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I don’t think so UB Bulls starting out 0-3 brought out a lot of energy of constructive criticism of the UB Bulls football program including from me. Maurice Linquist makes double our state Governor salary so he is going to hear it when the UB Bulls aren’t playing well. Again I admit I was wrong and I am glad I was wrong. But I think this UB Bulls team took off on there winning streak when they saw the criticism. Especially Maurice Linquist that stopped making bad coaching decisions in games. Any coach at UB has to understand Buffalo is a professional sports town so there is zero tolerance for learning on the job like amateur hour coaches. You can get away with that at other MAC E-I-E-I-O schools not so much at UB in my opinion. UB Horns Up! Go Bulls! Let’s Go Buffalo

Toledo opened as a 7 point road favorite. When I have been doing these analyses over the past few weeks, it has provided me with more optimism then what I initially had for a UB victory for that game. Alas, this one is going to be tough... The Rockets are led by Dequan Finn, who is coming off a 6 TD passing / 1 TD rushing game this past Saturday vs. Kent St. Remember when the Bulls had Tyree Jackson and, sometimes, he'd just launch it down the field and let his athletic receivers make a play? That was a lot of what happened for Toledo this past weekend. UB fans are not going to like hearing the name Jerjuan Newton on Saturday as he is the primary playmaking WR. They also use their senior TE in the passing game (Jamal Turner), especially around the end zone (he has 5 TDs). Oh...and if that isn't enough, the QB (Finn) is Toledo's leading rusher (yards attempts). In other words, the UB defense is going to get a workout. The previous week against NIU, the Toledo defense (well...one guy...Quinyon Mitchell) had 4 INTs, two of them were of the pick-6 variety. They beat NIU 52 - 32 and it wasn't even that close (NIU got a lot of garbage time yards and points). The week before that? Same story...the Rockets had a 31 - 3 halftime lead against CMU before cruising to a 38 - 17 win. And it isn't as if Toledo are front runners...against Kent they were down 28 - 7 before getting in gear on offense and shutting down the Kent State offense. Toledo is #1 in the MAC (all games) in average yards per play on defense...and that includes the 77 point / 763 yards against the Buckeyes! UB is 9th in that category. The Bulls are better than we thought they were, especially after the lackluster Holy Cross loss. They have confidence after the four straight wins, especially moving the ball on offense. But this is going to be a big, big test. It is good UB is at home. UB has a week to develop a game plan on defense to try to slow down the Toledo attack. On offense, I think UB will be able to move the ball at times, but I don't think the Bulls come out on top if this is one of those typical MAC 40+ each team shootouts. They are going to need to generate some takeaways on defense and get some big plays on offense (and keep the chains moving with smart decision making from Snyder). I suspect the line drifts up as the week progresses...so if you are a UB fan, you will probably get better odds later in the week. Go Bulls!

Or you can wear the hat with that logo you bought about 30 years ago or buy some glasses on EBay.

KVT with a huge game today as Georgia Southern knocked off #25 and previously undefeated JMU. Completed 38/64 for 578 yards (!) and 4 TD’s.

Yes it is and we have some UB alums blaming Buffalo Western New York for UB the Ivy Tower shortcomings. I have followed UB since Marty Barrett listening to the late Clip Smith call the football games on the UB campus radio station. UB alums should read the really good book “The City Dump”. That book tells you everything you need to know why our elected government leaders the Upper Manhattan elites have pulled the plug on big time college athletics in New York State. New York State is terrified of the gambling in New York City especially the elites which isn’t UB or Western New York problem. I believe UB Bulls will get there but not in my lifetime and I am 54 years old. New York State is losing the control they can’t stop stuff like this anymore because more and more especially young people want it. The young people don’t want to be a weirdo state with no major state college football for a state our size while every other state has nice things because of something bad that happened in 1950 that makes us a weirdo state in my opinion. UB Horns Up! Go Bulls! Let’s Go Buffalo