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37 minutes ago, UB92 said:
At least we had really good players who have drawn the interest of P5 programs.
Are we a JV program? I thought that we were a Division 1 FBS program that competes in the same division as the P5 schools. I'm not completely naive in thinking that it is completely a level playing field (as I know the difference between the P5/non P5, just ask UCF and their "national championship from a year ago), but still, UB is not a school that is hoping to have their players "draw interest from P5 programs". When they recruit guys out of high school, and some of those guys have P5 interest, that's great. Once they are at UB, we shouldn't be hoping that they "draw P5 interest". We want them to improve here, win here, draw NFL interest as a UB Bull. I don't give a flying fig about someone getting this P5 interest and then leaving us for a "better place". These aren't end of season JV or Triple-A call ups.
Maybe I'm way, way off in my thinking, but I really don't think so. If UB football's goal is to have these guys move on to "better programs", then we are wasting a lot of time and money with the football program. We should be wanting to build UB and their players to excel for US, not the P5 teams as they take our All-league players in their final year.
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16 minutes ago, rma said:
Anecdotally, I don't know of a single person that I went to school with that ended up at med school that attended UB an anything other a Presidential Scholarship. Besides Loesing, the Ups sisters, and a few other S-As whose names escape me. Presidential scholarship covers most, if not all, of the cost of attendance for in state students. Best of all, they don't have to play any sport! They just get to go to school for free and have all of the prestige taken away by some better school - UB will just take the L while they attended undergrad for free.
Realistically, I don't know of too many presidential scholarships that are given out for students to sit out a year and improve themselves, without completing any coursework. Essentially, that's what the athletic redshirt does. It allows the athlete to sit out, while on scholarship, and improve their ability. In my mind, UB doesn't use those redshirt years to build up their players, just so they can go elsewhere when they are in their final year.
As for all of these doctors, they are graduating from UB, heading into their field of work with a UB degree. I'm certain that whatever degree KJ earned is not the field that he wishes to pursue a job in. His desired job is football. Again, if KJ left UB for another school to go into their graduate degree program to become whatever it is that he wishes to do, and not play football, I'm absolutely wishing him nothing but the best. Unfortunately, he used us to become a better player and another team is reaping the rewards of UB's development of him.
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7 hours ago, rma said:
Important to know that these players are human, are not bound by any contract, and can actually transfer wherever they want if they want to sit out playing a year.
Yes, it sucks we lost KJ. It sucks we lost Collin Lisa a few years ago. It sucks whenever we lose somebody. However if they don't want to stay here, so be it. They are students who are not being paid, and can choose to take their talents somewhere else if they want. If you graduate from UB and decide to pursue a grad degree elsewhere should you be called out for going to another school? "No true Bull would go elsewhere"
Should undergrads that get accepted to top med schools be wished ill fate if they don't go to the UB Med school? "That surgeon over there has his undergrad from UB, but went to Johns Hopkins for med school. I hope he gets a ton of malpractice claims."
I love how your points are not even close to the same as this situation. Colin Lisa came here after leaving UAB once it dropped football. When it got football back, he went back there. Hardly the same as recruiting a guy, developing him for 4 years, then having him leave when at his peak. Same goes for the med student. The med student didn't get 4 free years of scholarship, 1 of which was given without having him play, just so he could go elsewhere for that prime year.
We're awfully cuddly on this board. Once again, Yay for KJ, UB just will take the L on this one, while most on here think that it's a great thing. "Forever a Bull"
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1 minute ago, bull_trojan said:
So in a two years after his RS Junior season, Charlie Jones goes to Clemson. Yes I will be saying the same. We'll have had 4 recruiting classes to get a guy with more upside than Charlie Jones. That's the goal of recruiting, to get players better than the ones you already have. If Charlie gets his degree he won't impact our APR. I won't be mad he redshirted a year because he was a freshman and he wasn't going to get any playing time anyway over Anthony Johnson and KJ Osborn.
And yes, if you in 2022 want to take a don't wanna be here Charlie Jones and put him up against my (current High School Junior) to be recruited to UB later who is all about the Bulls, I'll beat you 99 out of 100 times in 2022.
