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Interesting.

13 hours ago, Jab said:

The players will be ecstatic.  He was a horrible coach and a worse person.  

Seems like there aren’t a whole lot of people saying anything to the contrary right now. Usually you see some former players come out and congratulate a coach on their new job, doesn’t appear this has happened or will happen.

50 minutes ago, RapidsFan said:

Brian Polian wouldn't take the job since he's probably making twice whatever UB could offer as Athletic Director of John Carroll

Polian is making less than what Mo was paid and should stay at John Carroll. 

38 minutes ago, 1975 said:

Oh, I wasn’t excusing the inbounding violation because I couldn’t see what happened from my seat. Rather, it was my dismay at refs for not applying the same attention to detail when it came to 3 sec violations. As far as the throw-in, I thought players could move but not more than 3 feet. No? 

You're right. I was looking at a website that had the rules incorrectly cited.

From the NCAA rule book:

The following pertain to a designated spot:
a� The designated spot is the location at which a thrower-in is presented
disposal of the ball out of bounds as in Rules 4-10�1�a through �c�
b� The designated spot shall be 3 feet wide with no depth limitation�
c� The thrower-in must keep one foot on or over the designated spot until
the ball is released� Pivot foot restrictions and the traveling rule are not in
effect for a throw-in�
d� The thrower-in shall not leave the designated spot until they have released
the ball and the thrown-in ball crosses the plane of the sideline or end
line�

3 hours ago, 1975 said:

I had to shake my head when ref called an inbounding violation on UB (I assume the player stepped on the line), but completely ignored several pretty obvious 3-second violations by Akron. 

Agreed on the uncalled 3 second violations but, assuming you're talking about the inbounding play at the end of the third quarter, the it was the correct call. Because it was an out of bounds call, KLW (the inbounder) needed to have one foot planted when inbounding. Amazingly none of the Akron players noticed it despite it happening right in front of them.

https://ubbulls.com/news/2024/1/9/ub-football-announces-three-future-opponents.aspx

Two games against Army have been canceled. 

2 hours ago, squire17 said:

One possible interpretation is that there has been a spike in interest from qualified/superior students who normally wouldn’t have considered UB, and in fact ultimately decide not to attend UB.

SUNY has been waiving a lot more application fees recently, including a blanket waiver* for a couple of weeks in 2023. That's probably what's increasing that number.

I had no interest in the other university centers but a free application might have changed my backup plans. SUNY schools were the only schools I actually paid an application fee for, so I only applied to the two I visited. Despite the UAlbany campus' attractive prison aesthetics, they got some of my hard earned money.

*Waiver is only for New York residents which is quite a decision since New York has a 3.8x the number of reasons to attract out of state students here. Maybe eventually those in charge will open their eyes and decide to change course. 🤷‍♂️

4 minutes ago, squire17 said:

What do you have as evidence that UB is getting less selective?

https://www.buffalo.edu/provost/oia/facts-publications/factbook/student/applications-admitted-and-enrolled.html

Note that I'm referring to less selective in terms of acceptance rate, which isn't a 100% comprehensive view of selectivity.

The incoming freshman class in 2022 actually had higher submitted SAT/ACT scores than the 2013 incoming freshman class, but the percent submitting those scores went from 84% in 2013 to 33% in 2022 so there's a bit of selection bias there which makes it an inaccurate comparison.

1 hour ago, UB92 said:

Of course, UB has de-emphasized their commitment to athletics in this overall landscape for the sake of academics.

I really do not see how these should be exclusive in any way. Athletics boosts academics. SUNY (as a system) is losing a lot of enrollment and facing budget problems. UB has the money and reputation to stay above that, but has been getting slightly less selective. Athletics is effectively a marketing arm of the school. Need to get more people interested in going to the school.

Georgia Tech ranked 127, 72, 94 in total offense yards per game under Patenaude. They dropped to 115 after he was fired.

Was the OC for Temple in 2017 and 2018 under Collins where they went to a bowl game in back to back years.

At Coastal Carolina his teams went 8-5, 12-3, 12-2, 9-3, 10-2.

Led Georgetown to their only winning season (8-3) this millennium.

Seems like he could be a good hire if Georgia Tech was just a bad fit.

