If that happens again this year it will really demonstrate that Kelley is a much better coach than JD. Kelley (and his staff) made some very real and effective in-game adjustments 2 years ago while the Zips made, as far as we could all tell, absolutely none. IMO, in-game adjustments are one of the more important qualities of a good coach (and staff) & we've had some mild rumblings around ZipsNation about our lack of them.Actually, Mark Dantonio was still in Cincy for the 2006 game. He was an excellent defensive coach and had very capable assistants who were able to make the necessary in game changes for that squad to have a successful season. Last year, Coach Kelly brought the spread offense to Cincy to go along with several veteran defenders that remained from the Dantonio regime. UC will play mostly 4 man fronts on "D" and sprinkle in some 3-4. DB's, LB's and most of the D-line are veterans. D end has been an area of concern for the Bearcats this season, as the consistent pass rush that we have been so accustomed to in previous years has not yet materialized. This of course puts pressure on the DB's and it doesn't matter how good they are, they can only cover a receiver for so long. Offensively the Bearcats have very capable WR's with great speed and an excellent possession receiver in Goodman who, while not the fastest guy in the world, can be elusive once making a catch. RB's are 200+ lber's with very good speed. QB Pike, who started his first game ever at QB against Miami, is a 6' 6" 220 lb guy who showed tremendous poise in the pocket Saturday night and can stretch the field. I very much look forward to the trip up to Akron and to what I think will be a very entertaining football game.
