Friday, October 9, 2009

UC and USF: Random Musings

Greg Auman of Tampabay.com blogged yesterday that Joe Tresey, (former UC defensive coordinator and current USF defensive coordinator) “was fine talking about [being UC’s defensive coordinator] for about eight minutes Tuesday with local media.” Auman added, “We'll have more on that story next week.”

So, until Auman provides us with Coach Tresey’s insights, or Coach Tresey feels like opening up to Bill Koch (I still didn’t send in a request to interview him…Maybe I should stop joking about it and get it done) I’ve got nothing more than old Joe Tresey stories to share with you. Maybe I’ll work on that for the weekend or for Monday. Either way, hold off on your Joe Tresey enthusiasm until then.

In other UC news, it has been well publicized (across the city of Cincinnati at least) that today UC Head Coach Brian Kelly will be in Bristol, Connecticut at the ESPN Headquarters. They will put him through the, “Car wash,” as GoBearcats.com media personality Tom Gehlerter (or as we call him, Tommy G) said earlier this week.
He will be on some variety of ESPN media all day, so check it out and enjoy Kelly’s wisdom. He should provide a good one liner, or two or three. He’s really good with the media, and he shouldn’t disappoint today.

Pat Forde of ESPN.com weighs in on why Tim Tebow shouldn’t play this weekend on ESPN.com. In the article he mentions that even if Florida wins this weekend they can still make the national title game. And, “Some supposition on a one-loss Florida's potential competition for the two most coveted spots in college football:… [Florida] probably also would win a beauty contest with the champion of the Big East -- even an undefeated champion.”

Well, glad to see the Big East is getting some recognition at least. Heck, last year he wouldn’t have even bothered mentioning the Big East. We’re making strides (the author rolls his eyes).

But, Forde was not the only columnist this week conjuring up the possibility of an undefeated Big East champion getting jobbed out of a trip to Pasadena. Cincinnati Enquirer sports writer (and some would contend legend) Paul Daugherty wrote on Wednesday that, “UC could get Utah-ed. “It wouldn’t surprise me,” said Kelly. “I know the landscape of college football. When it gets down to a national championship game, people want to see the elite programs.”
Well, at least we’d then get to go to the Sugar Bowl like Utah did.

I’d take a trip to New Orleans over Birmingham any day.

More on a USF commercial that is begging for fans to show up next Thursday to Raymond James Stadium, and my look back at what happened when the Bearcats traveled to Tampa in 2007 throughout the weekend. Check back then, have a good day.

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