You're funny. I'll remember that one in a few years. Who are all these huge stars that you're speaking of that are going to replace players that our staff developed? We need to develop guys who may be "under the radar" or "not quite developed". We need those guys that we can develop to play for us, not someone else. We don't generally get the "polished" guys coming out of HS. I must be on some other school's fan page if this is untrue.
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8 minutes ago, zigo230 said:
Eh. I’m ok with it. It’s not like he was here for a year and bolted. He contributed and graduated. This is the new world of college FB players. They have options now. It stinks for UB that he took his talents elsewhere, but for KJ? It’s gotta be really cool to go to a national program like the U, with all that history.
On the flip side I saw that Miami had a need because they had two WRs transfer to other programs. So this moving around is happening all over, it’s not unique to UB.
If that's the case, UB should never redshirt another player again. Why do it, so they can play elsewhere? If that's the "new world", then play your 4 years and see ya. If you needed another year of development, oh well, too bad so sad.
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6 minutes ago, bull_trojan said:
Im just saying.
You can have a team of 4 stars that dont want to be here
and I'll take a team of 3 stars that want to be here.
I think my 3's would beat your 4's 99 times out of 100.
Charlie Jones #1 WR. Antonio Nunn #2 Isaish King with the speed i've been hearing about for 3 years #3 LETS EAT.
Wow, ok. So in a year or two, when those guys or another position player chooses to do the same thing, will you be "Eating" well then?
Our redshirt of KJ was well worth it for UB football. Spent a scholarship (that could've been used somewhere else for someone "who wanted to be here") so that he could get bigger/faster/stronger just so he can use those skills at Miami.
Yay! Go KJ Go! We're so happy and proud of you!
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2 minutes ago, bull_trojan said:
Do you want a player here who doesn't want to be here?
Ok then, if that's your thought process, then UB football will never achieve anything. Because in your mind, and evidently in some of our player's minds, we are nothing more than a farm system.
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Just now, bull_trojan said:
dont be that guy.
Oh, I'm sorry. Yay! Congratulations KJ! You're wonderful!
I hope that you enjoyed the $200k of scholarship from UB and if somehow, some way you get drafted, on draft day, it will be "KJ Osborn from Miami".
Are we that lame that we are happy for him? If we are, I need to deeply reconsider my purchase of tickets and amount of donations in the future.
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I hope he falls flat on his face. I love how he "thanks" UB and the coaches, while essentially saying that he's better than the school, coaches and his teammates. Maybe he can drop some more TD passes (2 gimmes), like he did in the MAC championship.
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11 minutes ago, UB85 said:
The refs changed the clock to .8 from .6. In any event, Creighton literally threw away the game. They inbounded from underneath their basket and threw a pass to half court that no one touched, thus clock did not start, and the ball then bounded out of bounds at the other end. Marquette therefore gets the ball for an inbounds pass at the same spot. They toss a lob pass to beyond the arc and Hauser catches, shoots and drills a 3. Refs called it good. Review was not conclusive as to whether the ball actually left his hand before the buzzer, easily could and perhaps should have gone other way, so they let the bucket stand. Marquette then blows them away in OT.
Worst decision ever. Just drop the ball into the lane. At worst, they grab the ball and score 2 points and the game ends. To throw it far away with a chance to not be touched is moronic. Regardless, incredible play by MU on the inbounds catch and score. Also, Howard is ridiculous.
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45 minutes ago, xDerekRx said:
Charlie was the best, he is so missed and Miami never seems the same without him.
But yes Dackich is still #1 lol. Oh the memories of that game, some which I can't even share here. But involve me leaving upset only to hear on the radio in my car that we were granted those FTs as to which I ran back into Alumni. Idbihi 28 and 20 that game if I remember.
Thank goodness he nailed the 2 FT or else there would've been no story. DJ Carstensen and Ken Turner were 2 of the 3 refs. Classic game, definitely ranks in my top 5 all time at Alumni and will never fall outside of it.
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1 hour ago, ubxcretired said:
As we head towards Miami - I always like to take 2 minutes and remember perhaps the second greatest post game press conference in MAC history (with the first being the BGSU Dan Dackich wihtout socks gem).
