or plays a role off of the bench. Either way, seeing a top 100 player commit to us is so cool. He’s up there with Wes Clark as highest ranked players to play for us. I’m excited.