Hawkeye
05-12-2009, 08:42 AM
CINCINNATI -- A few minutes after Cincinnati's April 25 spring game, coach Brian Kelly stood with a recruit in an end zone at Nippert Stadium. As Kelly spoke, the recruit's eyes kept drifting to Kelly's hand, where a massive ring gleamed under the stadium lights. Kelly noticed that the recruit noticed, and that made him smile.
"Tangible evidence," Kelly said later, when asked whether his recently acquired 2008 Big East championship ring draws that kind of attention from every recruit.
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Bearcats strive to repeat 2008 success - Andy Staples - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/05/07/cincinnati-kelly/index.html?eref=si_ncaaf)
I don't think that 2008 was a fluke, but it will be hard repeating with the losses on defense and a new scheme in place. I think in time the 3-4 will work for them in the Big East....against the spread teams at least.
The problem is that there is so much parity in the BEast. WVU should be decent this year. USF is still strong and UConn and Rutgers will still be competitive. I think it's a three-way dogfight for the BEast title in 2009 with WVU, USF and Cincy.
"Tangible evidence," Kelly said later, when asked whether his recently acquired 2008 Big East championship ring draws that kind of attention from every recruit.
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Bearcats strive to repeat 2008 success - Andy Staples - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/05/07/cincinnati-kelly/index.html?eref=si_ncaaf)
I don't think that 2008 was a fluke, but it will be hard repeating with the losses on defense and a new scheme in place. I think in time the 3-4 will work for them in the Big East....against the spread teams at least.
The problem is that there is so much parity in the BEast. WVU should be decent this year. USF is still strong and UConn and Rutgers will still be competitive. I think it's a three-way dogfight for the BEast title in 2009 with WVU, USF and Cincy.