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What happens on Draft Day is much less important than what happens when Camp starts!  

How long has Mel Kiper had Tyree as his #2 "best available?"  Seems like it has been almost all day.  

Mel Kiper's stock is going down for me as the guys on his "Best Available" aren't moving very fast.  

Can't blame him for believing in himself and his dreams.  Crazy things can happen once you get drafted.  Now, all that matters is what happens once he gets drafted or signed with a team.  1st Round or undrafted, he still has to impress during camp with whomever signs him.

On 4/13/2019 at 8:43 PM, RecoveringHillbilly said:

Check out @GregVorse’s Tweet:

Aside from what UB released it was a typical spring game, D ahead of rebuilding offense. Our best unit is O-line so some good runs, Marks sat out so all RB's got action. Myers and Aapri Washington sat out too. They went deep as they could at WR, as Ruiz's 4 catch performance showed. UB offered another 6'3 JUCO WR today, so it'sclear they want bodies for the fall.

Not sure what the announcer was talking about.  That was not a TD to Ruiz and wasn't thrown by Johnson.  It was a nice toss and catch though.  Those plays move the sticks no matter what when the QB and receiver are in sync.  

20 hours ago, xDerekRx said:

Facility looks awesome. Crazy watching that video realizing we have one on campus finally.

Got to imagine that it is so much nicer for the players.  

OK, nice to see the inside of the field house.  Now, how about performance on the field?  Any new injuries?  Are the QBs and WRs in sync?  Any other position changes?

I've got one extra Session 1 ticket for sale on Stub Hub.  Section 102 Row N.  I'll drop the price to $39 if you give me a day/time so that no one else swoops in to take it.  

23 hours ago, DooleyBull06 said:

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/03/01/tyree-jackson-buffalo-nfl-draft-2019-combine

Here’s an interesting article. There is a quote from Tyree that says he’s never been exposed to certain things when it comes to refining his mechanics. Makes me question the staff at UB. Did we just let him be and win games purely on his natural talents? Or did we actually try to develop him while winning games?

Interesting article.  Thanks for the link.  I especially liked this particular way of spinning some of his throwing problems:

Coaches who have drafted players previously with the intention of fixing their throwing motions often do so at their own peril. Jackson is one of the few who welcomes the opportunity.

“I think the exciting thing about it is, I have so much more room to learn and improve,” Jackson said. “It’s just awesome. Coming out here to train, really work on my mechanics and stuff I’ve never been exposed to is awesome. You can see an improvement I already made since I got out here in January."

4 hours ago, admin said:

Looks like Tyree might be having a rough combine.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-nfl-combine-is-buzzing-over-a-hardthrowing-qb-whos-messing-up-peoples-money-224434463.html

I said this when watching games.  He needs to not throw so hard on those short throws.  Problem is that I don't think he knows how to mix speeds with accuracy on throws.  He just knows how to throw hard.

Wondering who he is listening to prior to the actual drills.  Does he not know how hard to throw on his own (or with help from his own advisors)?  

Maybe they should have Spring practice in the Bahamas!  😎

2 hours ago, UB92 said:

When you think about it, the G5 teams are now (via the transfer portal) the minor leagues for the P5.  

It is also becoming a fallback league for players, especially QBs, who don't get to play much at the P5 level (e.g. Grant Rohach). 

On 12/6/2018 at 2:29 PM, RecoveringHillbilly said:

UB's stated academic peers are Rutgers, Iowa, and UC Irvine. So The State University of New Jersey should be it. Maybe one day.

Miami is our closest in the MAC, but they have their rivalry with Bobcats and Bearcats. Stony Brook would be it if they were FBS or MAC. If we got into the ACC with UMass, UConn, and Temple, UConn would cry but we'd have some untra fun divisional rivalries.

Seriously?  Rutgers, Iowa, and UC Irvine?  Why those?  Especially Iowa?  Has anyone from Buffalo even been to Iowa?  Maybe they meant Ohio.  

Interesting for the remaining QBs.  They are given a great opportunity with Tyree leaving, but the receivers they have been waiting to throw to are also leaving.  

DeKalb is an hour from downtown Chicago and a half-hour from Chicago suburbs.  

31 minutes ago, bull_trojan said:

True, however somehow you never hear about athletes worried about a coach getting poached. In our situation it's way more likely that Leipold is poached than we let his contract expire and don't re-sign him. 

I think kids aren't naive enough to believe the contract matters. If the coach does well he rips it up, if he does poorly, the university rips it up.

I think that messaging is solely targeted to ADs, because you negotiate a 5 year deal, then 2 years later are told you have to extend or you'll lose recruits, and if the coach is bad, you can't let him crash your fan base for an entire Undergrad cycle, thus every deal is effectively only 2-3 years but the buyout is always 5 years.

Agreed.  It is quite naive for athletes and their families to think that the coach who recruits them will be there when they graduate. 

Of the coaches in the link below, exactly half have been hired in the last three years!   27 in 2019, 20 in 2018, 18 in 2017.  

Only 37 were hired in 2015 or earlier.  Only 26 were hired in 2013 or earlier, but exactly half of them (13) were hired in 2008 or earlier.  I

In other words, if the coach who is recruiting you has already been there for a few years, but less than 10, watch out!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_coaches

P.S.  And that is the head coaches who are the most stable.  To expect that an assistant coach will stay is downright dumb.  

Extensions are necessary to keep recruits interested.  The buyout clause is what really tells you how likely he is to stay.  

12 hours ago, Eagles1105 said:

It will either be Vantrease or Myers. I’d give the nod to Vantrease to start the season. 

Vantrease should still be a RS Sophmore due to the new rules. If you noticed during the season, Leipold would put Dom Johnson in for mop up duty because he was trying to redshirt Vantrease this year because he couldn’t last year. It’s not because Johnson was the primary backup 

So did Vantrease get the redshirt for last year?  Seemed like he played a lot.  

I wonder if we will get any indications of what the coaches are thinking about QB prior to Spring practice.  For instance, does it matter which QB coach was part of their recruitment?  Position coaches tend to favor their own recruits, whereas the head coach may have a longer term view.