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(09-03-2019 06:53 PM)converrl Wrote:  

(09-03-2019 06:41 PM)thebearcat Wrote:  Let's hope a recent trend over the last 15 years doesn't continue against highly ranked or high profile opponents. Cincinnati has not done particularly well in these non-conference games

https://www.downthedrive.com/2019/9/3/20...-struggles

They MUST establish the run game and cannot fall behind early. I truly believe if they can just hang around for 3 quarters, OSU will crack. Because all of the pressure will be on them and with a young QB and a new coach, they will tighten up.

Win this game and your attendance and ranking problems will be solved immediately.

But you have to WIN.

Rankings, yes. Attendance? It would certainly help, but that seems to get built one brick at a time by people who are passionate about UC. It might fill Nippert for Miami (OH) the following week (as UC's win over Penn State did the following week for Oklahoma State) but sustaining higher attendance remains a more complex equation to solve.

I'm not saying that to be pessimistic as I have a fairly long view on the attendance issue and we're doing better than ever before.