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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 399322, member: 204"]
Eight penalties for 90 yards, including crucial holding calls on big gains and late hit calls.
 
Three turnovers - one deep in the redzone when the team was about to score.
 
Two more fumbles in the redzone.
 
And finally a terrible pass that almost went for a pick six.
 
That's right. I'm not talking about Syracuse University - I'm talking about the Bearcats' performance in Nippert Stadium on a cold, wet day.
 
They made mistake after mistake. That means of course - if you believe the stuff you read on this board - that they were badly coached or using the vernacular "they were not coached up" yesterday.
 
Yet they won the game.
 
Why?
 
They took advantage of SU's mistakes while SU failed to take full advantage of their mistakes.
 
And, they dominated much of the play - especially on the offensive line.
 
They had the ball nearly 34 minutes - they rushed the ball for 263 yards - they were 7 for 15 on third down.
 
We were 9 for 21 on third down. We could not stop the run. We failed to take advantage of their mistakes - the dropped pick six and the dropped a TD in the endzone by West.
 
Using the criteria set forth on this board [B]both teams[/B] were poorly coached yesterday, meaning that coaching didn't cause the outcome.
 
Cincy was the better team on the field yesterday.
 
We are getting better. We are experiencing difficult growing pains but things will continue to get better and sooner rather than later. Hang in there!
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