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(6) #15 UB vs (3) #9 Texas Tech - NCAA Second Round (3/24 6:10 EST)


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Tough day for Buffalo. 

For whatever reason, outside of Perkins who was a beast again, we just didn’t have it. Texas Tech had a lot to do with it.  Somehow we clawed our way back but we just could not score in the second half. 

I have to watch the tape but that traveling call in the first half I though was pretty ridiculous. Could not score after that play. 

Min the end, Texas looked like they had the better team. They packed it in the middle and made it hard for us to score inside. We could have really used a outside shooting specialist today. Unfortunately we don’t have one although CJ is pretty close.

i honestly think if we played again our team would fare better. It’s unfortunate that we played one of our worst offensive game to end the season but that is sports. Nothing seemed to go right today and it was one of those days. It was the worst loss for UB at the NCAAs. WVU, Miami, Kentucky, we had our chances in those games. It didn’t feel that way today.

This team has put UB on the map. We will be back. We are knocking on the door. We’ve won two games in the NCAA in the last two years. That is an amazing feat. 

 

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Just now, MKBullsfan said:

Way too early prediction but what are the chances we start next season ranked in the top 25? Hear me out, Oats stays, we get Hawkins to start along with the return of Jordan and Graves. Add Johnson and Allen to the starting lineup. That’s a solid starting 5. Plus Williams and Rojas off the bench. Contenders again. Thoughts?

We had a better season than last year (which had us receiving votes) but we graduate 5. With Hawkins commuted we would have by far the best recruiting class in program history, assuming Oats stays I could see us being #25.

This is admittedly only lonely thinking about us, I haven’t looked into what the feild looks like from #20-30.

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4 minutes ago, Kevin said:

lol, I can’t win. I get accused by the local media for being a Pom-Pom waver and by you as too negative. Have you read or listened to any of my stuff? If not, I’d appreciate you not commenting on my style of fanhood or trying to “kick out” one of the most active members of this board. That’s middle school of you to want someone to leave because they have a different opinion. 

I plan to stay credentialed for this team, I’m sorry if you don’t like my opinions, but many do. The team has told me to my face they like the coverage I give to the program. I’ve personally turned 100s on to this program over the last few years. 

Message boards are here for our live thoughts and don’t need your approval or audits before posting.

You're just the man. I bow down to your greatness. You constantly knock one of UB athletics biggest donors, take jabs at the team all season long, yet want us to appreciate things that you say? Personally, I do not.

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1 minute ago, MKBullsfan said:

Way too early prediction but what are the chances we start next season ranked in the top 25? Hear me out, Oats stays, we get Hawkins to start along with the return of Jordan and Graves. Add Johnson and Allen to the starting lineup. That’s a solid starting 5. Plus Williams and Rojas off the bench. Contenders again. Thoughts?

I personally think it’s very likely. One March Madness win can be seen as a fluke by the voters. 2 first round wins in a row with one of them being in a 30+ win season, will raise some eyebrows. I don’t think this team is done, I think it’s just getting started on the national stage 

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Relax people. If you are over emotional, take a nap and come back tomorrow. Nobody should be banned. 

Everyone and their mother knows how unbelievable this team was. We could only Hagen dreamed of being this good a few years ago. 

We must hold our head up high and get ready to support our future team who will continue to march us to new levels. Great season! Join me in being proud for this tough team. 

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42 minutes ago, skrabukes said:

You're just the man. I bow down to your greatness. You constantly knock one of UB athletics biggest donors, take jabs at the team all season long, yet want us to appreciate things that you say? Personally, I do not.

Ah, this was a BB thing, I knew it had an underlying meaning. I knocked him for tattle telling on other members of this community for petty things when I’ve personally had conversations with compliance that it’s not a big deal

I don’t want you to appreciate anything, I don’t care about you but at the same time, I don’t post that you should be banned for having a different opinion than me. 

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4 minutes ago, MKBullsfan said:

Way too early prediction but what are the chances we start next season ranked in the top 25? Hear me out, Oats stays, we get Hawkins to start along with the return of Jordan and Graves. Add Johnson and Allen to the starting lineup. That’s a solid starting 5. Plus Williams and Rojas off the bench. Contenders again. Thoughts?

While we might be deserving of it, I'd be surprised if we've gained enough respect over the past couple of years to get that ranking in the pre-season, especially after losing 5 seniors. Heck, this team that we all knew would be a great team wasn't even ranked during the pre-season. They had to go out and beat a ranked WVU on the road in the opener in order to get that respect. But hey, maybe Kevin can use his great media skills to pom-pom his way to the voters out there. 

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4 minutes ago, admin said:

I honestly think if we played again our team would fare better.

This. I take mother away from TTU, they’re a great team with an incredible defense but we missed a ton of open shots and had careless turnovers.

1 minute ago, UBminicre said:

Relax people. If you are over emotional, take a nap and come back tomorrow. Nobody should be banned. 

Everyone and their mother knows how unbelievable this team was. We could only Hagen dreamed of being this good a few years ago. 

We must hold our head up high and get ready to support our future team who will continue to march us to new levels. Great season! Join me in being proud for this tough team. 

This.

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Just now, skrabukes said:

While we might be deserving of it, I'd be surprised if we've gained enough respect over the past couple of years to get that ranking in the pre-season, especially after losing 5 seniors. Heck, this team that we all knew would be a great team wasn't even ranked during the pre-season. They had to go out and beat a ranked WVU on the road in the opener in order to get that respect. But hey, maybe Kevin can use his great media skills to pom-pom his way to the voters out there. 

