rma Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Probably good for recruiting too. Tell a recruit you get to go to a bowl game in Toronto, Boise, Mobile.....meh...Bahamas? they'll go for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget49er Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hello Bulls. Congratulations on going Bowling. I wanted to stop by from Niner Nation and start the conversation. Visit us at ninernation.net. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubbulls08 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, Nugget49er said: Hello Bulls. Congratulations on going Bowling. I wanted to stop by from Niner Nation and start the conversation. Visit us at ninernation.net. Thanks: how do you feel about the game? My feeling is that our RBs will go off, and we'll win by 10. We desperately need a bowl win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwfickett Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Congratulations on a winning season and looking forward to our match up in the Bahamas. I expect a fairly good contingent of Niners will be there. The story of our team this year is pretty cool. First year head coach Will Healy has us humming through a five game winning streak. Didn't look so pretty in October, though. We were 2-5, having lost 4 straight, and most of CFB left us for dead. The staff got the players to turn it on though, and we came back from 3 scores down in the North Texas game to win on a hail mary TD catch. Since then, we've been rolling, and having more fun than any other program in the country along the way. Our staff turns our locker room into Club Lit after every win, and the players play for that chance to get wild. Multiple commitments from recruits have happened there this year. Our scouting report is as follows: Chris Reynolds, QB (R. Soph.) - dual threat. decent, but not spectacular arm, pretty accurate. Good WR corps to throw to. Victor Tucker is our standout WR. Spread RPO offense. Benny LeMay, RB (R. Sr) / Aaron McAllister (Jr) and Ishod Finger (Fr). in relief. LeMay is an all conference tailback, emotional leader, and force of nature. Went for over 1000 this year even missing 3 games with a foot injury. McA and Finger did well handling the load in his absence and have great attributes in their own right. Defense 4-2-5. Edge rusher and human bulldozer, Alex Highsmith is second in the nation in sacks with 14.5, including 4.5 yesterday against ODU. Projected 2d or 3d round draft pick. Double him all you want, good luck. Nafees Lyon and Jacione Fugate are our floating DBs, Lyon is great in coverage, Fugate is good for some big blow up hits every game but often overplays the big hit and gets embarrassed, too. He's feast or famine. Jeff Gemmell is our star LB, has fought injuries this year, but has great hands and lateral quickness. Often use him to spy the QB. We have some issues tackling and have given up some big plays this year because of it. Especially on ST and early in games when we can't quite settle in. Defense has been markedly better in the second half every game. Our offense will spread it around, Reynolds is sneaky athletic and will gash you on the RPO if your LBs bite too hard on the fakes. We're still learning how to win and finish games but we are getting there quickly. I have a feeling this will be a very competitive match up. Edited December 1, 2019 by jwfickett 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigo230 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Should be a good game. Awesome location. After getting snubbed a couple years ago this is a nice reward for the coaches, players and staff. Was checking out the Charlotte reaction on Twitter. Lots of their fans seems ticked they could’ve had 20,000 fans attend a nearby Bowl (their first ever) but now only a few hundred may attend tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget49er Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Charlotte is a new team, in our 7th year of football and 5th of FBS. This is our first winning season, first bowl, and frankly as fans, we don't know what to think. We fired the coach that founded our program and brought in young Will Healy, and he seems to endorse the Peter Drucker quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. He has turned the same basic team that got Brad Lambert fired into a bowl team in months, and we are all very excited about the future. I expect our team to be ready to play, but we are not deep, so that puts us at a disadvantage in games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, zigo230 said: Lots of their fans seems ticked they could’ve had 20,000 fans attend a nearby Bowl (their first ever) but now only a few hundred may attend tops. If I was a first time bowl team, I would want one in my backyard to help build the culture and the fanbase. Belk would have done that. That said, the players probably aren't upset that they're going to the Bahamas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, rma said: If I was a first time bowl team, I would want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget49er Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, rma said: If I was a first time bowl team, I would want one in my backyard to help build the culture and the fanbase. Belk would have done that. That said, the players probably aren't upset that they're going to the Bahamas. You are correct, the players and staff are excited (video). Edited December 2, 2019 by Nugget49er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoBull Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Was watching the Battle for Atlantis on Friday and apparently there was a major power outage on the island. Fortunately, Atlantis had generators, but even they went out, once right in the middle of a guy making a layup. Atlantis itself looks amazing. Edited December 2, 2019 by ChicagoBull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB05 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 What a great location for the players! Easily our best bowl “destination” so far. I know next to nothing about the Charlotte team, so thanks to the guest posters for the information. I was extremely frustrated about a couple of the close losses earlier in the year and their implications on our bowl