Just back in Cincinnati after the game.
Based on today, this is definitely not a championship team.
The crowd was about as lame as could be.
Both lines need a lot of work.
I think this has come up before why is the band not able to play the fight song when the team comes out? They should either be on the field or in their seats. I find a definite lack of excitement at our games anymore.
Much of the crowd was relatives of HS band members there for band day. One woman behind me asked if this was the Convocation Center.
Yeah, there's a lot of room for improvement. URI had way too much TOP in the first half. We had only one possession in the first 20+ minutes of the game. The D has to do a better job of getting off the field.
Offensively we did well. I think we scored on our first seven drives (except for the kneel down at the end of the 1st half).
I was really impressed with Allison. He looked a lot like Maleek.
The video screen has good res but is VERY busy with three ads down the side, the stat bar across the top and the video underneath it. They should use different colors for the teams' scores, the down-distance-ball on, and the quarter.
A thought to help liven up the crowd: Put cheerleaders or students who are very vocal in the west stands. Our son joined us for the second half after band relatives had cleared out and REALLY participated in all the cheers. It became contagious and another 15 or 20 people joined in.