By Budd Bailey Maybe the University at Buffalo should guarantee an exciting finish at their home football games this year. The ads could say, “If the game’s not in doubt with two minutes left, you’ll get a full refund.” It’s not as if the athletic department would hand back any cash. The Cardiac Bulls were at it again on Saturday afternoon. They won their third straight game, a 31-24 thriller over Bowling Green before 5,988 at Broadview Stadium. Buffalo is 4-1 in home games t

A young fan poses with "The Flagship Trophy," which goes to the winner of the UB-UMass game. By Budd Bailey The University at Buffalo football team is growing up right before our eyes. The Bulls, whose two wins in September were against FCS competition, won their second in a row on Saturday at UB Stadium. They overcame some difficult circumstances to pull out a thrilling 25-18 win over the University of Massachusetts before 6,037 in Broadview Stadium. Buffalo might not have w

By Budd Bailey About a month ago, Western Michigan lost a game when a second was added to the clock and Michigan scored the game-winning touchdown after, in a sense, time had run out. On Saturday afternoon, Buffalo had a chance to hand Western Michigan yet another last-second loss, although this time without an officiating controversy. But the Bulls couldn’t pull off the re-run. They dropped a 20-17 decision before 6,350 in Broadview Stadium. Let’s take a look at the end of t