The Boardroom presents:

 If I ran the Athletic Department....

After over 10 years of relative failure in Division one, it is time for changes.

1) We have too many sports.

• Division 1 FCS teams have more resources than us for football, which must mean were supporting too many sports to adequately support football.  Once we build up football we should have the income base to reestablish other sports.

2) We do not play to our strengths.

• High School athletes in New York play Lacrosse and Field hockey
• Our city is #2 in NHL ratings
• The Baseball season starts in February, and plays mostly during Buffalo's coldest months

3) We do not see ourselves as midwestern

• We don't have rivals with Ohio and Michigan
• Our alumni base tends to go big city on the East Coast, in the South or to the West, not to the midwest.
• Our student population is heavily influenced by New York City and the East Coast.

4) We are a big name results oriented city

• Unlike small schools in small towns, Buffalo has professional options for their dollars.
• We want to play local rivals, big names and get into the tournaments/bowl games.

The Stampede: November 25th Bowling Green at Buffalo

The Bowling Green game

Wednesday November 23rd:

Where to stay:

It is thanksgiving weekend, so the campus will be empty.  So instead of staying near campus, you definitely have to stay downtown.  You can get by Wednesday without a rental car, but you will need one for the rest of the weekend.

Stay at the Hampton Inn and Suites to ensure proximity to the Chippewa District for Wednesday, one of the biggest party nights of the year.


Get your grub on:

Head to the anchor bar for wings, its a must do on any trip to Buffalo.

Get your drink on:

Just go outside, Buffalo's party district is at your door.  Drinks are cheap and covers are minimal so surf from bar to bar and try to last till 4am.

After drinking, Buffaloians flock to Jim's Steakout for hoagies.

2011 Season Schedule

The grass at Heinz Field is really bad.

Game 1

Saturday, September 3: at Pittsburgh

The Bulls open the season at Heinz field, where former Miami Tulsa University coach will debut Pitt's new spread offense.  As we know first hand, the transition from Pro Style to spread can be bumpy, and our defense should be more adept at stopping the spread than Pitt's.

Importance factor

#2 Most Important game this year.