Your First Look at Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bearcats@ The Ohio State University, 9/16/06, 12:00 P.M.
Hello again and here's your first look at what the University of Cinicinnati Bearcats football team brings to the table when they will play at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, September 16th at Noon.

OSU DEFENSE VS CINCINNATI OFFENSE
The Cincinnati Offense is not good. I'm not even going to try and try to relay anything positive about this offense, because there is none. Against Pittsburgh last Friday the Bearcats had 30 rushing attempts for 35 yards, which is just over a yard per carry. Their two best players on offense are running back Bradley Glatthaar and senior TE Brent Celek. It shouldn't be a big problem for the Buckeye front four to consistently generate pressure on whatever QB is in there, as there has been a small qb controversy for the Bearcats. Sophomore QB Dustin Grutza did put some separation between himself and fellow QB Nick Davila last week vs. Pitt, as Grutza was 21/35 with 189 yards passing with one touchdown pass and two interceptions. It is doubtful that the Bearcat O-Line will give Grutza enough time to be successful, so I am not at all concerned about the Bearcat passing attack.
Against Texas, Ohio State did generate 2 turnovers (one BIG FUMBLE RECOVERY, one interception) but also allowed nearly 5 yards per carry while giving up 172 yards to the Longhorn rushing attack.
In the 2005 season, Grutza was sacked 40 times, although he has only been sacked once this year. That 06 season number should number should go up drastically this weekend. I'm seeing 6 or 7 sacks this weekend, to go with 3 interceptions and one fumble recovery for the Buckeye Defense.

The OSU Offense vs Cincinnati Defense
Here we can actually point out that the Cincinnati D had some bright spots versus Pitt last week. The Cincy D did have 3 fumble recoveries and held the Pittsburgh rushing attack to 90 yards (2.6 ypc). The Cincy D also held Pittsburgh to only 1 of 11 on 3rd down conversions, althought Pitt did pass for 267 yards. Pitt does have a poor mans Troy Smith/Ted Ginn, combo in senior QB Tyler Palko and WR Derek Kinder, as they hooked up three times for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns. If Cincy can't contain Derek Kinder and co. in the receiving department, what will the fastest offense in the country do to them? Ted Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, and Troy Smith will have a field day against the Cincinnati Defense. The offense will easily put up a total of 500 yards, although once the score gets to be OSU 41-3 it's doubtful we'll see anything more than a lot of Chris Wells and Justin Zwick in the backfield eating up the clock.

Fun Stats That YOU Need To Know!!!
0 The number of interceptions by OSU Defensive Backs entering the Cincy game.
1 The amount of drives of over 50 yards that Cincinnati had against Pittsburgh.
2 The number of interceptions thrown by Cincy QB Dustin Grutza against Pittsburgh.
3 The number of minutes it will take Ohio State to put up their first Touchdown of the game.
7 The amount of beer pong games Dusty and I will consecutively win on Sat. AM.
10 The amount of beers I plan on drinking before the game on Saturday morning.
15.8 The average yards per catch for OSU.

In Summation.....
The game really won't be a game at all. The offense will roll, Troy Smith has a huge day that really intensifies his Heisman status (5 touchdowns), and the defense has a nice day. The final score for UC vs OSU will be 48-10. Thanks for coming, here's your giant paycheck for the beating, and enjoy a rotten year in the Big East.