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We were 9-0 going into that game and a dark horse national championship contender. We were overachievers. That Cincy team was not terrible. Huge disappointment both games but totally different vibesSame vibe.
Exactly.Same vibe.
That PI gameplan will always stick in my head. It’s one of those game plans that a fan would suggest on a message board and everyone would dismiss as unrealistic, but their coaches actually did it and it totally killed RutgersExactly.
Cincy was motivated through the ceiling and had the PI game plan to completely stimy us and the coaches and players never adjusted. And we folded when Brian Leonard was injured.
last night I saw no adjustments from the coach or the players. And that is unexplainable. I was shocked when we came out for the second half and weren’t running back screens/cuts for layups and kept throwing the ball away into their strength.
it feels like Pike needs to throw chairs across the locker room going bat shit crazy to kick this team’s ass. I don’t know if he has that in him.
That Cinnci team was pretty legit. Nebraska...not so much.
Football 06’ was legitimately on the national championship radar. Were talking about sneaking in a tourney of 68 teams hahaSame vibe.
This was my analogy I posted in the game thread last night. We were playing them for our first Big East Title as well.Actually this probably reminds me the most of that 2011 blowout loss to Uconn. They won 5 games that year - and smoked us 40-22
Schiano left for Tampa Bay after that season. I wonder if he would have stayed at RU if they won that game.This was my analogy I posted in the game thread last night. We were playing them for our first Big East Title as well.
This probably reminds me the most of that 2011 blowout loss to Uconn. They won 5 games that year - and smoked us 40-22
Nah, it would have checked the "win a championship" goal box..even easier to leave. Only thing imho would have made a differencec is going into B1G.Schiano left for Tampa Bay after that season. I wonder if he would have stayed at RU if they won that game.
Was there. Absolutely brutal from the start.This was my analogy I posted in the game thread last night. We were playing them for our first Big East Title as well.
For those who need an explanation of what happened last night, here it is ( not joking).
I have a good friend who we nickname " the black cloud" who has never been into college sports but roots for RU cuz me and another friend went there. In 2006, he jumped on the bandwagon do he could talk about football with my friend and I, but never watched a complete game ( not even Louisville). After our big win, he made plans to come into the city to watch the Cincinnati game with my friend and I. After being blown out in the first half, we just knew that he was the reason, so we have him 20 bucks and told him to go do anything except watch the 2cd half. He later admitted he went to a Sports Bar and watched the remainder of the game. We have banned him from watching any meaningful RU games since then
To connect the dots, he jumped on the basketball bandwagon this year, and up until the Maryland game had not watched a full game this year. After we inexplicably lost to the Terps, we again told him he was banned. He begged us after the Indiana win, and knowing it was Nebraska and they had lost Teddy, we allowed it.
Needless to say, his run with RU basketball is now done for 2021 and we will breathe easier after Saturday. If need be, I already have the info on his cable provider just in case we get off to a rough start and he has violated the terms of our (one sided) agreement :)
Yeah IIRC Nova threw for almost 300 yards just in the 4th quarter in garbage time.2011 UConn is the game that sticks out to me too. And the final score doesn't even truly show how bad that game really was. RU was down 40-10 going into the 4th.
Actually that VT team wasn't that bad. We played them in the 8/9 game in the BET a week or two later.If I remember correctly, one of Waters' teams lost to Virginia Tech (the worst team in the BE at the time) late in the regular season when they were on the verge of an NCAA Tournament bid. This had that vibe.
Yep. That Cincy team was just an all-time bad timing/matchup after winning a game like Louisville. Cincy had started slowly that year and lost at #1 OSU. Then the next week they almost upset #11 Vtech away. They almost win at Louisville later in the year and lost at WVU too. All nationally ranked. They were battle tested and we were due for a letdown.That '06 Cincy team was good. Their head coach was Mark Dantonio, who went on to have success at Michigan State. I believe his DC was Pat Narduzzi, who is now the head coach at Pitt and built some excellent defenses at Michigan State. Brian Kelly took over the next season and won the BE a few times. That team was turning the corner. This loss to Nebraska is nowhere near that vibe. It's closer to the end of season collapses by the better Waters and Bannon teams. If I remember correctly, one of Waters' teams lost to Virginia Tech (the worst team in the BE at the time) late in the regular season when they were on the verge of an NCAA Tournament bid. This had that vibe.
Schiano left for Tampa Bay after that season. I wonder if he would have stayed at RU if they won that game.
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No. There were 15 million (guaranteed) reasons why he left for the NFL.
Curses! I relegated that game to the never to be recalled deep recess of my memory... until your post 🤬😉Same vibe.
We just have to hire from Central Michigan. If they were dumb enough to hire OSU's co-defensive coordinator they'd-- ah crapHow lucky is Cincy football? They always seem to get the right coaches all the time while we got duds outside of Schiano.
We just have to hire from Central Michigan. If they were dumb enough to hire OSU's co-defensive coordinator they'd-- ah crap
Why did we need a 7th win?How about 2005 when we needed a 7th win and got rolled by South Florida.
For those who need an explanation of what happened last night, here it is ( not joking).
I have a good friend who we nickname " the black cloud" who has never been into college sports but roots for RU cuz me and another friend went there. In 2006, he jumped on the bandwagon do he could talk about football with my friend and I, but never watched a complete game ( not even Louisville). After our big win, he made plans to come into the city to watch the Cincinnati game with my friend and I. After being blown out in the first half, we just knew that he was the reason, so we have him 20 bucks and told him to go do anything except watch the 2cd half. He later admitted he went to a Sports Bar and watched the remainder of the game. We have banned him from watching any meaningful RU games since then
To connect the dots, he jumped on the basketball bandwagon this year, and up until the Maryland game had not watched a full game this year. After we inexplicably lost to the Terps, we again told him he was banned. He begged us after the Indiana win, and knowing it was Nebraska and they had lost Teddy, we allowed it.
Needless to say, his run with RU basketball is now done for 2021 and we will breathe easier after Saturday. If need be, I already have the info on his cable provider just in case we get off to a rough start and he has violated the terms of our (one sided) agreement :)
That Cincy team wasn't what someone should call good. Of their 8 wins - only 3 of them had winning records -- RU, USF, & Western Michigan. Cincy played 5 ranked teams and lost by double digits to most em, except UL - and their one ranked win over Rutgers. The week before us -Cincy had to travel- to go play #10 ranked WVU. So both teams played in big games the week before. Cincy was just more ready and took it to us