John

There are many of us in this area who care about the local teams and I guess you have not met us. Canisius and Niagara have always had small gyms and if you look around the country many schools have small gyms. That does not diminish the fact that there are fans for these teams. No problem with Reggie’s comments but anyone who knew the situation of Reggie’s firing knows he is still bitter about that. I still wish him success at Canisius. If you are trying to compare this to the Alabama, the Duke’s and other colleges you are way off base. Our family continues to enjoy good local college basketball. Go Bulls!!!!

UB has to just keep winning and can only control what they can control. It is great that we are in the discussion for rankings. The majority of these pollsters are not objective about any teams that are not the major conference teams. If we had them in a room and quizzed them about teams they could not give us intelligent rational answers. Go Bulls!!!!

You are wrong. Our family have been local basketball fans for the years and years. it is not a contrived concept. Yes the culture has changed drastically with TV and all the sports networks. We have been local supporters and it is a fun experience with these local rivalries especially when the teams are competitive and have good exciting players. The gyms at both Canisius and Niagara though small can be exciting places to see competitive basketball. With winning comes more exposure and excitement for the fans both the diehards and the casual fan. Looking for a great conference record and Go Bulls!!!!

Do agree. After the game it is just coach speak and of course you get different answers from winning and losing coaches. But I disagree with Reggie that it is not a big time game. It should be a local rivalry and for the coaches to not promote it is not good for continuing the interest by the passionate and the casual fans alike. Why would you not try and get your team up for a big time rivalry game?? All coaches have different coaching philosophies on how to get their team up for games. As far as Canisius without Reese having a season like last year and if he does not regain his shooting touch they are in deep trouble especiallly with no front line impact player. Go Bulls!!!!

The last I seen was he committed to Florida Gulf Coast. Does anyone have more recent information?? Go Bulls!!!!

Definitely seeing more UB gear everywherea and the store at Galleria had limited UB stock left. Also nice to be able too acknowledge UB fans when walking around town. Go Bulls!!!!

Hope this Is the start for better shooting and especially starting the first quarter with energy and passion. Autumn Jones did not play at all. Is she injured or in the doghouse?? UB will need a total team effort against Ohio who is 10-0 and looks like they did a few years back. Go Bulls!!!!!

Do agree. Most of the draft experts say he is not close to being aa accomplished quarterback and he did himself no favors in how he played the last few games. So yes it depends on how honest he is being with his own ability. A lot will depend on the kind of coaching he gets. It really is a crapshoot if he goes to a team that has some offensive talent. Only time will tell. Go Bulls!!!!

It looks like Jackson is a goner. I think the number of quarterbacks we have on the roster will be positive and should be interesting. The real issue is that Jackson and the entire offensive play calling was terrible in the last three games and also the Army game and the defensive game also was not good. Jackson was not accurate or had any touch on his passes as the year went on. He did not appear to be set in the pocket and did not seem to go thru his progressions. Some of that can beblamed on the coaches. I still think the jury is still out on Leipold’s Coaching philosophy of being too conservative and not playing to win and being afraid to lose. Hope they can find a consistent kicker. Hope for continued success and Go Bulls!!!!

Agree this guy makes a lot of sense. But unfortunately the people who make these polls are so biased toward the power conferences that they really don’t want to give the time of the day to the high mid majors. That is why unless something changes drastically either by peer pressure from people that favor teams from other conferences other than the power conferences nothing will change. It is still fun and exciting to see us being talked about by the major midia. The only way to keep in the mix is to “just win baby win”. Go Bulls!!!!!

Looking to see a sea of blue at the game. Keeping Reese, Molson and Johnson in check will result in a solid win. Go Bulls!!!!

It is great to have all this speculation about what will happen. Hope we can take one game at a time and continue to enjoy each game on its own merits. I have to admit it is great to have all these grand opinions on what the results will be. Again just a great time to be a supporter of UB basketball. Go Bulls!!!!

A good bounce back game for UB although it was against a bad Bona team who has shot poorly all year. Dillard steady as usual, Hanna Hall seems to be getting more comfortable and showing more confidence, Hemphill showing more flashes of her ability and athleticism, Onwuka needs to be more in the offensive flow, Wilkins still a long way to being able to help on both ends of the floor, good to see Finess Dickson get point guard playing time but not sure she is going to contribute this year. The one player that I think needs to get more playing time is Adebola Adeyeye the 6’3’ center who played in Hemphill’s absence. She is a good defensive and rebounding player but has a long way to go on the offensive end. Looking forward to the Ohio game in January. Go Bulls!!!!

Also agree. The rest of the Big 4 are on a downward slide. The Canisius, Niagara and Bona women are really bad with no big time players or impact players. The men’s teams also show what happens when they lose their big time players and can’t hit on enough impact players to have continued success. UB next year will be very interesting when they lose their big time impact players. Are the players Nate has coming in going to be able to continue the success??Nate’s track record shows that it will hopefully continue. Go Bulls!!!!

