PromoTheRobot Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 UB hosts Kent State in their conference opener at 7pm. The game will be on ESPNU. Why not take a break from all the Bills angst and watch some local college ball on TV or live at UB Stadium? Tickets are cheap, parking is free and tailgating is allowed. I like to park along Lake LaSalle. UB has 2 players who are on pro scouts radar: RB Brandon "Bo" Oliver and LB Khalil Mack. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It will be interesting to see where they stand in this game. Huge underdogs in week #1, Loss....Huge favorites in week #2, Win....pretty even matchup with Kent State in week #3 at home. Hopefully a good student and local turnout. Go Bulls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Their QB Alex Zordich looks great. He was a cool customer against Georgia. Bo Oliver ran for 111 yds. Only one other RB did that against Georgia last year. PTR Edited September 14, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 There are four decent teams in the MAC(Bowling Green, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan) & one good team(Ohio). The rest of the conference stinks including UB & Kent. With that being said if it is a nice night out I think I will take my son to the game. I always enjoy taking him to the UB games & he loves it. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 thanks, setting the DVR now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Bump. Game is Wednesday. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 UB hosts Kent State in their conference opener at 7pm. The game will be on ESPNU. Why not take a break from all the Bills angst and watch some local college ball on TV or live at UB Stadium? Tickets are cheap, parking is free and tailgating is allowed. I like to park along Lake LaSalle. UB has 2 players who are on pro scouts radar: RB Brandon "Bo" Oliver and LB Khalil Mack. PTR You seem to be knowledgeable about UB football. Under their HC Quinn have they stepped up their level of recruiting? This program has been in the doldrums for far too long. It seems that a number of MAC teams have elevated their programs to the point where they are consistently good, at least at the mid-tier level. Can UB get there? It gets so tiresome to see college athletic programs such as Canisius BB be so bad for more than a generation while comparable schools such as Niagra and Bonnaventure can periodically be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) You seem to be knowledgeable about UB football. Under their HC Quinn have they stepped up their level of recruiting? This program has been in the doldrums for far too long. It seems that a number of MAC teams have elevated their programs to the point where they are consistently good, at least at the mid-tier level. Can UB get there? It gets so tiresome to see college athletic programs such as Canisius BB be so bad for more than a generation while comparable schools such as Niagra and Bonnaventure can periodically be good. I was very critical of Quinn as a coach. His record the last two years is all of 5 wins. But this year's team looks ready to break through. Junior Alex Zordich at QB is solid and Brandon Oliver will likely break all of James Starks UB rushing records. While Turner Gill had Texas connections for players, Quinn is mining SEC territory (FL, SC, GA) and Ohio for recruits. At least from a Scout.com ratings standpoint his classes have been UB's highest. Quinn has a team made up of his players now. UB starts the MAC portion of their schedule this week vs Kent State, followed by a road game at UCONN (on ESPN3/SNY). This will be a nice mid-week taste of Buffalo football and a chance to see if UB is legit. (See schedule here.) PTR Edited September 18, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Oliver is 2nd in the nation inrushing and Zordich is 16th in passing. Just an FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 There are four decent teams in the MAC(Bowling Green, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan) & one good team(Ohio). The rest of the conference stinks including UB & Kent. With that being said if it is a nice night out I think I will take my son to the game. I always enjoy taking him to the UB games & he loves it. Thanks for the heads up. I don't suppose you watched the UB/Georgia game? UB gave the Athens folks a scare until deep into the 3rd quarter, and that was without Mack (1-game suspension). They followed that up by pummeling their next opponent. It appears UB may be on the upward track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 UB hosts Kent State in their conference opener at 7pm. The game will be on ESPNU. Why not take a break from all the Bills angst and watch some local college ball on TV or live at UB Stadium? Tickets are cheap, parking is free and tailgating is allowed. I like to park along Lake LaSalle. UB has 2 players who are on pro scouts radar: RB Brandon "Bo" Oliver and LB Khalil Mack. PTR I will have to DVR it. I will be at Bulls stadium where the best seats are less than the cheap seats at the Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I don't suppose you watched the UB/Georgia game? UB gave the Athens