Pivotal Game for the Bulls
October 20th, 2009 at 9:43 pm by Paul Peck under News 4 Buffalo Sports
Saturday, the U.B. Bulls visit Western Michigan. A Bulls win evens their overall record at 4-4 and their MAC record at 2-2. I believe its a pivotal game for the season, and if they win, I will believe that they can return to a bowl game. The Broncos are a solid MAC team with a star quarterback in Tim Hiller. It will be an impressive victory if the Bulls pull it off. It will also set them up for the final four games. The next two games are at home, against Bowling Green and Ohio. Both are currently ahead of the Bulls in the MAC East standings. The final two games are on the road but against Miami and Kent State, who are a combined 3-11. So a win at Kalamazoo would put the Bulls in position to still lose one more but finish at 7-5. That should be good enough for either the MAC’s third bowl spot, or another open spot at an unaffiliated bowl. Unless Temple falls apart, its not likely the Bulls can repeat as MAC East champs.
So while the Western Michigan game is not a must win, it would be the kind of a win that will propel the team for the rest of the season.
Bulls fans, do you agree?
Do I agree? Yes!
This is definitely a huge game for UB. I think that they actually match up a little better with this team than others though. UB has had difficulty stopping the run and our secondary tends to do much better against teams that like to pass a lot. SHould be a fun one to listen to.
Absolutely. If UB wins they will be sitting very well for a strong finish. Particularly with their 2 home games on ESPN at night. Hopefully they can keep winning, and fill the seats and make us look good on tv. Keep making UB a bigger program to Buffalo.