Lil Bit Special Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Congrats to the Buffalo Bulls on winning the MAC East and are heading to the MAC Championship and a bowl game!!!!!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58 Also, read the story about the 1958 team that was invited to a bowl, but refused to go... will be on outside the lines on sunday 9am espn. In 1958, the University of Buffalo football team won eight of nine regular-season games and was awarded the Lambert Cup as the best small-school program in the eastern United States. Team co-captains Nick Bottini and Lou Reale received the trophy during a Sunday night broadcast of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and dined that evening in Manhattan's famous Toots Shor's Restaurant. Days later, the Bulls were invited to face Florida State in the 13th annual Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla. -- still the school's only bowl bid in 102 years of football. In anticipation of their trip south, players were measured for new sport coats at The Kleinhans Company in downtown Buffalo. But before fabric for the coats ever was cut, the university learned that the team's two African-American players, starting halfback Willie Evans and reserve defensive end Mike Wilson, were not welcome in Orlando. The Orlando High School Athletic Association, the Tangerine Bowl Stadium's leaseholder, prohibited blacks and whites from playing together. Despite the protestations of the Orlando Elks Lodge, the bowl game's sponsor, the Bulls would be allowed to participate only if Wilson and Evans did not play. The university and coach Dick Offenhamer left it to the team to decide whether to accept the bid. The players gathered in a basement room of Clark Gymnasium on the Buffalo campus to take a vote. Bottini and Reale held small paper ballots in their hands, but before they could pass them out, the players spontaneously and unanimously rejected the bid. "We weren't the same team without Willie and Mike," guard Phil Bamford remembers. "Whether they were benchwarmers or stars, we wouldn't have been the same team." read the rest on espn... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Congrats to the Buffalo Bulls on winning the MAC East and are heading to the MAC Championship and a bowl game!!!!!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58 Also, read the story about the 1958 team that was invited to a bowl, but refused to go... will be on outside the lines on sunday 9am espn. In 1958, the University of Buffalo football team won eight of nine regular-season games and was awarded the Lambert Cup as the best small-school program in the eastern United States. Team co-captains Nick Bottini and Lou Reale received the trophy during a Sunday night broadcast of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and dined that evening in Manhattan's famous Toots Shor's Restaurant. Days later, the Bulls were invited to face Florida State in the 13th annual Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla. -- still the school's only bowl bid in 102 years of football. In anticipation of their trip south, players were measured for new sport coats at The Kleinhans Company in downtown Buffalo. But before fabric for the coats ever was cut, the university learned that the team's two African-American players, starting halfback Willie Evans and reserve defensive end Mike Wilson, were not welcome in Orlando. The Orlando High School Athletic Association, the Tangerine Bowl Stadium's leaseholder, prohibited blacks and whites from playing together. Despite the protestations of the Orlando Elks Lodge, the bowl game's sponsor, the Bulls would be allowed to participate only if Wilson and Evans did not play. The university and coach Dick Offenhamer left it to the team to decide whether to accept the bid. The players gathered in a basement room of Clark Gymnasium on the Buffalo campus to take a vote. Bottini and Reale held small paper ballots in their hands, but before they could pass them out, the players spontaneously and unanimously rejected the bid. "We weren't the same team without Willie and Mike," guard Phil Bamford remembers. "Whether they were benchwarmers or stars, we wouldn't have been the same team." read the rest on espn... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58 Thanks LBS , very interesting. My how times have changed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 UB!!!! I was at the game last night! Down 27-7 in the 4th and they come back and win in the 2nd OT! What a game! MAC Championship here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 UB!!!! I was at the game last night! Down 27-7 in the 4th and they come back and win in the 2nd OT! What a game! MAC Championship here we come! How much do you want to bet that someone hires Turner Gill away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 How much do you want to bet that someone hires Turner Gill away ? There is no way he stays. He's losing his QB after this year. He will never have a better chance to get a big time job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 How much do you want to bet that someone hires Turner Gill away ? Bold bet there. LOL. I really think Gill stays atleast through next season though. Eventually he'll be gone, and I can't blame him, hes basically a magician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 the bills play like a college team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 [quote name='Blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Bold bet there. LOL. I really think Gill stays at least through next season though. Eventually he'll be gone, and I can't blame him, hes basically a magician. He's been there 3 years and right now he is #1 in tenure for black coaches in the country after Croom quit at Miss. St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 MAC CHAMPS!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!! Congrats to all the alumni and supporters of UB. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 From being a 2 TD underdog to winning 42-24. Wooo Hooo is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 They should be overturning cars and looting the Anchor Bar. This is going to be one of the greatest moments in Buffalo history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I just got back from Ford Field and the MAC Championship. GREAT game by the Bulls. Well coached on both sides of the ball. It was blatantly obvious that their players wanted it more. It was a fun game to attend and it was exciting to see a program like that win their conference. Congratulations UBUFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.