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(06-16-2022 11:53 AM)bearcatmill Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 08:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  There are two OSU alums in our firm. One of them doesn't care about football at all, and the other is what I'd call a moderate or casual fan. Both of them loathe the t-shirts.

My hunch is that the Cincinnati t-shirts are probably worse than most given that SW Ohio is the one part of the state that isn't full-on kool aid drinking, so they overcompensate and chest thump even more.

This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

West Chester has gotten better. Since moving here, there are more and more UC flags and yard signs. Majority of the osu fans in our neighborhood are Cry-ami grads. They have nothing to do with their alma mater, but are all in on Columbus. I try to put up my 8ft Bearcat as much as possible. Little kids in the neighborhood love it, even if the parents grit their teeth.

A lot of what you say is true. I live in Wetherington and have a neighbor quite a few houses away that played basketball at Miami, but loves and raves about UC football. There are more O$U flags and the local gear outlets have more O$U stuff but it is getting better.

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 08:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  There are two OSU alums in our firm. One of them doesn't care about football at all, and the other is what I'd call a moderate or casual fan. Both of them loathe the t-shirts.

My hunch is that the Cincinnati t-shirts are probably worse than most given that SW Ohio is the one part of the state that isn't full-on kool aid drinking, so they overcompensate and chest thump even more.

This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 08:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  There are two OSU alums in our firm. One of them doesn't care about football at all, and the other is what I'd call a moderate or casual fan. Both of them loathe the t-shirts.

My hunch is that the Cincinnati t-shirts are probably worse than most given that SW Ohio is the one part of the state that isn't full-on kool aid drinking, so they overcompensate and chest thump even more.

This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

One thing I've noticed since the advent of the message boards is that OSU t-shirts seem to actually hate the actual university and in particular hate whomever is President at the time. It's as if they view it as a threat to their beloved football.

The overwhelming majority of the o$u fans I know did not attend o$u.

And also the majority never attended any college at all.

I have a friend who went to Ohio Northern (pharmacy) and says he is an o$u fan because he is from Ohio.

He is particularly obnoxious towards UC.

I tell him that it's not my fault that his alma mater isn't worth rooting for, and that if we are picking our favorite bandwagon team then I choose Alabama / Georgia / whoever won the NC that year, and then proceed to gloat about how much better they are than his bandwagon team (o$u).

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 08:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  There are two OSU alums in our firm. One of them doesn't care about football at all, and the other is what I'd call a moderate or casual fan. Both of them loathe the t-shirts.

My hunch is that the Cincinnati t-shirts are probably worse than most given that SW Ohio is the one part of the state that isn't full-on kool aid drinking, so they overcompensate and chest thump even more.

This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

Eh I disagree on this point. Short North has been the hot spot for about a decade now. 30 years ago apparently if you went a few streets too south it got rough.

I’d say safe south and west. North safe unless you get 10+ blocks above campus. Still not bad but a poorer area.

East is the side most students live and if you get just 4 streets over from campus you can find trouble.

OSU has a good bubble and now it’s safe to walk or whatever all the way downtown and back unlike 20-30 years ago.

UC has its issues but they don’t bother me.

When my brother attended UC, his house(s) were broken into 3 or 4 times. They were able to catch 2 of the bums you’d expect.

Wow, this thread has really taken on a life of its own while I was on vacation and the subject matter moved across the border from Indiana to Ohio.

I agree with so much of what many have written here about OSU t-shirt fans vs. alumni and some of the ignorant shots taken at UC by the uninformed. I will only add, it's incumbent upon us as alumni and fans to represent Cincinnati with class and pride. I was wearing the C-Paw all week in the upper peninsula of Michigan and down the western coast of the lower peninsula. I received many positive comments during our travels. Perhaps with some, they take a little pleasure in the Bearcats rise stealing just a little of the spotlight from their hated OSU foes. For us, it's good to be a growing, national brand in college football.

(06-17-2022 11:41 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 08:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  There are two OSU alums in our firm. One of them doesn't care about football at all, and the other is what I'd call a moderate or casual fan. Both of them loathe the t-shirts.

My hunch is that the Cincinnati t-shirts are probably worse than most given that SW Ohio is the one part of the state that isn't full-on kool aid drinking, so they overcompensate and chest thump even more.

This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

Eh I disagree on this point. Short North has been the hot spot for about a decade now. 30 years ago apparently if you went a few streets too south it got rough.

I’d say safe south and west. North safe unless you get 10+ blocks above campus. Still not bad but a poorer area.

East is the side most students live and if you get just 4 streets over from campus you can find trouble.

