It's All About the Kids, Right?

Between them, they have 24 wins and explosive offenses with productive quarterbacks. Also, since early December they have had five head coaches.

It sounds odd, but it's true.

Makes you wonder why they don't just call this the Allstate Coaches Bowl. If coaching is all that, UC gets the nod over Florida 3-2. The Bearcats have had Brian Kelly, Jeff Quinn and Butch Jones this month, while the Gators have had Urban Meyer, Steve Addazio and (after a good night's sleep) Urban Meyer. Since Meyer can't be counted twice (it's my column) UC wins 3-2.

After all, it is all about the coaches, right?

http://www.cincinnati.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1033373

Continue reading at the link above. Best article written on this whole mess but a great Bearcat.

New Orleans EarthCam

Unable to make the party in the Big Easy with your fellow Bearcats? Check it out on the Earthcam! Will be nothing but Bearcats and Gators tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday! http://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/

Andre Revels has seen it all with Bearcats

Warrior. Awesome player. Great guy. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091228/SPT0101/312280051/1064/Revels+has+seen+it+all+at+UC

Urban Meyer's decision no surprise

Great article on coaching, Meyer, and hubris. He'll kill himself b/c of "a spirited practice". Nice. Good luck to his family. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091228/COL03/312280020/Daugherty++Urban+Meyer+s+decision+no+surprise

Gilyard is Cincy's scene stealer

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/news/story?id=4774719

09-10 Undefeated Season

Pre-order your books now. Same as last year's Cheer Cincinnati. http://www.pedimentbooks.com/2009-bearcats/

Marty

Nice picture compilation. One of the best to ever grace UC.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll...801&Ref=PH

Herbie Loves Him Some Bearcat

Watch the end of the video. I hate that douche Kirk. EDIT 12/28-They pulled the video b/c of the complaints. What an assclown.

Merry Christmas!

84%

So you're saying there's a chance...... http://www.gobearcats.com/blog/dan-hoard/

BE Plays of the Year

Visit http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92485&SPID=11215&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204860168 and vote for one of the 3 UC plays in the running!

Allstate Sugar Bowl Events‏

If you'll be in New Orleans to watch the Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, we thought you'd appreciate a list of the public activities and events all UC alumni and friends can attend as we let New Orleans and the whole country know we're Proudly Cincinnati!



Check the UCAA Allstate Sugar Bowl Events site for the latest updates.

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UC Bearcats at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

New Orleans, Louisiana - January 1, 2010

General Events



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Wednesday, Dec 30

12-6pm: Welcome Desk

Marriott New Orleans Lobby. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


12-6pm: Welcome Desk

Sheraton New Orleans. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


12-8pm: Allstate Fan Fest. Jax Brewery. French Quarter.

6:15pm - Gin Blossom’s Concert. Free.


4-7pm: Bearcat Happy Hour

Marriott New Orleans Lounge & Sheraton New Orleans Lounge

Cash bar. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association

Thursday, Dec 31

10-6pm: Welcome Desk

Marriott New Orleans Lobby. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


10-2pm: Welcome Desk

Sheraton New Orleans Lobby. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


12-8pm: Allstate Fan Fest. Jax Brewery. French Quarter.
3:45-4:15pm: UC Pep Rally

6:15pm: Lady Antebellum Concert. Free.


1-3pm: Bearcat Happy Hour

Marriott New Orleans Lounge & Sheraton New Orleans Lounge

Cash bar. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association



5:00-7:30pm: UCAA Riverboat Cruise

Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. UC Pres. Williams will be joining us.

Boarding at Aquarium Dock. $59/adults, $49/under 21.

Register online at http://www.bigeasystore.com/CC/cincruise.html

Friday, Jan 1

10-5pm: Welcome Desk

Marriott New Orleans Lobby. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


10-5pm: Welcome Desk

Sheraton New Orleans. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association


1-5pm: Bearcat Happy Hour

Marriott New Orleans Lounge & Sheraton New Orleans Lounge

Cash bar. Hosted by UC Foundation & UC Alumni Association



4-7:30pm: Allstate Fan Jam

Louisiana Superdome, Gate C Bridge. Free.


5:00pm: UC Football Team Send-Off

Marriott New Orleans Lobby. Hosted by UC Alumni Association

7:00pm: UC Pres. Williams, UF Pres. Machen, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

will be recognized on the field of the Superdome

Important Allstate Sugar Bowl Information!

Dear Bearcats Fan,

Thank you for your support of Cincinnati Bearcats Football and specifically for purchasing tickets to the 76th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl featuring your Cincinnati Bearcats versus the Florida Gators.

UC Athletics and UCATS are pleased to extend a token of appreciation for your recent ticket purchase. As a result of your purchase, you are eligible to receive one (1) FREE commemorative Allstate Sugar Bowl lanyard and ticket protector.

