skrabukes Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 What an amazing end to MAC play over the last few days. The women's team wins...then the men's team wins! Coming into the season, I doubt that many thought that the women's team, after having lost their greatest senior class in school history, would have been able to pull off the win. In doing so, they had to go through a top 100 team, followed by two likely NCAA at-large teams. We knew what we'd get out of CD and Summer, especially at tournament time (and yes, they were spectacular). Over the past week, what a huge growth spurt Hannah Hall showed. She was on fire yesterday and showed excellent skills as a future court general for the team. Biggest props to Autumn Jones, who received very little time throughout the whole season, couldn't seem to find her shot, yet still was a monster in MAC week, especially on Friday vs. CMU (and in my opinion, the difference in that game). Coach FLJ and staff were marvelous, going to the 1-3-1 on Friday, seemingly confusing CMU, and just getting great buy-in out of the entire team. She set them up with a daunting pre-conference schedule and it paid dividends in the end. They could be quite dangerous, just as they were last year, if they play as they did this week! The men's team was going to be a monsterous team, we all knew it. Did we think 31-3 good? I can't say that I would've counted on 31 wins. A MAC title? Yes. 31-3 knowing the challenging pre-MAC schedule? Doubtful. What more can be said about this team? People bashed the team on here game in and game out. The expectations were so high, even winning wasn't good enough to many. Winning after 40 minutes by double digits wasn't good enough if there were periods of less than stellar play. "Bench Harris" and "Harris sucks", were chanted by the masses. In the end, he and the team showed what their true colors are. They are a team who have a ton of great weapons. Yes, Harris may suck on a given day or stretch. So might Perk, like last night. CJ's shot might be off, but he'll show the ice water in the veins come crunch time. You can't stop all of them. Graves might go off. Dontay might go off. Even Davonte hit major 3's in games. Montell could give double figure points even. It's hard to stop them all for 40 minutes. They have worn teams down with fast paced offense, and tightly contested defense. No matter what happens from this point, whether it's 6 wins or 0, there's no doubting that this is the best team in UB basketball history. Anyone who says otherwise is a damn fool. Being a ranked team for the entire season, winning tons of challenging road games to "big" teams, going undefeated at home (again), and winning another MAC title en route to 31 wins before NCAA tourney time should prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. The fans? They've finally figured out what a good thing looks like. The community showed up when students were out of town. The women's attendance has been great, even without much student support at the AA. The people showed up to Cleveland, outnumbering their opponent in every game. It was great to see so many blue and white shirts, flags, UB logos (new, old and very old!). Nate has re-signed. Let's be happy about it. UB has put their best foot forward with regard to his new deal. A half dozen years ago our coach was somewhere around $200k and the assistants had to be around 100k and less. Now our head coach is going to be at $800k+ and surely the assistants are way, way above the old assistant prices and quite probably above the old head coaches' salary. They all are happy here, and rightfully so. 4 league titles in 5 years, a first for the league. Does that mean that tomorrow is guaranteed for them in a UB outfit? No, nothing ever is, but all we can do is continue to support and not be afraid to pony up to the best of our abilities to the excellence funds of both programs. Let's enjoy this week (and hopefully beyond). Go Bulls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 With Houston losing this afternoon. The cougs and Bulls earned the title of best record in the nation at 31-3. Who woulda thunk it?!?! Just one more amazing accomplishment to pile on the list. Go Bulls!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 UB is a basketball school! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: UB is a basketball school! No arguing that point based on the last five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 And Nevada, Wofford and Belmont too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Belmont is in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, UB85 said: Belmont is in!!! Belmont getting in has to be a good sign for our seed. Committee giving mid majors respect at least with this pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Here is an excellent article from Jason Arkley of the Athens Messenger. It is a must read. Enjoy! https://www.athensmessenger.com/blogs/bobcat_blog/bulls-own-the-mac-until-further-notice/article_a9b9b058-1de6-55c3-8c48-5e140511622d.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumBull Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Sounded like made up quotes from “unnamed” sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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