JENNIFER GILLAN AND WILL ARONIN

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All Rhodes lead through Buffalo

For a team that has supposedly set its sights on improvement, UB seemed to be up to its old habits Saturday at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome, sitting on the losing side of a 31-0 shutout."I think in many ways we did some things better, but we didn't improve on offense ... we did not win at the line of scrimmage even remotely," said head coach Jim Hofher in a press release.UB's opening drive served as a signal for the disappointment that would shadow any improvement.The Bulls (0-2) lined up first-and-ten from their own 20-yard line as 34,442 fans shook the Carrier Dome to its core.