Other members of your ticket party, who are not current UCATS members, can also register for the same complimentary gift by simply sharing their contact information with UC Athletics using the following link:

http://ucats.net/sugarbowl-info-form.html

In an ongoing effort to grow the base of support needed for the long-term success of Bearcats Athletics, we would like to learn more about the many fans traveling to New Orleans who are not already in our system. Please forward this information to your attending guests to ensure that they have an opportunity to claim their gift. Limit one (1) lanyard per household while supplies last. You must be over 18 years of age to register. The deadline for your guests to pre-register for this item is Monday, December 28, 2009 at NOON EST. Walk-ups in New Orleans will be accommodated based on availability, however given the limited supply it is strongly recommended that your guests pre-register.

To claim your commemorative Allstate Sugar Bowl lanyard and ticket protector please visit the UCATS table located on the second floor of the official team hotel, the New Orleans Marriott, located at 555 Canal Street in New Orleans.

UCATS representatives will be on-hand to distribute lanyards and ticket protectors on the following dates and times (CST):

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

10:00am - 6:00pm

Thursday, December 31, 2009

10:00am - 3:00pm

Friday, January 1, 2010

10:00am - 12:00pm


If you have any questions, please contact the UCATS office at 1-877-55-UCATS.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!

To receive text message notification about UC related events and activities in New Orleans, text “SUGAR” to 668439.

Jones speaks on departure

If I had to script what I'd say leaving one job to take another, and how to do it with grace, this would probably be it. Note to BK, read how it's done with class. http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2009/12/18/sports/srv0000007112042.txt

Traveling Fan Bases

UC has sold its entire allotment of tickets, asked for more, and is selling those. UF, not so much. http://ow.ly/16aRBF. I don't want to hear that crap about how well team A travels and how poorly team B travels. It's all relative and situationally specific. See you in LA!

Butch Press Conference

So far I'm impressed!

Butch Jones after press conference from Bearcat Lair on Vimeo.

Big East Pulling It's Weight

Great article! http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/6397/the-big-east-and-its-bcs-performance

Sugar Bowl Updates

http://www.alumni.uc.edu/events_nav/bearcat_football/bowl_game/default.html

UC Alumni Association Sugar Bowl page

http://alumni.uc.edu/events_nav/bearcat_football/bowl_game/events.html

Official Events in NO from UC.

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cinn-09-bowl-central.html

GoBearcats.com Bowl Central

http://www.ebsportstours.com/EbRes/Packages.aspx?EventID=10CinciSug&EventCatID=CF&GUID=7c49c695-223f-4eff-befd-8afb85929ba7&AgencyID=Provident

Travel Packages

http://alumni.uc.edu/events_nav/bearcat_football/bowl_game/special_offer.html

UCAA Membership promotion for the Sugar Bowl

Butch Jones next Coach @ UC

Just now breaking. Been in the works for a while. He has a great resume and has improved CMU from when BK left, which is no easy task. Runs the spread with experience from WVA to boot. Gonna be interesting! http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091215/SPT0101/312150072/1055/NEWS/Jones+to+be+UC+s+new+coach

Round the Horn

Heard in seen in UC sports.

UC Basketball plays at UAB Wed night at 7PM on CBS Sports. Tough loss to X over the weekend. Hopefully we can learn from it and build on the very good season we're having so far. UAB 8-1 and doing well.

If you're still looking for tickets to the Sugar Bowl call the ticket office at 556-CATS. Seems FL isn't selling their allotment and we've got some extras. Hope we get good enough that not playing in the NC means the season was a waste;)! http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121109aad.html

The search for a new coach is heating up and expect an announcement by the end of the week. My money is on Butch, but I'd personally like to see Quinn get a shot. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091214/SPT0101/312140036/1055/NEWS/UC+AD+quiet+amid+coaching+rumors

UC vs. X!

UC Acquires Additional Tickets For 76th Allstate Sugar Bowl

Dec. 11, 2009


CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati has acquired additional tickets for the 76th Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 against Florida in the Louisiana Superdome, the Athletics Ticket Office announced.

Season ticket holders may call the Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX to be put on a waiting list for the additional game tickets.

Tickets remaining after the season ticket holders have purchased will go on sale Wednesday Dec. 16, at 8 a.m. Sales will be in person only at the Athletics Ticket Office on the fourth floor of the Richard E. Lindner Center inside Varsity Village. Cash and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover) will be accepted.

The Bearcats are 12-0 and recently won their second consecutive BIG EAST Conference championship. Unranked in preseason polls, Cincinnati's undefeated regular season catapulted the Bearcats to No. 3 in the BCS standings this week and earned them an invitation to the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the school's second-consecutive BCS game.

No. 3 UC will close out the 2009 season in the 2010 Allstate Sugar Bowl against No. 5 Florida. The game is set for Jan. 1, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. EST in the Louisiana Superdome, and will be televised by FOX.

Seat Exchange is the Official Secondary Ticket marketplace for the UC Department of Athletics. Fans are able to view market prices, ticket supply levels, and seating locations 24-hours a day via Seat Exchange's website. Fans can view available tickets for 2010 Sugar Bowl and other UC sporting events at http://cincinnati-bearcats-tickets.seatexchange.com/.
http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121109aad.html

2009 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Highlights

My Thoughts on BK

There are multiple sides to every story, and someday you could write a book on this one. One one hand, you can't discount the hard work he did here for 3 years above and beyond what any other coach would/could do. He had us one second from a national championship, something we would have laughed at 10 years ago, and made us see what is possible. We're on the map and have results and potential. Sold out the Sugar Bowl. Things have never been better for UC football.

