Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN2

[leo from jersey]

Having directtv is groovy --watching ND on the computer and the CATS on the large tv. What a technological day we live in.

[Lobot]

UC will wear an additional helmet sticker starting tonight. It's a microphone with the #7 in it for Jim Kelly Jr.

[bearcatbret]

Pregame notes:
No. 24 Cincinnati Heads to Stillwater for Saturday Night Tilt vs. Oklahoma State - University of Cincinnati Athletics - Official Athletics Website

Cincinnati Bearcats Eye Biggest Conference Win Yet Against Oklahoma State | Fanrecap.com

[bearcatbret]

Injury report:
Cincinnati Bearcats Football Injury Report: Very Healthy Start To Week For UC
OSU has a bunch out.

[swilsonsp4]

At least the Okie State Athletics Department has a sense of humor about their situation:

[London 'Cat]

According to this, the Bearcats are a 21.5-point favorite. If I were a betting man, I do not think that I would take UC with that spread.
Cincinnati Bearcats Open as Biggest Road Favorites Ahead of Oklahoma Matchup | Fanrecap.com

Especially since BigXII officials will be calling the game. They will find a way for OkieSt to cover. Take OSU to cover, if you are betting.

[bearcatbret]

According to this, the Bearcats are a 21.5-point favorite. If I were a betting man, I do not think that I would take UC with that spread.
Cincinnati Bearcats Open as Biggest Road Favorites Ahead of Oklahoma Matchup | Fanrecap.com

[bearcatbret]

This week's Big 12 Power Rankings. Yes, it probably should be in the Big 12 News forum but since it lists UC at #2 and OSU at #16.
Big 12 Football: Power Rankings Shake Up For Week 8

[bearcatbret]

Hopefully, UC is beyond being the homecoming game for the rest of the conference in the future.

[GoBearcats31]

ESPN2 team:

Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport

[Bearcat Chris]

OK State coming off a crushing loss to Houston - Cowboys Come Up Short Against Houston, 39-17 - Oklahoma State University Athletics
This should be a win for UC and a bowl clinching win. UC will have to play better against the Cowboys than they did the Knights.

UCF is better than OSU. Still, it is their homecoming and they have home field advantage. Might be a "trap" game, but I still think UC wins fairly easily.

B.C.

[red_n_black_attack]

This is a game I fear after the sluggish performance against UCF.

Road Game - check
Homecoming for them - check
Coach fired, players playing harder to prove it wasn't their fault - check
Tough/loud stadium with rowdy fans - check

We need to come out early and have a good series of drives on offense and defense. Move the ball and score minimally 13 points first 3 drives, no scores and max 2 first downs for the Cowboys on the first three drives. Then keep the foot on the pedal.

[swilsonsp4]

I was talking to some local TCU fans yesterday and one them said that Ok St. is statistically one of the the worst teams in FBS and we should walk all over them. I not entirely convinced since our last visit to Stillwater was extremely ugly even granted that this is a different team entirely. We've only played them 4 times but the last time we beat the Pokes in Stillwater was 1959.

However, Tulsa hadn't won there since 1951 and beat them this season resulting in Mike Gundy getting the axe.

This graph shows offensive efficiency combined with defensive efficiency for P4 teams. Upper right quadrant is teams with both factors being positive. Lower left is the opposite. Note Okie State's logo buried in the corner.

The latest Sagarin ranking has the Cowboys at #143 nationally. There are 136 FBS programs. 25 FCS teams are ranked ahead of Okie State.

[Lobot]

I was talking to some local TCU fans yesterday and one them said that Ok St. is statistically one of the the worst teams in FBS and we should walk all over them. I not entirely convinced since our last visit to Stillwater was extremely ugly even granted that this is a different team entirely. We've only played them 4 times but the last time we beat the Pokes in Stillwater was 1959.

However, Tulsa hadn't won there since 1951 and beat them this season resulting in Mike Gundy getting the axe.

[bearcatbret]

From Oklahoma State's site:
Oklahoma State Hosts Cincinnati for America’s Greatest Homecoming - Oklahoma State University Athletics
BTW, this OSU's homecoming.