OSU has a good bubble and now it’s safe to walk or whatever all the way downtown and back unlike 20-30 years ago.

UC has its issues but they don’t bother me.

When my brother attended UC, his house(s) were broken into 3 or 4 times. They were able to catch 2 of the bums you’d expect.

Disagree. OSU just has record crime. Parents were putting up billboards about it. There's crime all around OSU's campus and there's crime in the short north. They literally banned and turned off escooters because a gang was using them to snatch and grab. OSU's neighborhood is not some bastion of no crime and peacefulness. There's plenty of crime, just like every urban university. OSU's campus safety and crime is no different than UC. You're proving my point

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Hoosiers are loosiers!

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

(06-17-2022 09:40 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:41 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-15-2022 11:10 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  This is the theory I'm starting to realize and believe. I've had numerous bad interactions with Ohio State fans over the years. The vast majority of the bad interactions are with non-alumni. I always approach football talk in a positive manner, no matter the team you support but many OSU fans would instantly respond with negative and insulting things. Many would assume I'm an OSU fan because I'm from Ohio. They'd say that I have to support OSU because it's Ohio's team. They say things like "You're a UC fan? No cares about UC" or "no one gives a **** about UC" or they say "UC? They suck. They're terrible." For some reason they felt the need to instantly trash and insult UC and my fandom just because I wasn't an OSU fan.

I will say that I've had better interactions with OSU fans here in Columbus. Not sure if it's because I run into more alumni or what. Maybe that's the reason.

But through my interactions online and in person, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that a large portion of OSU t-shirt fans in the Cincinnati area are especially bad. I think they are upset that OSU isn't the number one college fandom in town and OSU isn't the biggest show around. They love to crap on any success UC has and diminish anything the teams and school does. UC fans will say UC is the most popular college team in town and they will either say "NO! That's not true. OSU is easily the favorite team. You don't see anything UC once you step off campus." or they'll say "Well of course UC is more popular, Cincinnati is Kentucky." Like the idea of UC being more popular in the city is somehow some huge blow to them and is somehow UC getting a "win" over OSU in a way.

This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

Eh I disagree on this point. Short North has been the hot spot for about a decade now. 30 years ago apparently if you went a few streets too south it got rough.

I’d say safe south and west. North safe unless you get 10+ blocks above campus. Still not bad but a poorer area.

East is the side most students live and if you get just 4 streets over from campus you can find trouble.

OSU has a good bubble and now it’s safe to walk or whatever all the way downtown and back unlike 20-30 years ago.

UC has its issues but they don’t bother me.

When my brother attended UC, his house(s) were broken into 3 or 4 times. They were able to catch 2 of the bums you’d expect.

Disagree. OSU just has record crime. Parents were putting up billboards about it. There's crime all around OSU's campus and there's crime in the short north. They literally banned and turned off escooters because a gang was using them to snatch and grab. OSU's neighborhood is not some bastion of no crime and peacefulness. There's plenty of crime, just like every urban university. OSU's campus safety and crime is no different than UC. You're proving my point

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I just have a different feel around the areas up there vs in Cincy. I never have worried about anything walking around anywhere in Columbus besides in between Ohio State and Ohio Dominican University.

Get a couple streets in the wrong direction off UC campus and I think it’s blown way out of proportion but I usually feel I’m keeping a little closer watch on what’s going on around me is all.

(06-18-2022 11:00 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 09:40 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:41 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 07:11 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  This is legit. This primarily comes from the tOSU fans in the outlying suburban communities-- particularly in Butler, Warren and Clermont County. There has long been a divide between the people in the suburbs and the city (in fairness it goes both ways). I say this as someone who lives in the burbs and is fairly conservative, I think the bias has to do with perceptions about the poorest neighborhoods in the city and the African-Americans who reside there and attaching it to the university (which ironically is only 8-9% black). The other irony is that OSU resides in a similar neighborhood and has more black students than UC (similar percentage but larger numbers due to a larger enrollment).

Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

Eh I disagree on this point. Short North has been the hot spot for about a decade now. 30 years ago apparently if you went a few streets too south it got rough.

I’d say safe south and west. North safe unless you get 10+ blocks above campus. Still not bad but a poorer area.

East is the side most students live and if you get just 4 streets over from campus you can find trouble.

OSU has a good bubble and now it’s safe to walk or whatever all the way downtown and back unlike 20-30 years ago.

UC has its issues but they don’t bother me.

When my brother attended UC, his house(s) were broken into 3 or 4 times. They were able to catch 2 of the bums you’d expect.

