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Game will kickoff at 2:00 on ESPN+. UB will be honoring those who have had season tickets for 25 years that day.

The MAC is not looking very good this year so UB will be on more equal footing in conference play. Akron, Bowling Green and Kent State are lousy for the most part. Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan are the definition of "Mid" when it comes to mid major FBS teams. They should both beat this UB club but wouldn't shock me if the Bulls go 1-1 in these . Ohio, Toledo and Miami look like the three best MAC teams and from what we've seen so far, three losses. It's too bad we don't have Ball State and NIU on the schedule this year.

I honestly think it is a combination of 2 & 3. I think the coaches are learning on the fly and similar to players, the game speed in D-1 is a different level and the adjustments haven't been made. The player are asked to follow the "process" and the "schemes" so they get that drilled in and they execute the plan, however, if the plan is flawed there are going to be problems. A couple of examples: 1. I can count at least 10 different occasions in the first 4 games alone, where there have been gaping holes in the middle of the DL and no LB or S anywhere to be seen. That is a scheme issue. If both DT get taken out, there has to be a Plan B. That is a scheme problem and more importantly, the defensive coaches have obviously not figured out what their Plan B is. 2. Our bubble screens and throws in the flat are not working. I think it is mainly because it is not done fast enough. We are almost in slow motion making sure everyone is where they are supposed to be and trying to be precise, however, the defenses are too fast for that and the plays need to be fast and instinctual. The pick 6 this weekend was a direct result of that. We ran that same play with a group of 3 receivers multiple times and 1 man for Louisiana reacted faster to the pass than the 3 WRs that knew it was coming and they waited for the ball so the other 2 could block. This can also be said of our "delayed handoff" style of run game. It's not working. They need to make the handoff and go. I understand RPO football, but out handoff style is way too dramatic and the defensive lineman are too fast for that to be how we run every play. I am hopeful they figure this out against Akron and start putting up some W's otherwise I'm afraid UB football is going to get decimated in the Portal. It's great to recruit new players, but if you are rebuilding with new (even if they are talented or "3-start") it's going to take time. I really want them to do well. I think we have some great players and great humans on our team. It would be nice for that to be rewarded. I heard several players after the game mention this will be a springboard to better things to come so they are still into it and are taking these losses to heart. We now need to coaches to step up and put these guys in better positions to win.