How do you spell integrity? R - E - S - I - G - N
I wish, oh how I wish resign started with an 'F' then it would fit quite nicely into Coach Quinn's cute little "Faith, family, football, fish and fun." speech. Certainly Failure can fit in there. There is no other way to describe being winless an outscored 79 to nothing against your rival.
I don't mean any disrespect to Temple, but they are not that good. Good enough to beat us? sure. Good enough to beat us handily? yea I can say that. But they are not good enough to shut out, completely, the talent on UB's roster.
No, the responsibility for the dumpster fire we had to sit through today is not becuase of Temple, the bulk of the blame lies solely at the feet of one man, and it's not Brenard Pierce. The man is Jeff Quinn.
Bernard Pierce did not call plays short of the first down, on third, more than a half dozen times. Bernanrd Pierce did not convince the Bulls to keep running the doomed inside read option. Nope that was vintage Quinn.
Quinn is now 4-15, with just two wins over FBS opponents. The sum total of our scoring advantage in those two wins is three points. Last season Bowling Green missed a last second chip shot field goal, this year Ohio had several red zone chances to take the lead.
Jeff Quinn needs to go!
I don't come here easily but here I am, officially in the fire Quinn camp. While I have often poked fun at Quinn outsmarting himself I have usually found myself among those who thought he was building something. I actually had a half written story about the direction of UB football ready to go thinking that the Bulls would at least look better than last season.
But I'm done. The only thing that would come remotely close to making his career at UB salvageable would be to win out. Unfortunately of our five remaining games four teams beat us last year and Bowling Green is looking like a vastly improved squad.
It's time for Warde Manuel to ask himself, is this the football program I want to run?
We spend as much, if not more, on athletics and football than most of the MAC. We are institutionally matched in funding by only Temple and educationally we are among the top several schools. There is no reason that the universities flagship sport should be a punchline.
The problem is that we can't afford to fire Quinn, that is ultimately the think keeping him in Amherst. But maybe, just maybe, he will take a page out of Stan Parishes playbook and step down.
Parish ran BSU into the ground and rather than forcing the cards to suffer a third season, which he probably could have done, he left. Now the cards are better and Parish saved some of his dignity.
Short of that what do you do? demote him? let him sink this program even further?
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This is not a threat for Warde....
But I am as close to being totally uninterested in this team as I can be. What makes it so difficult for me is to see success and then to have this program completely regress. I am just tired of watching this team become offensively inept when we were sold on the offensive genius running the team.
Look at the bright side..
For fans like you and I who really got into UB sports during the Gill Era we can now understand better the guys who suffered through Hofher
please do not mention the H name
Attending UB in the late 80’s and early 90’s, it was a joke to go to football games. But I used to go and yes, I was jealous of my best friend who went to Notre Dame for the atmosphere and the football team that ties alums back to their school Although, I have been a loyal fan for decades. This is my school! I am tired of mediocrity! One good year is not enough. After 20 years, my passion is almost all dried up.
by 2010bulls on Oct 16, 2011 12:17 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I don't think my passion will ever dry up
And I really hope Quinn feeds me some crow during the second half of this season.
Warde = blind squirrel
He found a nut when he found Turner Gill, but the rest of the time he’s been scrambling around accomplishing nothing.
I said this was a bad move the day the hire was announced. How could he not see this coming?

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