2 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

why don't cheerleaders and band members also deserve pensions for all the time they spend practicing/traveling/performing?

Where do you propose the ~million dollars a year for this comes from? The UB band's operating budget isn't anywhere near that currently.

5 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

Hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money for new sports stadiums - "good investment!"

Nobody here has been making that argument. Only lawmakers make that argument because they don't want a team to move on their watch. 

5 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

Just admit once these kids graduate and you can no longer place bets on their performance, you don't care at all about what happens to them

Are you even in New York? In New York you can't bet on college sports that involve New York teams. I don't bet on sports and I know this.

You've successfully derailed yet another thread from discussing our subpar sports teams to insane conservative conspiracy theories. Isn't there a more appropriate place for this, that's not this forum?

4 hours ago, NC_UBfan said:

Unfortunately there is not a lot of metrics out there for the women’s game so all I really have to go by is NET.

Massey has a ranking system too, they're a little bit higher than NET but still in low 200's. Yesterday's game dropped UB out of the 100's.

https://masseyratings.com/cbw2024/979

1 hour ago, bullsbball said:

You serious? When the team is bad, I look for ANYTHING to entertain me.

Play on the court is only 40 minutes. I'm sitting in that seat for a full 120 minutes. I don't have commercials to watch. 

I've taken many people to games and a basketball game is a basketball game. What they don't see on the court during the commercials is usually what stands out to them.

The game experience is very different for individuals only there for a game compared to families with kids. I'm there pretty much only for the game and the band but I acknowledge that there's a need for entertainment outside of the 40 minutes of play. It's necessary to keep students engaged and coming to the game too. If it's not engaging they could just watch the game in their dorm room. Or not care at all.

16 hours ago, promotherobot said:

Hapless is a word that comes to mind. Maybe if we played more D3/NAIA school, something more our level? How bizarre a state flagship U can't field a competitive team in the big 3 sports.

I know we haven't played the toughest competition but we did sweep the little 3 and have a winning record....

Generally agree with what you said. Some random comments.

Jack Kreuzer (WBB Radio PBP) is amazing behind the mic during the game and today before the game singing the national anthem. I hope for selfish reasons that he does not make a career of sports broadcasting and we can keep him on Bulls games forever, because he's better than most of the traveling ESPN crew we've had. His radio calls remind me of Mets hall of fame radio broadcaster Howie Rose in the level of detail and not skipping a beat when calling games. Truly incredible talent.

The 94 Feet video segment is great to know the players more. I do like that this year Jack is interviewing the players, which is great. There was one year (possibly last year) where it was players interviewing each other. One of those segments opened with "Hi ___" "Hi ____" "What's up?" "Oh nothin' much." and I make fun of it every time I see the 94 Feet video. I was indifferent about Jenna H doing it when she was here. I thought she was a great in recapping UB games, did not think she was amazing at those interviews.

Pep band is better than it was when I was in it. Full band including drumline and they're standing and making noise the entire time. Hell yeah.

I liked the inclusion of the Seneca Nation during halftime at the Bona game for Native American Heritage Day. And I think I remember a Diwali dance earlier this season. Great showcase of the diversity on UB's campus and in WNY.

Ok now onto the bitching.

I generally don't watch stuff at halftime or during media timeouts so I don't care much about the actual sponsor promotions (half court shot vs putting). But I care more about if it's executed well vs a complete mess.

DJ Milk and DJ Yes I've complained about for long enough now. "Ok Bulls fans let me see you out there!" *5 year old kid goes on the video board* "Aww yeah he lit he lit" please stop.

I understand we have a sponsorship with Tully's that we have to have the dumb turtle at every game, but Victor needs to be out there every game as well. This is not just a this year issue.

Noticed some delay today between a timeout being called and music being played. Normally I don't hear the f-bombs from the WBB home bench directed at the players, today I did.

I don't know who's fault it was today for the music issue (seems like they had the older group's music but not the younger group's), but a sound check prior to the game is standard. Seems like that didn't happen.

Don't know if it's new or required for some donor thing, but I had to look away watching the entire WBB team go for high fives down the courtside seats and the first row of the 100's after the awful performance today. They knew they played awful.

