Tulsa 11/6 3:30 ESPN2

[richard k.]

Well we did in quarters 1 and 3.........

Actually for the 1st quarter and for the first 6 minutes of the 3rd.

[Lobot]

Here's the write up on post game comments from ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...t-style-points

[Lobot]

Enquirer:

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...lf/6282895001/

[Lobot]

Athletic: ($) with a breakdown of the goalline stands

https://theathletic.com/2939566/2021...in-over-tulsa/

[London 'Cat]

The CFP committee has enough reasons to justify excluding UC with its performance over the last three games. As much as it pains me to write it, this is not a playoff caliber team. Finish the season undefeated and play in a NY6 bowl is the best UC can hope for.

[Pharmfam]

The CFP committee has enough reasons to justify excluding UC with its performance over the last three games. As much as it pains me to write it, this is not a playoff caliber team. Finish the season undefeated and play in a NY6 bowl is the best UC can hope for.

You may be right. We certainly didn’t look like a top team last night. In spite of MSU losing, I don’t think we move up. We may very well move down with Mich and Mich St both above us.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Did anyone else notice that Mississippi State is holding tryouts from students for a new kicker after missing 3 FG's yesterday? I was praying our game did not go into overtime. Our kicker could very easily cost us in a situation against good teams down the line.

[longtimefan]

Look, we have to understand that we are getting the best from every team we play. All week we heard Tulsa ranting about how we used Covid to duck playing down there last year. They were super fired up to play us. Unfortunately, a team like that will probably not play with that intensity any other time this year. We're leaving the league for the Big XII, which adds an extra level of motivation (hatred) for everybody we play. I hope at least some on the committee realize that, but they probably won't. It's up to our coaching to realize this and get the team to realize it. USF will be ready.

Play calling and schemes have not been optimal, which didn't really matter early when we were blowing out everybody, but the refusal to adjust on defense and the incongruity of the plays on offense are hurting this team. This team needs to play with greater intelligence and urgency, and coach better. After we got up 28-12, the offensive play calling and execution was awful. Maybe we should stop throwing the ball 40 yards down the field when what we really need is first downs, especially with our defense playing poorly and our #1 running back out. It was a poor deep throw decision that cost us a win in the Peach Bowl as I recall.

[bearcatbret]

The deep throw in the Peach Bowl was not the reason for the loss. It was poor clock management. We could have run out the game.

[longtimefan]

The deep throw stopped the clock. Sliding down with nobody open was the right call.

[Greg7173]

Well if we are going to bring up the Peach Bowl, the targeting call on Hudson and his subsequent disqualification was the root cause of us losing the Peach Bowl. But I do agree that our offensive play calling leaves a lot to be desired. Ridder is much better this year with the long ball but you can't keep depending upon the receivers to make all-star catches.

[Jeff Burk]

[QUOTE=Greg7173;n385385]Well if we are going to bring up the Peach Bowl, the targeting call on Hudson and his subsequent disqualification was the root cause of us losing the Peach Bowl. But I do agree that our offensive play calling leaves a lot to be desired. Ridder is much better this year with the long ball but you can't keep depending upon the receivers to make all-star catches.[/QUOTE

I saw more than one key long ball pass that should have been caught and would not have been all-star catches.

[Lobot]

Speaking of dropped passes, anyone know how many we had yesterday? Seemed Like Young had 4 and Pierce had a couple.

[Bearcats1232002]

UC has had three relatively close games in their last three outings. As I have stated, the ECU game there, to finish the season, scares me to death. Tulsa is better than their record indicates. Tulsa was nearly tied with O$U at halftime.

B.C.

All of their remaining games scare me based on the way we have played the last three weeks. The question I have is what are we going to do when we get in the Big 12? We are supposed to be the cream of the crop in the American but struggle with these teams. What about when we start playing West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State?

[Josh Rexhausen]

What about when we start playing West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State?

I would hope our recruiting would pick up.