🏈 In your opinion, if Cincinnati goes undefeated, are they in the playoff's?

[SoCalPatrick]

And then, at what point do they deserve to be there?

2021 Cincinnati Football Schedule​
Date	Opponent
Saturday Sep. 4	Miami (Ohio) RedHawksNippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Saturday Sep. 11	Murray State RacersNippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Saturday Sep. 18	at Indiana HoosiersMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Saturday Sep. 25	OFF
Saturday Oct. 2	at Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Friday Oct. 8	Temple OwlsNippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Saturday Oct. 16	UCF KnightsNippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Saturday Oct. 23	at Navy MidshipmenNavy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Saturday Oct. 30	at Tulane Green WaveYulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Saturday Nov. 6	Tulsa Golden Hurricane (HC)Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Friday Nov. 12	at USF BullsRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Saturday Nov. 20	SMU MustangsNippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Saturday Nov. 27	at East Carolina PiratesDowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

 

[OldPlayer]

Depends on the records of other teams.

 

[bama alum]

Depends on the records of other teams.

Agree. If Cincinnati can beat Notre Lame, then how many other teams are beating up the Irish?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Decent schedule.....
@OldPlayer kinda nailed it though....
Wont get-in above a 1 loss sec team...or one loss clemson....or Oklahoma ..or big ten
...be tough....for them .....but chaos happens....
But...probably have to be undefeated...and have some 2 loss conference champs

 

[BamaFan334]

Ha, not much difference between them and Clemson's schedule if you ask me. I'd say Yes.

 

[bamaledge]

I agree with BF334.

 

[PurlJam]

The Bengals will never go undefeated.

 

[NickelDoubleDog]

They should be, yes

 

[252BAMA]

If this team had gone undefeated, should they have been NC? Played FOUR non-1A teams and only ONE 1A with a winning record.

Don't know how the hell the HC thought he could win the Sugar Bowl against the NC that had won 31 straight games. But he did, and he did.

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9/16​	vs.	North Texas (non-IA)	W	25​	0​
9/23​	vs.	*Louisiana State (4-5-2)	W	14​	0​
9/30​	vs.	*Mississippi (5-5)	W	27​	0​
10/7​	vs.	Dayton (non-IA)	W	40​	0​
10/14​	vs.	Cincinnati (non-IA)	W	41​	7​
10/21​	vs.	Villanova (4-5)	W	34​	7​	@ Philadelphia, PA
10/28​	@	*Georgia Tech (5-6)	W	28​	14​
11/4​	vs.	*Florida (5-5)	W	40​	6​
11/11​	@	*Mississippi State (4-5)	W	48​	21​
11/18​	vs.	North Dakota (non-IA)	W	83​	0​
11/25​	@	*Tennessee (11-1)	L	0​	7​

Cincinnati didn't belong with the big boys then, and they still don't.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

No.

 

[TerryP]

No.

It's a bit of a catch-22, is it not?

If Cincy is undefeated having beaten Notre Dame and Indiana—assuming ND and IU live up to pre-season expectations—they deserve a spot in the playoffs.

If Cincy defeats Notre Dame and Indiana, neither have lived up to pre-season expectations, have they?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

It's a bit of a catch-22, is it not?

If Cincy is undefeated having beaten Notre Dame and Indiana—assuming ND and IU live up to pre-season expectations—they deserve a spot in the playoffs.

If Cincy defeats Notre Dame and Indiana, neither have lived up to pre-season expectations, have they?

The book's better than the movie.

 

[TerryP]

The book's better than the movie.

Not even comparable. I still have my copy from a Humanities seminar in New College at UA: pulled it out and read it again about two years ago.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Not even comparable. I still have my copy from a Humanities seminar in New College at UA: pulled it out and read it again about two years ago.

Over the past several years, I've been deliberate in mixing in some old titles with my readings. I re-read Catch-22 about four or five years ago as part of that. I've also included a focus on Southern and Alabama history, currently reading "Putting Loafing Streams to Work" by Jax State professor Harvey Jackson - one of the best Alabama historians, in my view - about Alabama Power's early dam constructions, and "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" by Hornfischer, an incredible story of the suicide attack on the main Japanese fleet by of a small group of escort destroyers, saving MacArthur at the Philippines.

 

[252BAMA]

No. Hell No!

 

[TerryP]

This guy, not Brett, works for the action network.

That's got Notre Dame losing more than expected.

 

[252BAMA]

Who's expecting ND to win 10+? With 9 starters and 25 lettermen returning when most everyone else has 18 and 50.

FWIW, Cincinnati has 14 and 52.

 

[OldPlayer]

Who's expecting ND to win 10+? With 9 starters and 25 lettermen returning when most everyone else has 18 and 50.

FWIW, Cincinnati has 14 and 52.

The number of lettermen returning is irrelevant. Each program and each coach has different criteria to award letters.