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UB Bulls Beat: Better Than ‘Cuse
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While an 82-67 victory over D3 Daemen — a school known more for it’s physical therapy program than hoops — isn’t exactly the most inspiring of preseason performances, given the Orangemen’s loss to LeMoyne, those of us in the Bulls Nation should be plenty...
UB Bulls Beat: All About The International Bowl
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It’s really simple: Buffalo needs to run the table to finish the season with a 7-5 record, which should be enough to get them a second straight invite to the International Bowl in Toronto. With Temple running away with the MAC East, and Central Michigan doing the same in the MAC West, [...]
On The MAC: The Hoops To-do List for New Commish Jon Steinbrecher
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Don’t ask me why, but opening night of the 2009-10 NBA season has me thinking hoops… Just not pro hoops. Instead, I’m thinking of the massive job new MAC commish Jon Steinbrecher has in front of him when it comes to reversing the league’s slide to college basketball...
File This Under Huh…
17 days ago by
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March Madness All Season is one of my favorite college hoops blogs for the simple reason that Jeff seems to know his stuff and is not a power conference sycophant. All the more reason that I’m puzzled by his labeling teams like Butler, Siena, Creighton, Virginia Commonwealth...
UB Bulls Beat: Still Relentless to the Finish…
22 days ago by
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Even if it ain’t so pretty to watch this season.
Today’s 21-17 win over Akron (1-5, 0-3) was a critical dubbya for Turner Gill’s Buffalo Bulls. Not only did it get them off the snide in the MAC — UB is now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the MAC — but it came on a [...]
UB Bulls Beat: No Such Thing As An Ugly Win
23 days ago by
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Turns out I was wrong (sort of). Akron managed to play itself out of the redzone and settled for a 40-yard field goal attempt, which they missed.
Buffalo ended up capitalizing on the Zips ineptitude, as Zach Maynard tossed his second touchdown pass of the day to Naaman Roosevelt....
UB Bulls Beat: How Do You Spell Ugly?
23 days ago by
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Today you can spell it A-K-R-O-N-v-s-B-U-F-F-A-L-O, as the Zips and Bulls are engaged in a pretty ragged scrap at UB Stadium. Game is knotted at 7, but the Zips — who were 9-point ‘dogs entering the game — seem on the verge of taking an early second half lead. So...
UB Bulls Beat: Unsolved Mysteries… Solved
23 days ago by
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With the release of the 2009-10 University of Buffalo basketball schedule, one of the best kept secrets in college basketball is no longer a secret. Judging by the lack of non-league home games — the Bulls have a mere four on their 28-game schedule, one of which is a visit to...
UB Bulls Beat: No ******** Here
October 10, 2009 by
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I like to think that I’m not big on hyperbole, exaggeration, and the false sense of urgency that a lot of sportwriters at major — and not-so major — dailies and mags traffic in. That’s why when I say that today’s homecoming scrap with Gardner-Webb is a...
On The MAC: Beasts In The MAC East?
October 05, 2009 by
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MAC football power rankings are up at Van Delay Sports and it looks good for the MAC East, with Ohio (3-2, 1-0) ranking second after Central Michigan, and with five other sides from the MAC East ranking in their Top 10. While I’ll readily admit that I’m not remotely as...
UB Bulls Beat: A Loss Is A Loss But…
October 05, 2009 by
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We don’t believe in moral victories at Notes From A Basketball Junkie, but only the most hard-ass and pessimistic of UB Bulls fans wouldn’t find some things to like in Saturday’s 20-13 loss to Central Michigan (4-1, 2-0) at UB Stadium. While the defeat leaves Turner...
UB Bulls Beat: Not Expecting Miracles Today
October 03, 2009 by
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It’s not a must-win for UB (1-3, 0-1) today; not by a long shot. And that’s a good thing since Central Michigan (3-1, 1-0) and record-setting quarterback Dan LeFevour seem to be the class of the MAC this season. Even if the Bulls weren’t coming into this game with a three-game...