selection, but it all worked out great. Kudos to our players and staff, I hope they can enjoy themselves AND give us our first bowl victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verandaman Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 16 hours ago, rma said: Probably good for recruiting too. Tell a recruit you get to go to a bowl game in Toronto, Boise, Mobile.....meh...Bahamas? they'll go for that. Hey, hey....easy on that Toronto stuff, eh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) It's worth noting Charlotte has direct flights to Nassau. Not that they are any cheaper. (Those airlines pick up on things fairly quickly, don't they?) $714 R/T from Charlotte but only $616 R/T from Boston. Either way you are looking at $1000 for a weekend. If you go on Hotels.com the Baha Mar is on sale for $188/nt. This is an 5-star excellent resort at an unbelievable price. Plus they have a casino and sports book if you want to try and win your trip cost back. If you want to go cheap there is a hostel on the beach called Baha Sea Backpackers. On Hotels.com it's going for $53/nt. You can get around by cab for $25-30 a ride, or you can try the Jitney buses. These are privately-owned buses that run set routes around the island. $1.25 a ride but they have weird run times, so be prepared to cab it if you get stuck. The #10B jitney starts downtown at George and Duke Sts and will get you close to the stadium at Thompson and Bahamas Games Blvd. As much as I would love to go, I doubt I can swing it. The rest of you have a blast. If you do stay at Baha Mar, or the Melia next door, there is a place called The Daiquiri Shack right off the traffic circle on West Bay. Real fruit daiquiris and smoothies made on the spot. Highly recommend it. Edited December 2, 2019 by promotherobot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Posted it on the 49er forum yesterday but RT from BUF to NAS (via CLT) is ~$60 cheaper than the same flight from CLT-NAS. So despite the nonstop flight, they’re in the same boat as us from a cost perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy9911 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Having attended both universities I'm torn on who to root for! I guess since I ultimately graduated from Charlotte I should probably root for them. Patterson should have a great game though! Hopefully it's close and exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoBull Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Andy9911 said: Having attended both universities I'm torn on who to root for! I guess since I ultimately graduated from Charlotte I should probably root for them. Patterson should have a great game though! Hopefully it's close and exciting! So, your first post here is to tell us you are probably not cheering for Buffalo. Boo. 😉 You know that UB helped make you who you are! 😁 Go Bulls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Lenzi's article on TBN. https://buffalonews.com/2019/12/01/university-buffalo-football-charlotte-bahamas-bowl-2019-5-things/ A few Buffalo connections in Charlotte: Quote Tommy Doctor is a redshirt senior and a defensive lineman for the 49ers, and a 2014 graduate of Grand Island High School. Tyler Ringwood, a redshirt junior, is a wide receiver and a 2016 graduate of Bishop Timon-St. Jude. Doctor's father, Tom, was a linebacker at Canisius College and played for the Buffalo Bills and his uncle, Sean, played at Marshall and also played for the Bills. Tommy Doctor has 25 tackles in 11 games this season. Ringwood played at Erie Community College in 2017 after a season at UB, and transfered to Charlotte prior to the 2018 season. Ringwood has 20 catches for 331 yards and five touchdowns this season. Aapri Washington on the Bulls is from Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 You might want to look at Jet Blue vacation packages. I found a 2 night deal out of Boston for $750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, promotherobot said: You might want to look at Jet Blue vacation packages. I found a 2 night deal out of Boston for $750 I did not think about doing that, because of how I was going try to get back to New York. I even tried to fly back after the game. However, that is not realistic with having to clear both security and customs in Nassau. I ended up with abut the same price with a free room at the courtyard Friday night and out first thing Saturday morning, for about hte same price JetBlue was offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gxtrex Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I wish this game was later in the day so I wouldn't be working. Ill try to stream on ESPN + while i work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRJACR75 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 19 hours ago, rma said: Ummm....I get the nicety of trying to be cool and supportive, but a bison has literally nothing to do with a bull, at least in UB’s sense of a Bull. That could just be a Buffalo Bill (bison) wearing palm sun glasses. I guess what I’m saying is...do better Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, BRJACR75 said: Ummm....I get the nicety of trying to be cool and supportive, but a bison has literally nothing to do with a bull, at least in UB’s sense of a Bull. That could just be a Buffalo Bill (bison) wearing palm sun glasses. I guess what I’m saying is...do better Bills Isn't it the thought that counts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRJACR75 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 11 hours ago, promotherobot said: Isn't it the thought that counts? Yes....when you actually put some thought into it. its like my sister who gives us Texas Roadhouse gift cards for Christmas knowing full well that my son, her nephew, his deathly allergic to peanuts, if you didn’t know, Texas Roadhouse is one of those places that give you a basket full of peanuts for the table that you shell and just throw on the floor. so yea, the gesture is nice and well intentioned, but there’s no thought in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChubbyHubby Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I'll take the Texas Roadhouse gift cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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