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6-12. I don't think we have very much talent. This is my objective, kinda cold view of the team (after getting home from the Bengals-Bills game caveat.) Chapman should be good right away, but not sure how often we can get him the ball in scoring positions. He'll have to grind out a lot of his own offense on OREB and broken plays. Adams could have a big year statistically and really should as an established talent at this level. Graham being eligible would be huge just as another confirmed D1 talent when I'm a little concerned about that on the roster as a whole. Jo should do his thing and I think he's totally fine in his role in the MAC. Kanye and Zaakir, I really don't know what to expect but I'm not optimistic tbh. The real problem for me is the guards. MAC guard talent in the last 5-10 years has been extremely strong. Killer upperclassmen that could/did transfer to high-majors, a couple NBA talents. I don't think it's at that level this year (Sullinger, Ohio's 3 guys, Tribble, plenty I'm forgetting). Still I'm shocked that we only have Fulcher (So.)/Sabol(Fr.) as our PG depth in a conference where most teams reserve 80+ MPG for strong, quick ball-handlers between 5'10-6'3. Fulcher looks like a potentially electric talent, but he's going to garner a ton of defensive attention if he is actually good. I can't believe we didn't bring in a couple more transfer guards to help guide our green team through what could be a real conference slog. As far as freshmen, I have the highest hopes for Wilson and McVeigh. Wilson is an A+ athlete at the MAC level, jacked and high-flying at 18. Comes from a really good HS conference in the DMV that produces lots of D1 guys. There's a chance he starts to break out by conference tournament time. McVeigh is relatively experienced for a freshman, I think he's 20. He's played a couple years of varying levels of pro ball in Australia - his older brother a good established pro in the NBL. Great size for his position and competitiveness that will earn him PT if this staff values what I think they do. Hard to say on Famakinde, but he could move the needle if he ends up as a solid contributor. Boldin has the name, but I don't know where he fits on the court. He's not a shooter or a primary ball-handler. It seems like this staff had a type in it's last minute recruiting, the tweener wing who lacks a certain skill that caused them to be leftover. I get it as a way to build a versatile core moving forward out of the guys who hit, but it feels like we're going to get stuck playing misfits at the 2 through 4 at different times. But my biggest variable is how the coaching staff has the team play and how they develop our talent. I have no argument against Halcovage's pedigree and ability - now he just has to show us what he's got as the head guy. I expect us to reign in a lot of the wild play that was awkwardly left over from Oats, play at a slower pace, transition to 'Nova screen/drive/pivot/shoot basketball (even though we don't have the guards to pull it off yet). I expect the "blue collar" brand to remain and GH3 to push team-wide hustle as a base principle and a tool to help navigate a challenging season. I like the rest of our collection of coaches and I'm interested to see who contributes to where. And as always, I'm interested in our recruiting for next year. Not sure how many scholarships we'll have open, but we've missed out on a half dozen targets since the end of summer. It would be nice to see a few new targets pop up given the fall signing period is already next week. Go Bulls Go Bills

This is a fair summary - and with Graham anouncement - possible it may prove to be optimistic. Here is that summary of those who offered an opinion on season expectations - which is very consistent with the above. I will still be rooting for these young men to prove us wrong.

We have this answer now, which really hurts in the short term. Let's see if they make any progress on this. The NCAA is such a group of buffoons. Their processes are so subjective it's ridiculous, similar to no allowing JMU, a top 25 team in the country in football, to participate in conference championships or bowl games simply because of an antiquate "rule" they put in place for some unknown reason.

Trying not to be negative, but can Buffalo Rapids general posts be moved to General Discussions. It seems out of place for a Buffalo Bulls forum.