Football @ Cincinatti in 2011?

[danefan]

http://www.wcpo.com/content/sports/bearcatfootball/story/Bearcats-To-Play-Tennessee-In-Knoxville-In-2011/hgJCHgjr70qqU2Io4b4-cw.cspx

 

UC will open the 2011 season at Nippert Stadium with Albany before heading to Knoxville to play the Vols. Other 2011 non-conference matchups bring Akron and NC State to Nippert with a road trip to Oxford, Ohio for the 116th Battle for the Victory Bell against Miami (OH).

 

No one I know has been able to confirm or deny this. We are also listed in Colgate's future schedules as playing at Colgate to open the 2011 season, but a payday from a Big East team would definitely trump that.

[danefan]

Its also listed officially on the UC website:

 

http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/future-schedules.html

[Clickclack]

Is there something else happening with the football program that we aren't seeing just yet? Seems a bit odd...no?

[danefan]

Seems very odd to me. I don't think its mathematically possible for us to be a "counter" for FBS bowl qualification purposes in 2011. You have to be at an average of 57.5 scholarships for the prior to years and even if we went to full scholly next year, we can't meet that requirement.

 

Who knows, but man its exciting if true.

[haggyland]

Who knows, but man its exciting if true.

 

This would be one of the coolest updates I have heard in a while if it comes to fruition.

Let's keep that ball rolling.

[uofalbany]

I can't imagine it being posted on the official UC athletic website,

if it hasn't been confirmed!

 

Almost as good as hearing we're getting a new stadium or moving to full schollies!

[danefan]

I can't imagine it being posted on the official UC athletic website,

if it hasn't been confirmed!

 

Almost as good as hearing we're getting a new stadium or moving to full schollies!

 

 

The only thing is, BCS schools have their way with non-BCS schools. This could change quickly, and who knows what kind of contracts have been signed so far, if any.

[UA_MA_2000]

I like the Cincinatti game. Ironic that we'll be playing Chancellor Zimpher's former school as well. Good way to put UAlbany football on the Chancellor's "radar" so to speak.

[Clickclack]

More questions then answers with this recent development....at least for me.

[danefan]

Bosiy posted this in the other thread, but I thought I'd keep the convo in this one:

 

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=835634

 

 

Anyone else surprised (and a bit shocked) that Ford knew nothing about the game?

[Clickclack]

Then who scheduled it? Seems to me something this big would be run by him.

[danefan]

Then who scheduled it? Seems to me something this big would be run by him.

 

I think Dr. McElroy has been in charge of football scheduling for a while.

[MRSGDG]

Is there something else happening with the football program that we aren't seeing just yet? Seems a bit odd...no?

 

I don't think odd would be my word of choice since the public never seems to know the whole story. That's why its sometimes aggravating that some people on and off this board just assume by no news that nothing is happening... so they complain that the school is doing nothing. The school doesn't owe us news until its for real and not just negotiation talk. I don't know anything more than most people on here about inside info on the program, but they might very well be in talks with other conferences just not publicly, hopefully this news might mean we are closer to something we all have been hoping for, a better conference!

 

Sounds like an exciting game!

[danefan]

Is there something else happening with the football program that we aren't seeing just yet? Seems a bit odd...no?

 

I don't think odd would be my word of choice since the public never seems to know the whole story. That's why its sometimes aggravating that some people on and off this board just assume by no news that nothing is happening... so they complain. The school doesn't owe us news until its for real and not just negotiation talk. The football program might have very well be in talks with other conferences just not publicly, hopefully this news might mean we are closer to something we all have been hoping for, a better conference!

 

Agreed - its doesn't owe the general public anything. It would be smart though, IMO, to provide donors some sort of insight. If not it risks alienating the most important people to a university athletic program - the big donors.

 

And BTW, I'm not referring to myself. UA doesn't owe me anything.

[Clickclack]

Is there something else happening with the football program that we aren't seeing just yet? Seems a bit odd...no?

 

I don't think odd would be my word of choice since the public never seems to know the whole story. That's why its sometimes aggravating that some people on and off this board just assume by no news that nothing is happening... so they complain that the school is doing nothing. The school doesn't owe us news until its for real and not just negotiation talk. I don't know anything more than most people on here about inside info on the program, but they might very well be in talks with other conferences just not publicly, hopefully this news might mean we are closer to something we all have been hoping for, a better conference!

 

Sounds like an exciting game!

 

I don't think anyone has ever said that the school OWES us anything.