folks a scare until deep into the 3rd quarter, and that was without Mack (1-game suspension). They followed that up by pummeling their next opponent. It appears UB may be on the upward track. I actually did watch some of the UB Georgia game. I think that first half was more of a case of Georgia trying some different things & working out some kinks then UB playing a good game. Their next opponent was an FCS team so I wouldn't read too much into that pummeling. As far as Wednesday, Kent St is not very good, UB is at home so they should win. Hopefully they are on the right track. I have my doubts about Quinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I was very critical of Quinn as a coach. His record the last two years is all of 5 wins. But this year's team looks ready to break through. Junior Alex Zordich at QB is solid and Brandon Oliver will likely break all of James Starks UB rushing records. While Turner Gill had Texas connections for players, Quinn is mining SEC territory (FL, SC, GA) and Ohio for recruits. At least from a Scout.com ratings standpoint his classes have been UB's highest. Quinn has a team made up of his players now. UB starts the MAC portion of their schedule this week vs Kent State, followed by a road game at UCONN (on ESPN3/SNY). This will be a nice mid-week taste of Buffalo football and a chance to see if UB is legit. (See schedule here.) PTR Thanks for your response. It seems that UB is not afraid of adding challenges to their schedule (Georgia, Pittsburgh, Connecticutt). I get so tired of having schools adding powder puff games to their schedule in order to burnish their hollow record. Will Licata get much of a chance to play this season? One way of advancing a program is retaining some of the local talent. There are so many big time programs that are so loaded that a lot of quality players don't get much of a chance to play whereas if they went to a school like UB those reserve players with little playing time, if any, could be starters and contributors for a UB type of program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Will Licata get much of a chance to play this season? One way of advancing a program is retaining some of the local talent. Licata is the #2 QB and will likely stay there while Zordich starts, though Licata got some mop up duty against Morgan State. PTR Edited September 18, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Bump. Game time 7pm. Be there live or watch on ESPNU. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) And they wonder why we don't watch. High school has better quality football and better announcers. This is a boring game that is made even more boring by the "talent" that ESPNU is using for its broadcast. And I'm not only a UB alum, but a UB alum who was in charge of homecoming twice during the D-III days. I love the school, but they did the sports thing in an incredibly half-assed manner. This sucks. EDIT: I'm serious. I watched Canisius (HS not college)-McQuaid a couple of weeks ago, and the announcers--and football--were better. This is a **** show. Edited September 20, 2012 by Offsides Number 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) And they wonder why we don't watch. High school has better quality football and better announcers. This is a boring game that is made even more boring by the "talent" that ESPNU is using for its broadcast. And I'm not only a UB alum, but a UB alum who was in charge of homecoming twice during the D-III days. I love the school, but they did the sports thing in an incredibly half-assed manner. This sucks. EDIT: I'm serious. I watched Canisius (HS not college)-McQuaid a couple of weeks ago, and the announcers--and football--were better. This is a **** show. No kidding. Here I am boosting the team and they take a massive dump on national TV. KSU is barely any better. PTR Edited September 20, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 No kidding. Here I am boosting the team and they take a massive dump on national TV. KSU is barely any better. PTR Both teams are horrible. This game is a mess. The announcers could make Nik Wallenda's walk seem like a stroll from Macy's to Lord & Taylor in the mall. Even the band is half-assed. I'm watching for the "train wreck" effect, and because I put off the movie I wanted to watch just long enough that I'm not starting it tonight. UB doesn't have to do D-I athletics. If it is going to continue, it needs to be more committed. Otherwise, it just should go back to D-III and being a better academic school than it is right now. Reset it to 1980-something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills! Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I was excited to watch this but after the first 10 mins the high school announcers and terrible qbs stole the show and I conceded the tv to the wife... 5/22 passing ? wow thats terrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I was excited to watch this but after the first 10 mins the high school announcers and terrible qbs stole the show and I conceded the tv to the wife... 5/22 passing ? wow thats terrible... There was passing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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