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So I met with a former player the other day, one of my best friends as well. He had played under Leopold and Linguist. He didn’t have many great things to say about linguist at all. He said the majority of the team didn’t like his coaching style and said he was very unorganized. My friend also told me that he had full control of the offense and didn’t let the OC do much if at all. He’s now ran out of eligibility but still gets to practice with the team during spring ball. He loves Lembo and the consensus around the team is that Lembo is a great coach who gets along well with his players. My friend thinks the team is in really good hands with him

UB not only had that weight lifted, but got paid to remove an anchor. Best possible option for UB, in my view. The team was a mess the past few years. Sadly, It was evident to anyone with eyes and even a rudimentary understanding of football.

We had a lot of talent on the field, but much less on the sideline. We kept 95% of the team and all the recruits. I really think this could be an 8 win team given the improved staff

I have heard similar sentiments. I believe one of the quotes was that a "weight was lifted". Sounds like it was not much fun and everyone was afraid to make a mistake, which of course, typically leads to more mistakes. If in fact he was overseeing the offense, that would explain why it looked the way it did. He has minimal offensive experience and trying to be an OC as a defensive guy is usually a terrible idea.

I understand the players are actually smiling in the locker room now...enjoying this new "culture". #HornsUp🤘

That is a $7,000,000.00 per year average. There are bot enough hats in Western New York to have raised that type of money. Also Oats is from Wisconsin. Speak for yourself. Some of us give as much as we can, if not a little more than we should. I disagree. There are haves and have nots in college athletics. When a have drives a Brinks truck up your driveway you are going to accept the offer. If someone offered Schmidt to quadruple his salary, it would be bye bye Bonnies.

Lots of our peers and programs with less resources but better teams than us this past year in the same boat. Bowling Green won 20 games with a brand new coach. Think they’re handing out stacks of cash?

He’s going to be so good he’s got two threads going.

To be fair, Oats signed that extension fully aware that he was likely leaving in the near future. He was doing the athletic department a favor with the buyout but UB chose to promote a cheaper internal candidate rather than spend big money on an up and coming outsider.