Posts Tagged ‘Andy Robinson’

Watching the play-in… err I mean “opening round” game between Morehead State and Alabama State, I’ve been seething ever since that greasy douchebag Steve Lavin said, “The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee nailed it this season.” To his mind, those of the former BCS league players and coaches that comprise 99% of college hoops talking [...]

The Big Picture: Bulls (11-5, 19-10) come from behind to knock off Miami (10-6, 17-12) in overtime 70-67 and claim a share of the MAC East regular season title and the all important MAC Tournament first round bye. Unfortunately and not surprisingly, Ohio (7-9, 14-16) did Buffalo no favors today, running for the [...]

Make it seven wins in a row.
Tonight’s 56-55 victory over Central Michigan at Alumni Arena was win number two that came entirely because of the way the Bulls defended for 40 minutes. My internet connection decided to shut down at halftime and I wasn’t able to get it sorted until the game had [...]

So said Coach ‘Spoon in his post-game interview with WECK-1230 AM’s voice of the UB Bulls, Josh Wetzel. More on that later, though. Let’s get to the NFABJ breakdown.
The Big Picture: Bulls emerge triumphant in seesaw shootout with Western Michigan at The ‘Zoo, winning 74-71. Tonight’s win, a battle of teams [...]

It got a bit hairy in the second half, as Miami whittled down a 20-point halftime deficit to but a mere two points thanks to a hot-shooting Michael Bramos and a lot of UB missed free throws, but the Bulls battled back and took command of this game thanks to some determined defense and big [...]

The Big Picture: 62-60 victory over Big 12 doormats Colorado came courtesy of a Calvin Betts jumper from the foul line with five-tenths of a second left. It was the Bulls second straight dubbya on a last second shot, coming on the heels of Andy Robinson’s jumper with one second left in overtime [...]

If one is to judge by men’s hoops website on UBAthletics.Com, expectations and enthusiasm are at just about the lowest point they’ve been in several seasons. How is it that the Buffalo Athletic Department hasn’t had anything to say about basketball since September 18, a month before Midnight Madness?!? What a fucking joke!
With [...]

After starting MAC play 0-8 and not having won a road game since dinosaurs roamed the earth, UB (7-14, 1-8) got it going tonight in DeKalb, leading by double digits most of the game, as they cruised to a 89-81 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-16, 2-7).

At first, I wasn’t going to make too much about Buffalo’s tonight because NIU is a truly terrible team but then I decided that, hell yeah, this is a huge win for coach ‘Spoon’s side. So pardon me while I get bit carried away.

On it’s face a double-overtime 100-90 loss to Western Michigan (11-9, 5-2), the best team in the MAC West, does not seem to be a major disaster nor does it seem to foretell the collapse of a college basketball program.
Look closer, however, and that’s exactly what this loss was.
Buffalo fell to 0-7 in [...]