October 2, 2025 • 7 mins
Chad Brendel on UC/Iowa St.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You got the Rams and Niners San Francisco again with
like a billion injuries. That game is on Fox Sports
thirteen sixteen. They're the answer to that question. Chad Brendle's
with us Bearcad Journal dot com. Bengals get slaughtered on
Monday night football Reds get swept. So now many of
us pinning our hopes on the Bearcats, who are trending
(00:22):
upward following their thrilling, stunning road victory against Kansas, now
hosting nationally ranked Iowa State on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hi, Chad time, Oh how it going?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Uh good from a UC perspective, really good. Everything else
we'll discard for the purposes of this conversation. Cincinnati gets
a big road victory. They win the sort of game
that they have lost so many times in recent years.
The script was flipped, I think on the Noah Jennings catch.
They hang on to win on the road against Kansas.
(00:54):
What did we learn about the Bearcats against the Jayhawks?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I think we learned that their offenses is as advertised
like there were. There were definite questions and doubts about that.
After Nebraska, with the offense the passing game struggling as
bad as they did they have picked it up since then.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
And the.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Things that we saw on the practice field throughout camp,
with a deep wide receiver room, in a deep tight
end room, and you know, multiple weapons out of the
backfield from the running backs to Soresby running the football, like,
all of that stuff looked really good in camp, but
you never know until they started playing the game. They
(01:37):
played Game one and we all went, well, maybe maybe
it wasn't what it looked like in camp. Since then
it has been. And you know, that's not a great
Kansas defense, but it's a power for quality opponent and
Cincinnati shredded them with their offense, So I think that
(01:57):
is now you know, this is going to be a
whole different aim because Iowa State is always good on defense.
They're going to make things difficult for you. But I
think we can, you know, feel pretty good about going
into any games since the rest of the way since
that he should have a chance to win because their
offense is going to be able to keep up.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
They're favored against Iowa State, which I think was surprising
to some. What is the biggest challenge in this game
on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Well, they've played Iowa State twice since joining the Big twelve.
They've not passed for one hundred yards in either game,
so that's a concern. Also, this defense has not been
good though teams have been challenging them over the top.
Teams have been completing a very high percentage of passes.
They have not created turnovers, they have not gotten a
(02:48):
ton of pressure. The stack numbers have were pretty good
up until Kansas, where they didn't get one. But this
team is going to have to figure some things out
defensively to reach their potential because teams are kind of
effortlessly moving the ball against them so far. And I
really like Tyson Bite. I really believe because we've seen
(03:12):
proof of concept of how good Iowa State has been
with this scheme, that there is upside to this scheme.
But they have not impressed to this point. And if
you're gonna beat Iowa State, this defense is going to
have to get some stops.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
We have injury reports in college football now, so Dante
Corleone is listed as questionable. Their defense gets a major
boost if he's available. What's your gut tell you about
his availability for Saturday.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I think it's going to be another one of those
Let's see how he feels Saturday morning. I think he's close.
I think he was close last week. They just didn't
think he was quite there yet. That generally gives you
a good feeling for this week, but I you know,
you know how this goes. I would have felt a
lot better if he came out as probable yesterday, still
(04:05):
being a questionable. This defense can't be as good as
it's not going to get a whole lot better if
Dante Corleone is not in the middle of that defense,
giving opposing offenses fits at the point of attack. So
they need him back. Then.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
The UC men's basketball season begins one month from tomorrow.
What has practiced so far taught us about this team?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I don't know a whole lot yet because I think
it's still kind of you know, Wes does three four
days of like defensive boot camp. I think they're still
kind of finding their groove. They're still working both of
the new European guards wings In and Lucas Atari and
Jordi Rodriguez. But I think this team, the thing that
(04:57):
I've gathered so far, this group fits a lot better together.
There's not you know, Jeff, I heard Jeff Carr talk
about the Reds the problem they had is a lot
of repeatable parts. Last year Cincinnati had a lot of
repeatable parts. They had a lot of pieces that didn't
make a puzzle. They just kind of were pieces. You know,
(05:18):
they look good sitting on the table, but if they
don't fit together, you're gonna have a hard time having success.
