10/30/25: Mo Egger with Chad Brendel

Chad Brendel of Bearcat Journal joined us to talk about UC's road game against Utah. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You see, football has a big game on Saturday on
the road against Utah, and so because we talked hoops yesterday,
and by the way, it's worth mentioning. You see just
sent out a statement Jalen Haynes has had successful knee surgery,
so that story advances. They're still saying he's out and
definitely beyond that, We've got a football game to discuss

(00:21):
with our guy, Chad Bearcat Journal dot com is the website?
Ay doing, sir, I'm good?

Speaker 2 (00:26):
I have a question for you. Oh no, to start
this off. No, So I was on with a Utah
radio station earlier today, Okay, and they open with, you know,
Chad Cincinnati. It's a great story and all, but I
don't know what to make of them. I look at
their schedule and they haven't beaten anybody. And I don't

(00:48):
know if anybody's going to tell them or not, but
Utah's played two good teams and they've lost to both
of them. Do that seem like an odd starting point
for you for them to come at me with that?

Speaker 1 (01:03):
Somewhat?

Speaker 2 (01:04):
I do.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
I do think there's I think it's kind of what
makes this game on Saturday interesting. I think it's a
weird starting off point for a conversation, But I think
there's a legitimate sense of like, all right, you see
has a good record, they're an improved team, and there's
lots to like about it, but there's a hesitancy to
include them in a larger discussion about the Big Twelve

(01:28):
championship until they win a game like the one they
have in front of them on Saturday, And if they
do that, then the conversation goes into hyperdrive. But I
think when you've gotten through this much of the conference
schedule without a loss, I think that to a degree
offsets the they haven't played anybody think because it's hard

(01:49):
to win in league play.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
I agree, I just I felt it was a little
like it was kind of a and the rest of
the interview was good, like the guys were good, but
like we're starting there and Utah, like we don't know
a lot of Well, maybe we do know about Utah.
They've played two good teams or lost to both of them.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Yeah, I'm surprised the number is as hefty as it is.
Quite frankly, I thought Cincinnati would be underdogs. I thought
it'd be a touchdown, maybe seven and a half. It's
climbed to ten, ten and a half depending on where
you go. So this is a pretty uphill battle. What
is the biggest part of the challenge on Saturday?

Speaker 2 (02:25):
Can they be who they've been? And what I mean
by that is they haven't let Britain and Soursby get
sacked two on the ear. They haven't turned the ball over.
I mean, it's been a it feels like it's been
forever since Cincinnati had a kind of careless turnover that

(02:46):
really hurt them. Special teams has been awesome. They've been
winning field position, like you know, it's I love that
SAT hasn't like gone to the cliches as much as
we've heard here in the past. But this is the
epitome of complimentary football, right Like defense keeps the other

(03:07):
team out of the end zone, offense takes care of
the ball. Special teams is dominant. Offensive line is awesome
in you know, the in the in the run and
the pass game like these are the reasons that Cincinnati
is winning. They don't have overwhelming talent, but other than
some penalties, mo, I don't recall a Cincinnati team being

(03:32):
this clean through eight games. Like it's been enjoyable to
watch because they don't hurt themselves, and it felt like
for two years that's all we talked about, is can
this team stopped shooting itself in the foot, And if
they could, it felt like they could be pretty good.
You're right, stop shooting themselves in the foot. They're having
a great year.

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Yeah, no, no doubt about it. The offensive line play and
the ability to not turn it over. It's remarkable how
efficient you can be when you have those two things things.
How worrisome is Utah's running game.

Speaker 2 (04:04):
Worry them? I mean they use they essentially use six
offensive linement all game. They have a tight end that's
on the injuryy board. He was a defensive lineman. They
moved him to tight end. He is essentially an extra
offensive lineman. If he plays, you're just gonna it's unbelievab Like,

(04:25):
it's funny watching this guy play is like a six
offensive lineman. He just destroys people. He goes in motion,
just keeps on running and just plows into a linebacker
at one hundred miles an hour. I don't know, Like
I think the thing for me and probably everybody, what's
the snap counted downtake orleon If it's forty forty five snaps,

(04:50):
I feel pretty good. It's twenty seven snaps, I don't
feel as good, And it's probably better off listed as
like a percentage, right, If it's fifty sixty percent of
the snaps, I feel great about them being able to
limit the run. If it's twenty five thirty thirty five
percent of the snaps, I don't feel nearly as good

(05:11):
because he just takes up so much attention, so much space,
and you're playing a team that, I mean, most of
their offensive line is going to be in the NFL.
This is one of the best offensive lines in the country.
They're massive, and stopping them is really, really difficult. This
has been outside of Oklahoma State and Bowling Green a

(05:36):
pretty good run defense, but they haven't faced anything like this.

Speaker 1 (05:40):
I am way laid, so I don't have a ton
of time. Do I assume Evan Pryor is not going
to play.

Speaker 2 (05:45):
Yeah, that's a fair assumption. Hopefully they will have him
back by the Arizona game. And I can't believe what
you've done to me in the last two segments. Now
what what I lost time? I'm the Richard Patino.

Speaker 1 (06:02):
I had Wes Miller on the show yesterday. I had
Darren Horne on the show yesterday. I love having Richard
Patino on always, the folks at Xavier, always very accommodating
the timing of putting him up against you. I'm not
sure who disliked it more than are you. So there
you go.

Speaker 2 (06:21):
I appreciate it.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Thanks, I knew that was coming. It's four o'clock. Jake
Zivin from MLS Season Past.

Speaker 2 (06:26):
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