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This looks to be an excellent hire. Ball State was 14th in the nation in rushing yards per game allowed. And I like the idea of hiring a coach from the conference for the exact same job here.

The ignore option has been my best friend. I no longer have to worry about it.

Three years? More like after the 2024 season opener.

Coach Cage showing off his prized recruit on IG https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2fzbgRONWq/?igsh=YnJxOHA2cThoMzRv

I am afraid we have awoken the sleeping giant...

I'm putting my money on half time of the spring game before UB Horns Up calls for his head.

Looks like we have a DC

6 losses will do that to you (granted all against good opponents but no wins against top opponents either until last night)

God help us all if he loses game 1 at home to FCS Lafayette. He can lose every other game, please just not that one 😂

It’s really too bad we didn’t hire from the Nate Oats coaching tree.

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Can we at least admit, he has to be better than what just left...

Although, WNY high school hoops is generally having a down year talent wise, in past years this area produces about 4-5 D1 recruits per year. Why don’t we establish more of a local pipeline? Roddy Gayle Jr., a Niagara Falls kid, is averaging 14.2 points per game for Ohio State this year. Davonte “Ticket” Gaines is averaging 9 points per game at Providence from Buffalo. Greg Dolan was 2nd Team All-Ivy League at Cornell, and is a solid role player at Loyola Chicago right now. Jordan Nwora went from the Park School in Amherst to the NBA. Being in the area we could get on these kids early in their recruitment, offer them first , and we’d be more likely to keep these kids considering our local proximity. I don’t really remember any local recruits coming here outside of walk-ons and I think it’s worth a shot establishing more of a pipeline here. Currently, Shane Cercone is playing at prep school but was WNY player of the year last season at Canisius and holds D1 offers from Fairfield and Albany. He played at the same AAU program as Jeenathan Williams. Jaiden Harrison is a senior at Timon and has a shot of breaking the all time Western New York scoring record (also holds offers from Fairfield and Albany). He showed out on the AAU circuit this summer, earning All-Tournament team at the Prep Hoops College showcase in Chicago. Amir Moye is only a sophomore, but averaged 18 per game as a freshman at Health Sciences Charter and was 1st team All-Western New York. His recruitment is just beginning. Speaking of Williams, he’s an example of how that local connection can be key, as we have a solid pipeline from Rochester and they aren’t even right in our backyard. This could also potentially drive more interest to the program, as some of stars in local high schools would advance to play at UB. This may not be a sustainable idea right now, as WNY is in kind of a dead spot for D1 talent. But that won’t stay that way for long considering our areas hoops history. Thoughts? I’m just throwing ideas off the wall based on a missed opportunity.

If this was any way influenced by HC GH's input then he was 100% the right hire already.