promotherobot

Why is this game not sold out already?

Juniors draftees rarely achieve success in the NFL. It would behoove TJ3 to play his senior year. He could be a #1 overall pick in 2020.

Sure, if money were no object. Build a friggin' Taj Mahal on campus. But we all know that funds are tight and the locals who got their panties in a wad over #NYBI are not buying tickets now that the school went back to "BUFFALO." The reason I suggest UB play at least one game a year at NEF is because that's the venue WNY football fans are used to going to, not UB Stadium. UB's last game at what was then Ralph Wilson Stadium drew 26K, which is the Bulls third largest home crowd. (FYI, the largest crowd at UB stadium, 29K, was for a Syracuse game and the place was 90% Orange fans.) Play at NEF on weekends when school is out anyway, like Thanksgiving. Get the Bills to offer an inexpensive ticket add-on to Bills season ticket holders. I'll bet you'd get 40K or more. This season is raising awareness each week. It's a real shame they couldn't play BGSU at home at NEF at the end of the year.

The difference between UCF and UB is in Florida there are two massive, popular, well-entrenched public universities with huge followings statewide for their teams. There it makes more sense to look inward to Orlando. In New York state, there are ZERO such institutions. Did you not realize this or were you just ignoring the fact since it weakens your argument?

...or play them at New Era.

The failure of #NYBI was the parochial attitude of some local people, led by Bob DiCesare and Bucky Gleason at the Buffalo News. White wanted to grow UB's brand statewide. But the local pity committee was too busy looking for insult. Think small, be small. We all want the U@Buffalo to grow and be successful. But we fight every attempt at growth because it involves looking outside our fear bubble. The same locals who bemoaned #NYBI are the same people ignoring the school in it's success. Not buying tickets. Not donating. It's pretty narrow thinking to believe that coaches and administrators come here to stay here. UB, as well as about 80-90 other schools, are stepping stones. Hiring good people means they will leave in a few years. The trick is to play the game to your benefit: Getting fat buyouts, keeping the pipeline filled with strong candidates. I don't blame White one bit for leaving. It had to be frustrating dealing with the local mentality. But you can't deny that White set the athletic department in it's upward trajectory.

Rutgers never sells out. In fact you'll probably find people willing to give you a freebie, or at least heavily discounted ticket in the parking lot.

I am pumping this game over at Two Bills Drive. Anyone coming to town for the Bills opener should make this game too. There's real interest in the Bills there. They may well be the best football team in WNY.

Ha, I was going to say the same about you. You don't seem to be the type to run and hide after talking smack and getting slapped down. Or maybe I figured you wrong? We all talk. That's half the fun. But someone with integrity would own up after the game. #TempleFluff

Hope so. He cost us a bowl bid last year.

mh55: crickets. So much for his predictions. I guess we won't hear from him for a year now.

...says the troll.

Beat Villanova first, then talk smack.

While the Del.St. offense was pitiful, their defense wasn't that bad.

48-10 win against a feeble FCS opponent. That's fine. You play who your play and you're supposed to dominate, and we did. We're on to Temple.

Ok the plus side, mh55 won't be trolling us. He probably under a Schuylkill overpass in the fetal position sucking his thumb.