mikescherrer8 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 UCONN’s a pretty solid get, Hurley is turning them around. Top 10 recruiting class in 2021, top 20 transfer class in 2022. They’ll be a top 25 team for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Tee4three said: Like the schedule so far this season, hopefully this team surprises some people. Its got to be easier to schedule when you have zero returning players lol I want to highlight this point after people were teeing off on the staff last year for the schedule. I don’t think the staff changed their scheduling philosophy this year. They’re at the mercy of bigger schools when it comes to scheduling these games 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, trueblue32 said: I want to highlight this point after people were teeing off on the staff last year for the schedule. I don’t think the staff changed their scheduling philosophy this year. They’re at the mercy of bigger schools when it comes to scheduling these games 100%. Between covid still lingering, what appeared to be a threatening veteran UB squad, and the inherent variance in the schedule puzzle year-to-year, last season's was bound to be a bit off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 22 minutes ago, trueblue32 said: I want to highlight this point after people were teeing off on the staff last year for the schedule. I don’t think the staff changed their scheduling philosophy this year. They’re at the mercy of bigger schools when it comes to scheduling these games We are likely viewed as less of a threat (due to roster turnover), but still have a name brand for a good basketball program. It's a win-win for them. If we end up overachieving, win 20+ and do well in the MAC Championship, we will probably be right back to where we were. I think that's why they get into these early season tournaments. You get to use it for recruits to go to nice places and you might get a quality game or two on a neutral court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 9:39 PM, DooleyBull06 said: Strongly considering attending this game. As a city kid I always wondered why UB didn’t play road games in the NYC area. Granted this is 2 hours away, I am gonna make the drive. If you are traveling from New York City for a Tuesday night game, it will be closer to three if not more, especially if it is on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 When does UCONN decide what games get played in Hartford? Have to believe a mid week OOC game against a mid major would stay on campus, which is a shorter ride for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 6 hours ago, promotherobot said: When does UCONN decide what games get played in Hartford? Have to believe a mid week OOC game against a mid major would stay on campus, which is a shorter ride for me. Per UB's website the game is in Storrs, on campus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 How often is the team allowed to play international pre season games? Three games every third year, I think? That extra preparation and bonding time would be so nice for a team with so many new members this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 https://ubbulls.com/news/2022/8/24/mens-basketball-mac-announces-conference-slate.aspx MAC scedule has been released. Open the season at Alumni on Jan 3rd vs Ohio. Emoni Bates and EMU at Alumni on Feb 7th. Back to 18 game schedule. UB has single games against Ball St (A), Bowling Green (H), EMU ( H), and WMU (A). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Big get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UBinMD Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bill said: I have always liked Izzo, I like him even more now. That's a nice pickup, especially with our geography for recruiting. We have done well out of Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, UBinMD said: I have always liked Izzo, I like him even more now. That's a nice pickup, especially with our geography for recruiting. We have done well out of Michigan. I confess, this is a better team than what I was thinking they were targeting for one of the remaining games, as I was thinking the likes of a MTSU (#97) / Louisiana Tech (#101). The OOC schedule will be very tough. Using barttorvik.com - they have the following: @ Michigan St (#23) @West Virginia (#29) vs Tulane (#42) - neutral vs Drake (#58) - neutral @Connecticut (#59) vs George Mason (#110) - neutral - potential depending on how bracket works out. Certainly they will be battle tested heading to the MAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, DocCas86 said: I confess, this is a better team than what I was thinking they were targeting for one of the remaining games, as I was thinking the likes of a MTSU (#97) / Louisiana Tech (#101). The OOC schedule will be very tough. Using barttorvik.com - they have the following: @ Michigan St (#23) @West Virginia (#29) vs Tulane (#42) - neutral vs Drake (#58) - neutral @Connecticut (#59) vs George Mason (#110) - neutral - potential depending on how bracket works out. Certainly they will be battle tested heading to the MAC. Nobody can say we are playing a bunch of cupcakes to start the season! Very solid schedule. If we can gel and get battle tested, we could be a tough out during the MAC season. The neutral court games help too, quality opponent, potentially less hostile environment. I only wish the possible George Mason game would be on the road since GMU is less than 30 minutes from my house 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I'm guilty of criticizing the quality of the Bulls' OOC schedule the past couple of years. This year looks great - possibly the best ever! Go Bulls! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescherrer8 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 15 hours ago, squire17 said: I'm guilty of criticizing the quality of the Bulls' OOC schedule the past couple of years. This year looks great - possibly the best ever! Go Bulls! I was critical last year of it but this years schedule is really really great. They did a nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majortomxiii Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 9/10/2022 at 5:58 AM, squire17 said: I'm guilty of criticizing the quality of the Bulls' OOC schedule the past couple of years. This year looks great - possibly the best ever! Go Bulls! How much of the issue was good teams did not want to play what should have been a very good UB team? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Majortomxiii said: How much of the issue was good teams did not want to play what should have been a very good UB team? I think it was a huge factor. We had a solid team (on paper), with lots of experience. We underperformed. Note though that JWs best game was again Michigan. He got up for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I am considering going to UConn game which appears will be in XL center in Hartford. Anyone else considering the trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 9:36 AM, DocCas86 said: I am considering going to UConn game which appears will be in XL center in Hartford. Anyone else considering the trip? XL Center? It was supposed to be on campus at Gampel Pavilion. That adds and extra 30 minutes to my ride. Still might go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) No announcement, but ubbulls.com is showing a game with SUNY Canton on Dec 21. Not unexpected that we have added a non-D1. Not sure if there is one final announcement. Edit: I didn't think adding a D3 program to our schedule would generate much chatter, but curious if anyone knows if it costs us less to bring in a D3 (SUNY) program vs usual D2...maybe giving us a bit more room in the budget to make one more trip or bring in one more home game. Best options for road game are Fresno State, SFA, Sam Houston St or San Diego. North Texas still has not announced its final schedule either. Edited October 3, 2022 by DocCas86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Ok schedule appears to be done. A home game with St. John Fisher on Dec 6th has been added. A little disappointing to me that they couldn't find one more D1 opponent. However, overall I feel the team put together a fairly rigorous schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 15 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Ok schedule appears to be done. A home game with St. John Fisher on Dec 6th has been added. A little disappointing to me that they couldn't find one more D1 opponent. However, overall I feel the team put together a fairly rigorous schedule. With UConn, Michigan St and the tournaments, I think its a really good schedule. A low level D1 would have been nice, but there is something to be said for UB giving these NY lower level teams an opportunity to play on a bigger stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I agree, plenty of fun / challenging games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) UConn on CBS Sports Network. Michigan State on Big Ten Network. Edited October 7, 2022 by BrooklynBull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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