On the other hand, he left so fast the door didn't have time to hit him on the way out. He doesn't owe the fans squat, but to lie to his players, not even thank UC in his press conference, and tell his team on the way out thanks for making my trip to ND possible is narcissistic. He might be the greatest actor I've ever seen, which makes it that much harder on those young men. This never should have overshadowed their accomplishments and the biggest bowl in UC history. I find it hard not to blame BK for that.

That being said, next man in! There are plenty of great coaches being interviewed, we're in fertile recruiting territory, the BE is a great conference, and with luck both football and basketball will remain ranked, allowing us to dig out of the financial hole we're in. Still a great time to be a Bearcat! GO CATS and eat some Gator in NO!

Football Places 11 On All-BIG EAST Teams

"Eleven University of Cincinnati football players earned all-BIG EAST accolades, including five who took home first team honors, the league office announced Wednesday." Let that sink in for a minute. Do you know how much talent this team has to have to have half of it named All Big East? Amazing!

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120909aaa.html

No. 19 UC Men's Basketball to Face Miami (OH) at U.S. Bank Arena

Come out and support your Bearcats tonight! http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120909aaa.html

UC Pitt Highlights

UC Season Highlights

One Man Highlight Reel

All-Access Pass to BK's Gameplan

One of the absolute best articles I've read on gameplanning, the time it takes, and the process involved. A great read. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1026037

UC #19!

Amid all the football news our basketball team plays Miami this Thursday at US Bank, at X on Sunday, and has moved up to 19th in the country. Come out and support your CATS!

Dec. 7, 2009



CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team climbed three spots to No. 19 this week in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Polls.



The No. 19 ranking is the Bearcats highest since Jan. 31, 2005 when they were No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today poll and No. 18 in the AP.



Last week, Cincinnati improved its season record to 5-1 with a 94-57 victory over Texas Southern. In the game, seven Bearcats scored 10 or more points, led by junior Rashad Bishop with 14. The 37-point victory was UC's largest since Mick Cronin took over the program in 2006-07.



Cincinnati returns to the court after a nine-day break for final exams on Thursday, Dec. 10 vs. Miami University (OH) at 8:30 p.m. at U.S. Bank Arena. Tickets for the game are available by calling the UC Athletics Ticket office Monday-Friday between 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at 1-877-CATS-TIX.

Please Stay BK!

Bearcats celebrate Sugar Bowl selection

Christ Turns Down 3-Year, Multimillion Dollar Deal To Coach Notre Dame

South Bend in serious trouble now! Hopefully Kelly is next! http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/christ_turns_down_3_year

Football Accepts Bid To Allstate Sugar Bowl

Jan 1st, 8:30PM, New Orleans, LA. Be there! http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aaa.html

Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 44 Tony Pike passed to Armon Binns

Until they take it down here is the last 2 minutes of the game.

Doc: These are the good old days of Cincinnati football

"Gilyard had one of the best offensive games you will ever in life see: 381 all-purpose yards, two touchdowns. If the rest of the game hadn’t been so consistently insane, the whole country would be talking about how Mardy Gilyard beat Pitt by himself." http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091205/SPT0101/312050026/1064/Doc++These+are+good+old+days+of+UC+football

12 & 0!!!!!

Holy cow that will go down as both one of the best games in history and one of the best comebacks in history. Hats off to both teams for a great game!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/gameflash/2009/12/05/40407_recap.html

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091205/SPT0101/312050009/1064/In+end++UC++%20D++comes+through

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091205/SPT0101/312050011/1064/Sunday+timeline+for+BCS

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091205/SPT0101/912060366/1064/Bearcatty+in+Cincinnati+++Back+2+Back+Big+East+Champions+

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091205/SPT0101/312050013/1064/UC+pulls+out+thriller+over+Pitt
http://vimeo.com/8009014 Video of JK after the game.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12619740/cincy-exits-on-high-pitt-crushed-after-fascinating-game

Illinois at Cincinnati Highlights - 11/27/09

Texas Southern at Cincinnati Basketball Highlights - 12/01/09

Bearcat Clinches Spot in Finals of Capital One Mascot Challenge

We're in the championship folks. Vote for Pete's sake! It means money for the school and free pub!

http://www.gobearcats.com/genrel/120109aaa.html

http://www.capitalonebowl.com/vote/main

Recently in Dan Hoard Category

http://www.gobearcats.com/blog/dan-hoard/

Great read on Dan't thoughts on Gates' development and the BK situation. As always, the best man UC has announcing our games ever.

No. 22 Cincinnati crushes Texas Southern

Going up against our own former player Van Exel no less! Both teams ranked at the same time, hasn't happened since 76!

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091201/SPT0101/312010058/UC+breezes+past+Texas+Southern

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120109aaa.html