Can’t make a shot now.

47 minutes ago, UBinMD said:

#10 is really getting under their skin, she positions herself well and has a soft touch. She doesn’t look like she should be good, but she has those skills that people underestimate. 

she’s had a good amount of awful shots this game, she can also make some shots too. 
 

Davis should be playing a lot more than she is. Decent defender, great rebounder.

6 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

29% of all D-I college baseball players make it to MLB

7% of all D-I college hockey players make it to the NHL

2% of all D-I college football players make it to the NFL

1% of all D-I college basketball players make it to the NBA

I don't know what this is supposed to mean or the point you are trying to make, but I can guarantee you that 29% of D1 players do not make it to the majors.

4 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

Is this not the same forum that mocked Javon McCrea's semi-pro team

Nope, you have us confused with somewhere else. Perhaps The Buffalo News comments or local news Facebook comments?

4 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

you didn't want to be reminded that a majority of UB's players are left struggling for work?

Most college basketball and football players don't get scholarships and end up with nothing but student loan debt in return. It's a racket.

This is not true for UB student athletes at all.

If you're comparing UB to colleges that do not give athletic scholarships that's comparing apples to avocados.

21 minutes ago, RapidsFan said:

The vast majority of hockey players are white and from upper middle class/wealthy backgrounds

Elite talent: The private school education of NHL All-Stars

Fitz-Gerald cites a series of 2016 articles by Teri Pecoskie at the Hamilton Spectator. The series looked at players in the Ontario Hockey League (Major Junior A) and found 80 per cent came from neighbourhoods with median family incomes above the Ontario average of $80,987.

The MLB combine?

Close game between SDSU and UAlbany. Reminiscent of yesterday's NFL game where Malcolm Koonce had himself a game.

2 hours ago, RapidsFan said:

NHL, its workforce 84% white

The report released Tuesday found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total, based on the 4,200 people who participated in a voluntary and anonymous survey (about 67% of all employees).

That nearly mirrors the situation on the ice, where more than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white.

This doesn't really answer my question.

1 hour ago, RapidsFan said:

https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2022/03/how-slaverys-power-dynamic-has-influenced-the-nfl

Yet the Combine, which is sometimes referred to as “the underwear Olympics,” shares distressing similarities with a slave auction. The participants — primarily people of color — are observed and examined by scouts and general managers, who are primarily white, and those white scouts are then the ones determining who is the fastest and strongest, and who can bring in the most money.

Slave-buyers were also found to pay attention to little details, such as speed and hand size, as they sought to purchase the enslaved human that could get the most work done in the shortest amount of time. Nowadays, as back then, the purchaser attempts to evaluate the longevity of the prospect.

These vulnerable college athletes are dying for their chance to prove themselves to capitalists to make it on the big screen, which makes them highly susceptible to the league’s imbalanced power dynamic.

How do you feel about the NHL Combine, where 17 and 18 year olds across the world are sent to Buffalo to be similarly evaluated?

1 hour ago, BrooklynBull said:

Because this is what matters!
https://ubbulls.com/news/2023/12/11/athlete-academic-affairs-ub-athletics-posts-highest-graduation-rate-in-program-history.aspx

Congratulations to Danny White and Allen Greene! Still paying dividends to UB years later

Do we see Graham for the Richmond game now?

3 minutes ago, RapidsFan said:

If UB wanted any chance of similar funding for a new stadium, they would have partnered with the Bills and lobbied for either a domed stadium downtown or at UB North.

Well our disgraced ex-governor killed that. UB was open to it. I did not like it (ever been to a Temple game?), but it makes more sense than Orchard Park. Orchard Park is in the middle of the snow belt, less central for the WNY population, very little public transportation, and not a lot of highways which makes entrance and exit awful. As much as I hate the idea of people jumping through flaming tables on the campus of a university with an exceptional reputation on Sundays, it's better than parking lots in Orchard Park being empty 350 days of the year.

4 minutes ago, RapidsFan said:

Could have similarly got public funding for a Metro Rail extension to UB North/airport/etc.

I hope that someday my (future) grandkids will be able to attend the grand opening of the metrorail expansion that costs $100 billion and 50 years from shovel in the ground to train running through.