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Things apparently are all good with the University of Cincinnati football program.
Nothing to see here, folks. The Bearcats “live in positivity” and being hardcore competitive is the “vibe of our building.”
That’s what UC athletic director John Cunningham offered up this week in the wake of the Bearcats’ embarrassing, 28-27 meltdown loss to Pittsburgh last Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
It was Cunningham’s way of giving second-year coach Scott Satterfield and his program a vote of confidence as the losses mount and fans continue to grumble that the athletic director made a bad hire.
Let’s get this straight: Satterfield needs and deserves more time. But the deadline to determine whether it’s going to work may need to be moved up after last weekend’s debacle.
Ideally, Satterfield should get the rest of this year and the 2025 season. But this season isn’t heading in the right direction, and you have to wonder what’ll happen if the Bearcats only win three games again. Because “positivity” and “vibe” aren’t cutting it with the fanbase.
All the momentum UC had going into the Big 12 Conference last season is long gone. UC football, one of the hottest brands in the sport just a few years ago, has become uninteresting. Irrelevancy could be right around the corner in the NIL and transfer-portal era, and college football is no longer a sport built on process and patience.
The Bearcats have been terrible at Nippert Stadium under Satterfield. They’re hardly getting any high school players from talent-rich Greater Cincinnati. And their coach blamed the officiating after UC blew a 21-point lead in the second half against Pittsburgh.
Never mind the officials throwing flags.
Satterfield should be concerned about all the red flags popping up around his program.
Cincinnati Bearcats’ record at Nippert Stadium under Scott Satterfield
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Author : The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-09-11 01:50:19
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