UB Bulls Beat: No Need To Panic But…
September 27, 2009 by
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Saturday’s 37-13 loss at Temple should make any Buffalo fan start to worry that this season is quickly looking like it could finish more like 4-8, 5-7 than 8-6 with a MAC title and trip to a bowl.
It isn’t quite 1997 through 2005 — aka B.T.G. — yet, but there...
Buffalo Bulls Football: James Starks Out For Season
August 25, 2009 by
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James Starks busting off a 93-yard touchdown run against Miami (OH) in 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaMmHWpXwZg
There’s really not too much more I can say other than that this really sucks.
While, as a proud Buffalo alum who has been reveling in the Bulls ascent to...
Who Needs The Bowl Championship Series?
August 12, 2009 by
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Not Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt, or WAC if you ask me. Let’s rein in Craig Thompson and Orrin Hatch, and stop the begging and whining.
There’s no need to. Not only is it undignified and unseemly, but the fact is that we — those of us ...
I Still Don’t Believe…
August 04, 2009 by
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TWAal6R6bA
Keeper Danny Cepero has yet to find his 2008 playoff form; one reason why RBNY are having an epically horrific 2009
It’s still hard for me to believe that is what the New York Red Bulls’ 2009 season boils down to: a Wednesday...
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Be A Knicks Fan…
August 04, 2009 by
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The circus that is the 2009 off-season continues.
I’m not Mr. Knicks or anything, and I’m definitely not like a certain NBA beat writer for a major New York City tabloid that things everything sucks all the time, but I’m really starting to wonder what Donnie Walsh...
I don’t know who any of these players are…
June 25, 2009 by
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And I don’t know if the braintust of the teams making the picks do either, but I know why it seems like teams are just randomly picking European players who may, or more likely, may not ever play in the NBA. They don’t have to pay them for a couple years and they don’...
Two good picks…
June 25, 2009 by
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I think Portland got a steal by getting Patty Mills with the 55th pick. Yeah, I’m biased because he’s a Mid-Major stud, but the dude can play. He should get major minutes backing up Steve Blake for the Trailblazers this season and I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends...
And Minnesota Continues to…
June 25, 2009 by
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Stock on point guards. Not sure what the strategy is, or even if there is one, but at least Calathes will be playing in Europe the next couple of years instead of teaming up with Rubio and Flynn in a three point guard alignment.
Bet if they had one more pick that Patty Mills would...
And Minnesota Continues to…
June 25, 2009 by
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Stock on point guards. Not sure what the strategy is, or even if there is one, but at least Calathes will be playing in Europe the next couple of years instead of teaming up with Rubio and Flynn in a three point guard alignment.
Bet if they had one more pick that Patty Mills would...
What could’ve been…
June 25, 2009 by
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Jonas Jerebko, the 6-9 Swedish forward Detroit took with the 39th pick, was this close to hooping it up for my UB Bulls. He had actually signed a letter of intent to play for Buffalo, but backed out on after blowing up in some European hoops tournament the same summer he signed the...
Good pick for the Bucks
June 25, 2009 by
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Taking Brandon Jennings at 10 means they should be able to put last year’s Joe Alexander fiasco behind them. It also means that I will never see Jennings play since I’d rather sit through a Gossip Girl marathon than watch the Bucks.
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Toronto taking Demar DeRozan means that…
June 25, 2009 by
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He will end up sucking. Toronto’s draft history is littered with horrible picks (Rafael Araujo anyone?). Being drafted by the Raptors is a ticket to professional mediocrity. Sorry Demar…
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I’m with the Knicks fans when it comes to this pick
June 25, 2009 by
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Jordan Hill was not the pick with Holiday and Derozan still on the board. Last time the Knicks took a big from Arizona this early in the draft, the guy ended being able to do little other than make an uncovered 15-foot jumper. That isn’t Hill’s game and, to be honest, I...
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