I still worry a little about a little bit about
who is that number one option on offense. Who is
you know, is day to eight Thomas going to take
that step and be that, you know, have that that
breakout final year? What does that look like? I think
(05:41):
the main thing I think they got a chance to
be excellent defensively, especially with Dayda Thomas, Buck Harris. If
you don't know, Sincere Harris is what you know, the
name on his birth certificate says he goes by Buck.
So if you hear anybody talking about Buck, that's who
they're talking about it Since Harris, Boba Miller and Mustapha Chom.
(06:03):
With those four guys on the floor, I think you
can be top fifteen, top twenty good defensively. So that
that I think is the biggest thing so far is
I think they have a chance to be elite on
one end. But we still have some questions on what
exactly it's going to look like defensively or offensively.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Excuse me, what's a cooler name? Since here or Buck?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
I mean probably Buck? Right? Oh, no, sincere. There's a
lot of connotations with that, like he kind of got
to be a nice guy, right true, And I don't
think he had. I don't think he necessarily is. I
think he's got some nasty to him. I think that's
(06:50):
I think that's one of the things that I mean,
we talked about it a million times that this team
lack last year was toughness. That they were not a
physical team. They were not a tough team. And I
think a guy like Cincire Harris definitely gives you a
guy that plays with some edge. And I think Jalen Haynes,
the big Fine, gives you some of that as well.
(07:12):
I think that was definitely a priority when they went
into the portal, was we can't be soft again because
it just doesn't work in this league.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
I'm going with Buck then Bucket is whatever Buck wants,
Buck gets. Chad, thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Well, that's the thing. He insists that you call him Buck,
So I'm gonna call him Buck, all right.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
If that's his preference. I have no problem with that
at all. Buck it is. Thanks so much, all right,
thanks mam. Chad Brendel, Bearcat Journal dot com. It's far
away from four o'clock. Meanwhile, lef C Cincinnati has their
final regular season road game. Kevin Egan MLS season past
Apple TV is calling the match. He'll join us at
(07:53):
four oh five on ESPN fifteen thirty
You got the Rams and Niners San Francisco again with
like a billion injuries. That game is on Fox Sports
thirteen sixteen. They're the answer to that question. Chad Brendle's
with us Bearcad Journal dot com. Bengals get slaughtered on
Monday night football Reds get swept. So now many of
us pinning our hopes on the Bearcats, who are trending
(00:22):
upward following their thrilling, stunning road victory against Kansas, now
hosting nationally ranked Iowa State on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hi, Chad time, Oh how it going?
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Uh good from a UC perspective, really good. Everything else
we'll discard for the purposes of this conversation. Cincinnati gets
a big road victory. They win the sort of game
that they have lost so many times in recent years.
The script was flipped, I think on the Noah Jennings catch.
They hang on to win on the road against Kansas.
(00:54):
What did we learn about the Bearcats against the Jayhawks?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I think we learned that their offenses is as advertised
like there were. There were definite questions and doubts about that.
After Nebraska, with the offense the passing game struggling as
bad as they did they have picked it up since then.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
And the.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Things that we saw on the practice field throughout camp,
with a deep wide receiver room, in a deep tight
end room, and you know, multiple weapons out of the
backfield from the running backs to Soresby running the football, like,
all of that stuff looked really good in camp, but
you never know until they started playing the game. They
(01:37):
played Game one and we all went, well, maybe maybe
it wasn't what it looked like in camp. Since then
it has been. And you know, that's not a great
Kansas defense, but it's a power for quality opponent and
Cincinnati shredded them with their offense, So I think that
(01:57):
is now you know, this is going to be a
whole different aim because Iowa State is always good on defense.
They're going to make things difficult for you. But I
think we can, you know, feel pretty good about going
into any games since the rest of the way since
that he should have a chance to win because their
offense is going to be able to keep up.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
They're favored against Iowa State, which I think was surprising
to some. What is the biggest challenge in this game
on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Well, they've played Iowa State twice since joining the Big twelve.
They've not passed for one hundred yards in either game,
so that's a concern. Also, this defense has not been
good though teams have been challenging them over the top.
