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(12-31-2021 09:41 PM)BrooklynRocket Wrote:  Who had a worse bowl game performance: Brian Kelly on New Year 2010 or Denbrock on NYE 2021?

Lol, since Kelly didnt coach that game, I’d say both, as they were both a no show.

(12-31-2021 09:04 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

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(12-31-2021 06:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  This game may have cost Ridder some $$

This team saved some team a wasted draft pick.

Dang dude.

You gonna start a fire Fickell thread too?

No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

(12-31-2021 10:20 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 09:04 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 06:53 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 06:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  This game may have cost Ridder some $$

This team saved some team a wasted draft pick.

Dang dude.

You gonna start a fire Fickell thread too?

No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

I know it was one game but Bryant looked better than Ridder ever has last year

Back in hotel room. Thought the game plan on D was good. Let them run between the 20's and try to hold them to FG's. 27 from Bama seems fine to me. Our secondary pretty much shut down Bryce, he's a pretender. Offense was awful. Way too conservative. No shots downfield all game. I'll pay for Denbrock's flight to LSU. Get that hack out of here. Never gave Ridder a chance to shine. This loss is squarely on Denbrock. Good riddance. BTW, Bama fans are ********.

(12-31-2021 10:44 PM)BayTiger Wrote:  

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(12-31-2021 09:04 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 06:53 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 06:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  This game may have cost Ridder some $$

This team saved some team a wasted draft pick.

Dang dude.

You gonna start a fire Fickell thread too?

No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

I know it was one game but Bryant looked better than Ridder ever has last year

Yeah. Cause if Bryant would have started the game we woulda won going away…

(12-31-2021 08:04 PM)Lurkercat Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 08:03 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  They ran 11 running plays in a row to start the game for a reason.

What was the split between run and pass for them? If I had to guess they threw less than 10 times

? They threw the ball 28 times. Our secondary played a really good game and the Dline did good at getting some pressure. The failure to change schemes to stop the run was disappointing but nothing can compare to the disappointment of the lack of adjustment with the offense.

They tried to throw the ball on their first series but it was blanketed so Young had to pull it and run.

Good news is Denbrock has been reported to be expected to become the next OC at LSU. His gameplan looked like he was busier updating his resume these past several weeks. Good riddance.

Gino time?

I’m ready. This was a singularly unimaginative offensive game plan. Shocker.

Works when you have better athletes, I guess. It didn’t because we didn’t.

(12-31-2021 10:58 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

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(12-31-2021 10:20 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 09:04 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 06:53 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  This team saved some team a wasted draft pick.

Dang dude.

You gonna start a fire Fickell thread too?

No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

I know it was one game but Bryant looked better than Ridder ever has last year

Yeah. Cause if Bryant would have started the game we woulda won going away…

Probably not but maybe it would have been a better game. Ridder was too concerned with his draft stock to run all year. Might as well have stuck with the real pocket passer

Bottom line is Bama and Georgia are the 2 best teams. There were plays to be made, defense even got a key pick and made things really hard on the Heisman trophy winner but our offense didn't capitalize. 3 redzone trips were 2 fgs and a turnover on downs. We had short field because of a kick return and an int and did nothing.

Game was there to be taken despite Bama being better(because our defense is damn good) but the offense was unimaginative. Tough loss. Great season. Great future to come.

I think I posted earlier this week that I didn’t have a good feeling about this one. I think UC would have been more competitive, Michigan too today, if the game were played a week or two after the championship game.

I think a lot of the semi-final blowouts come from talent but also the long layoff that kill momentum for teams. It also puts teams back at week one and typically kills off any chance for an upset.

I am interested to see if a revised playoff gives us more competitive games at semi-final round. The current format just seems to destroy whatever buzz a team had at the end of the year.

One more thing to add, Cincinnati has lost two games over the last two years. Those two teams will be playing for the championship in less than two weeks.

The entire college football world is trying to figure out how to beat Bama and Georgia. It is a new problem for UC but it’s the type of problem you get when start knocking on the door.