Yes, Charlie is definitely missed. The "No Goddamn socks" and "Buzz em again" game was better, but Charlie will forever be one of my fav coaches, always played to the crowd and had his team ready to keep the score at 50 points. RIP
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There are tons of local students that should attend, but likely won't. I think that the crowd will be strong regardless, 5k+. The community is excited to jump on this bandwagon. Home Sabres game cuts into it slightly, but the seats should be filled (I think, and hope!).
Can't wait. Is it 7pm yet???
UB plays hard, excited in their own arena, brings home a 15 point W. Go Bulls!
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10 hours ago, MillenniumBull said:
Eastern Michigan is actually one of the easier road trips in the MAC. Outside of Akron and Kent every school is further. Pretty sure we bus to most.
what happened to JT4? Can anyone else think of a 4 year starter that got worse every year? He went from looking like a NBA player as a frosh to a player that is an afterthought on the offense on a team that needs offense. Weird.
JT4 has a bad attitude on the floor, as has had that attitude all four years at EMU. I'm certainly no fan of his. He plays dirty at times in my opinion and pouts when things aren't going his way. Thankfully our players don't play that way!
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I can feel comfortable in wishing him well if he's heading the the NFL draft. I hope that it works out well for him. I'm surprised by the choice for sure, but he's a UB Bull only, so I am 100% wishing him nothing but the best.
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Rothstein dropped us out of his rankings altogether. These pollsters are silly. I guess 15 point road wins are bad. It will be interesting to see where we land tomorrow. In theory, we should move up 2 spots, in front of ASU and Wisconsin, but with guys like this voting, I won't hold my breath.
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4 hours ago, BrazenBull said:
Calling a timeout way past the point of return is pretty on-brand from my recollection. No disrespect, I still somewhat cherish the tshirt I have with his face on it.
I agree 100%. He always used to do it, especially when the officiating was sub-par. Made them stick around for a few extra minutes. I found it kind of funny when he was at UB. I found it more enjoyable being on the winning end of it last night.
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I love Nate Oats. His comments are always real and honest. He believes in his guys, both players and staff. They all seem to fully buy in to everything he's selling. It's great. "The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be" applies perfectly with regard to him. He's a "coach" in every sense of the word!
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37 minutes ago, enrique14150 said:
I realized today, what bothers me most about Tyree and now KJ putting on for possible transfers is the message it sends to the rest of the team. You're the all-MAC returning senior QB, and receiver. You're the leaders of this team from now on, the ones setting the example. Well it's one heck of an example, one heck of a vote of confidence in your coaches and teammates. It's not a message that says "we fell short this year but we're committed to finishing the job next year" - quite the opposite. This doesn't look like "building a winning culture". I know fully well it may be in their personal interest to look into this - fine, but don't tell me there's honor in that.
Yep, hit the nail on the head, in addition to other problems I have with this whole thing.
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16 minutes ago, Jeseph said:
Game day. Ready to watch this team with some fresh legs! Hoping for a sea of blue that will drown out some spots of yellow tonight.
GO BULLS
My blue is already on. Is it 7pm yet?! Let's go Bulls!
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4 hours ago, admin said:
Never thought this rule would hurt us. Always thought the rule would benefit smaller colleges as graduates look for a chance to get playing time.
Hope he stays. But if he doesn’t that might mean we grab a different graduate transfer from a P5 school.
Sadly, we haven't had the greatest of success with the grad transfers that we've gotten in football. We're due for a big hit, I hope!
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1 hour ago, ubmae86 said:
Did anyone else watch the Marquette game last night? They are ridiculously good. I think they will run the East this year.
Howard had another crazy game, but the numbers don't show it because they didn't really need to play him for a lot of it.
Dude is amazing. No other way to describe it!
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Hopefully Mabry isn't next. Any of our OL 4th year guys? I'm not pleased with all this whatsoever.
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Fantastic. QB, S & C coach, #1 returning WR. Nice
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Tack the player cards that are given out at each of the basketball games. That would make for a nice group of photographs showing off UB. Also grab some of the various team posters that are available. Free is a great price point on all of these items as well!