Using info from the other schedules posted today and other school sites, UC's schedule looks like this -

9/3 EASTERN MICHIGAN HOME
9/10 PENN STATE AWAY
9/17 WESTERN CAROLINA HOME
9/24 MIAMI OF OHI0 AWAY
TBA PITTSBURGH AWAY TBA looks like sometime in between 9/24 and 10/15
10/15 CONNECTICUT HOME
10/22 LOUISVILLE HOME
10/29 SYRACUSE AWAY
11/9 WEST VIRGINIA HOME
11/19 SOUTH FLORIDA AWAY
11/26 RUTGERS AWAY

We play @ Syracuse again? I thought they came to UC this year.

bearcatfan Wrote:10/29 SYRACUSE AWAY

Dammit!
UC has a terrible record in domes. Its time to break that streak! :D

mlbUC Wrote:We play @ Syracuse again? I thought they came to UC this year.

According to their website we do.

Quote:We play @ Syracuse again? I thought they came to UC this year.

-- WVU has to play @ Rutgers again this yr at well....there is a lot of scheduling problems with so many new teams coming in

Quote:11/9 WEST VIRGINIA HOME

-- Its good for UC that this is a wed night/espn game...but its a shame this isn't going to be on a Sat...I know many WVU fans were going to make the trip over if it was on a weekend...myself included


Jackson

Jackson1011 Wrote:

Quote:We play @ Syracuse again? I thought they came to UC this year.

-- WVU has to play @ Rutgers again this yr at well....there is a lot of scheduling problems with so many new teams coming in

Quote:11/9 WEST VIRGINIA HOME

-- Its good for UC that this is a wed night/espn game...but its a shame this isn't going to be on a Sat...I know many WVU fans were going to make the trip over if it was on a weekend...myself included


Jackson

WVU brought a crowd on their last visit here.

This could turn into a nice rivalry.

mlbUC Wrote:We play @ Syracuse again? I thought they came to UC this year.

Yes--last year wasn't a league game.

I realize that, but I figured they had worked out some sort of deal to send Syracuse back to Cincinnati this year.

mlbUC Wrote:I realize that, but I figured they had worked out some sort of deal to send Syracuse back to Cincinnati this year.

Normally, yes. The problem is the uneven schedule from 8 teams. Last year Syracuse only had 3 Home League games and 5 total Home games due to the ACC scheduling fiasco.

I wish Cinci didn't get screwed, the SU AD Dept didn't want Cinci to have to play twice in Syracuse--especially after Cinci helped out the Cuse with the 2004 schedule at the last minute. File it under: Poo Poo Happens

Bottomline: Short term pain for long term gain....

Dang, I was gonna go to the Cincy game as well.

nflsucks Wrote:Dang, I was gonna go to the Cincy game as well.

Sounds like a vacation road trip :). I'll be leaving work early on Wednesday, driving down to Cincy for the game, and probably taking the next day off work.

TexanMark Wrote:Bottomline: Short term pain for long term gain....

Amen! If someone had told me that UC would have to give up ONE home game to Syracuse in order to be a Big East member I would be partying in the street! I am seriously psyched for UC football this year!

This will be a second year in a row that UC gets only 5 home games on an 11-game schedule :bang:
The way the 2005 home slate is set up, I'm not very optimistic about the cats' attendance figures. 2 home games before school begins against Eastern Michigan and Western Carolina aren't really good formulas in drawing crowds. They play away in Oxford so there goes a near sellout. Then add the Weds night game vs. WVU...
On the flip side, the cats do have an inexperienced team starting out, so the 2 early home games could help as confidence builders of sorts if they win them. With the way many fans react in Cincy, getting to a good start will be essential for good turnouts at home. Things could still be alright, it just seems like the odd are stacked against them drawing 30k+ average.

yipg Wrote:This will be a second year in a row that UC gets only 5 home games on an 11-game schedule :bang:
The way the 2005 home slate is set up, I'm not very optimistic about the cats' attendance figures. 2 home games before school begins against Eastern Michigan and Western Carolina aren't really good formulas in drawing crowds. They play away in Oxford so there goes a near sellout. Then add the Weds night game vs. WVU...
On the flip side, the cats do have an inexperienced team starting out, so the 2 early home games could help as confidence builders of sorts if they win them. With the way many fans react in Cincy, getting to a good start will be essential for good turnouts at home. Things could still be alright, it just seems like the odd are stacked against them drawing 30k+ average.

yup

We will have to be patient. It's a big transition and playing Eastern Mich and Western Carolina early will help us in experience, if not in attendance.

I know many schools post future schedules, but I have never been able to find anything for UC. Does anyone know which schools we may be playing in the next few years?

I think we have another game at OSU.

mlbUC Wrote:I realize that, but I figured they had worked out some sort of deal to send Syracuse back to Cincinnati this year.

My understanding is that the new programs agreed to make some concessions in the initial scheduling to help ease the conference into its first realigned season. Note Louisville @ UConn in freaking December. The only regular season game I'd like to see on th schedule in December is @ USF.