verandaman Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 So what's the scoop? Any word or updates? For some strange reason, UB and the MAC do not get a great deal of coverage here in Florida? On the plus side, I can talk NCAA football with almost everyone; allbeit they are likely Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa or Penn State fans. It's a burden handling all this B1G chitchat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB77 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Good twitter account to follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I’m confident this coaching staff will fully evaluate what talent they have and then gear an offense to achieve that. I would expect Gray or Watt to be named starter and Ogbonna to be similar to last year, except I’m hoping the offensive play calling is a bit more clever. I don’t think CJ has the arm to be the permanent starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB Horns Up Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, UBinMD said: I’m confident this coaching staff will fully evaluate what talent they have and then gear an offense to achieve that. I would expect Gray or Watt to be named starter and Ogbonna to be similar to last year, except I’m hoping the offensive play calling is a bit more clever. I don’t think CJ has the arm to be the permanent starter I agree with doesn’t have the arm but CJ Ogbonna has the most experience playing in FBS football and two I don’t think the 2024 UB Bulls are going to be a pass heavy team. That is why I CJ Ogbonna is going to be the starter at least to start the season because of his legs. UB Bulls are going to be a run heavy grind it on the ground type of MAC team like an Ohio Bobcats. I don’t see Pete Lembo being a chuck the football down the field type of coach. Pete Lembo talks about not beating ourselves that sounds more a run pound the rock team then a chuck the football down the field and hope for the best team. Those junior college players only see the field if CJ Ogbonna is injured or if CJ Ogbonna just can’t move the team. Junior college quarterback’s from the West Coast are iffy because they haven’t played in Buffalo weather. Unless you are Josh Allen it is very hard to throw the football in the wind of Buffalo. Plus no UB Bulls head coach should ever recruit quarterbacks to Buffalo with small hands. Because small hand quarterbacks tend to fumble in Buffalo weather. It doesn’t matter what Billy Bob Smith did at West Coast junior college that is fools gold. Buffalo the wind is brutal to throw the football especially at night in late October and November games. That reminds me UB needs to build a shell around UB Stadium and add a canopy to help with the cold and wind that will help UB attendance to. To be honest I think UB should just build a new stadium like the Syracuse Carrier Dome on the UB Stadium site for both UB football and UB basketball. I don’t know how many UB alums out of town follow what is going on in Amherst where Buffalo Super Fan lives but the Amherst town board passed legislation to allow up to 10 story buildings at the Boulevard Mall site area. Along with the extension of the Metro Railway that is coming. My point this Amherst town area is going to grow by 2030’s and beyond. It’s time that UB and UB athletics really thinks about this when evaluating weather going forward with UB stadium renovations. It might be best to focus on building a UB mini dome like North Dakota Bison Fargo Dome over putting big money into renovating a track stadium with no roof whatsoever that wasn’t built for FBS football and Western New York for the most part can’t stand the stadium anyway. The UB mini dome would give Western New Yorker’s that wanted a Buffalo Bills dome stadium that the Bills ownership refused to give them. It cost $48 million dollars in 1992 in 2022 dollars it would be $108 million dollars. So we aren’t talking $1 billion dollars for a 18,000 to 19,000 seat dome stadium the Fargo Dome seats 18,700 fans for football. Build that it would be a game changer for UB athletics. It would a wise public relations move and you get a on campus university facility that can be used 365 days a year for events. Take the events away from Key Bank Center that is money in UB and UB athletics program instead of a billionaire in Terry Pegula’s pocket. UB and UB athletics need to think as a business like FCS North Dakota State does. Amherst is big enough to support a facility like that especially if it is climate controlled dome. There are a lot fans that are tired of sitting in the cold today in my opinion. UB Horns Up! Go Bulls! Let’s Go Buffalo Edited February 18 by UB Horns Up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I don’t really feel comfortable with starting any of these players. Ogbonna is straight up not a FBS level passer and admittedly I haven’t seen much at all of Gray and Watts , but I don’t believe they are difference makers if they couldn’t find playing time despite the QB woes last season. I hope we find a decent QB in the next portal window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue03 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 23 hours ago, Ubbullsfan09 said: I don’t really feel comfortable with starting any of these players. Ogbonna is straight up not a FBS level passer and admittedly I haven’t seen much at all of Gray and Watts , but I don’t believe they are difference makers if they couldn’t find playing time despite the QB woes last season. I hope we find a decent QB in the next portal window. Agreed. I’d like to see those QBs get a chance, but I’d rather not sacrifice another lost season just to give them playing time. If coach thinks they’re ready, by all means I’m in, but if they’re not a clear QB1, we need to find one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB65Son Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 When does spring ball begin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 43 minutes ago, UB65Son said: When does spring ball begin? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/19/2024 at 4:59 PM, UBinMD said: I'll be in Buffalo the 28th and 30th. Can the public watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabulls Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 2/20/2024 at 5:29 PM, Ubbullsfan09 said: I don’t really feel comfortable with starting any of these players. Ogbonna is straight up not a FBS level passer and admittedly I haven’t seen much at all of Gray and Watts , but I don’t believe they are difference makers if they couldn’t find playing time despite the QB woes last season. I hope we find a decent QB in the next portal window. Gray had an insanely strong arm in the spring game last year. However, he didn’t pass often. Ogbonna showed flashes last year but he doesn’t have much arm talent. I’d expect it to be 1.gray, 2. Ogbonna, 3. Watts. Especially if the new HC and OC want to open up the passing game more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 5:37 PM, Dabulls said: Gray had an insanely strong arm in the spring game last year. However, he didn’t pass often. Ogbonna showed flashes last year but he doesn’t have much arm talent. I’d expect it to be 1.gray, 2. Ogbonna, 3. Watts. Especially if the new HC and OC want to open up the passing game more. Last year we were scared to throw the ball for some reason. Hopefully that changes this year and we have a good balanced offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/21/2024 at 3:12 PM, promotherobot said: I'll be in Buffalo the 28th and 30th. Can the public watch? Yes. I believe they’re all open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I’m sure hoping there will be another QB option joining the team soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) I've been to two spring practices so far. It appears that CJ Ogbonna has a solid lead over Gunnar Gray. Ogbonna had three touchdown passes during their scrimmage on Saturday including two BOMBS to Taji Johnson who had himself a day! Gray really hasn't really stood out too much. Can't wait for the Spring Game to see how they play in front of a crowd! Edited April 16 by Big 4 Hoops Blogger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Previous staff didn’t even trust him on a swing pass. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted Tuesday at 02:56 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:56 PM I get he has probably improved, but Ogbonna couldn’t even win the starting QB job at his FCS school and looked terrible as a passer last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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