DooleyBull06 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 https://watchstadium.com/news/mac-college-basketball-coaches-rank-the-best-jobs-in-the-conference-01-10-2019/ Very interesting stuff here about the entire conference and where we stand in several categories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 LOL 6th. The MAC comments on bashing Buffalo? Says the teams from nowhere parts of their states. What have you done for me lately? There should be way more precedence on the last 6-7 years. UB put the MAC back on the radar. I mean UB and Toledo should be flipped to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I like how Kent's review is basically "well it's a dump town, with a worse gym but hey... they'll take anybody whether they make grades or not!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kevin said: LOL 6th. The MAC comments on bashing Buffalo? Says the teams from nowhere parts of their states. What have you done for me lately? There should be way more precedence on the last 6-7 years. UB put the MAC back on the radar. I mean UB and Toledo should be flipped to me. Eh, I thought it was a fair assessment. We don't have a lot of tradition and the city has an undeserved rep. But it's still a region with a million+ people with a lot more options than Mt. Pleasant MI. But overall, UB belongs more in a conference like the AAC than the MAC. Edited January 11, 2019 by promotherobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescherrer8 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I think this article is relatively fair. But, I would think our recruiting base might be a little better than 10th though. Either way, this was a really cool, unbiased piece by Goodman. A guy who is actually high on Buffalo and praises the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The rankings are from the coaches who cast the votes for the categories. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull_trojan Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 UB #1 in Game Atmosphere, is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBigbobby Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Meh. Most of the negatives for UB are borne out of the University historically not investing money in athletics (formerly due to SUNY rules, more recently due to administration). Statistically as an institution of higher education, UB is a Big Ten or American Conference school. Not a MAC school. With the exception of UB, Miami, and Ohio, the MAC consists of academically middling regional 2nd and 3rd tier publics. UB's peer institutions are schools like Michigan, Rutgers, UCONN, Wisconsin, WVU, Pitt etc. I'm not pulling this out of thin air. https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/peers-network Keep in mind that data is from 2012 and UB has grown in size and improved measurable in academics since then. Athletically, UB is a MAC school. As an institution, it is not. If there is ever an investment in athletics, the school could and should be in a larger conference simply due to the university profile. In the latest WSJ/Higher Ed Times rankings of national public universities UB was #28. 25-30 went like: 25 - Penn State 26 - Virginia Tech 27 - Minnesota 28 - Buffalo 29 - Illinois - Chicago 30 - NC State The only MAC school in the top 100 was Miami at #78 Edited January 12, 2019 by UBigbobby 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGBull Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I think it is fair based on the factors given. But if all the current head coaches headed to different teams this season, I bet Ub would be a top 3 choice for all of the prospective new hires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, UBigbobby said: With the exception of UB, Miami, and Ohio, the MAC consists of academically middling regional 2nd and 3rd tier publics. In terms of ranking, Ohio is still 100ish spots lower than us (USNWR). If we're comparing R&D, UB might be more than the rest of the MAC combined (NSF site is down unfortunately). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBigbobby Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 12 hours ago, rma said: In terms of ranking, Ohio is still 100ish spots lower than us (USNWR). If we're comparing R&D, UB might be more than the rest of the MAC combined (NSF site is down unfortunately). Yea, but Ohio is a major research university. They aren't amazing academically, but they're a major university center with like 27,000 students. While they lag far behind UB in academics, in terms of overall profile, they're closer to UB than a directional Michigan or regional Ohio school like Kent or Akron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1NYCforUB Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hi. Just want to add that Research universities are ranked as R1, "Highest Research Activity", or R2, "Higher Research Activity", by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. Agree that Ohio U is a large school, but is in a different category of research activity than UB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportscliche Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I work at a Carnegie I university and can assure you that this distinction is a big deal. Schools work fiercely to attain and maintain their position in the top tier. UB is the only MAC school with this status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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