capencaper

Not a good comparison IMO...Western Kentucky also has a football program, so it's not like they dropped football to pay their basketball coach more money. I get your point - if you're consistently good at any revenue sport then it raises the profile of an institution. But if I think of basketball focused schools (Gonzaga, Butler, VCU, etc.), maybe Gonzaga is the only school that is on par with the likes of UConn, Maryland, and Cincinnati ("2 sport" schools that UB could/should be similar to, for example) as far as name recognition and marketability, but only because of their history over the last 30 years.

When done right, athletics raises the profile of an institution which obviously is harder to quantify than dollars and cents.

Yes, let's aspire to be more like Cortland and UAlbany... 🙄

Bulls to Bills pipeline

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/11/30/mac-establishes-new-football-schedule-model.aspx No more divisions. And our "protected opponents" are Kent State and Akron.

"The U......b"

I smell an upset!

Out of principle I'm not going to judge GH3 (or any new coach) on one season.

Ah the old "nothing to lose" betting line

Makes sense, he owes a lot to Jay Wright as far as his coaching career goes. Plus, I'm sure Coach GH3 will do less name dropping as he gets more comfortable with interviews...probably sort of a crutch at this point.

Probably last year's production minus outgoing players, plus an average approximation for incoming players.

Strong words for the first game of the season

Where are the students?

1. Rank - Better 2. Mac Wins - Better 3. Ppg for - Worse 4. Ppg against - better 5. Ppg top 3 - Worse 6. Ppg Fr - Better 7. 2pt % - Better 8. 3pt % - Better 9. FT% - Worse 10. Turnovers - Better

Can I make a suggestion? Maybe I'm overthinking it, but instead of "lower" or "higher" - how about "better" or "worse" ...that way there's no confusion about what is considered higher or lower (rank vs statistic).

Good question. Theoretically a "perk" of coming to UB as a coach is that you can get a job at another SUNY school and carry over your benefits - in case things don't work out.

Update: https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-sign-jeenathan-williams-blazers-late-season-standout-one-year-deal

https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/news/portland-trail-blazers-reportedly-release-a-player-jeenathan-williams

To my untrained eye it looks like he's playing against not-so-great opponents in a lot of those highlights. We'll see!

I thought I saw a video clip last year of one player getting 70-something thousand? Maybe it varies based on playing time?

Not a big change but it looks nice. Wider end lines, New York's Flagship in the side lines, lighter wood color...

The bull at center court.

Anquan Sr. looks thrilled to be there.

Get Khalil Mack out on the recruiting trail

Hope he stays healthy. He's a unique athlete and deserves a chance to prove himself through a whole season.