Bull_In_Exile Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Supposedly a 2:2 contract is drawn up but not yet signed. https://www.ubbullrun.com/2019/12/27/21038526/buffalo-eyeing-a-four-game-series-with-uconn @ UConn 2024,2028 @ Buffalo 2025, 2029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB92 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Bull_In_Exile said: Supposedly a 2:2 contract is drawn up but not yet signed. https://www.ubbullrun.com/2019/12/27/21038526/buffalo-eyeing-a-four-game-series-with-uconn @ UConn 2024,2028 @ Buffalo 2025, 2029 Is UConn even going to have an FBS team in 2024? It may be an FCS game by that date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 33 minutes ago, UB92 said: Is UConn even going to have an FBS team in 2024? It may be an FCS game by that date... That should be covered in the contract, that if UConn drops the contract is void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoBull Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 What do people think about having so much focus on one team? Too much of a blah program? Or good for stirring up some rivalry and getting more attention to the east? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull_In_Exile Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 I don't think a rivalry can be "stirred up" as such. The good ones happen organically and when the two teams have some common thread other than "they are rivals". The best place for us to start is in Conference I think the MAC needs to do a couple of things to help out 1 - Have a set rivalry week at the end of October, before MACtion... We would get one of the Michigan schools (* - Cross division) Kent - Akron Toledo - Bowling Green * Buffalo - EMU * NIU - Ball State Miami - Ohio WMU - CMU This way we maximize the chance that students and fans can participate by having the games on a Saturday afternoon, before it's too crappy weather wise, and in somewhat geographically compact / historical pairings. 2 - Each of those games is a trophy game, for the pairings without one the schools or fan bases should suggest one and the conference should commission it -- Out of conference, if Buffalo want's to do something, it's going to need to be regional and start with an annual 2:2 or 3:3 series. So Temple, UMass, UConn are the options. I'd rather it not be UMass, but they *could work*. UConn has better proximity to UB and NYC, has more name pull, and they are going to be just as deserpate for OOC games in the near future. Temple would be ideal, I feel like a lot of the emotion is already there, but I don't think they want to tie up 25% of their OOC games for the next 4-6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Bull_In_Exile said: I don't think a rivalry can be "stirred up" as such. The good ones happen organically and when the two teams have some common thread other than "they are rivals". The best place for us to start is in Conference I think the MAC needs to do a couple of things to help out 1 - Have a set rivalry week at the end of October, before MACtion... We would get one of the Michigan schools (* - Cross division) Kent - Akron Toledo - Bowling Green * Buffalo - EMU * NIU - Ball State Miami - Ohio WMU - CMU The problem with this is schedule rotation. The only cross division game that may be played every year is Bowling Green - Toledo because of geography. All other cross division games are on a rotation basis so that everybody plays everybody home and away with in a certain time frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull_In_Exile Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, BrooklynBull said: The problem with this is schedule rotation. The only cross division game that may be played every year is Bowling Green - Toledo because of geography. All other cross division games are on a rotation basis so that everybody plays everybody home and away with in a certain time frame. Point 1: The BG / Toledo game is not played every year because geography, it's played every year because it's BG/Toledo. Buffalo is closer to EMU than Miami or Ohio, it's about on par with our distance BG. So let's throw "geography" out the window here, thats a complete red herring. Point 2: There is already one cross over division game set per year and both participants "Bowling Green and Toledo" still play a rotation on all the other games. We played 6 games in the east for years while Temple (and then UMass) was in the MAC. There is no reason one "set west" game would keep the MAC from using UB's other two West division games per year from rotating through. With an annual game vs EMU In this scenario since we play EMU every year, we could do a full West rotation (home and road) every five seasons Y1: @CMU vs WMU Y2: @ NIU vs BSU Y3: @ TOL vs CMU Y4: @WMU vs NIU Y5: @BSU vs TOL Without EMU every year To do the full rotation without a set EMU and three West games we would need four seasons even Y1 @EMU vs WMU vs CMU Y2 @NIU vs BSU vs TOL Y3 vs EMU @WMU @CMU Y4 vs NIU @BSU @TOL === You're talking about, in a decade, a difference of *1* game against five teams in the west. BG and Toledo have been doing this for years, and it's not hurt the MAC a bit. With EMU Game EMU - 10 game REST - 4 games Without EMU Game vs ALL - 5 games --- This is not schedule breaking stuff that would hurt UB or the MAC. But it *COULD* at least start to better bring UB into the MAC culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoBull Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Good ideas about what to do within the MAC. Still wondering what people think about the UConn deal. Of course, you can't create a rivalry with 4 games. But is it is net gain? Is it better than playing a 2+2 with some who know what team, like UAB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) How about calling up our Bahamas Bowl buddies the Charlotte 49ers? Seriously, why shouldn't we play a few C-USA schools and get home & homes? EDIT: We have ODU for a there-and-there 2021 and 2023. Actually we don't have an OOC opening till 2024. https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/buffalo/ Edited January 10, 2020 by promotherobot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 9/28/24 @UConn 9/27/25 Buffalo 9/23/28 @UConn 9/15/29 Buffalo Edited January 10, 2020 by BrooklynBull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The dates in this series are highly depressing for me. I will 70 for the last game and would have been involved with UB football for 53 seasons. On the other hand I now have plans for 2029 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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