Miami 9/16 7:00 ESPN+

[Lobot]

Nipp at Night for Miami. Can't wait to see the crowd for this one since Oktoberfest is that weekend. Should be verrrry interesting.

In case you're keeping track still, the streak is at 16 and the Redhawks haven't won the game since 2005 in Oxford. There really hasn't been anything close since the Tuberville era and Fickell's first season. Miami always plays us tough for a half or so and then folds. I don't expect this to be much different since we're at home.

Here's the full breakdown of the series.

https://www.winsipedia.com/games/cincinnati/vs/miami-oh

Miami is QB'd by Brett Gabbert and they lean about 2:1 pass to run. I'm not putting too much stock in the stats because their win was against UMass who is basically a FCS team at this point. They got their clocked cleaned against the other Miami in week one.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/193

[bearcatbret]

The Redskins had a hay day against UMass. I do not read too much into this given the competition. But it does show that Miami has some talent. Miami (Ohio) receiver Gage Larvadain lights up UMass with 273 receiving yards, 3 TDs as RedHawks win | AP News

[leo from jersey]

I bet you would hear someone say hooray for ESPN plus. Hooray
I have to go to a wedding put I can catch the replay.

[Lobot]

This week's fan wardrobe color of choice is BLACK.

[Bearcat93]

Hoping we can find better balance in our passing game this week. Braden and Dee had some good production, but Henderson was pretty much a non factor at Pitt.

[Lobot]

Hoping we can find better balance in our passing game this week. Henderson was pretty much a non factor at Pitt.

I'll agree with that. Henderson had 1 catch for 10 yards agasinst Pitt. Narduzzi's a defensive guy so I'm sure they intentionally targeted Henderson since he was our best receiver the previous week. Other guys made plays but I think we would have won that game going away if we'd had better balance. It's a good thing they couldn't stop Kiner.

[GoBearcats31]

Announcers:
Shawn Kenney, Brad Hopkins

[Bearcat93]

Kiner may not have that extra gear on long runs but man, his power & balance so far is impressive. I suppose there will be teams keying on Kiner/UC’s run game in an attempt to see how Emory and the WR’s can carry the offense.

[GoBearcats31]

Scott Springer preview with a 38-16 prediction

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2023/09/13/cincinnati-bearcats-football-vs-miami-redhawks-score-prediction-preview-schedule-streaming-espn/70828689007/

[Lobot]

Sell Out!! That's 13 in a row.

[Bearcat Chris]

I bet Miami doesn't bring 1000 fans. FB fan interest might be at an all-time low up in Oxford.

B.C.

[GoBearcats31]

UC a 14.0 point favorite, per ESPN.com

[Lobot]

I bet Miami doesn't bring 1000 fans. FB fan interest might be at an all-time low up in Oxford.

B.C.

I think UC elevating its game in both academics and sports has left Miami hurting on both fronts a bit. I can remember when they had more fans at Yager we did at Nippert. Definitely not the case anymore. Miami's been hanging around that supposed minimum D1 attendance line for a while now. Hard to get excited about 6-6 every year.

[bearcatbret]

Nip at night. A must read for all Bearcat fans. Oh, you should watch the embedded video as well. 100 Years of Nippert at Night - University of Cincinnati Athletics (gobearcats.com)

[Lobot]

100 years of Nippert at Night.

https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/9/15/football-the-history-of-nippert-at-night.aspx