Disagree. OSU just has record crime. Parents were putting up billboards about it. There's crime all around OSU's campus and there's crime in the short north. They literally banned and turned off escooters because a gang was using them to snatch and grab. OSU's neighborhood is not some bastion of no crime and peacefulness. There's plenty of crime, just like every urban university. OSU's campus safety and crime is no different than UC. You're proving my point

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I just have a different feel around the areas up there vs in Cincy. I never have worried about anything walking around anywhere in Columbus besides in between Ohio State and Ohio Dominican University.

Get a couple streets in the wrong direction off UC campus and I think it’s blown way out of proportion but I usually feel I’m keeping a little closer watch on what’s going on around me is all.

Never worried walking around UC. Like I said, OSU fans love to exaggerate OSU's area vs UC. Both in same neighborhoods with same safety feels.

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(06-18-2022 11:11 AM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 11:00 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 09:40 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  

(06-17-2022 11:41 AM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(06-16-2022 09:20 PM)Cattidude Wrote:  Something I've seen from OSU t-shirt fans over the years is them saying UC is in the ghetto and in a ****** crime-ridden part of town. Which we all know is not true. But I find it hilarious because OSU resides in a similar area in Columbus (and has crime just like all urban universities). Both are schools north of their city's downtown in their own college neighborhoods. Of course it's only the t-shirt fans that say this because they've never spent real time on OSU's campus. They just watch games on tv or just go to football games and leave

Eh I disagree on this point. Short North has been the hot spot for about a decade now. 30 years ago apparently if you went a few streets too south it got rough.

I’d say safe south and west. North safe unless you get 10+ blocks above campus. Still not bad but a poorer area.

East is the side most students live and if you get just 4 streets over from campus you can find trouble.

OSU has a good bubble and now it’s safe to walk or whatever all the way downtown and back unlike 20-30 years ago.

UC has its issues but they don’t bother me.

When my brother attended UC, his house(s) were broken into 3 or 4 times. They were able to catch 2 of the bums you’d expect.

Disagree. OSU just has record crime. Parents were putting up billboards about it. There's crime all around OSU's campus and there's crime in the short north. They literally banned and turned off escooters because a gang was using them to snatch and grab. OSU's neighborhood is not some bastion of no crime and peacefulness. There's plenty of crime, just like every urban university. OSU's campus safety and crime is no different than UC. You're proving my point

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I just have a different feel around the areas up there vs in Cincy. I never have worried about anything walking around anywhere in Columbus besides in between Ohio State and Ohio Dominican University.

Get a couple streets in the wrong direction off UC campus and I think it’s blown way out of proportion but I usually feel I’m keeping a little closer watch on what’s going on around me is all.

Never worried walking around UC. Like I said, OSU fans love to exaggerate OSU's area vs UC. Both in same neighborhoods with same safety feels.

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All the games I attended at o$u were day games. Days are always safer.

At UC west and north (Clifton) seem very civilized. South and east for three blocks seem safe. Then again there seems to be no reason to go beyond that perimeter except for exiting to home and then I am armed.

I figured Doss would have his own personal parking space...

(06-18-2022 11:48 AM)Ring of Black Wrote:  I figured Doss would have his own personal parking space...

No, I simply get my choice of any on campus garage. I like Calhoun.

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

(06-19-2022 11:55 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

Probably the biggest frat school in the B1G. It's not as monolithically conservative, preppy, frat boy, business major as Miami (few places are), but that element there is more prominent than at other B1G schools.

(06-19-2022 11:55 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

My perception of IU as well, given a few I know who attended there.

I'll reserve comments on this year's matchup until after the game clock expires in September. I like our 'Cats against almost any opponent in Nippert but IU will bring a different QB; perhaps a different scheme. And while I'm completely confident of Fickell's ability to rebuild, we just haven't seen enough of Prater (or Bryant) with the game on the line to suggest they will deliver the results that Ridder did. Of for that matter, what Sauce or Ford could do to break a game open.

Finally, if UC completes the sweep, Indiana will likely avoid another home and home series for decades. And that's too bad really. Beginning in '23 UC will no longer need P5 opponents to justify our case for the CFP and NY6. But from a fan interest perspective it sure beats a pre-conference matchup against Western Kentucky or Central Michigan.

(06-20-2022 10:06 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(06-19-2022 11:55 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

My perception of IU as well, given a few I know who attended there.

