John Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Will be another good test for us to see if we can play with the same intensity and energy. Ball State has four players averaging from 15 to 11 points with two players at 6’9 and 6’8. Their last two games they beat Toledo and lost to Central Michigan. The Central game was a heartbreaker as they gave up a 3 pointer with six seconds to go to tie then lost in overtime. From their comments after the game their players know they can play better and are determined to beat UB. Hope we have our game faces on and see a big enthusiastic crowd. Go Bulls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 A game we will be favored in. At home. A game we should win. A sneaky big game for seeding/tiebreak purposes. Tougher opponent than EMU so a good home test. Nonetheless we should win. Keep the win streak going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: A game we will be favored in. At home. A game we should win. A sneaky big game for seeding/tiebreak purposes. Tougher opponent than EMU so a good home test. Nonetheless we should win. Keep the win streak going. Agree. Ball State always seems to give us a tough game and they can shoot the 3 as well as any team in the MAC. But they also give up 77+ ppg and don’t rebound as well as UB. I’d love to see Jack stay hot and for Segu to find his stroke, been a rough last few games for him shooting the 3. Also like to see UB as a team get to the FT line a little more…kind of incredible that we scored 102 pts vs EMU while only taking 8 foul shots. Go Bulls! 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Bluebird96 said: Agree. Ball State always seems to give us a tough game On further review, over the past 5 seasons UB is 6-1 with +80 pt differential vs Ball State, including 5 double-digit wins and 3 by 20+. Ball has only given UB a tough game twice in their last 7 tries….this season’s 6-Pt win @ Ball and a 20-Pt loss @ Ball during the ‘19-20 season. All that being said, they should not be taken lightly, and we just need a W of any kind on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 21 minutes ago, Bluebird96 said: On further review, over the past 5 seasons UB is 6-1 with +80 pt differential vs Ball State, including 5 double-digit wins and 3 by 20+. Ball has only given UB a tough game twice in their last 7 tries….this season’s 6-Pt win @ Ball and a 20-Pt loss @ Ball during the ‘19-20 season. All that being said, they should not be taken lightly, and we just need a W of any kind on Saturday. Agree. Any win will do at this time of the season. The key will be can we have something close to our last two games and get contributions from all our players and I mean all our players. Can Jack and Mballa give us the same kind of effort and energy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 If this team plays to their potential, they can breeze through the MAC. It's a long season and it hasn't been pretty, but they finally flashed on Tuesday. It was impressive. This team isn't short on talent, but we shall see which team shows up.....the one that got beaten badly by Ohio or the one that beat Eastern Michigan by 38. Go Bulls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 hours ago, John said: Agree. Any win will do at this time of the season. The key will be can we have something close to our last two games and get contributions from all our players and I mean all our players. Can Jack and Mballa give us the same kind of effort and energy?? That was great to see against EMU. If they contribute consistently down the stretch, the Bulls are going to be tough to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 10 hours ago, Chet said: If this team plays to their potential, they can breeze through the MAC. It's a long season and it hasn't been pretty, but they finally flashed on Tuesday. It was impressive. This team isn't short on talent, but we shall see which team shows up.....the one that got beaten badly by Ohio or the one that beat Eastern Michigan by 38. Go Bulls! The one thing I really liked about JW post-game interview, beyond the shoutout to the students and crowd enthusiasm, was that he said the team was "humbled" during their stretch after the Ohio/Toledo games. Maybe that is indeed what happened. These guys definitely have a different on-court mentality these last couple of games and I really like it. I hope it continues. Go Bulls!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, UBinMD said: The one thing I really liked about JW post-game interview, beyond the shoutout to the students and crowd enthusiasm, was that he said the team was "humbled" during their stretch after the Ohio/Toledo games. Maybe that is indeed what happened. These guys definitely have a different on-court mentality these last couple of games and I really like it. I hope it continues. Go Bulls!! The Bulls performances in the two games are among the most lopsided wins this season vs CMU and EMU. Definitely like to see that carry over for the remainder of season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) I tweeted this the other day and believe there’s some relevancy to this: Toledo is the top team in the MAC. All of the metrics support this. They’re 3-0 against Ohio and UB. The Bobcats are the most consistent team though. They rarely elevate or play down to their competition. They’re consistent and a top 80-110 team. Buffalo is the wildcard. They have the ability to be the best team in the MAC but they’re also capable of losing