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Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.
 
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UH players voted to move the game to BBVA Compass Stadium, where the Cougars played earlier this year against Memphis. UH would not have had access to a locker room at Rice Stadium.

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(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Yes, this was disappointing.
 
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(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

UC could have very easily won that game by 20+ just by converting field goals and one less turnover.

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

Game should have never been played there. Heck, I bet their are some high schools in Greater Houston we could have played at with better turf and adequate seating capacity.

3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Sadly, yes. This city has a particular obsession with the past re: their pro sports teams. It is a dynamic unlike any I have seen elsewhere. Sports talk radio and the paper still bring up teams/players from the 70/80s/90s seemingly every day. You don't see this in other pro cities. They talk about their current team and players (maybe the team from the year before).

The high school side of the equation is pathetic. How many people in Cincinnati really cared about about the Moeller v. Colerain game (I mean really cared about it)-- 15-20K? Less than 7,000 showed up to the game. UC will have more than 5X the crowd on 12/5 and it wil be viewed by millions of people in and out of the city. We will have alums/fans flying in from other parts of the country to see the game.
 
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How does Miliano still have his starting job? He is pretty terrible, muddy field or not.
 
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(11-25-2013 08:49 AM)coachpipe Wrote:  How does Miliano still have his starting job? He is pretty terrible, muddy field or not.

His backup is a redshirt and with only one game and a bowl to go, they will not break his redshirt year.
 
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(11-25-2013 08:52 AM)ctipton Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 08:49 AM)coachpipe Wrote:  How does Miliano still have his starting job? He is pretty terrible, muddy field or not.

His backup is a redshirt and with only one game and a bowl to go, they will not break his redshirt year.

Just hand it over to Kay ha. I mean he already does most of the punting im sure he could hit 1-4 field goals too. But seriously, Miliano needs to be on the field every second of this week kicking field goals. I dont know if its in his head or what, but those field goals are a must make, not a hope to make. If you are just going to give the other team the ball, might as well go for it on 4th every time
 
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(11-25-2013 08:52 AM)ctipton Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 08:49 AM)coachpipe Wrote:  How does Miliano still have his starting job? He is pretty terrible, muddy field or not.

His backup is a redshirt and with only one game and a bowl to go, they will not break his redshirt year.

Yep. This is not the NFL where we can pick up a new kicker on the waiver wire. We are stuck with the "girl we brought to the ball".
 
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(11-25-2013 08:01 AM)bearcatfan Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Yes, this was disappointing.

another disappointing blurb from cincy media. So I guess we are to blame for not calling into radio shows? I swear Mo takes maybe one phone call an hour ...makes it hard to start anything thats not Reds or Bengals related

This has been an odd year, one that any UC fan would've begged for a decade ago. And one where attendance has all but stopped being a topic. Cincinnati's home attendance numbers - for let's say, less than marquee games - have been solid. Yet the entire season has felt like a bit of an afterthought. The end of the Reds season easing into the beginning of the Bengals season may have had something to do with it. The air being sucked out of the Bearcat balloon in the week two loss to Illinois didn't help. The underwhelming schedule hasn't helped.

But I don't think I've gotten a UC football call all season. Rare coaching stability may have a role in that, and conference realignment temporarily settling down has contributed, but there's been silence from UC fans about this team and honestly, I can't think of many times when I've been compelled to try a Bearcat-related topic.

I might try to change that this week.

Read more: http://www.espn1530.com/pages/mo.html#ixzz2lfJAzTpV
 
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(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

Houston scored 14 points as a direct result of Kay turnovers. Our defense played outstanding again, and really only held them to 3 points. UC lost some of its momentum due to offensive mistakes, and if we eliminate those mistakes, don't miss 3 field goals, and punch it in on the 1 yard line this is a 40-10 game.

