That's Buffalo, 0-11 in its first season competing in the highest division of college football. But we're very aggressive on being a I-A program. Cirbus is there, in the basement of his sport trying to claw his way up with an offense that was 112th in national scoring and a defense that was last, giving up 494 yards per game. The only thing Cirbus and Bobby Bowden will have in common Wednesday is that they will both announce their 2000 recruiting classes. Not that that is a bad thing.
Buffalo considers itself one of the most prestigious schools in the region.
It's a very, very easy sell. He was almost perfect for the job. As a Buffalo alum, Cirbus valued the university's history and mission. In his second year, the Bulls finished 8-3, their first winning season in a decade. It is the flagship university of the State University of New York system.