Temple is definitely the best team UC has played to date and probably the third toughest team UC will play all season. The Nova game was weird... but they rocked a good Maryland team and their other two losses were close games against BC and an undefeated Buffalo team. UC has been better overall this year, but Temple has shown real flashes of being a contender in the East.

(10-12-2018 08:52 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Temple is definitely the best team UC has played to date and probably the third toughest team UC will play all season. The Nova game was weird... but they rocked a good Maryland team and their other two losses were close games against BC and an undefeated Buffalo team. UC has been better overall this year, but Temple has shown real flashes of being a contender in the East.

I think Russo has been the straw in their drink just like Ridder has been for us. Nutile started those first two games against Nova and Buffalo and they scored 17 and 29 points. Enter Russo and they've put up 35,31,35 and 49 points.

They are very good on defense and special teams as well. After their first two hiccups, they've held the next four opponents under 200 yards passing (Maryland only threw for 63 yds and BC was only able to muster 148). ECU had 196 yards of total offense last week.

(10-12-2018 08:52 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Temple is definitely the best team UC has played to date and probably the third toughest team UC will play all season. The Nova game was weird... but they rocked a good Maryland team and their other two losses were close games against BC and an undefeated Buffalo team. UC has been better overall this year, but Temple has shown real flashes of being a contender in the East.

That was until (a very good) Army beat them by 4 TDs.

We can get a preview of Temple and Navy tomorrow:

Temple at Navy
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: CBS Sports Network
Spread: Temple -7.0

https://athlonsports.com/college-footbal...picks-2018

Best thing about this season is that I again believe we can play with anyone on our schedule.

(10-12-2018 09:05 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-12-2018 08:52 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Temple is definitely the best team UC has played to date and probably the third toughest team UC will play all season. The Nova game was weird... but they rocked a good Maryland team and their other two losses were close games against BC and an undefeated Buffalo team. UC has been better overall this year, but Temple has shown real flashes of being a contender in the East.

I think Russo has been the straw in their drink just like Ridder has been for us. Nutile started those first two games against Nova and Buffalo and they scored 17 and 29 points. Enter Russo and they've put up 35,31,35 and 49 points.

They are very good on defense and special teams as well. After their first two hiccups, they've held the next four opponents under 200 yards passing (Maryland only threw for 63 yds and BC was only able to muster 148). ECU had 196 yards of total offense last week.

Somehow Temple has been able to develop into a program with a consistently solid defense and a solid ground game. They don't ever really wow you in a given year but they are usually a tough out (particularly for us the last several years).

UC will go to its 17th Bowl Game this season. UC currently has a 7-9 record in bowls:

1946 Sun Bowl vs. Virginia Tech 18-6 W
1949 Glass Bowl v. Toledo 33-13 W
1950 Sun Bowl v. W. Texas State (now UTEP) 13-14 L
1997 Humanitarian Bowl v. Utah State 35-19 W
2000 Motor City Bowl v. Marshall 14-25 L
2001 Motor City Bowl v. Toledo 16-23 L
2002 New Orleans Bowl v. North Texas 24-19 W
2004 Ft. Worth Bowl v. Marshall 32-14 W
2006 International Bowl v. Western Michigan 27-24 W
2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl v. Southern Miss 31-21 W
2008 Orange Bowl v. Virginia Tech 7-20 L
2009 Sugar Bowl v. Florida 24-51 L
2011 Liberty Bowl v. Vandy 31-24 W
2012 Belk Bowl v. Duke 48-34 W
2013 Belk Bowl v. UNC 17-39 L
2014 Military Bowl v. Virginia Tech 17-33 L
2015 Hawaii Bowl v. San Diego State 0-42 L

(10-12-2018 09:43 AM)bearcat_df Wrote:  We can get a preview of Temple and Navy tomorrow:

Temple at Navy
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: CBS Sports Network
Spread: Temple -7.0

https://athlonsports.com/college-footbal...picks-2018

Best thing about this season is that I again believe we can play with anyone on our schedule.

Only one team is clearly better than us. We’ve got a shot in every other game.

There was a sighting of #25 UC Bearcat Football on the ESPN Gameday Opening Coming to Your City. It was the video of the guys banging the CPaw drum. When you are included in the Gameday Opening...you matter.
It's good to be relevant in College Football again.
Keep it up Bearcats!

(10-12-2018 06:30 AM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(10-11-2018 09:29 PM)ZCat Wrote:  

(10-11-2018 07:11 AM)doss2 Wrote:  

(10-10-2018 11:01 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Um, you have to be fairly smart to get in at UK. Hate their basketball fans? Sure. Mock their football program? Sure. But their academics are really good. Now, that other Kentucky university in Louisville? Best description I have heard was "a community college with a D1 athletic program grafted on".

UK is #147 and UL is #171

What reference are you using? And what was Cincinnati?

Not Doss, but I'm guessing USNWR. And if so, UC is about 140-ish I think.

Thanks! Was going to check USNWR

(10-13-2018 09:07 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  There was a sighting of #25 UC Bearcat Football on the ESPN Gameday Opening Coming to Your City. It was the video of the guys banging the CPaw drum. When you are included in the Gameday Opening...you matter.
It's good to be relevant in College Football again.
Keep it up Bearcats!

The best part of being in the Top 25 is the meaningless pub they start throwing at you. Whenever they make a "best [ ] on every top 25 team" article we have to be included now. Does wonders for the program.

(10-13-2018 09:07 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  There was a sighting of #25 UC Bearcat Football on the ESPN Gameday Opening Coming to Your City. It was the video of the guys banging the CPaw drum. When you are included in the Gameday Opening...you matter.
It's good to be relevant in College Football again.
Keep it up Bearcats!

Not only being in the top 25, but the drum thing is so unique, they couldn't help but put that in the video

(10-13-2018 02:58 PM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(10-13-2018 09:07 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  There was a sighting of #25 UC Bearcat Football on the ESPN Gameday Opening Coming to Your City. It was the video of the guys banging the CPaw drum. When you are included in the Gameday Opening...you matter.
It's good to be relevant in College Football again.
Keep it up Bearcats!

Not only being in the top 25, but the drum thing is so unique, they couldn't help but put that in the video

i just hope we don't do something dumb for when we get turnovers. It's getting ridiculous

(10-13-2018 04:12 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(10-13-2018 02:58 PM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(10-13-2018 09:07 AM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  There was a sighting of #25 UC Bearcat Football on the ESPN Gameday Opening Coming to Your City. It was the video of the guys banging the CPaw drum. When you are included in the Gameday Opening...you matter.
It's good to be relevant in College Football again.
Keep it up Bearcats!

Not only being in the top 25, but the drum thing is so unique, they couldn't help but put that in the video

i just hope we don't do something dumb for when we get turnovers. It's getting ridiculous

You mean stuff like this: