UC/Purdue Predictions

[UCBearcats]

I can't wait for Saturday. I've heard from a lot of people who are worried about this game and think it's going to be a close battle, I honestly don't see it.

I think this is easily the most talented team we've had since the undefeated season. Purdue is a bad team and they're coming to our house. I think we roll em...........

UC - 34
Purdue - 13

 

[JasonS]

I agree. The score that I had in mind was 31-13 in favor of the Bearcats.

 

[JumpinJack5]

24-10 Bearcats. Don't know how I feel about Tuberville's offense yet, but I think the combination of Purdue's awful offense and our pretty good defense will shut them down.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Cincinnati wins 24-21 in OT

 

[Scheids21]

24-10 sounds pretty good. Spread is 10.5 so i'll go 21-10 to be different.

 

[Nomadic1]

34-21 UC
They're thin on both lines and at LB but we have a new staff.

 

[subflea]

34-21 UC
They're thin on both lines and at LB but we have a new staff.

So do they.

 

[Nomadic1]

So do they.

I realize that but it's not like that somehow makes the questions surrounding ours go away. You can't just assume everything will click on our end regardless. I think we'll win, I just can't be certain by how much.

 

[ralph1950]

Purdue 23 UC 14

 

[Cataclysmo]

Purdue 23 UC 14

Understanding you have yet to see the team play, if UC played Illinois today would you pick against the boys?

 

[Bearcat22]

The depth chart for the game was released. No starting QB named.

http://bearcatsnation.com/2013/08/2...s-cincinnati-bearcats-pre-purdue-depth-chart/


Game prediction: Cats win 27 - 10. RDA4 and Hosey Williams lead the way on the ground. The defense forces a few turnovers.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

Ready for the game today!! This will set the tone for the whole season. Not crazy about the helmets, but the white C-paw on the white helmet is kind of interesting. Can't wait to see the boys take the field. Hopefully the clouds stick around all day and I don't get sunburned out there.

 

[JumpinJack5]

Ready for the game today!! This will set the tone for the whole season. Not crazy about the helmets, but the white C-paw on the white helmet is kind of interesting. Can't wait to see the boys take the field. Hopefully the clouds stick around all day and I don't get sunburned out there.

I'll going also! Anyone else who is going, make sure you leave early, 37,000 people around Clifton can cause a hell of a lot of congestion. I'm hoping my seats are next to someone who is small-usually I have no problems, but one year I was next to a legit 300 pound guy. My seat was on the end of the aisle, so half of me was on my seat and they other half was forced to lean out into the aisle. I was so sore for a few days.....

 

[JasonS]

Purdue 23 UC 14

Uh, whoops. Great prediction Ralph. LOL

 

[Cataclysmo]

Uh, whoops. Great prediction Ralph. LOL

How impressive was that Big 10 roster Ralph? Can't wait to see how much better it will be against Illinois...

 

[Tower]

Purdue 23 UC 14

I am an enthusiastic reader of yours, Ralph, as you seem to enjoy a lively discussion and thought provoking questions (really). Just curious as to what your read is now that the game was played and the results were in. Do you still believe UC is going to come in at 8-4 ? What about Illinois ?

 

[JackBauer151]

I am an enthusiastic reader of yours, Ralph, as you seem to enjoy a lively discussion and thought provoking questions (really). Just curious as to what your read is now that the game was played and the results were in. Do you still believe UC is going to come in at 8-4 ? What about Illinois ?

HAHAHAHAHAHA How many usernames does this guy have?

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

HAHAHAHAHAHA How many usernames does this guy have?

1 is to many

 

[ralph1950]

I am an enthusiastic reader of yours, Ralph, as you seem to enjoy a lively discussion and thought provoking questions (really). Just curious as to what your read is now that the game was played and the results were in. Do you still believe UC is going to come in at 8-4 ? What about Illinois ?

Obviously, Purdue did not show up for the game, they got down early and quit. Once again beating a Big 10 team on their home turf, Illinois, is no given win as the Big 10 schools have too many recruiting advantages over non Power 5 conference schools. Last year Purdue took ND down to the wire and Ohio State to overtime. Being a bad Big 10 team is analogous to being the poorest resident of Indian Hill, you are still better off than being the richest resident of Norwood. The article in the Enquirer today about starting 9-0 was very presumptuous, I still predict 8-4, if the Cats can get by Illinois I will up it to 9-3. All the other schools on the schedule, except Northwestern State, have 85 scholarship players.

 

[Robert]

I will be shocked if Cincinnati loses more than one game before the showdown against Louisville. The schedule is just too easy.

I don't care what conference Purdue and Illinois are in. They are simply not as talented as Cincinnati. Illinois just beat a Division I-AA school by 8 points. Cincinnati WILL blow them out in Urbana.

Northwestern State is a Division I-AA school and Miami hasn't been good in 3 years. I expect both of those games to be blowouts as well.

And the AAC looked horrible last week. Connecticut and South Florida got blown out by I-AA schools. Rutgers gave up 52 points in a loss. Temple put up 6 points against an overrated Notre Dame defense. SMU lost by 18 to a Texas Tech team Cincinnati would beat 4 out of 5 times, easily. Houston beat a I-AA school, which doesn't tell me much except that they aren't as bad as UConn and USF. And don't tell me Memphis is magically going to turn in to a 10-win team this season.

Cincinnati, Louisville, and UCF are the only AAC teams that impressed me in week 1, and we don't even play UCF this season. 8-4? Please. Butch Davis' 4-8 team from his first season could have won 8 games against this schedule. 10-2 at the absolute worst.