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

Absolutely disagree. As a big soccer fan, I understand some of the science behind the pitch. These fields are meticulously maintained at a high level. It is not Houston's fault they had a very rainy week. Houston fans filled half of that 22,000 seat stadium, there was no need to be in a empty 50,000 seater. The only difference is that football is able to be played on field turf, where soccer can't. BBVA is only 7 years old, and would be a great intimate atmosphere for the Cougs if they could fill it. The only issue is that it rained that week.


3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Everyone is always complaining about the Cincinnati media. I'm part of a generation that does not really read the paper, but when I was in Cincinnati even I knew the enquirer was a joke. The Gannett company is bad, but instead of sitting behind your desk and complaining, has anyone ever tried doing anything about it? I would gladly throw in some money to take out a Full page add to praise the Bearcats and throw some snarky remarks towards the enquirer. Until people prove to them that bearcat coverage will help their bottom line you won't see it.

The one point I would like to add, is that I felt Kay's vision, outside of 2 passes was great. He was able to find a lot of open guys downfield. The Cougs also deserve a mention for their secondary, the sacks and throw aways were due to their coverage downfield, and Kay had no open options.
 
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I tend to believe UC's fan base is more sophisticated than your average sports fan. While traditional media is missing a great opportunity to bring Bearcat fans back into the fold, most of us have moved on to Bearcat Banter, GoBearcats.com, Bearcatjournal, Bearcatnews, Bearcattalk, and other social media sites to discuss our team.

I understand that the Bengals and Reds have larger fans bases that cut across the region but high school sports is very localized. One thing pro and high schools sports both have in common is the low level of education needed to identify with the team. UC unlike Ohio State and other large state schools doesn't always capture the imagination of those that didn't go to school there. Bearcat basketball benefits from the lack of a NBA team so that casual sports fans in the city that would like to cheer for a team bearing the cities name only have one option. This base is smaller than our pro fan base due to geography because causal fans on the other side of the river root for UK, NKU, Louisville, and fans north of middletown root for Dayton or Ohio State. UC football will always struggle grab the attention of those not affiliated with the University of Cincinnati; however, our alumni base and web of family and friends shouldn't make it impossible to sellout or grab the media attention UC deserves.

Back to the game, UC was by far the better team on Saturday. I expect them to beat Louisville by two scores. It will be the biggest game in Nippert since 2009, heck maybe even 2008 against Pitt.
 
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(11-25-2013 09:03 AM)Banter Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

Houston scored 14 points as a direct result of Kay turnovers. Our defense played outstanding again, and really only held them to 3 points. UC lost some of its momentum due to offensive mistakes, and if we eliminate those mistakes, don't miss 3 field goals, and punch it in on the 1 yard line this is a 40-10 game.

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

Absolutely disagree. As a big soccer fan, I understand some of the science behind the pitch. These fields are meticulously maintained at a high level. It is not Houston's fault they had a very rainy week. Houston fans filled half of that 22,000 seat stadium, there was no need to be in a empty 50,000 seater. The only difference is that football is able to be played on field turf, where soccer can't. BBVA is only 7 years old, and would be a great intimate atmosphere for the Cougs if they could fill it. The only issue is that it rained that week.


3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Everyone is always complaining about the Cincinnati media. I'm part of a generation that does not really read the paper, but when I was in Cincinnati even I knew the enquirer was a joke. The Gannett company is bad, but instead of sitting behind your desk and complaining, has anyone ever tried doing anything about it? I would gladly throw in some money to take out a Full page add to praise the Bearcats and throw some snarky remarks towards the enquirer. Until people prove to them that bearcat coverage will help their bottom line you won't see it.

The one point I would like to add, is that I felt Kay's vision, outside of 2 passes was great. He was able to find a lot of open guys downfield. The Cougs also deserve a mention for their secondary, the sacks and throw aways were due to their coverage downfield, and Kay had no open options.

Soccer can't be played on field turf? Go check out the soccer field at Gettler.
The soccer field in houston may have been meticulously cared for, but without a crown it couldn't drain adequately with 5 inches of rain. Should have moved it to a HS field. Just about anywhere could accomodate the 2,000 fans that actually showed up.
 
