BullsFan14

Going to be a fun one on Friday night. Game is selected as the "Black Out" game for fans. So those going to the game, make sure to wear black. 

The main thing I am looking at for this game will be how Jordan/Caruthers/Rondo work on Walker. Walker put up 21 points and his right hand man Avery made 13. Our offense is rolling and we will find a way to score but I am more concerned about defense now. 

During the Ohio game, you can tell some upperclassmen were frustrated with some of the freshman when they would switch on ball screens when it was unnecessary. Williams and Rondo were caught a couple times. (I am pretty sure Caruthers was also). I get what Oats and Co. were thinking. Make Ohio beat you down low (because they can't). The only shot Ohio had was putting up threes. But I want to see that fleshed out before the MAC tournament. 

1 hour ago, mikescherrer8 said:

This is a great win, for many reasons. But above all, this is a win that shuts up the people who complain "all I wanna see is a complete game!", well, here you go. 

I think it also helped that the ESPN article came out during the day leading up to the game. I saw a lot of big analysts sharing that story and then followed up at night with a tweet about the performance at night. 

Also nice to see Jim Kelly in attendance. That is two Buffalo Bills Hall of Famers coming to see our UB Bulls. People are watching and paying attention. 

On 2/19/2019 at 8:45 AM, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted! Keep it up everyone!

I just voted! 

I liked that they had a staff member going around sharing the link with fans at the game. I was in the 200's and received a business card with the QR code and link to vote for Nate.

18 minutes ago, Jeseph said:

One of the better pieces I've seen on Oats and the team. Somebody donate a few million, please.

"We've got a good feeling they're gonna make it really hard to leave, and hopefully we stay here for a long time." -Oats

Looks as if I am buying Lotto tonight hoping to hit the jackpot so I can keep Nate Oats here in Buffalo

Looking forward to the game tonight. If I recall correctly, Ohio is not very deep. We should run them out of the gym. Looks as if it will be another big crowd as well. Only single seat tickets left. 

A source who I will keep anonymous told me that some on the Committee have already spoken about Buffalo in early January. They are an at large only if they lose 3 or less games in the MAC. That was stated in early January. With that said, we have only lost 2 which means that the final lose has to come in the MAC Tournament. 

Not sure if anything has changed in early January but figured I share.

23 hours ago, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted. Keep voting everyone!

I just voted! Keep it up everyone!

12 minutes ago, dutchcountry7 said:

My understanding is that the building of UB Stadium was funded in part due to landing the University International Games.  The track was necessary for the bid and state (and possibly Federal) funding was tied to it as being a host for the games.

Then when the games were over UB had to maintain the facility so they chose to prioritize the new facility since they didn't have the funding to alter it and they relegated Kunz to being an after thought.

I believe you are accurate. Plus, what facilities are close to Kunz field that would make it convenient for any sports team to be housed there? All the equipment you would have to bring from Alumni.

24 minutes ago, Jeseph said:

If only UB had another track on campus...

You referencing this? 

Never understood why Kunz wasn't maintained. If you see the red building on the top left, the roof has been caved in for about 4-5 years. Looks as if some construction supplies have been laying around for years close to it.

It was cool being in Hadley and hearing the band practice there though.

BTW, sorry this post went to the Stadium instead of Alumni. 

18 minutes ago, John said:

did you see the Dickson foul when she was hammered and laying on the floor and a foul was called on her

That was ridiculous. Even when captains went over to talk to the refs about the calls, they would motion for them to get away and not hear any of it.

I thought the picture from the Spectrum article pretty much summed it up 

https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2019/02/losing-on-a-technicality 

On 2/17/2019 at 8:46 AM, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted. Thank you for posting

I just voted. Keep voting everyone!

We just can't collapse within the next 6 games. 4 of the 6 being home is a nice advantage. We should beat Miami (OH) and Ohio on the road but we will see. 

If we win out, we are looking at a 28-3 record and the MAC Regular Season Title. We might be pushing 6-7. If we win the MAC Championship, I would say we are a 5.

The officiating that game was awful. Amazing effort in the second half. 

23 hours ago, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted. Thank you for posting!

I just voted. Thank you for posting

On 2/15/2019 at 8:17 AM, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted. Thank you for posting

I just voted. Thank you for posting!

6 minutes ago, bull_trojan said:

NO ONE BELIEVES IN US

(worked for the Patriots)

WE'RE STILL HERE!

18 hours ago, BullsFan14 said:

I just voted. Thank you for posting

I just voted. Thank you for posting

No. The reason why I say that is because of all the uses that Alumni serves right now for UB. Commencement is currently held inside Alumni. If you had the Bowl Style seating throughout the arena you will not be able to fit as much. Granted, they have now split the commencements in two to accommodate more people (instead of 4 tickets they now give 6). 

I only see us upgrading seating facilities if we create another big project on campus. Now aesthetics I believe can improved like @DooleyBull06 mentioned. 

What this team has done this season, I think UB might be in a position to secure a large sponsor for a name arena opportunity.

I just voted. Thank you for posting

Also, Andy Katz has Toledo in his Top 68 Basketball Rankings.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25988799/jay-bilas-1-68-college-basketball-rankings-tiers-valentine-day

He is very generous with us at 12. He has Toledo at 67.

This game is shaping to be our biggest MAC game this season (other than the tournament). Saw somewhere that 200 tickets are left. This is going to be an exciting game. 

I always like seeing how other teams promote games. Here is one:

I remember the days of bad  0-10 MAC games.

I will take this team over any other team we have had in the past. 

Anyone that says otherwise, you are lost.

19 hours ago, BullsFan14 said:

 I believe if we shoot over 45% we will win this game tonight. 

We shot 46.2%. Looks as if I am the next best basketball analyst. Give me all your money. I will return a profit. Just Kidding. I have no idea what I am talking about.

I have mentioned this before.

From here to the MAC Tournament, our biggest obstacle is ourselves. If we come out and play the game that we know we can, we will win the rest of these games. If they get in their own heads, they will lose against themselves. 

With that said, I believe if we shoot over 45% we will win this game tonight. The JAR will be rocking. I am hoping that they bring the same intensity that they brought St. Bonaventure when we played them in Olean.