Teams have been completing a very high percentage of passes.
They have not created turnovers, they have not gotten a
(02:48):
ton of pressure. The stack numbers have were pretty good
up until Kansas, where they didn't get one. But this
team is going to have to figure some things out
defensively to reach their potential because teams are kind of
effortlessly moving the ball against them so far. And I
really like Tyson Bite. I really believe because we've seen
(03:12):
proof of concept of how good Iowa State has been
with this scheme, that there is upside to this scheme.
But they have not impressed to this point. And if
you're gonna beat Iowa State, this defense is going to
have to get some stops.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
We have injury reports in college football now, so Dante
Corleone is listed as questionable. Their defense gets a major
boost if he's available. What's your gut tell you about
his availability for Saturday.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I think it's going to be another one of those
Let's see how he feels Saturday morning. I think he's close.
I think he was close last week. They just didn't
think he was quite there yet. That generally gives you
a good feeling for this week, but I you know,
you know how this goes. I would have felt a
lot better if he came out as probable yesterday, still
(04:05):
being a questionable. This defense can't be as good as
it's not going to get a whole lot better if
Dante Corleone is not in the middle of that defense,
giving opposing offenses fits at the point of attack. So
they need him back. Then.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
The UC men's basketball season begins one month from tomorrow.
What has practiced so far taught us about this team?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I don't know a whole lot yet because I think
it's still kind of you know, Wes does three four
days of like defensive boot camp. I think they're still
kind of finding their groove. They're still working both of
the new European guards wings In and Lucas Atari and
Jordi Rodriguez. But I think this team, the thing that
(04:57):
I've gathered so far, this group fits a lot better together.
There's not you know, Jeff, I heard Jeff Carr talk
about the Reds the problem they had is a lot
of repeatable parts. Last year Cincinnati had a lot of
repeatable parts. They had a lot of pieces that didn't
make a puzzle. They just kind of were pieces. You know,
(05:18):
they look good sitting on the table, but if they
don't fit together, you're gonna have a hard time having success.
I still worry a little about a little bit about
who is that number one option on offense. Who is
you know, is day to eight Thomas going to take
that step and be that, you know, have that that
breakout final year? What does that look like? I think
(05:41):
the main thing I think they got a chance to
be excellent defensively, especially with Dayda Thomas, Buck Harris. If
you don't know, Sincere Harris is what you know, the
name on his birth certificate says he goes by Buck.
So if you hear anybody talking about Buck, that's who
they're talking about it Since Harris, Boba Miller and Mustapha Chom.
(06:03):
With those four guys on the floor, I think you
can be top fifteen, top twenty good defensively. So that
that I think is the biggest thing so far is
I think they have a chance to be elite on
one end. But we still have some questions on what
exactly it's going to look like defensively or offensively.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Excuse me, what's a cooler name? Since here or Buck?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
I mean probably Buck? Right? Oh, no, sincere. There's a
lot of connotations with that, like he kind of got
to be a nice guy, right true, And I don't
think he had. I don't think he necessarily is. I
think he's got some nasty to him. I think that's
(06:50):
I think that's one of the things that I mean,
we talked about it a million times that this team
lack last year was toughness. That they were not a
physical team. They were not a tough team. And I
think a guy like Cincire Harris definitely gives you a
guy that plays with some edge. And I think Jalen Haynes,
the big Fine, gives you some of that as well.
(07:12):
I think that was definitely a priority when they went
into the portal, was we can't be soft again because
it just doesn't work in this league.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
I'm going with Buck then Bucket is whatever Buck wants,
Buck gets. Chad, thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Well, that's the thing. He insists that you call him Buck,
So I'm gonna call him Buck, all right.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
If that's his preference. I have no problem with that
at all. Buck it is. Thanks so much, all right,
thanks mam. Chad Brendel, Bearcat Journal dot com. It's far
away from four o'clock. Meanwhile, lef C Cincinnati has their
final regular season road game. Kevin Egan MLS season past
Apple TV is calling the match. He'll join us at
(07:53):
four oh five on ESPN fifteen thirty
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