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(09/30/02 4:00am)
ATHENS, O.H. - Football is an amazing game. Two sides exert their will upon one another for 60 minutes in a brutal display of physicality. Men get injured, bones are snapped, muscles torn. They get back up, play through the pain as blood trickles down their arms, and bruises numb their entire bodies.
(09/30/02 4:00am)
Forty-four straight matches and counting.
(09/25/02 4:00am)
Mike Kruczek's bid for an undefeated conference season ended in his team's first ever conference game.
(09/23/02 4:00am)
Exam 4 - Minnesota 41, Buffalo 17
Running Game
With senior running back Marquis Dwarte out of commission, it was up to redshirt freshman Aaron Leeper again. Leeper had a fine game, but didn't get as many carries as he would have liked since the team fell behind early. In the end he picked up 73 yards on 20 carries as the only back the Bulls used in the game. There were no fumbles and the offensive line was decent.
Grade: B-
Passing Game
UB quarterback Randall Secky was 20 of 35 for 190 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. The TD catch was one of Andre Forde's seven catches for 74 yards. Six different Bulls caught passes. Drops on critical third downs killed drives. Minnesota had five sacks as Secky's protection was inconsistent.
Grade: C+
Run Defense
This was the worst part of the game for the Bulls. Minnesota amassed 299 yards on the ground. Gophers' running back Terry Jackson II gained 124 yards on 14 carries, although most of those came on a 71-yard jaunt.
Grade: C-
Pass Defense
Don't let the score deceive you, it was another impressive showing by the Bulls secondary. Minnesota had two players that were 6'6", tight end Ben Utecht and receiver Aaron Hosack, while the Bulls corners are both under six feet tall. Yet they held their own against the Gophers - Utecht had four catches for 23 yards, and Hosack had just one for five. UM quarterback Asad Abdul-Khaliq threw for 189 yards with three touchdowns and was sacked three times.
Grade: B
Special Teams
The Bulls were fooled on a fake field goal that went for a touchdown on UM's first possession, but after that they were solid. Pelz made both extra points and had a 41-yard field goal. Kick coverage was good. Punter Scott McMahan averaged 44.8 yards per kick. Forde was not explosive on kick returns but usually gave the team decent field position.
Grade: B
Coaching
The entire team deserves a lot of credit for not giving up . it may sound corny, but it's true. Buffalo was down 31-0 midway through the second quarter; many teams would have mailed it in. The Bulls, however, made a game of it and outscored UM 17-10 the rest of the way - a credit to the coaching staff. The Bulls brain trust was, however, outfoxed on the fake field goal - a play that Minnesota Head Coach Glen Mason had planned all week after watching UB on film. Still, Buffalo was certainly overmatched, and it was a competitive game until about six minutes were left. The Bulls coaches did more with less.
Grade: B+
Comment: Exam was graded on a curve considering the talent level of the opposition; no, I'm not going soft. Incidentally, I was heckled from the stands again.
by Michael Scott, Sr. Sports editor
(09/09/02 4:00am)
Passing Game
(09/06/02 4:00am)
After a few drinks yours truly finally got the nerve to talk to UB President William Greiner at his holiday party last December. Greiner shared his optimism on the 2002 UB football season, and made a point to mention how good Aaron Leeper, at the time a true freshman red-shirting his first season, was going to be in the blue and white.
(09/04/02 4:00am)
My friend Jason woke up at 7 a.m. Saturday morning and began to apply blue and yellow paint to his upper torso. He is a drummer, rock band, not marching. Knowing some musicians, perhaps that simple phrase is enough to explain his behavior.
(08/30/02 4:00am)
Deacons' Gamble Leads to Overtime Win For NIU
(08/28/02 4:00am)
If Rob Suglia gets his way, the UB football team is going to have the support of a rowdy 12th man as they attempt to win their home opener Thursday night against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
(04/26/02 4:00am)
Wednesday afternoon one grizzled football veteran addressed a throng of fans, envisioning a return to the playoffs and maybe more, outside Ralph Wilson Stadium. That morning two UB college football seniors addressed a small gathering of media members in the Alumni Arena media room.
(04/22/02 4:00am)
Thoughts from the annual UB football Blue vs. White game last Wednesday:
(04/19/02 4:00am)
Bill Lazor, offensive coordinator for the UB football team, may as well have been waving the white flag Wednesday night, but not in support of the White squad at the annual Blue vs. White game.
(04/17/02 4:00am)
Traditionally the Eastern Conference has been full of first round upsets - in 1999 the Buffalo Sabres went to the Stanley Cup Finals as a No. 7 seed. This season, however, the Western Conference has eight outstanding teams battling it out in the first round, and as you will see, the potential for upsets is very high.
(04/12/02 4:00am)
I once read a study that said men have a sexual thought every seven seconds. This, then, must be the logical result of the other six seconds.
(04/08/02 4:00am)
The UB softball team felt much better Sunday night than they did Saturday morning.
(04/03/02 5:00am)
University Police announced Tuesday that a surge in post-game crime after UB sporting events is directly related to an increase in parking tickets handed out in 2001-02.
(03/20/02 5:00am)
The Buffalo Sabres are unpredictable. They are enigmatic. In essence, they are 20 or so men who, when put together on a hockey rink, are the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the National Hockey League.
(03/18/02 5:00am)
Reporters often ask football players what they are going to do during the off-season. Their typical response: what off-season?
(03/18/02 5:00am)
Move over Gonzaga. There's a new Cinderella on the block - maybe.
(03/13/02 5:00am)
The Ball State Cardinals were up by five with a little over 12 minutes to play, their dream of winning their first ever MAC women's basketball championship within reach.