John

I wonder if Alnutt will raise ticket prices next year??? Another game like so many this year with little ball movement, turnovers and missed free throws when it mattered. So sad when the true blue was announced that there were 5/6 students in attendance. Looking at our section 114 so many fans are gone that we came to know in years past. There doesn’t seem to be much hope for next year when there is no indication Coach H has an any idea on recruiting. The years of getting some decent transfers and JUCO’s seem to be gone. At least Coach Burke has three promising commitments for next year. Is UB going to put tickets up for the women’s game in Cleveland??

Agree! Looking forward to the four remaining games this week and positive thoughts going forward. Go Bulls!!

Bringing that game up again!!!! Our family was there and remember so many fans yelling for Reggie to call a timeout when Ohio went on the run and he stood on the sidelines and did nothing. Old wounds again as Reggie joins a long list of coaches that are terrible X’s and O’s coaches. I am getting sick again just thinking of that game. On the other opinions we can agree to disagree. The college landscape especiallly at the mid major level has changed since the pandemic, the transfer portal and now the NIL. All these kids see and hear what is happening. It is more important than ever to have the right head coach and a good recruiting staff that can promote your program as a positive both academically and financially. Then the big question is?i Is a coach going to hit on some players that turn into very good D-1 players and promote a team atmosphere?? The debate will go on and that is what continues to be great about college sports and to have different perspectives.

Do agree also. The total chaos in college sports has changed from last year to this year. All these players are being sold a bill of goods and it depends who they listen to and for many of these players they will go to power conferences and sit on the bench with little or no playing time. If some of these players can get NIL deals they will stay for the money and for their education as a secondary reason. Money used to drive the business world now it is the driving force for college athletes.

We can all have our opinions on what has happened. There have been opinions by some sports journalists that because of NIL and the transfer portal many of the mid major conferences are in big trouble getting talented athletes. Without a coaching staff with and without an experienced recruiter with the current status in college it will be very difficult to get a decent roster and keep them. Do not have information if this staff has been successful in their recruiting. There are many college teams all over the landscape that are having terrible seasons.I recently seen Depaul’s record something like 2 wins and 0-17 in conference just to name one college. It is all about the power conferences and their millions and millions of dollars and these kids being sold on NIL deals that many of the mid majors can’t compete with. The idea of an education does not seem to be discussed. Will continue to follow some college basketball and some of us will look for other venues to spend our dollar on.

So in sports let’s not make players accountable and responsible for their actions. Have not we heard that sports are like life with the many ups and downs. It is how you learn from them and never give up and learn from mistakes. As in life hopefully kids learn the right lessons from adults. Do agree that we can take sports too seriously and as this year has shown us that we have to just enjoy basketball for what it is like enjoying the play from kids on teams in our conference and other teams around the landscape.

Missed layups seem to be their nemesis all year. I am sure they are practicing that and the coaches are preaching that. Do agree it looks like we would have to play the perfect game to beat the top three teams and of course get officiating that is not slanted toward the top three teams. The AD’s can say that officials are held accountable but sadly I have not seen that to be the case.

Do agree with some improvement in the overall play of team especially on the offensive end with some better ball and players movement without the ball. Would love to see Bolton Jr. in this type offense instead of him sitting on the wing with no ball movement. Jury still out on Sabol who has not improved at all. Unfortunately in college we have seen many players with good high school numbers never develop at the college level. The game came down to turnovers and Toledo free throw shooting. Turnovers are something that these players should be able to improve on but sadly it has gone the other way. The comment that it is all on the coaching staff I do not agree with. These kids have been playing the game the whole lives and they are the ones on the floor not the coaches. There should be as much accountability on the players. It will be interesting to see who stays and who goes as we could have a totally different team next year.

When you state the rest of the MAC is ahead of UB where are you getting that information. I agree I worry about Alnutt and this admistration not putting their time in for the NIL to promote our athletes and get them to want to stay.

Opps! It was Edinboro!!!