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They definitely need a new kicker, but that wont be happening this year with 2 games to go and the other guy redshirting. But the kicking game could very well cost them a game like the Louisville one if they dont get things fixed in a hurry.

I'm very impressed by Kay and the WR's as a group. They play with a lot of confidence. The only guy who scares me every time he touches the ball is McClung. Rightly or wrongly I worry every time about a fumble when he has the ball in his hands.

I am still baffled by the 3rd and 1 play call up 24-7. They were in complete control of that game and pushing Houston off the ball, no need to call a trick play like that in a situation like that. It being blown up was about the only chance Houston had to get back into the game and sure enough that is what happened.
 
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(11-25-2013 09:03 AM)Banter Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

Houston scored 14 points as a direct result of Kay turnovers. Our defense played outstanding again, and really only held them to 3 points. UC lost some of its momentum due to offensive mistakes, and if we eliminate those mistakes, don't miss 3 field goals, and punch it in on the 1 yard line this is a 40-10 game.

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

Absolutely disagree. As a big soccer fan, I understand some of the science behind the pitch. These fields are meticulously maintained at a high level. It is not Houston's fault they had a very rainy week. Houston fans filled half of that 22,000 seat stadium, there was no need to be in a empty 50,000 seater. [b]The only difference is that football is able to be played on field turf, where soccer can't. BBVA is only 7 years old, and would be a great intimate atmosphere for the Cougs if they could fill it. The only issue is that it rained that week.[/b]


3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Everyone is always complaining about the Cincinnati media. I'm part of a generation that does not really read the paper, but when I was in Cincinnati even I knew the enquirer was a joke. The Gannett company is bad, but instead of sitting behind your desk and complaining, has anyone ever tried doing anything about it? I would gladly throw in some money to take out a Full page add to praise the Bearcats and throw some snarky remarks towards the enquirer. Until people prove to them that bearcat coverage will help their bottom line you won't see it.

The one point I would like to add, is that I felt Kay's vision, outside of 2 passes was great. He was able to find a lot of open guys downfield. The Cougs also deserve a mention for their secondary, the sacks and throw aways were due to their coverage downfield, and Kay had no open options.

I dont get this statement. I played high school soccer on field turf. The town and country soccer fields are all turf and I also played indoor soccer last night, which is also on turf
 
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(11-25-2013 09:07 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  I tend to believe UC's fan base is more sophisticated than your average sports fan. While traditional media is missing a great opportunity to bring Bearcat fans back into the fold, most of us have moved on to Bearcat Banter, GoBearcats.com, Bearcatjournal, Bearcatnews, Bearcattalk, and other social media sites to discuss our team.

I understand that the Bengals and Reds have larger fans bases that cut across the region but high school sports is very localized. One thing pro and high schools sports both have in common is the low level of education needed to identify with the team. UC unlike Ohio State and other large state schools doesn't always capture the imagination of those that didn't go to school there. Bearcat basketball benefits from the lack of a NBA team so that casual sports fans in the city that would like to cheer for a team bearing the cities name only have one option. This base is smaller than our pro fan base due to geography because causal fans on the other side of the river root for UK, NKU, Louisville, and fans north of middletown root for Dayton or Ohio State. UC football will always struggle grab the attention of those not affiliated with the University of Cincinnati; however, our alumni base and web of family and friends shouldn't make it impossible to sellout or grab the media attention UC deserves.

Back to the game, UC was by far the better team on Saturday. I expect them to beat Louisville by two scores. It will be the biggest game in Nippert since 2009, heck maybe even 2008 against Pitt.

Maybe more specifically, the fanbase is young. Most of the older people were already aligned with some other team when UC football really broke on the scene. I think that plays a role in newspaper interest.
 
