Eastern Kentucky 9/2 3:30 ESPN+

[Lobot]

3 weeks til football 🏈. EKU is the warm up for the inaugural Big XII season.

The Colonels are an FCS team out of the sort of newly formed ASUN-WAC conference but don’t let that fool you. They have a very good QB in Parker McKinney who went for 33 TDs against 8 INTs last season and threw for almost 4000 yards. The guy can play and he’s also on the Walter Payton Award watch list member and an FCS pre-season All American.

The defensive backfield is going to get tested often if there’s no pressure up front to take him out of rythym.

This is not a bad team. We’re going to have to click on offense or this could be an upset and a bad start for the Scott Satterfield era.

[bearcatbret]

I sure hope that there is no opset here. I felt that losing against Arkansas last year in the first game, let the wind out of the sails of the fans. I don't think that the energy every came back at Nippert. I think that the fans will stick around with losses to some of the top Big 12 teams but not against EKU. I agree with you though, they are not a bad team. My old neighbor was the QB there around the late 80's (plus or minus).

[Bearcatdave72]

A nice preview of EKU. Definitely an explosive offense that returns a bunch of starters. Defense was terrible last year, but had a bunch of transfers. With that said, the Cats should be able to score a bunch. And hopefully the defense is too physical.

https://herosportsprod.wpengine.com/fcs-2023-eku-football-preview-bzbz/

[Lobot]

I have tickets for this if anyone needs a pair.

[Cincycats93]

Lobot, if you still have the tickets I would love to be able to take my son’s girlfriend and her dad to their first ever UC game. Thanks.

[D.A.H.]

A nice preview of EKU. Definitely an explosive offense that returns a bunch of starters. Defense was terrible last year, but had a bunch of transfers. With that said, the Cats should be able to score a bunch. And hopefully the defense is too physical.

https://herosportsprod.wpengine.com/fcs-2023-eku-football-preview-bzbz/

we're all thinking (i think?) that the defense, esp. the front 7, will be the strength of this UC team. i hope that our defense can rise to the ocaisson against eku - if not, we're in for a very long year

[Lobot]

Lobot, if you still have the tickets I would love to be able to take my son’s girlfriend and her dad to their first ever UC game. Thanks.

I sent you a PM

[Lobot]

FYI: Tickets are gone

[swilsonsp4]

I've never seen EKU play, so I don't know what systems they run, but it's obvious that they want to throw the ball all over the place. They averaged 332 yards through the air in 2022 but ran for only 123. Defensively, they allowed 208 yards passing and a very high 240 rushing.

The Colonels scored 53 offensive TDs, with 33 of them via the pass. Conversely, they allowed 21 TDs through the air and 32 on the ground.

[bearcatbret]

CSS Preview on the game. Cincinnati Football | Scott Satterfield, Jowon Briggs, Emory Jones Preview Eastern Kentucky - YouTube

[GoBearcats31]

White helmets
Black jerseys
White pants

[Lobot]

White helmets
Black jerseys
White pants

Twitter has decided that the white jerseys weren't ready yet.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Do any of the other oldtimers on here really care what uniforms we wear?

[swilsonsp4]

I read that the Colonels utilize a 5-2 defensive formation. I don't think anyone has used that since I was at UC in the early 1970's.

[Lobot]

I read that the Colonels utilize a 5-2 defensive formation. I don't think anyone has used that since I was at UC in the early 1970's.

That's a weird one. Might be why they gave up a ton of yards last season if it's the same DC.