I'll reserve comments on this year's matchup until after the game clock expires in September. I like our 'Cats against almost any opponent in Nippert but IU will bring a different QB; perhaps a different scheme. And while I'm completely confident of Fickell's ability to rebuild, we just haven't seen enough of Prater (or Bryant) with the game on the line to suggest they will deliver the results that Ridder did. Of for that matter, what Sauce or Ford could do to break a game open.

Finally, if UC completes the sweep, Indiana will likely avoid another home and home series for decades. And that's too bad really. Beginning in '23 UC will no longer need P5 opponents to justify our case for the CFP and NY6. But from a fan interest perspective it sure beats a pre-conference matchup against Western Kentucky or Central Michigan.

I’d rather have western Kentucky than kennesaw or Austin Pea or Alabama A&M…

(06-20-2022 11:29 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-20-2022 10:06 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(06-19-2022 11:55 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  

(06-07-2022 06:34 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Indiana Fans Are Mad

Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

My perception of IU as well, given a few I know who attended there.

I'll reserve comments on this year's matchup until after the game clock expires in September. I like our 'Cats against almost any opponent in Nippert but IU will bring a different QB; perhaps a different scheme. And while I'm completely confident of Fickell's ability to rebuild, we just haven't seen enough of Prater (or Bryant) with the game on the line to suggest they will deliver the results that Ridder did. Of for that matter, what Sauce or Ford could do to break a game open.

Finally, if UC completes the sweep, Indiana will likely avoid another home and home series for decades. And that's too bad really. Beginning in '23 UC will no longer need P5 opponents to justify our case for the CFP and NY6. But from a fan interest perspective it sure beats a pre-conference matchup against Western Kentucky or Central Michigan.

I’d rather have western Kentucky than kennesaw or Austin Pea or Alabama A&M…

We can get a buy game with Austin Peay or Alabama A&M for $500K. The going rate for a G5 school like Western KY is currently $1.5M. Alternatively, we can schedule them home and home, but that creates budgetary problems as you'll want at least six home games to make the most revenue.

(06-20-2022 11:40 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(06-20-2022 11:29 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-20-2022 10:06 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(06-19-2022 11:55 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 09:36 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Wait until after they visit Nippert this year. Then they will really be 'miffed'.

Like Miami, Indiana strikes me as a popped collar fan base. They’ll come to UC with a superiority complex and most won’t understand Nippert until the reality slaps them upside the head. I’m confident our team and fans will have them leaving knocked down a few notches.

My perception of IU as well, given a few I know who attended there.

I'll reserve comments on this year's matchup until after the game clock expires in September. I like our 'Cats against almost any opponent in Nippert but IU will bring a different QB; perhaps a different scheme. And while I'm completely confident of Fickell's ability to rebuild, we just haven't seen enough of Prater (or Bryant) with the game on the line to suggest they will deliver the results that Ridder did. Of for that matter, what Sauce or Ford could do to break a game open.

Finally, if UC completes the sweep, Indiana will likely avoid another home and home series for decades. And that's too bad really. Beginning in '23 UC will no longer need P5 opponents to justify our case for the CFP and NY6. But from a fan interest perspective it sure beats a pre-conference matchup against Western Kentucky or Central Michigan.

I’d rather have western Kentucky than kennesaw or Austin Pea or Alabama A&M…

We can get a buy game with Austin Peay or Alabama A&M for $500K. The going rate for a G5 school like Western KY is currently $1.5M. Alternatively, we can schedule them home and home, but that creates budgetary problems as you'll want at least six home games to make the most revenue.

We have @WKU 2025, @ NIP 2026
I prefer it get cancelled.
Who wants to play at a 22,000 seat stadium?
Yes I know you can visit the Corvette Museum (if open). Mammoth Cave. Green River. But 22,000 seats? No thanks.


FUTURE CINCINNATI NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
2022
09/03 - at Arkansas
09/10 - Kennesaw State
09/17 - vs Miami (Ohio) (in Cincinnati, OH)
09/24 - Indiana
2023
09/02 - Eastern Kentucky
09/09 - at Pitt
09/16 - Miami (Ohio)
TBA - at NC State
2024
09/07 - Pitt
09/14 - at Miami (Ohio)
2025
09/06 - Miami (Ohio)
09/13 - Nebraska
09/20 - at WKU
2026
09/05 - Boston College
09/12 - at Ohio
09/19 - vs Miami (Ohio) (in Cincinnati, OH)
09/26 - WKU
2027
09/11 - at Miami (Ohio)
09/18 - at Boston College
2028
09/02 - at Boise State
09/09 - Miami (Ohio)
2029
09/01 - Boise State
09/08 - at Miami (Ohio)
09/15 - NC State
2031
10/04 - at Army