DaBulls99

This is a comically uniformed post 😂

The realignment is based on regionalization. These are all schools in the south/south east. The MWC isn’t included either. So many victims here.

I think the fact remains we have a rookie head coach who started super late and a roster that was pillaged late in the game. To be blunt, LL never recruited very well at all, but he was excellent at player development in his system. But we’re obviously not running his system. We’ve been competitive in every game this year, although maddeningly inconsistent. Which comes with the territory considering all the surrounding factors. We all just need to embrace this transition year for what it is and stick with these boys. We’re still light years ahead of where we were as a program not too long ago. It’s just going to take some time. Go Bulls!

New weight room being added on west side of the Fieldhouse. University is building a wellness center near the Union/bookstore area and Alumni Arena will then become all athletics with some desperately needed upgrades in there. Gonna be a few years for that. Hoping a new football video board is on its way sooner than later.

Disagree. If you think attendance is a challenge now, imagine a smaller crowd in a venue twice as big located off campus somewhere so zero student turn out for energy. You’re doing exactly the opposite of what programs being successful are doing now. Forget that.

There are plans to do a lot with the current stadium but it’s a longer plan based on the university’s master plan. There is no interest in using a Bills stadium unless it were to replace the physical location of UB Stadium. Ask any college how they’ve liked being a tenant at their own home field with way too many seats. It sucks. It’s the reason Tulane, Georgia State, Houston, etc did their own thing.

The mandate is a SUNY mandate. All large gatherings over 100 outdoors require them. Some will stay away but there’s nothing the university can do.

If I’m not mistaken Coastal runs some form of the Triple Option with more passing mixed in, which has traditionally given us fits. Maybe I’m wrong

At the event tonight downtown Jim mentioned playing Canisius and St Bonaventure, not specifically where each would be played, though.

All it takes is money 😉

Move up to what? Unless you’re one of 4-5 programs in the country, your coach gets taken. UCF coach left to Tennessee, Texas Tech basketball coach left for Texas. It’s college athletics unfortunately. Moving up to the AAC wouldn’t change a thing.

Disagree with the above. To those closest to the program, BH was not ready from a maturity standpoint to be a HC. Excellent recruiter but hadn’t even run a practice before in his life. College basketball is littered with failed coaches who could recruit but nothing more. He wasn’t the right person to lead the team at the time. Hopefully Oats grooms him more at Bama, but the notion we’d be competing for championships, like we are now, if BH was the coach makes me chuckle.

Not sure who the lead recruiter is here but Joe Cauthen is tight with the top Kansas JUCO programs like Hutch. Have to guess many of these guys are his handiwork. Having him on staff seems to be paying off right away to plug holes.

Pumped for the year ahead! Honestly I don’t see the freshmen getting much PT at all and maybe even redshirts. BUT, imagine if the big 3 can take us all the way back to the NCAA, and we can somehow get JW and RS back for one more? We’ll still have a lot of pieces to replace so the next recruiting class could really set the tone coming off a successful year. Summer is the time to dream, right?

That is one awful graphic. So much wrong

Quinn still takes the full record for 2014 and since we started FBS we were widely considered one of it not the worst program in FBS. We had a blip here and there but Lance elevated our overall program. Now, that doesn’t mean Kansas isn’t awful. That said, under Miles they played a ton of very young guys. Who knows what’s ahead for them (and I don’t care really).

It’s fascinating that people here talk so poorly about the Kansas job when the UWW fans could have said the exact same things about us prior to Lance’s arrival in Buffalo (I.e. career suicide). The guy has done a hell of a job turning around our program. It won’t be easy but he’s got the chance to try it again on a higher level. He’s earned it.

Actually I’d think the opposite. Why change his position unless he’s staying? A lot of news about a potential new OC who was previously receivers coach at his last gig, so that may be why. Would be big if Ianello stays.

Hoping for some news one way or another.

Bump

Know we’re about 48 hrs in. Any word on assistants?

Along with Western Kentucky and UTSA. Agreed it’d be huge (literally) if we can keep him.

You know what they say when you assume.

I believe Jones has 4 years of eligibility.

Brad Riter and Scott Wilson did a podcast last night with a pretty comprehensive list of options for coach. Good listen. https://www.trendingbuffalo.com/commentary/podcast/ubbulls/now-what-ub-coach-lance-leipold-heads-to-kansas/