Fan Guide

Now published. Click on the picture to view the PDF file.

Of note: The Uptown Consortium, the Short Vine Business District, and the University of Cincinnati have teamed up to bring a unique “tailgating” experience to UC football fans.

The 2600 block of Short Vine will open two hours before, during, and two hours following each UC home game. The block party will feature live entertainment, delicious food, and cold drinks. All Short Vine favorites will also be open for business.

UCATS News

Have You Completed All Necessary Steps for Your Bearcats Football Parking?
Bearcats Football is right around the corner and final preparations are being made for 2010 Football Parking Pass allocations. Please review the following checklist to ensure that you have placed yourself in the best position to receive your desired parking location for the 2010 season.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ORDERED A 2010 PARKING PASS
Have you submitted your allocation request form at UCATS.net? This form allows you to rank the 7 available parking garages (Corry, Calhoun, CCM, University, Clifton Court, Stratford Heights, Eden) based on your order of preference. Passes will be allocated based on the UCATS Priority Points system and your indicated preferences. All allocation requests must be submitted by 6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 28. If you have ordered parking, but have not submitted your request please click here to do so now. If you purchase parking but do not indicate your preferences, allocations will be made at the discretion of UC Athletics based on availability.
IF YOU HAVE NOT ORDERED A 2010 PARKING PASS
Parking passes are still available, however the allocation process will begin promptly after the July 28th deadline for parking preference submission. If you intend to purchase a parking pass, and want to ensure that your space is allocated based on your UCATS priority you must order your parking pass AND submit your allocation request form by 6 PM, Wednesday, July 28.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A TAILGATING PARKING PASS
Tailgating parking passes are still available for Lot 22, located in the area in front of the UC Medical Center on Martin Luther King Drive between Bellevue Avenue and Highland Avenue. A shuttle will be provided from the lot and drop off at University Avenue near Sigma Sigma Commons. The shuttle will run 2 hours prior to the game and 1 hour after the game. The cost for the season pass is $72.00. Please click here for a map of Lot 22. If you would like to purchase a tailgating pass, or upgrade your garage parking pass to Lot 22 please contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-CATSTIX or locally (513) 556-2287.

OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL PARKING INFORMATION
Parking passes are now on sale for the Bearcats match-up with the Oklahoma Sooners, Sept. 25 at Paul Brown Stadium. Passes are $22 each, and will be allocated according to the UCATS Priority Points system in one of the surface lots directly adjacent to the stadium. Please note: Due to the number of spaces available at PBS, only customers that have purchased season parking passes on campus may purchase a pass for the Oklahoma game. In addition, you may only purchase the number of passes equal to what you hold on a season basis. Season pass holders wishing to place an order may do so by either logging into their account on www.CATSTIX.com or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-CATSTIX or locally (513) 556-2287.

Bearcats Football Away Game Tickets Are Now On Sale!
Tickets are now available for each of the Bearcats 2010 away games and may be ordered by contacting the Athletics Ticket Office. All away game ticket orders are allocated based on UCATS Priority Points and will be mailed two weeks prior to the game. Ticket pricing is as follows:

Saturday, September 4 - Fresno State - $40
Thursday, September 16 - North Carolina State - $52
Friday, October 15 - Louisville - $52
Saturday, November 13 - West Virginia - $50
Saturday, November 27 - Connecticut - $35

Order your tickets today to Represent the C on the road with the Bearcats!

Bearcats Fans Should Act Quickly to Reserve Tickets for Game Against Oklahoma

Tickets Are Available Beginning Monday, July 26 at 8:00am

CINCINNATI - Tickets for the University of Cincinnati football team's highly anticipated non-conference matchup against the University of Oklahoma at Paul Brown Stadium on Sept. 25, 2010 will go on sale Monday, July 25 at 8 a.m.
Bearcats fans interested in attending this epic tilt can order tickets for the game online at www.CATSTIX.com or by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX.
Single game tickets for the game at Paul Brown Stadium range from $52.50 for lower level seats, $42.50 for second level endzone seats, and $27.50 for upper level tickets. Also, groups of 25 or more interested in attending the game can purchase upper level seats for only $17.50.
"This experience at Paul Brown Stadium is another great avenue for our fans to have an opportunity to prove their commitment to Bearcats Football and to show the country how they will Represent the C," says Brad Wurthman, Director of Marketing and Fan Development. "We are excited to have a non-conference opponent the caliber of Oklahoma joining us in Cincinnati and are planning to fill the stands with a Black Out of Cincinnati fans."
Youth sports organizations are encourage to join UC as they celebrate youth sports with tickets starting at only $20. Bearcats games are a great way to fundraise money for your youth sports team so call 1-877-CATS-TIX today to learn how your team can become involved with one of the best fundraisers in Cincinnati.
In an effort to support the Bearcats, one local company has already acquired over 1,100 tickets for the game at Paul Brown Stadium. The UC Department of Athletics encourages all local organizations to join us for this unbelievable atmosphere and experience.
Season tickets are still available for Bearcats fans interested in becoming a member of the Bearcats Football Family.
Bearcats fans that are searching for the premier seating options in Nippert Stadium for the 2010 football season should search no further than the UCATS Reserved season ticket option. Seating is located along the sidelines of Nippert Stadium, include a chairback, and offer an outstanding view of the action, all for only $320 for the season (plus applicable UCATS donation).

