Cincinnati Football 2021 Updates

[Walter]

Preseason Rankings:

AP- #8

Coaches- #10

Pat Forde SI- #6

[John Anthony]

9 hours ago, Walter said:

Preseason Rankings:

AP- #8

Coaches- #10

Pat Forde SI- #6

Insane but I love it!  Fickell is ahead of Stoops in only half of the time.  That’s saying something because UK is pretty much at its Apex, Stoops has crushed it.

[TheDeuce]

It's really gonna sting when UC gets left out of the playoff, again. 

[theguru]

9 hours ago, Walter said:

Preseason Rankings:

AP- #8

Coaches- #10

Pat Forde SI- #6

Are the Bearcats really that good on paper?

[theguru]

7 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

It's really gonna sting when UC gets left out of the playoff, again. 

I agree and like I have always maintained the playoffs need to be expanded like nearly every other level of football. 

[Walter]

20 hours ago, theguru said:

Are the Bearcats really that good on paper?

Lost their two starting tackles on offense and two starting safeties on defense to the NFL but everyone else is back, including multiple 6th year All League "super seniors" that decided to take advantage of the extra Covid year. 

Experienced and deep at every position on the field, but more importantly, NFL talent at multiple positions on both sides of the ball. 

CB Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner is a preseason 1st team AA and likely a 1st round draft pick. 

DE Myjai Sanders is a preseason 2nd team AA and will be taken in either the 1st or 2nd round. 

Des Ridder returns at QB as the winningest active QB in college football. He is receiving 1st and 2nd round draft grades. 

Those three are the ones that are receiving the most attention and hype but they have 5-7 more guys that are draft eligible after this season that likely get taken at some point in the 2022 draft. They had 12 NFL scouts at a practice last week, including the Saints who were 3 deep.

The secondary is one of the best in the country and their D-Line is on par with anyone not named Bama, OSU, Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia.

[Walter]

 

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@theguru 

[theguru]

I am really excited about UC this year!

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[MJAlltheWay24]

I think I am looking forward to getting back into Nippert than I have any other venue I work.

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