Agree 100%. We have been enjoying he ride for years especially when both the men and women won the MAC in Cleveland!! Our family was there and celebrated on the floor with players and fans. As far as Canisius hope to see Perkins do some damage against their front line. Go Bulls!!!!

Wow!! Any win is a good win and winning breeds confidence and creates excitement for us fans. What will you say if Syracuse and WV turn their seasons around and are in the mix in their conferences. I would rather be talking about our success and wins than losing. I agree we need to really enjoy this ride and support our teams in every way possible. Go Bulls!!!!!

I think Nate and Bryan tried to get some more front line help for Perkins but it just did not work out. Next year they have a couple JUCO’s in Rojas and Allen to name two that should help our front court. Go Bulls!!!!

I agree that Coach Jack is trying to build positive vibes with this team which kid totally different than the last four years. But she will need to hit on some big time prospects for this momentum to keep going. Winning breeds excitement and confidence. This team is hurting for consistent players who can score other than Dillard. Wilkins and Jones were never full time starters and shooters. After Dillard leaves there are no players close to replacing her. Hanna Hall does not show the consistency to become the point guard even remotely close to Reid from last year. No other point guard is even playing in games. After Hemphill and Morrison there is no strong front court player with any strength and scoring ability. UB being picked to win the MAC east was based on what they have done the last few years. The one positive is UB continues to play with defensive tenacity so that should keep them in some MAC games. Dillard has not been shooting well the last few games because she has no other player to take some of the pressure off of her. Keeping the faith and hoping the coaching staff come up with some other offensive strategies with the team they have. Go Bulls!!!!

An exciting game against a very very good Stanford team but a loss nevertheless. The positives: UB played a great game on the defensive side with relentless defense causing 19 turnovers and held their own on the rebounding side even though Stanford’s frontline was 6’3, 6’3 and 6’4. A nice crowd of 3400 that was into the game. The minuses: Shooting woes continue shooting 27% from the field, 20% from the 3 point line and 64% from the free throw line. With no other big scorer other than Dillard it will be tough to beat any team even in the MAC. Dillard needs to play the entire game and only shor 2-10 from the 3 point line and did seem to run out of gas in the last 5 minutes of the game. Other than than Hemphill and Morrison there are no other players on the front court. Wilkins a woeful 1-8 and 1-6 from 3 point line. Other than Alanna Smith with 30 points and the inside presence of Nadia Fingall the rest of the Stanford players were kept in check. But a loss is a loss and unless UB starts to hit more shots it is going to be a tough season. Keeping the faith Kane continue to support the team. Go Bulls!!!!

A good road win against a not so good Dartmouth team. Glad to see Hemphill back and having a very good game with 24 points and a key 14 rebounds. Wilkins back also but a disappointing 1-10 from field and 0-8 from 3 point line. Still not shooting the 3 ball good 3-20 at 15%and 62% from the free throw line. Another solid outing from Onwuka with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Dillard again over 20 points. No good point guard play again. Where would we be without Dillard??? I think we would be like Canisius and Niagara!!! Will be interesting to see how they compete against some of the better MAC teams. Looking forward to seeing Stanford on Friday at noon and how Dillard and Hemphill measure up against Stanford. Keeping the faith on better play when MAC play begins. Go Bulls!!!!

Our whole family really likes the blue jerseys but we are thinking about buying some black ones too. There were many blue jerseys at the Syracuse game which was a sight to behold. Hope to see a lot of blue at the Canisius game. Go Bulls!!!!

I think we can give both Segu and Williams some time. They do seem to have the right work ethic. We seen them both after the SIU game shooting. Some players take a little longer to get acclimated to D1 play. Go Bulls!!!!

Just a great and very informative article about Winthrop and the problems all mid majors have had in scheduling games. The worst part is what the NCAA has done in a round about way is make it harder for mid majors to schedule games. The power 5/7 conferences and the NCAA big wigs have only their millions of dollars in mind and really could care less about the mid majors. All college basketball fans need to know the truth about what the NCAA power brokers are doing. The worst part of this whole mess is the majority of the media know what is going on and care less because that is where the bread is buttered. I will continue to support our mid majors and UB. Go Bulls!!!!

Stats are great to look at after a game or two but what really counts is “10-0”. What most of fans see is what is right in front of them. With Harris’s successful season last year and some of his struggles this year it stands out. Do agree our overall team chemistry is very good and and with our maturity we will be fine. Any clue of how many are going to the Syracuse game?? I see it is on ESPN2!! Go Bulls!!!!

All of us passionate UB supporters do appreciate all the effort. It is amazing what happens with these last few successful seasons that comes with increased exposure from all forms of media and how that translates to more people hearing about our teams. Go Bulls!!!