I'd like to thank the individual who contributed their android phone to capture today's press conference. Sure, it would be nice to be able to clearly see the Ohio logos on the coach's shirt and hat, but, hey...

(Seriously, though, compare the production values of this video to those of Saturday's presser. Why can't we have some consistency?)

I do strongly suggest, however, that we not use the same step-and-repeat backdrop for press conferences that is used to protect the lawn and garden equipment when it's put away for winter.

I've got a baaaad feeling about this one. They're averaging 209 ypg rushing; we're giving up almost 250 rushing ypg. They hit Kent for 312 yds on the ground last week and Kent's rushing D is a bit better than ours. Can they get 400 on Saturday? Possibly. We can run against them but I don't think we can keep up with them. We'll be lucky to lose by less than 35 pts.

I’m in.

Jack Bailey, where are you?

I think we'll score at least in the mid-20s but if our rushing D doesn't improve significantly they could hit 50 easily. Kent was giving up 160 ypg until last week and Buffalo got nearly twice that. We're giving up 241, so imagine what they could do against us. Kent got more than 500 yds on them primarily because they threw well. Armani was better last week but I'm not sure he or Kurtis can improve enough this week to make up the difference. I hope I'm wrong but this could wind up with the Bulls winning something like 59-24.

These next two games (vs Buffalo and Kent State) are going to decide a lot about Ohio's shot at winning the East. I just have a feeling Ohio's going to split at minimum, or even pull them both out. While Ohio hasn't been very impressive, neither has UB or KSU for that matter. Buffalo is already 0-2 in the MAC and Ohio won its last meeting up there. And Kent State struggles mightily in Athens and that's when next week's game is.I think Ohio is about to really shake up the MAC East here over the next two weeks.

I need some of that Green Kool-Aid you guys are drinking. Maybe if the team is drinking it to, we have a chance.

I feel the way I did during the end of the Saul era. I will root for my team when the game is on and love them unconditionally but I am not hyped all week waiting for the game. You said it, not only is Albin a terrible head coach in terms of his play calling and his lineup decisions etc but he is an uninspiring figurehead for a program that, even at 7-5 most seasons, was a threat to win every game it played. Frank wasn't a ra-ra guy but he had charisma. Albin is just blah. Saul was the same way. He didn't use social media, he rarely got into the game with energy. Boals came in and started using social media, started jumping around, dancing -- that's what excites a fanbase.

Saul was hilarious. And the fact is, he's been a winner everywhere. I don't wish the injuries he encountered here on anyone. If a couple things had gone differently, he could easily still be here and winning a lot.

I totally expected Ohio to get about 13 points in this one. I guess that it is about even money that our 6 year streak of not losing a MAC game by more than a TD comes to an end.

This summarizes my thoughts well.

I try to find the silver lining/positives with him but there just isn't much to work with. It's hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that we have a real-life coach who seems more like a character who was given an extreme personality for a football movie, like Harry Winkler in Water Boy.

Albin seems like a fine human being from all I have read but unfortunately being a successful D1 coach takes so much more than that.

As has been suggested elsewhere, this season and likely the next are going to have to be a period of suffering that will be paid as a result of the Frank Solich era. I wholeheartedly hope that the current and upcoming seasons check any box that was promised to Solich as far as influence on the coaching succession.

I'm sure Ms. Cromer is fully aware that whoever comes next will have a major impact on her legacy at Ohio.

As far as Buffalo. Scary flashbacks to 2001 have crossed my mind but I don't think it will be that lopsided.

However, I do think that the rush defense will be gashed badly and the margin of victory will be at least 2 TDs for the Bulls. Something like 49-17 wouldn't surprise me either, with a clunker of a second half from the Cats. Sure hope I'm proven wrong.

For some reason, Saul's last two squads played extremely tight. Overpassing, etc. There also has to be some reason Jaaron Simmons passed up a sure thing to sit on the bench at Michigan. Felt he wasn't being "coached up?"