#12 Ball State VS. Buffalo

[KLin]

Buffalo up 28-17. 3 defensive TD's were made by Buffalo. :laugh:

 

[mugs]

Has Ball State ever been ranked before this year?

 

[JohnCU]

aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

 

[KLin]

Hey look another fumble recovered by Buffalo. Wasn't a TD though. 😛

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

grr you know what i mean, a good bowl or atleast they had the chance to play boise state who's 12-0 too

 

[KLin]

Hey look, another TD for Buffalo. Ball State sucks. :laugh:

 

[Syringer]

What's the attendance there..12?

 

[Away]

Originally posted by: mugs
Has Ball State ever been ranked before this year?

I believe they have been ranked for a few weeks. They are still undefeated (at least at the moment).

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

grr you know what i mean, a good bowl or atleast they had the chance to play boise state who's 12-0 too

Yes, they turned down that bowl bid. The bowl is at Boise State's home field...I'd turn it down too.

 

[Spineshank]

Looks like they wont be part of any BCS controversy this year.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

grr you know what i mean, a good bowl or atleast they had the chance to play boise state who's 12-0 too

Yes, they turned down that bowl bid. The bowl is at Boise State's home field...I'd turn it down too.

Would have been a nice matchup between Boise and Ball State before tonight's game.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

grr you know what i mean, a good bowl or atleast they had the chance to play boise state who's 12-0 too

Yes, they turned down that bowl bid. The bowl is at Boise State's home field...I'd turn it down too.

From Wikipedia:

The payout is $750,000, but teams are required to provide a corporate sponsor, purchase a minimum number of tickets, and stay at a selected hotel for a minimum stay. Because of this, 7-4 UCLA declined an invitation to the Humanitarian Bowl in 2001.

Yeah, I don't see Ball State getting their fans to travel to Idaho to see a football game. They might have been able to get Letterman to talk CBS into sponsoring them though.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: KLin
Would have been a nice matchup between Boise and Ball State before tonight's game.

They should both get the chance to prove themselves against a good major conference team. One beating the other doesn't prove anything.

 

[dbk]

Big upset screwed up my college pick'em!

 

[Queasy]

Turner Gill is about to get a whole bunch of job offers...

 

[Sasiki]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Turner Gill is about to get a whole bunch of job offers...

That's the first I have heard him speak, but I already have a ton of respect for the guy. He's probably the most selfless coach I have ever seen. I hope he doesn't let money talk him out of a position with a group of guys that he obviously cares about.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: mugs


From Wikipedia:

The payout is $750,000, but teams are required to provide a corporate sponsor, purchase a minimum number of tickets, and stay at a selected hotel for a minimum stay. Because of this, 7-4 UCLA declined an invitation to the Humanitarian Bowl in 2001.

Yeah, I don't see Ball State getting their fans to travel to Idaho to see a football game. They might have been able to get Letterman to talk CBS into sponsoring them though.

I'm surprised anyone takes that bid. You've got to be really desperate to agree to those terms to play in outdoors in Idaho in late December.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Turner Gill is about to get a whole bunch of job offers...

He'd look good in orange & blue. 😉

 

[Sasiki]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Queasy
Turner Gill is about to get a whole bunch of job offers...

He'd look good in orange & blue. 😉

I have heard from a very reliable source that Jimbo Fisher has already been made an offer. Whether it's true or not, I don't know, but my source has been spot on about everything else.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: JohnCU
aren't they the ones who declined to go to a real bowl game?

I dunno. What constitutes a real bowl?

grr you know what i mean, a good bowl or atleast they had the chance to play boise state who's 12-0 too

Yeah...some bowl game. It's IN Boise, on Boise's home field.

Nice reward for their best season....play a good team on their home field in a crappy place.

BTW, Boise also declined a counter offer to play Ball State in a neutral location.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Spineshank
Looks like they wont be part of any BCS controversy this year.

Ball State had no claim to a BCS bowl. Undefeated or not, they played absolutely NOBODY, not one good win, all year.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Sasiki

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Queasy
Turner Gill is about to get a whole bunch of job offers...

He'd look good in orange & blue. 😉

I have heard from a very reliable source that Jimbo Fisher has already been made an offer. Whether it's true or not, I don't know, but my source has been spot on about everything else.

I'm not sold on Jimbo.

 

[CycloWizard]

Teh sadness! I grew up walking to Ball State games with my dad. We even went to some when they held the longest losing streak in the nation (almost 3 straight seasons 0-11 IIRC). We just watched Brad Maynard punt for them, saying he was so good because he was on the field every fourth play. People in Muncie were in to college football for probably the first time ever this year. I didn't actually go to BSU, but I still hoped they could pull off the undefeated season.

 

[rh71]

Is this SUNY Buffalo? They are actually being talked about? Wow they must've come a long way. I still remember when they were just happy to be in Div I.