“According to ESPN spokesman Derek Volner, the cable network’s Thursday night games last season attracted a 1.2 rating, or about 1.9 million viewers, for 15 games”. Field general Lynch has recorded a 76.6 completion percentage so far with six touchdown passes and not a single interception. Workhorse running back Sam Craft helped the Tigers control the clock and added 170 yards and touchdown of his own. Cincinnati provides a flawless opportunity for the Tigers defense to get on track with turnovers.
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Tonight’s American Athletic Conference game between the visiting Cincinnati Bearcats and hosting Memphis Tigers won’t likely be a blowout, but if the UC Bearcats can upset Memphis, this reporter would be stunned. Kiel is questionable with a shoulder injury.
Before the injury, Kiel completed seven of 11 pass attempts for 63 yards and one interception.
On This Date: The Tigers are 6-5 in games played on September 24th with wins against Jonesboro College, Louisiana College, Tennessee Tech, South Carolina, Virgina Tech, and Arkansas and losses to MTSU, Trinity (TX), Tulane, Tulsa, and SMU. Cross and Montiel should have a field day on Cincinnati’s defense.
Lynch has taken his game to a level many weren’t sure he could reach this season.
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Kiel, who sustained a concussion last weekend but was cleared for tonight’s game, lay motionless on the turf nearly from the moment he was hit. Lynch and the Memphis offense could be the stiffest test for this Cincinnati defense when the season is said and done. The trajectory of this program has completely changed, and a key win against Cincinnati Thursday night could propel them to newer heights as they vie for the access bowl bid. Now the odds for the game have the Tigers favored by a comfortable margin to pick up the conference victory. Whether or not Kiel plays, the momentum is 100% on the side of Memphis, making the task of beating the Tigers too tough for the Bearcats to handle. By rule, a player who is sliding to the ground is not defenseless until he is on the ground. Not to sound like a pessimist, UC fans, but if you’ve read this far, you have to be thinking the same thing as me; UC doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in heck. And the retooled Tiger D is coming off a game in which it allowed 579 yards to Bowling Green.