to teams like Miami. I believe it’ll be one of these three teams that wins it all in Cleveland. Edited February 11, 2022 by Big 4 Hoops Blogger 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: I tweeted this the other day and believe there’s some relevancy to this: Toledo is the top team in the MAC. All of the metrics support this. They’re 3-0 against Ohio and UB. The Bobcats are the most consistent team though. They rarely elevate or play down to their competition. They’re consistent and a top 80-110 team. Buffalo is the wildcard. They have the ability to be the best team in the MAC but they’re also capable of losing to teams like Miami. I believe it’ll be one of these three teams that wins it all in Cleveland. Can't argue with this. Let's hope they are clicking come March! Edited February 11, 2022 by DocCas86 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Players have to embrace their roles on this team. It really starts with Mballa. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 37 minutes ago, Chet said: Players have to embrace their roles on this team. It really starts with Mballa. I like the Mballa/Skogman sharing the ball down low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Kent State knocking off Akron tonight helps UB’s cause to get the 3 seed as they all now have 4 L’s. Kent has Toledo and Ohio next, Akron has an easier remaining schedule so tonight’s loss was big if the Bulls are to have any chance of passing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, Erie County said: Akron has the tiebreaker and an easy schedule. UB needed to actually beat some of the top teams to have a chance at the top 3. They are destined for the 4 seed No doubt we didn’t help ourselves by losing to Akron and especially Miami. Akron still has a game @ Ohio, other than that I don’t see another L in their future but in the MAC you can’t count on anything. If UB loses one more then yes, any hope for the 3 is slim to none. Just got to keep it going and peak at the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullBoy Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Erie County said: Akron has the tiebreaker and an easy schedule. UB needed to actually beat some of the top teams to have a chance at the top 3. They are destined for the 4 seed Was reading this earlier, but with it looking like Buffalo will only play 19 conference games this year, there actually are no tiebreakers against Akron or Kent, or Toledo or Ohio for that matter. Those schools are all going to play 20 games, so Buffalo's winning percentage will be different regardless. They might get screwed by a half a game or they might screw say a Kent or Akron by a half a game. This is what the MAC has decided by rescheduling every game except for two (CMU at UB, Ball State at CMU) As a side note: I feel bad that our fans get screwed out of a game because the MAC had no problem re-arranging three roads games for Buffalo (Akron, EMU, NIU), but they couldn't help reschedule one home game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 51 minutes ago, BullBoy said: … the MAC had no problem re-arranging three roads games for Buffalo … FakeCovid19 laughed at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 8 hours ago, BullBoy said: Was reading this earlier, but with it looking like Buffalo will only play 19 conference games this year, there actually are no tiebreakers against Akron or Kent, or Toledo or Ohio for that matter. Those schools are all going to play 20 games, so Buffalo's winning percentage will be different regardless. They might get screwed by a half a game or they might screw say a Kent or Akron by a half a game. This is what the MAC has decided by rescheduling every game except for two (CMU at UB, Ball State at CMU) As a side note: I feel bad that our fans get screwed out of a game because the MAC had no problem re-arranging three roads games for Buffalo (Akron, EMU, NIU), but they couldn't help reschedule one home game. Yep, lost 2 home games this year (UC Irvine and CMU) in an already thin home schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Bulls come in as 11.5 favorites today. Hoping for a good crowd and a good win. Go bulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Happy Birthday Jeenathan! Looking for a big game from him and the boys today. Expecting the largest crowd of the season today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Anyone else thinking one of these games a freshmen will have a big game? Its coming around that time where a guy that sat a lot all season can come out of no where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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121Merrimac Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 50 minutes ago, MuchMany said: … Expecting the largest crowd of the season today. The Ticket Situation thread from three years ago suggests there will be 25% more people than attended last Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yussi1870 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 hours ago, skrabukes said: Yep, lost 2 home games this year (UC Irvine and CMU) in an already thin home schedule. It’ll be 3 if we don’t get the playoff home game. Do season ticket holders get reimbursed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulls2684 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 No giveaway today = no students Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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