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At the highest level of soccer (FIFA), you are not allowed to play soccer on turf. MLS allows it, so some teams have turf stadiums if they share with an NFL team (Seattle and New England come to mind) but soccer only stadiums use grass. When Seattle wanted to host a world cup qualifier, they had to lay sod over the field turf so that it followed FIFA rules. Grass is the much preferred surface of high end soccer players.

What I don't understand about the field is that in Europe, where they only play soccer on grass, they get tons of rain throughout their season. Games are often played in heavy rain. Obviously soccer is a different game than football, but there is still tons of cutting in soccer and the field and players never have the problems we saw in Houston on Saturday.
 
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(11-25-2013 10:21 AM)uccheese Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 09:07 AM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  I tend to believe UC's fan base is more sophisticated than your average sports fan. While traditional media is missing a great opportunity to bring Bearcat fans back into the fold, most of us have moved on to Bearcat Banter, GoBearcats.com, Bearcatjournal, Bearcatnews, Bearcattalk, and other social media sites to discuss our team.

I understand that the Bengals and Reds have larger fans bases that cut across the region but high school sports is very localized. One thing pro and high schools sports both have in common is the low level of education needed to identify with the team. UC unlike Ohio State and other large state schools doesn't always capture the imagination of those that didn't go to school there. Bearcat basketball benefits from the lack of a NBA team so that casual sports fans in the city that would like to cheer for a team bearing the cities name only have one option. This base is smaller than our pro fan base due to geography because causal fans on the other side of the river root for UK, NKU, Louisville, and fans north of middletown root for Dayton or Ohio State. UC football will always struggle grab the attention of those not affiliated with the University of Cincinnati; however, our alumni base and web of family and friends shouldn't make it impossible to sellout or grab the media attention UC deserves.

Back to the game, UC was by far the better team on Saturday. I expect them to beat Louisville by two scores. It will be the biggest game in Nippert since 2009, heck maybe even 2008 against Pitt.

Maybe more specifically, the fanbase is young. Most of the older people were already aligned with some other team when UC football really broke on the scene. I think that plays a role in newspaper interest.

There's a lot of folks in the 65 and over crowd who also support UC too (no offense mean to these fine people). They were around to witness the Sid Gillman years and Greg Cook. Ragpicker and I talked about this about a month ago--- if you look at old b/w photos of UC football games Nippert was packed. The problem are most of the people who fall in the 35-55 category are either disengaged with CFB or are walking around rooting for a school whose campus they couldn't find without GPS assistance.
 
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(11-25-2013 08:34 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  Three thoughts after basking in the glow of the season's most impressive road win:

1. Despite a close score, UC was a superior team in terms of talent. I felt this was the difference between a very good C-USA team (Houston) and a program that's been operating at the BCS level for just short of a decade (Cincy).

UC could have very easily won that game by 20+ just by converting field goals and one less turnover.

2. University of Houston should be reprimanded by the conference for switching to such a poor facility. Thankfully, I don't believe there were any major injuries due to the field condition but I couldn't help but wonder what went through Coach Tuberville's mind seeing that field after a successful career coaching in some of the finest venues in the nation. Then I read that UH let their players make the decision to switch from the stadium at Rice. Unbelievable, if true.

Game should have never been played there. Heck, I bet their are some high schools in Greater Houston we could have played at with better turf and adequate seating capacity.

3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Sadly, yes. This city has a particular obsession with the past re: their pro sports teams. It is a dynamic unlike any I have seen elsewhere. Sports talk radio and the paper still bring up teams/players from the 70/80s/90s seemingly every day. You don't see this in other pro cities. They talk about their current team and players (maybe the team from the year before).

The high school side of the equation is pathetic. How many people in Cincinnati really cared about about the Moeller v. Colerain game (I mean really cared about it)-- 15-20K? Less than 7,000 showed up to the game. UC will have more than 5X the crowd on 12/5 and it wil be viewed by millions of people in and out of the city. We will have alums/fans flying in from other parts of the country to see the game.

