RecoveringHillbilly

Too bad :( More pressure to have Bycznski ready.

Yep, I ran into Victor E. in Norton today but he just danced and high fived me. I took that as a good omen. UAlbany board saying UB was very good. Albany was picked 4th in AE. Also BGSU topped Depaul.

I asked myself that question many times back then, sitting in 0 degree weather, snowstorms, blowouts, close loses where we could move the ball but end drives in futility. We did not have a single player named 1st team All-MAC until 2007 and just SIX All-MAC 2nd Team selections between '99 and 2006. I went for love of UB. We had to stomach few sacks, even 800 yard rushers, 2000 yard QB's, and at most 1 reliable reciever,most of those years. I think Kato Nelson might be better than all QBs we had until Willy, but their team looks as bad us UB in it's worst years. Without him and our D playing outstanding they had no chance.

I'll be on campus tomorrow for UB360 tours for my stepson. I'm damn determined to hear some scuttlebutt from someone in the know.

They were a member during the 2004-05 season. We swept them and they had the worst record in the MAC (6-22 |3-15). I wished they were in the West instead of 2 garbage RPI hits.

For me, Ohio and Kent St. We have played them more then any other MAC squads, we have a winning record vs the Flashes, and we are the only MAC schools with enrollments over 30k. Through those early 2000 suffering years I could count on good (bad?) contests with those teams. So I looked forward to them. Our first MAC road win was at Kent. Our first 3 year streak defeating a MAC foe was Kent. After them I like playing Toledo, because of their yearly toughness and their nice stadium. Being born in WV, I liked Marshall when they were winning 1-AA titles, but in the MAC and my attending UB, I grew to dislike them. Shady recruiting, bombing our early 2000 teams in football, but likely hurting our 2004 at-large MBB chances as their teams were so bad in RPI.

I haven't seen any updates on Myers. As it is now, with some injured players possibly back next week, it may not matter who starts, because Akron hit the 0-6 record today with only 3 points scored vs the Flashes. We should come out fired up after last week and ready to pount the Zips. Also today of note: Temple wins again, Ohio was edged by NIU, Miami lost to WMU, BGSU surprised Toledo, Ball St beats EMU.

Great post, and don't forget Nickelberry was originally at Memphis, too! I wouldnt be shocked if he steps right in and makes a bigger impact than Johnson or Hardnett, maybe a top 3 scorer and rebounder, with even better passing and stronger finishing at the hoop than Harris had.

I think this game showed there would be little drop off if Vantrease gets more playing time. He was 10 for 10 to start, and would have finished 18-23 for over 200, if not for 2 very bad third down drops by Lefebvre. Myers may become like Rourke, but the last few games with him the passing game was truly lacking, and his turnovers killed us.

I sat there thinking if it goes to OT there is no way we win when we dont have a quality kicker vs their All MAC specialist. Bingo. I don't fault the time out on the 4th and 1 since the clock was running down, but how can you trust a true frosh there for over 40 yards? Just because he made a prayer from 52, that is 1 kick vs the sample size and percentages. I prefered to go for it and if you come up short, then fine. But we were so good on short yardage today.

Myers sat out practice today so if he is not ready we may see Jackson Baltar take full time duties. I agree, we should not let our starting QB also punt.

Thanks to Alan Pergament for a nice write up on Saturday's College Football ratings. UB drew a 7.6 average, peaking at 10.2 when we we playing our best. Similar to the 7.8 (11.3) on WGRZ for Toledo last season.

I'll post ongoing tv ratings I find in this this thread. UB @ Penn St - 2.17Mil viewers, local rating TBD

Shocking! Now we have our own Tom Tupa

Robert Morris lost to D-2 Kentucky State yesterday 13-7. They had a rough day much like our UAlbany loss, with key turnovers when on the verge of scoring.

Dislike the Grey unis...once a year at most please then retire and burn them 🤮

Yeah, 4th game limit, but I doubt they'd sit him if he starting 1st game. Skrabukes is spot on.

If we have to burn Marlyn Johnson's potential redshirt season, he's gotta be our future star. Otherwise OL, RB, TE, and whole D set up as most projected.

Bronstein dropping a huge bomb! But not toally surprised. Lance has been talking up young players when pressed for specifics. Yesterday he named 5 players possible at Center, then said Novitsky is getting the 1st team reps. So a R-FR, snapping to a R-FR, handing off to stud Soph. RB's. *Fingers crossed*

I can hear it now, "Bycznski fakes the handoff to Cook, lobes it to Marlyn Johnson...Bullseye!" Seriously, so many small private FCS schools lined up. CAA or MVC schools once in while, please.

Head says 6-6, heart says 8-4. So 7-5.

Great Trainwrecksports 2nd Scrimmage Talk

The newest UB Football Insider gives the sense that we will use our backs much more in the passing game. Even Ron Cook Jr has shown well and could get some snaps, possibly as a return man. There was also a comment from Awosika gleefully saying Lefebvre being our TE/WR weapon. In the News today said "Ruiz, Nunn, Daniel Lee, Jordan Overton and LeMaro Smith" missed Saturday's scrimmage. Leipold said many WR's will be used this year.

8 MWC, 7 MAC , 7 AAC, 7 CUSA, 4 Sun Belt, Palm is quite positive toward the non-power conferences. I would take Shreveport/BC/nice payout, over other projections that have us going to Boise or another Alabama bowl, against less exciting opponents.