Lolololol. 

I live in your mind, rent free. Clearly doing my job. 

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1 minute ago, Kevin said:

Ah, this was a BB thing, I knew it had underlying meaning. I knocked him for tattle telling on other members of this community for petty things, when I’ve persoanlly had conversations with compliance that it’s not a big deal

I don’t want you to appreciate anything, I don’t care about you but at the same time I don’t post that you should be banned for having a different opinion than me. 

 

 

It's not a BB thing, it's the year long shot-taking that you've had against this team all year.  Maybe you should donate in the same manner as BB however.

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14 minutes ago, squire17 said:

This was a magical season - one that will be hard, if not impossible to forget. Part of it was watching a senior laden team so selflessly commit itself to doing everything within its power to bring recognition to itself and the University. I’m going to miss the seniors, and wish all of them luck in their future endeavors. They have set the bar for all the future Bulls.

I’d give you a gold star for this one but out of them for the day. Well said my friend!!

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TT's length killed us, they are scary good on the defensive end.

Thank you to all the seniors who have worked your tails off throughout your careers. I will be hoping some of you can make the NBA and will continue to cheer you on at the next level. You have mad Buffalo a nationally recognizable name and changed the culture of the program. You will forever be legends of Buffalo basketball.

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38 minutes ago, MKBullsfan said:

Way too early prediction but what are the chances we start next season ranked in the top 25? Hear me out, Oats stays, we get Hawkins to start along with the return of Jordan and Graves. Add Johnson and Allen to the starting lineup. That’s a solid starting 5. Plus Williams and Rojas off the bench. Contenders again. Thoughts?

Probably not. Maybe some votes. It's always wait-n-see with mid-majors.

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4 minutes ago, promotherobot said:

Probably not. Maybe some votes. It's always wait-n-see with mid-majors.

Too early to say. Still enjoying this outstanding season. Gonna miss all the great guys who gave so much of themselves to and for UB and the wider UB , Buffalo and WNY community. But I’ll be there next year cheering them on no matter their rank. 

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2 minutes ago, UBFan99 said:

The standard is higher, that’s a good thing. It’s ok to be disappointed in the result. Blown out in back to back years in this round is frustrating. Now that the standard is higher it’s time to get over this next hump. 

This. 

The sooner this is recognized the better. Any frustration out of us is due to this underlying fact.

It's great to be a top 25 program, but can we take that step to be top 16? I think this is what some of the fans want to see. 

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1 hour ago, 961819 said:

Don’t tell me to GTFO. I’ve been a fan of this team since I was born 22 years ago. I’ve seen great seasons and horrible seasons. And that “embarrassing” was in regards to the officiating. 

Lol ok. It was about officiating 😉

obviously we’re all rooting for the team otherwise we wouldn’t be on a message board, I just hate to see people getting mad or frustrated at these kids after the insane run they’ve given us over the past couple years. We’ve gone from “I’ll give anything to make the tournament” to complaining about not making the sweet 16 in the blink of an eye

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3 minutes ago, UB05 said:

Lol ok. It was about officiating 😉

obviously we’re all rooting for the team otherwise we wouldn’t be on a message board, I just hate to see people getting mad or frustrated at these kids after the insane run they’ve given us over the past couple years. We’ve gone from “I’ll give anything to make the tournament” to complaining about not making the sweet 16 in the blink of an eye

Yes actually, it was about the officiating. I called the officiating embarrassing while the game was happening too. Regardless though I’m proud of this team, being ranked is something I’ve always wanted this team and town to experience, and now it finally happened. Regardless of our amazing senior class, the recruiting class is special this year and there’s always a huge improvement from a players freshman to sophomore year. Who knows how Segu and Jeenathan will improve. There will be a drop off for sure next year, but I don’t think it will be anywhere near as bad as people are expecting. 

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8 hours ago, 961819 said:

Yes actually, it was about the officiating. I called the officiating embarrassing while the game was happening too. Regardless though I’m proud of this team, being ranked is something I’ve always wanted this team and town to experience, and now it finally happened. Regardless of our amazing senior class, the recruiting class is special this year and there’s always a huge improvement from a players freshman to sophomore year. Who knows how Segu and Jeenathan will improve. There will be a drop off for sure next year, but I don’t think it will be anywhere near as bad as people are expecting. 

Poor officiating? You bet. But mostly poor shooting by UB against an outstanding defensive team. And our coaching was disappointing; I never thought I'd ever say that coach Oats was badly outcoached, but there's a first for everything.

I have high hopes for next year and wish that the new season would start right away! 

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With all the negative comments here, all I can say is, we need to have our head's held high. I know mine is.

I have sat through Cohan and Witherspoon, waiting for our time to come, waiting for the time for us to actually be in the tournament. We have have now been to 4 in the last 5 seasons.

I never would have thought we'd ever end the season in the top 15. Well, we did. It's been one heck of a run.

People here can sob about the Texas Tech game, it was not pretty, we got beat down, and it was a bad way to end a magical season.But folks, it's time to not dwell on yesterday and let's all think about tomorrow, think about the future and what we have. We have a ton of great players next year, with the potential to have Raymond Hawkins, which could be a recipe to a 25 win season. I can't help but to think of the good things that are ahead for the men's program. 

 

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