RecoveringHillbilly

Bence Polgar entered the portal today. We could lose 4 of 5 starting OL. No OL committed so far so more major rebuilding ahead.

The state released the 2019 studies of potential sites, including UB North: Empire State Development site IMHO, a typical pro-sports facility study, when all that is needed is, "You want an NFL team? Gotta pony up". No need for all the lists of One Buffalo items....everyone knows the real economics of these things. On a potential stadium, we all know the Bills have sunk costs in OP and prefer to build there. The report confirms much of that; the Bills offices, the training facilities, the existing parking and the traffic controls. And it gives all manner of legacy credit in "scoring high" for location, familiarity, what the Bills are known for, etc. Presentation Page #123 - 4 potential stadium sites: Rebuilt UB Stadium, new stadium in the Service Road area, new stadium over Governor's lots, new stadium on UB-controlled land across from Millersport Highway. Direct from the report: Because of the expansive campus property, several stadium location options were explored, but only one was deemed potentially feasible. • While there “appears” to be available land within the campus property, east of Millersport Highway, this also has sensitive environmental issues that would preclude this option. • A second option was to replace the existing U.B. stadium with a new Bills stadium, but the new fieldhouse building, existing campus buildings and eastern property line severely constricts the site, which was then determined to be undesirable. • A third option was to locate a stadium on surface parking lots in the northwest quadrant of campus, but its proximity to residential dorms and encroachment on permitted parking presented difficulties. • With the second and third options, the location of a new stadium “within the loop” of Audubon/Millersport was also problematic, creating a conflict between what is Bills and what is Bulls … the fourth site option, outside the loop, avoided this issue by allowing the new stadium to establish its own identity and presence, sufficiently outside the “shadow of U.B.” When a stadium design has not even been developed, why go with a best-guess design and throw out UB Stadium when the fieldhouse is East-West not North-South, we could demo Nan Harvey Field, Morris Center, Stadium lot, and rebuild Nan Harvey Field elsewhere, and fit a 60K stadium just fine? And the concept of "shadow of U.B.", is flattering for UB. In the last 40 years the Cardinals, Bears, Raiders, Rams, all played seasons at university-controlled stadia, without many issues. Did people in LA Coliseum confuse the Raiders winning a Super Bowl and the Trojans finishing #1? Hardly. And the report dings the Bills not controlling the parking? Really? That could not be worked out?. And, the Bills having to work with both UB and Amherst is a potential negative?! How so, because they are stronger institutions than ECC and O.P.? So may questionable conclusions.

After the shock of the loss, I actually found the game thread here, then reading tweets, really centered my thoughts. There is something quite calming about UB fandom's near consensus about a needing coaching change, the player's lack of motivation, questioning the extension directly at UB basketball's tweets. When we had the program rolling and everyone was high, it's great. And when we fall flat once again, we can all SEE the issues and express ourselves, and the chorus grows loud, that is a positive. I no longer need to fool myself about UB's NET, no longer laugh at seeing Bona get blown out by VaTech, now fully believing we could have over 10 loses this season. We win the MAC..cool. But I'm setting myself up for the feeling like 2012 when we had MAC PoTY sWatt and McCrea yet went 0-3 vs the Bobcats.

In high school he wasn't as solidly-MAC as Licata or Myers, but he seemed more polished for a small-school QB than Secky or Radon were. He and Plummer are Mo's recruits so it will be an interesting battle between them on the depth chart. I'd have to think Myers is the guy for 2022, but, who knows. Will KVT go one final time? Will another scholarship QB leave?

UB never tweeted the lineup but it is the regular starters.

According to Bronstien, this looks even easier. "Canisius will be without leading scorer Malek Green (coronavirus protocols) today vs Buffalo. Starting center Jacco Fritz (ankle) also is out."

He'll need a new RB coach https://footballscoop.com/news/atlanta-georgia-tech-geoff-collins-hiring-mike-daniels-buffalo

UB football tweeted out his signing but then deleted. I sure hope so as he would be a huge JUCO get. https://247sports.com/player/keyshawn-cobb-46079177/

Typically, just the release with coaching statements on the initial class. So far nothing announced differently from Coach Mo. Some non-UB-related portal names have verbally committed to new schools, so I'd love to see us announce our own mid-year enrolled players, too.

At 6' 212, if he is healthy, he may be that nickelback the staff have been looking for.

Quarles said post game Williams and Jones will play for sure Saturday.

https://twitter.com/NCAAWBB/status/1468771623402721294?t=ltOzJz6oaSIiIbreVbLfwg&s=19

Jack 3, WKU turnover...wow what a night!

UB playing well! But weird to hear Bob Gaughan play by play filling in for Matt Mattia. I am so used to him at color analyst.

When Snyder signed with Rutgers I didnt see him as P5. And I didn't feel it was a recruiting miss for us. Today, after seeing his small sample size of play for Rutgers..not bad! Sure Cole, come home and win this job!

Offered grad transfer C Jack Burns from Cornell. Good sacks against stats, 2nd team All-Ivy. We are his only FBS offer so far. Very decent interior depth open. Offered grad transfer TE Robbie Mangas from Dartmouth. All-Ivy HM, lots of FCS and some FBS offers.

Lonnie Rice entered the portal today. The 2020 class recruits who haven't seen time are attempting to clear out, so it seems the message may be sent. The staff want their players, and they are going hard with many recent offers to Texas prep and JUCO's. Very much like Gill's recruiting Texas, and different from the former staff who hit the Mid-Atlantic hard.

Why even use a QB there, don't we have a wildcat play or something? Sucks for Myers after a well played game.

Figures...

Whew

Just garbage now

55 yard fg, geez...!

I got scared with Cook out there on 3rd down..then he shows me up, 2 Cook TD's 24-24.

Playing 3rd string DE's (Michel, Riggins, Laing all out) and no backfield depth, and it is getting away from us.

NIU has Montgomery figured out..3 straight punts.