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You mean the chance to win 12 free medium pizzas isn't enough of a draw to come to the game?

https://buffalonews.com/2020/01/22/ub-buffalo-mens-basketball-josh-mballa-offensive-rebounds-france-texas-tech-news-2020/ What a bright spot he has been for this team - the ceiling is high with this one! 🤘🏻

Skogman would probably not redshirt if we didnt have Mballa. Mballa has been great and pairing him with hardnett/Skogman at the 4/5 with williams at the 3 should be a good frontcourt for years! Add Segu and Gaves at the guard positions, and we should be even better next year.

I have liked what I have seen from the coaching staff and the team over the last handful of games. Things seem to be coming together. I am trying to stay away from reacting after each game. We will know a lot more about this team after the next three games versus the top 3 teams in the conference. This team will be a tough out if they continue to defend as they have recently. I am a bit concerned with our shooting percentages bt am hopeful they can turn around. Limiting the turnovers as we have the last few games has really helped in this area. I am a huge fan of the lineup with both Mballa and Hardnett on the floor with Williams. There is no team in the conference that can deal with that athleticism and length. At this point Hardnett deserves more minutes and I will stick to my position that Grant does not deserve minutes off the bench. I will give him that his defensive effort has been much improved but his shot selection and ability to move the ball have been horrible. I look at the bench and I see all of the guys cheering on their teammates and I see Grant sulking. He has not been the senior leader that this team needs and his selfish play does not warrant minutes. I need to apologize for my early season reactions to Johnson. I was the one screaming he needed to be benched. I admit I was wrong. Unlike Grant, he has proven he is willing to commit to the defensive effort required to play for Buffalo. He has reduced the number of poor shots he is taking and he has adjusted his shooting form to up his shooting percentages. He has shown he can be tough and physical and is willing to put it all on the line for his team. This team needs him to play this way and if he continues to do so, this team will be a much stronger unit. I feel really good about where this team is at currently. If we continue in this direction we are going to have a fun season. As I said above we will know a lot more about this team after the next 3 games. We face the best of the best and I for one cannot wait to see how we fair against them. Go Bulls!

And from earlier in the day (NSFW language)

Can't tell you how many students I've seen arrive early get their give away and then leave even before the game starts.

Students care about free stuff and ESPN games (+/- senior night).

I feel a bit bad for them, though. For those on the team who graduate from that school, they have to tell everyone they "went to Kent State". Imagine lugging that around for the rest of your life. Kent State (except maybe in one or two areas) is kind of like a multi-campus community college. Have a bit of mercy...

You’re absolutely right. I never questioned his fandom however, I just got frustrated with the comments. I’m sure a lot of it is still being quick to rush to judgement after all hell broke loose regarding Whitesell and our players after the 0-2 start in MAC play. I’ll be the first to admit I was extremely disappointed with a lot of posters trashing the team like they did. Anyway, long story short I’ll be more open minded when it comes to others’ opinions going forward.....