Interesting Read

Just read a new article posted by Mark Schlabach of ESPN: On The Mark: Week 4
I want to cover some of the interesting points of the article concerning the Bearcats.

Cincinnati
"The Bearcats are clearly the team to beat in the Big East after their 4-0 start, which includes impressive road victories at Rutgers and Oregon State. They face two difficult Big East road games: at South Florida on Oct. 15 and at Pittsburgh on Dec. 5. None of Cincinnati's final eight opponents are currently ranked, and it should be favored over each of them with quarterback Tony Pike and receiver Mardy Gilyard playing so well."

Obviously this is great news for the Bearcats. I figure their hardest game for the remainder of the season is going to be the away game at Big East opponent USF, even though USF doesn't have their starting QB. Their backup looked pretty good against FSU, but it's beginning to look like FSU isn't as good as everyone thought. On the road at Pitt no longer looks daunting after seeing their abysmal passing deffense.

Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard also received mentions under the sidebar sections "Precision Passers" and "Big-Play Receivers."

Tony Pike, Cincinnati
"It's hard to imagine any quarterback being better than Pike during the first month of the season. He completed 18 of 26 passes for 300 yards with three touchdowns in a 28-20 win over Fresno State."

Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
"Pike's favorite target caught nine passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns against Fresno State -- and the Bearcats only had possession for about 16½ minutes."

Just a quick edit after doing some more browsing after class...

This article sheds some great light on Cincy and one of my favorite teams to watch on the highlight reel Boise State. Bearcats, Broncos rise as others fall by Pat Forde of ESPN