(12-31-2021 11:35 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  One more thing to add, Cincinnati has lost two games over the last two years. Those two teams will be playing for the championship in less than two weeks.

The entire college football world is trying to figure out how to beat Bama and Georgia. It is a new problem for UC but it’s the type of problem you get when start knocking on the door.

Great point that I'm sure I'll steal

(12-31-2021 11:17 PM)BayTiger Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 10:58 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 10:44 PM)BayTiger Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 10:20 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 09:04 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Dang dude.

You gonna start a fire Fickell thread too?

No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

I know it was one game but Bryant looked better than Ridder ever has last year

Yeah. Cause if Bryant would have started the game we woulda won going away…

Probably not but maybe it would have been a better game. Ridder was too concerned with his draft stock to run all year. Might as well have stuck with the real pocket passer

Yeah. The problem in the game was not Desmond Ridder.

The loss stings but it shouldn't detract from our run at history this season. Also, we lost by 21 as the 4th ranked team. Harbaugh lost by 23 as the #2 ranked team. Too bad we couldn't play a consolation game.

(12-31-2021 11:38 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-31-2021 11:35 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  One more thing to add, Cincinnati has lost two games over the last two years. Those two teams will be playing for the championship in less than two weeks.

The entire college football world is trying to figure out how to beat Bama and Georgia. It is a new problem for UC but it’s the type of problem you get when start knocking on the door.

Great point that I'm sure I'll steal

UC was lucky that Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma fell back a bit opening the playoff door. That group is usually in the next tier after Bama and UGA. I don’t doubt that UC is good enough to compete with Notre Dame, Michigan, and the other programs that make up that next group after those five I mentioned earlier.

Next year will be a step beck, get 9 to 10 wins and compete for the conference title and that will be ok.

(12-31-2021 11:45 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  The loss stings but it shouldn't detract from our run at history this season. Also, we lost by 21 as the 4th ranked team. Harbaugh lost by 23 as the #2 ranked team. Too bad we couldn't play a consolation game.

Bama/UGA and Mich/Cincy is what is should've been. Also would've been better matchups. They wanted to avoid the sec rematch which is stupid

(12-31-2021 11:42 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

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(12-31-2021 10:58 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

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(12-31-2021 10:20 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  No, I've watched Ridder his whole career and this game is exactly what I expected from him. No team should pick him higher then a 4th or 5th round project but I don't think he ever becomes a multi week starter in the NFL.

I know it was one game but Bryant looked better than Ridder ever has last year

Yeah. Cause if Bryant would have started the game we woulda won going away…

Probably not but maybe it would have been a better game. Ridder was too concerned with his draft stock to run all year. Might as well have stuck with the real pocket passer

Yeah. The problem in the game was not Desmond Ridder.

I don't think Bryant was the answer but Ridder was also sort of the problem. Poor reads, some poor throws, didn't create anything on his own, and had 4 passes batted down.

Sweetness
I don't think Bryant was the answer but Ridder was also sort of the problem. Poor reads, some poor throws, didn't create anything on his own, and had [b' Wrote:  4 passes batted[/b] down.

Batted passes aren't necessarily a qb thing and hasn't really been a ridder issue. I think the Bama staff anticipated uc might rely on quick passes and emphasized it. Offensive line can prevent it with right techniques but my guess is they were more concerned pressure than engaging to prevent batted passes.

(01-01-2022 12:08 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

Sweetness
I don't think Bryant was the answer but Ridder was also sort of the problem. Poor reads, some poor throws, didn't create anything on his own, and had [b' Wrote:  4 passes batted[/b] down.

Batted passes aren't necessarily a qb thing and hasn't really been a ridder issue. I think the Bama staff anticipated uc might rely on quick passes and emphasized it. Offensive line can prevent it with right techniques but my guess is they were more concerned pressure than engaging to prevent batted passes.

Yeah that's never been a thing before, just good play by the bama d. I actually thought ridder did pretty ok considering the protection. B- performance. My only complaint about ridder today was how stiff he seemed. UGAs quarterback was under a fair amount of pressure tonight too. He's way less athletic than ridder but he did a much better job of moving around and keeping things alive.