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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3607, member: 289"] We get another week off, just before Thanksgiving. We could have used one alst eyar. Saturday November 25th Time TBA in the Dome vs. Cincinnati NO TV or TBA The Bearcats are another formerly irrelevant football program who rose sharply in the Miracle Grow soil of the Big East, (thanks to the “BCS” rating and plenty of expenditures). The went from 4-7 to 8-5 to 10-3 to 11-3 and 12-1, winning the conference in the final two years. If Texas had not gotten a second-chance field goal vs. Nebraska in the 2009 Big 12 title game, Cincy would have actually played for the national championship. They lost their coach, Brian Kelly, to Notre Dame and then got crushed by Florida in the Sugar Bowl. But, like South Florida they are in prime recruiting territory in Ohio and they hired Butch Jones, the guy who had replaced Kelly at Central Michigan after he left there for Cincinnati, hoping for a seamless transition. But Jones’ first year was a frustrating one, full of injuries. Zach Collaros was the Big East’s most productive quarterback with 225/383 (.587) 2902 yards, 26RDs but 14 interceptions. He missed the SU game and the Bearcats drown in a sea of turnovers, (31-7). Isaiah Pead ran for 1029 yards but missed two games. His back-up Darrin Williams missed virtually the whole season with an ankle injury. They have a star receiver in DJ Woods, who caught 57 for 898 yards and 8 scores and two fine prospects in Kenbell Thompkins and Shaq Washington. They are doing some heavy rebuilding on the line but if they get good blocking, they have plenty of playmakers. They were very young on defense last year but return all 11 starters so they could hardly avoid getting a lot better The best player is probably linebacker JK Schaffer. They have a good punter in Pat O’Donnell but are looking for a new placekicker and better returners. They had a horrendous turnover margin last year, -15, the reverse of what we had in 2001. It’s the biggest reason they went from 12-1 to 4-8. This is still another good team we beat on the road last year and get in the Dome this year: Can we do it again? Their stats from last year: Offense- rushing 156.7 (55th ) passing 260.7 (28th), total 417.3 (32nd) scoring 27.1 (57th) Defense- rushing 135.4 (39th) passing 234.0 (88th) total 369.4 (63rd) scoring 28.0 (68th) Turnover margin: -15 (119th) [/QUOTE]

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