Not true. Go to Chicago and they're still talking about 1985 like it was yesterday. Same with the Jordan era Bulls. I don't know what Cubs fans talk about. Everyone that witnessed their glory days is dead.
 
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RE: Observations: Houston game
(11-25-2013 10:42 AM)Overrated Wrote:  At the highest level of soccer (FIFA), you are not allowed to play soccer on turf. MLS allows it, so some teams have turf stadiums if they share with an NFL team (Seattle and New England come to mind) but soccer only stadiums use grass. When Seattle wanted to host a world cup qualifier, they had to lay sod over the field turf so that it followed FIFA rules. Grass is the much preferred surface of high end soccer players.

What I don't understand about the field is that in Europe, where they only play soccer on grass, they get tons of rain throughout their season. Games are often played in heavy rain. Obviously soccer is a different game than football, but there is still tons of cutting in soccer and the field and players never have the problems we saw in Houston on Saturday.

It is not true that soccer is played solely on grass in Europe. That is true in many of the Western European Leagues (England, Spain, France, Italy). But in eastern Europe (Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Norway. sweden), there are several clubs that play on synthetic surfaces.
 
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RE: Observations: Houston game
(11-25-2013 08:58 AM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 08:01 AM)bearcatfan Wrote:  
(11-25-2013 07:36 AM)indycat Wrote:  3. Cincy remains a high school/NFL sports town despite all of the Bearcats' success. I thought @ 9-2, competing for a conference championship and BCS bowl, the 'Cats deserved sports section front page coverage in the Sunday Enquirer. In a bye week for the Bengals we get a cover photo of Chad Johnson heralding a feature story and a banner headline on high school football. Some things never change.

Yes, this was disappointing.

another disappointing blurb from cincy media. So I guess we are to blame for not calling into radio shows? I swear Mo takes maybe one phone call an hour ...makes it hard to start anything thats not Reds or Bengals related

This has been an odd year, one that any UC fan would've begged for a decade ago. And one where attendance has all but stopped being a topic. Cincinnati's home attendance numbers - for let's say, less than marquee games - have been solid. Yet the entire season has felt like a bit of an afterthought. The end of the Reds season easing into the beginning of the Bengals season may have had something to do with it. The air being sucked out of the Bearcat balloon in the week two loss to Illinois didn't help. The underwhelming schedule hasn't helped.

But I don't think I've gotten a UC football call all season. Rare coaching stability may have a role in that, and conference realignment temporarily settling down has contributed, but there's been silence from UC fans about this team and honestly, I can't think of many times when I've been compelled to try a Bearcat-related topic.

I might try to change that this week.

Read more: http://www.espn1530.com/pages/mo.html#ixzz2lfJAzTpV

Why would UC fans call into talk radio shows when the hosts rarely bring up
UC football? Mo or Lance have to be more consistent with the topic in
order to expect results. There are multiple radio shows in Pittsburgh dedicated to Pitt football-bball.

Bostick was a three-year letterman for Pitt (2007-08, 2010) and quarterbacked the Panthers to such memorable victories as their 13-9 upset of West Virginia in 2007 and 36-33 quadruple-overtime win at Notre Dame in 2008. An honors graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he earned his bachelor's degree in just three years and is currently pursuing his master's degree in Pitt's School of Education.

In addition to game day, Bostick will have a weekly guest segment on the Panthers' flagship station, Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan, to discuss all things Pitt football. He will also continue his work as a regular columnist for the Pitt website (PittsburghPanthers.com) and the official athletic department newspaper Panther Eyes.

"Anyone who watched Pat's work during our spring game telecast can tell he is a broadcast star in the making," said Pitt senior associate athletic director for media relations E.J. Borghetti. "His football knowledge is immense. Just as important, he has a real talent for breaking down the intricacies of the game and effectively explaining it to the audience. Pat is going to add an exceptional amount to our various media platforms that promote Pitt football this year."
http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports...11aaa.html
 
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