OUBOBCATJOHN Wrote:Cincinnati is not better than a MAC team. They are way over their heads in the BE. They got atleast 10 programs better than them in that conference. Football is gonna be even tougher. Their best hope is a split and BE adds 4 more teams that puts UC in the middle in football and perhaps in top half in hoops at that point. With Huggins at WV, UC will be at a disadvantage.
10 basketball programs better than UC in the Big East? Are you joking?
Unless Duke, UNC, UK, UCLA, etc., have joined the conference UC will be just fine. UC is a top 10 program historically, and Cronin already has UC working its way back with his 2007 recruiting class and his addition of a 5* player for 2008 already.
UC got beat by Ohio in its worst season in almost 20 years. I'm happy for you guys, it gives you something to bang your chests about. However, your team that was supposed to be the best team Ohio has had in 20 years (2005) got beat by 28 points against the 2nd worst team UC has had in damn near 20 years. UC and Ohio play again for hte next 10 UC will win 9 of those games.
UC football has its work cut out, no doubt, but UC did steal the best coach in the MAC and even if he is only around for a few years he has the chance to really make UC a Big East title competitor. He has many of the pieces in place, now he just needs a QB and a few more offensive linemen. The defense will be one of the best in college football this year, and that is a credit to Mark Dantonio.
BTW, UC was 3-0 against the MAC last season in football. Once again, who wants to be in the Big East? Maybe after you start averaging more than 4K to basketball games you can come calling. Maybe when you pass Cincinnati in football attendance (which is nothing to write home about) then you can come calling. Until then, shut your mouth and stay off the Big East board.
Edit: Explain to me why UC will be at a disadvantage with Huggins at WVU? Huggins hasn't recruited Ohio for sh!t since Cronin left for Louisville. Cronin is already locking up the top players in SW Ohio, something Huggins hasn't done for almost 10 years. I think Huggins is great, but I don't think him being at WVU will have any effect on Cronin or UC except for the cheer he gets when he returns for the first time to the Shoe.