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(08-19-2019 08:01 PM)cincy7718 Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 05:18 PM)converrl Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 11:53 AM)cincy7718 Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 08:27 AM)converrl Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 08:03 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  Bolded, that's really a critical element, isn't it? UC went to the Rose Bowl a year ago with few believing they would beat UCLA. Had the Bearcats lost a competitive game there, we'd all be pointing to the opener at Nippert as a chance to even the series.

So flip that to this season. UC goes to a hostile environment in Columbus with a young team, battles to the end and comes up a little short. How much fun would it be to get a rematch the following season in Cincy? Yet these two teams may never meet again.

Other than a big payday for UC, the one off road games against elite programs probably aren't good for building a program.

They are if you win them.

Except they won’t win so it only adds a loss.

Then what are your peak expectations for the program? Is our ceiling simply winning a bowl game and being ranked in the bottom of the top 25 at the end of the year? If that's the case, why hold on to CLF?

I'll bet my bottom $$ that CLF has his sights set higher.

NY6 games and positioning for conference realignment. Losing in Columbus helps neither of those, while winning there vs somewhere else makes little difference. Especially only winning maybe 1 out of 10.

Playing elite programs on the road is a recipe for disaster. Even Boise State during their run didn’t have great success on the road against top of line power programs. UCF, Houston, and Boise State did most of their best work at home or at neutral sites.

Basically UC needs to get back to the big stage in the post season because that provides the best opportunity to change the perception of the program.