Why do we not play UB in Football?
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OrangeAl
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Probably not enough upside to playing UB on a regular basis. Ten "atta boys" would be completely wiped out by one "oh snap!"
They have an abysmally small fan base. Talking to some of their alumni, there seems to be absolutely no push to upgrade beyond the MAC level.
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Yep. Which is an absolute shame.
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No need to give *any* boost to a local team when their are tons of other like teams to play.
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Ub would hav beaten us with licata, bo oliver and mack. No need to schedule a local team that may beat SU once every ten-fifteen seasons.
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It’s an easy game to schedule, a game we should win most times, but I assume the thinking is we are afraid of that one time they beat us. Which is a bad mentality to have if you ask me. It’s a game that should be played every year. It’s a MAC team, close proximity, decent competition, but almost likely a victory.
LOL...the last time UB beat SU was in 1899.
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And nobody wants a repeat of that fiasco!
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...unless, of course, it is a wooing point to New York State in a quest to secure Dome $$$.
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Correct tough to brand yourself: "Syracuse: Erie Canal's College Team" after that game.
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Great question. Probably the same reason why we haven't scheduled UAlbany as our FCS. We are lost when it comes to OOC scheduling. UB is the perfect OOC team, as UAlbany is for an FBS.
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We have scheduled Albany. You can get off that kick anytime now.
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Now all we need to do is schedule UMass, and the entire board will be singing Kumbaya.
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TY, i knew we finally scheduled them after the Colgate thing ran THIN.
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We are waaay late to that party as they should be on the schedule every 2-3 years. We were too enamored with colgate.
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The Jimmy B Football Schedule when he becomes AD
UB, Albany, Army Rutgers every year OOC
UB, Albany, Army Rutgers every year OOC
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Just an observation, no need for the sarcasm. We are in the northeast, OOC scheduling should be easy. There is zero excuse for UB and UAlbany missing from the schedule the last few years. Kinda like Siena missing from the hoops OOC. JB plays every midmajor within 300 miles, but wont sniff Siena.