Even with a rough game from Lewis-Willliams with low scoring and foul trouble some of the other players stepped up. Was impressed with our zone defense much improved with better movement and communication. We kept their big 6’3 center In check with both Ogden and Davis fronting her and their 20 point scorer Davis with 0 points and appeared to be totally frustrated and after many talks from her coach barely played in the 3rd/4th quarters. Rana appears to be comfortable in her play both scoring, assists and rebounding using her energy and never giving up. We were talking after the game about the first game against Daemen being first time against another team had a hard time even dribbling and holding on to the ball. Amazing what coaching, becoming comfortable in who you are and confidence can do for a player who had a good playing career at Edinburg. Go Bulls!!!!

Amazing when you have a lot of younger fans at a game can do for the noise level. Would be nice for UB to have price discounts for the younger fans for every game. Half price and concession discounts. Common sense approach to get more fans at games.

Good analysis. The home court advantage should help if we get bogged down. Two keys are the foul trouble and our free throw shooting that can sway a game. Good crowd and a loud crowd can help. Will be interesting to see a team from another conference. Go Bulls!!!!

Are Bolton Jr. and Graham still out with injuries? The team and bench just got weaker and any sign of improvement is gone. I guess the big question is can we lose any game left by less than 20??

Should be an interesting game against a good team. They have decent size with some at 6-6’3. Two players are averaging 20 points and 13 points with the other starters averaging between 9-7 points. They are on a 4 game winning streak 6-6 in conference. Just looking to see how we match up against them in the frontcourt. Would be nice to see a larger crowd and maybe some student attendance??? Go Bulls!!!

Thanks for the information. I wonder if transportation by air was used by the UB teams under Coach Jack when thy had their great teams. Great to have the financial support from donors, alumni and the fans.

Not on the social media posts but is a nice perk for them to be able to fly to games. Hope donors want to continue support this team. Go Bulls!!!

I believe Miami of Ohio is the longest trip by far. Wonder where the funds came from to fly. At any rate a good sign when Coach Burke can use that as a recruiting tool. Go Bulls!!!!

Thanks. The entire coaching staff does seem to be communicating with both players and Burke. After this game it appears there is many things to learn from and also for the coaching staff to work on. It is not a MAC team they are playing Saturday so we could see an entirely different type of game.

Agree. Will take an ugly win anytime. Good teams find a way sometimes to win and you need a player to step up when others are struggling. Did not see the game but wonder how Coach Burke and staff handled the adversity? Looking forward to Saturday. Go Bulls!!!

Agree. Does show that if a team as good as Ball State has an off night shooting 20% from the 3 point line and 9-20 from the line and NIU shoots 19-24 from the line any team can be beat.

Unfortunately that is on full display for all to see.

Thanks for the updates. Hoping to taking in some of the high school girls games also. Going to some of the high school hockey games also as my nephew is on the Grand Island team. Trying to get our minds on games other than the pros and college. Sort of refreshing.

Do agree. I know we have had our opinions and perspectives over the years about coaches and now the basketball culture of today. Coaches all over the country have different coaching philosophies and of course personalities. The key is to have a winning culture and a competitiveness that will breed more success and of course be able to recruit the best players. Also a coach has to have some luck that the players improve and want to stay in the program. Again it is all subjective and we all can have our different opinions and there is no right or wrong answer. The beauty of college sports has been diminished for some of us because of so many factors. All of us in some form have to try and find our enjoyment in sports in our own way. Our family will always continue to find our joy in life.

Frustrated and disappointing on all levels. Even if a group of players are totally inept offensively players should be able to defend with some intensity. A group of players with no defensive awareness and with coaches who have been around have no idea about X’s and O’s. Unless something changes with Alnutt and these coaches I can see the fan base looking like the fan bases at Canisius and Niagara when they were not competitive. We have seen crowds around the 500/600’s and many of the diehard fans not at games. This year Niagara is the only team that is showing some improvement. Our family are looking into some of the local high school games that look to be very competitive and enjoyable. The UB women seem to be our only hope for some good basketball but as usual no student attendance.