Fans interested in continuing to revel in the student experience should inquire about the Bearcats Cave season ticket package which puts fans directly beside the student section for only $225 (plus applicable UCATS donation).
Bearcats enthusiasts searching for the best family value in Cincinnati should ask a member of the Fan Development team about the Bearcats Family Plan seating areas which offer the opportunity to turn your child into a "Future Bearcat

The 1200 Club

Connor Barwin Interview

No. 43: Cincinnati

What will Cincinnati fans take away most from last season? Bombing confident Rutgers to open the season? Squeezing past West Virginia and Connecticut? The unforgettable win against Pittsburgh? Or will the lasting memory of 2009 be Brian Kelly’s departure for greener pastures? I would hope that Cincinnati remembers Kelly more for the good he did over his three seasons – a combined 34-6 record, by the way – than for the way he left the team prior to the biggest game in program history. His replacement, Butch Jones, knows a thing or two about stepping into big shoes: he’s replaced Kelly once before, three years ago when Kelly jilted Central Michigan for the Bearcats.

For the rest of the article click here.

Conner Barwin Interview

Football Season Tickets Selling At Record Pace ... Again

Click on the picture to read the article. Lots of good info.

Countdown to Kickoff 2010: 50 Days to Fresno State

UCATS eNEWS: Important FB Parking and Oklahoma Information‏

Two Additional Garages Now Available for Football Season Parking

UC Parking Services has granted Athletics two new garages that may be utilized for the 2010 football season. The first is the Stratford Heights Garage, which is located to the west of campus off of Clifton Avenue, with easy accessibility to campus near TUC and Nippert Stadium. This garage is ideal for patrons coming from the west side of Cincinnati. The second is the Eden Garage, which is located on the UC Medical Campus. This garage is ideal for those travelling west on Martin Luther King Drive. A shuttle will be provided to Sigma Sigma Commons from Eden Garage both before and after games. Please click here to view a UC Campus Parking Map to familiarize yourself with the locations of all available garages.

If you are interested in the two new garage possibilities, it is very important that you submit a new parking allocation request form online. Please click here to submit your preferences now! If you have already submitted a request and DO NOT resubmit, your parking will be allocated to the best of our ability based on your original preferences (Corry, Calhoun, CCM, University Ave, Clifton Court).

Payment Deadline Rapidly Approaching for UCATS Football Pledges

UCATS pledges associated with Bearcats football season tickets must be paid in full by Friday, July 30, 2010 in order to receive your football tickets. If you have already paid your UCATS pledge we thank you for your continued support. We will begin mailing football season tickets in mid-August. At that time, tickets will be held in the UCATS office for any accounts with an outstanding pledge balance. If you have any questions regarding the status of your pledge, please contact the UCATS office at 1-877-55-UCATS. Anyone wishing to make an online pledge payment can do so by visiting UCATS.net and clicking on DonorNet.

UC Football vs Oklahoma Ticket & Parking Update

The UCATS Priority Deadline to order Oklahoma individual game tickets is tomorrow, July 16, 2010 at 5:00pm. We will begin the Paul Brown Stadium allocation process on Monday, July 19, with PBS individual game tickets going on sale to the general public on July 26. As a reminder, Oklahoma tickets are included in your season ticket package, however if you do not have season tickets or are interested in purchasing additional seats you are strongly encouraged to place your order by the priority deadline to ensure the best seat location. Tickets may be ordered online at www.CATSTIX.com or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX.

Additional Information will be coming soon regarding parking at Paul Brown Stadium for the Oklahoma game. If you have a season parking pass, your 2010 football parking pass does NOT include parking for Paul Brown Stadium. However, parking will be available for purchase for season pass holders. Due to the number of spaces available at Paul Brown Stadium and the number of season parking passes sold, PBS parking passes will be available exclusively to season pass holders.

It warms my heart to help the Brown family make more money while raping the citizens of Cincinnati. It absolutely blows my mind that the county built the stadium with their own money but have little to no control on renting the place or making money off of it. Politics at its finest. Reading this makes me want to donate more to expand Nippert.

UC-Sooners game a boon for Bengals

Reasons for Hope

Q&A with Cincinnati's Kerry Coombs

Well done by Brian Bennett, who runs the ESPN BE Blog. Check out part One here.

Part two here.

Mardy Gilyard on Sports Science

So very cool.

Season Ticket Video

Click on it to watch.