[Postgame Thread] Buffalo Defeats UAlbany 21-17

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UAlbany	7	3	7	0	17
Buffalo	0	14	0	7	21

[u/BurgerNugget12]

A sickos classic. Past 1am in Buffalo, the B team announcers falling asleep towards the end, punts galore that ended in it coming down to the last seconds. Ualbany just couldn’t get out of its own way in the end

[u/Ok_Bug_6890 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Some of the worst mic quality I’ve heard in a while

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/Ok_Bug_6890]

Everytime they would yell my tv volume would jump up 100. Add in to the fact the scorebug dude fell asleep and just didn’t show what down we were on in the crucial moment at the end there

[u/WillWork4SunDrop → u/BurgerNugget12]

I don’t think they ever got the play clock on there.

[u/americagigabit → u/WillWork4SunDrop]

I thought the play clock was optional

[u/Ok-Knee6347 → u/WillWork4SunDrop]

This was the funniest part, I was listening for the stadium announcer hoping he would say something.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/BurgerNugget12]

I noticed the downs being missing a good deal, too. I just figured it was ESPN not caring about it because it was a smaller game

[u/Ok-Knee6347 → u/FrenchFreedom888]

They had it earlier but it said it was delayed? Fucking lame

[u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP → u/FrenchFreedom888]

ESPN doesn't run ESPN+ broadcasts. The schools do.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP]

Wait, fr??

[u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP → u/FrenchFreedom888]

For games like this? Yes.

There are hundreds of games on ESPN+.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP]

Yeah, I figured ESPN was sending out people and equipment to those games, or like had their equipment there on-site and paid some local people for part-time work, running the broadcast

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Suggesting a field goal to "go up 7" under a minute left when you're down by 4 is maybe one of the funniest things I've heard on a TV broadcast.

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/Mammoth_Impress_3108]

I'd love to see a clip of that. I didn't hear it at the time. I had the volume on low

[u/SolarIonRobot → u/Mammoth_Impress_3108]

Dude forgot which team was which.

[u/kadoozie92 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Don’t forget about the score bug taking the night off a bit early

[u/Jackandahalfass → u/kadoozie92]

Scorebug union rules. Can’t work past midnight est.

[u/Alternative_Copy3401 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Announcer out here talking about Albany kicking a field goal to take a 7 point lead😂

[u/CosmicOtter48 → u/BurgerNugget12]

that last drive was pure pain to watch ualbany just kept stepping on rakes

[u/Eclipsedove34 → u/BurgerNugget12]

Those are the weirdly unforgettable games. Not always pretty, but the chaos, late-night vibes, and close finish are what make college football fun🏈

[u/fhqwhgads_football]

That took forever, ended in a complete blueball, and the production values, like Warren Harding's oratory, were so bad that a kind of grandeur crept into them

10/10, no notes

[u/BurgerNugget12 → u/fhqwhgads_football]

It’s genuinely charming in a way watching how B level everything is. True spirit of college football in these mid week late games

[u/Please_PM_me_Uranus → u/fhqwhgads_football]

Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, Warren Harding who “Jerry” was?

[u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 → u/fhqwhgads_football]

This is the type shit I come to reddit for

[u/DarthNobody14]

Albany was really one yard away from upsetting Buffalo, but then.

A False Start

-3 Yard Jet Sweep

Pass missed an open WR

Throw short of the goaline on 4th and Goal and needing a Touchdown to win.

MAC after dark at its best. Glad I skipped a party and stayed up to watch this instead, and lasted longer than the Announcers.

[u/stretchdynamo → u/DarthNobody14]

Egregious playcalling

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/DarthNobody14]

I skipped notes, homework, and going to bed early

[u/OverreactingBillsFan]

ALERT: BOTH OF MY TEAMS ARE 1-0

WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS?

[u/NoSxKats → u/OverreactingBillsFan]

I imagine that you either lived in Buffalo and live in Colorado now or vice versa but I am choosing to believe you just like the word buffalo

[u/dlorkp → u/OverreactingBillsFan]

Praise deity for two miracles

[u/Gusanito99 → u/OverreactingBillsFan]

This 🤘🏻

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Albany is down 4 points with 1 minute left

Announcer: "it's 4th and goal from the 8... I'd go for a field goal here to go up 7."

[u/SoloCapper → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Gaslit me so hard I thought I misremembered who scored previously.

[u/leverich1991 → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

The announcer was already suffering from sleep deprivation

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

I've read your comment twice and laughed both times. I'm just imagining him saying that with all seriousness and not catching himself

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/FrenchFreedom888]

He, indeed, was serious and did not catch himself and even doubled down after his partner in the booth tried to politely argue against it twice.

[u/Ok_Bug_6890]

Are we sure Buffalo is getting more than 5.5 wins?

[u/leverich1991 → u/Ok_Bug_6890]

I’m not sure I’d bet on over 1.5

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/leverich1991]

They have Robert Morris for homecoming, but under 2.5 might be possible.

[u/MinifridgeTF_]

classic UA

[u/Zloggt]

Bah! We were denied an upset after all that!

[u/bwburke94]

Albany snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

[u/BattleofEppingForest]

Yay! Go Bulls!

[u/TairyGreene716]

That's how it's done

[u/SolarIonRobot → u/TairyGreene716]

And how is that exactly?

[u/E4439qv5]

And every inch of the way I know, From UAlbany, to WBuffalo.

[u/myworld3]

I’ve never seen an offense false start at the 1 yard line before. That’s a new way to lose a game.

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/myworld3]

That's crazy, I feel like I've seen that a ton of times

[u/Asukas13 → u/myworld3]

Better than having 10 players on defense to lose

[u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 → u/myworld3]

Well way to be a fan of a competent team. Must be nice.

Pretty sure Ive seen my team go from 1st and goal from the 1 to end up 4th and goal from the 25 due to penalties.

[u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP → u/myworld3]

The 2021 Raiders did it against Baltimore in the season-opening overtime win.

[u/FireUpChips247]

I freaking love MACtion

[u/DullCartographer7609]

Was there a weather delay? I was shocked this was still on after the CU-GT game.

[u/LegendParkour → u/DullCartographer7609]

2.5 hr weather delay due to lightning and rain. Some parts of the buffalo area (not near the stadium though) experienced flash flooding up to a few feet high.

The game was scheduled to start at 7:00 and kicked off at 9:48 est.

[u/Exact_Package_7264]

why does buffalo always struggle to beat fcs teams lmfao

[u/Lucario74]

We looked rough and so did the weather, but hey! We won in the end!

Though now I’m concerned for our next 4-ish games.

[u/Sea_Sweet_6714]

Do any of you have video of the announcer thinking it was Buffalo who had the ball with a minute left? Need to send this to several friends. 

[u/Immediate-Stage1498]

Oh my lord this game took years off my life