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John Folmer, the football committee chairman for the Sun Bowl, said Monday night that the Sun Bowl had decided to invite South Florida ahead of UC, even though the Bearcats beat the Bulls during the regular season.

"They may have lost to Cincinnati, but at the end of the day we thought USF would do a better job," he said.

I don't exacly understand his reasoning. The Bearcats certainly play a more "exciting" brand of football with our spread offense and the nations leading turnover-creating defense.

Here are some other "reasons" why we aren't going to the Sun Bowl:
The Sun Bowl expects to get Oregon State as the representative from the Pac-10. UC has already beaten Oregon State this season and bowl officials do not like to have rematches. - I can buy this one.

Folmer said the decision was based on USF being the higher-ranked team in the BCS standings. Both teams finished 9-3, but the Bulls are No. 21 with UC at No. 23 in the BCS standings. UC was ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press poll, USF No. 25. - How they are ranked higher in the BCS, I don't know. Is it the win over Auburn?

Regardless of all of the politics involved, I love Brian Kelly's response: "We'll be happy to play anywhere, anytime, anyplace." Please don't leave us Coach Kelly!!!

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Crazy, just crazy. I can't get over how excited I am about the direction that Bearcat football is headed. Can I buy my 2008 season tickets now?

As noted in a previous post, Demetrius Jones was considering UC as his new home for the next four years. The deal is done. Welcome DJ.

Here is some info on our newest "recruit" from the article:

Jones was rated No. 33 by USA Today on a list of the nation's top 100 prep players as a high school senior.

He would have to sit out this year and would have three years of eligibility remaining.

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My boys (The Bearcats) just inked a home-and-home deal with Oklahoma. Most impressive...

The Bearcats will travel to Norman on Sept. 6, 2008 to begin the series and will host the Sooners on September 25, 2010 at Paul Brown Stadium.

I really like the direction they are headed, and Coach Kelly seems to know the steps needed to get us to that next level: "If we expect Bearcats football to be a national presence and compete in the BCS, we need to play nationally recognized programs"

The big question on my mind is, how long will Coach Kelly stay around? Is this just a stop on the way to bigger and better things? I fear that it is, but I sincerely hope not. I like what he has done over his first few months. Whether they win or not, remains to be seen. But I feel good about the season...

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Call me crazy, but this is pretty exciting! First a starting QB transfers from Wake Forest, and now a possible ND transfer?! Granted, I played with guys that transferred from "bigger" schools who turned out to be pretty lame, but some were bonafied studs. Let's hope guys like this start to choose UC right out of high school instead of coming late. But hey, beggers can't be choosers!!!

From Enquirer.com: The University of Cincinnati is among the schools Notre Dame quarterback Zach Frazer is considering after receiving his release from the Fighting Irish.

"I'm looking to see what's out there," Frazer said Monday. "Cincinnati is one I'm considering."

Frazer would not say how many other schools he's considering, nor would he name any of them.


ESPN.com reported that Rutgers, Connecticut, Miami, Louisville and East Carolina are "among the schools with mutual interest."

Frazer, a 6-foot-4, 226-pound sophomore from Mechanicsburg, Pa., asked for permission to contact other schools about a possible transfer after Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis announced last week that he would not be among the three quarterbacks who would compete to succeed Brady Quinn as starting quarterback for the Irish.

But Frazer said that's not the only reason he has decided to look at other schools.

"There was more than just that," he said. "I'm not really talking about that."

Frazer was considered a blue-chip recruit coming out of high school. As a junior, he completed 285 of 440 passes for a Pennsylvania state-record 3,674 yards and 27 touchdowns.

USA Today ranked him No. 12 on its list of the top 100 prep players in his senior year.

Frazer's father, David, told the Chicago Sun-Times that Zach has not completely ruled out staying at Notre Dame. If he leaves, Frazer will have to sit out one year and will then have three years of eligibility remaining.

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You are supposed to bench the QB, not the CB. Just put the bastard on the bench. It isn't this guy's fault Ben threw two interceptions in the redzone, again. We aren't any worse off with Charlie Batch in the game.

I have that eerie feeling of the Kordell Stewart era where everyone except Bill Cowher thought the QB was the problem. I hope Bill snaps out of it sometime soon. If not, it is going to be a long decade as a Steelers fan whilst I wait for them to rebound.

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