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One day and counting to the start of the toughest stretch of the season by far for the Bearcats starting tomorrow against the defending national champion Connecticut Huskies.
UConn Game
Ryan Boatright's NCAA troubles may be the product of his mother's jealous ex - The UConn Blog
Two reports have indicated that the NCAA's tipster has an ax to grind with the Boatright family.
Yeah, the NCAA is clearly on the ball on these kind of issues. In all seriousness this is a notable loss for the Huskies. Boatright gave them quality production off the bench and it allows Shabazz Naiper to move off the ball for stretches.
The Big East should consider renaming the 'Rookie of the Week' award to 'Drummond of the Week' // The UConn Blog
Andre Drummond is kind of good. You might have figured that out on your own but I am always down for some reinforcement.
Cronin: UC could have won national title last year // UC Athletics Blog
"I told the team before the game when we beat Missouri in the locker room that UConn is the best team we’ll play the rest of the tournament and if we can get by this next game, we can win the national championship," Cronin said today. " We’re going to the Final Four and we could win the whole thing if we can get by UConn."
Uh what? Say this about Cronin, he doesn't lack for confidence.
Conference power rankings: Big East // College Basketball Nation Blog // ESPN
6. Cincinnati: Just how good are the Bearcats? We’ll know by the middle of next week. This is Cincinnati’s gauntlet: at Connecticut, at West Virginia and then home against Syracuse. One win would be good, two huge and three a reason for serious joy in the streets.
Bearcats Breakfast 1.16.12 // Paul Dehner
On a great day for the UC basketball where the team and crowd combined for one of the better program wins of the Mick Cronin era, all I could see in my memory when I left was the single Nick Lachey big head taunting me in the student section.
The answer is no. Always no
Football
Football's Evan Davis To Play In The 2012 Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game Monday - University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site
I heard that Davis played pretty well in the game
Football Recruiting
Crunch Time for Cincinnati Recruiting // Bearcats Nation
A Good primer on the state of the Bearcats recruiting. In short it's great. This looks like the best and deepest class in recent UC history. 9 members of the class are already enrolled in classes and on campus taking part in off season drills