2017 Football Season
 

@American_FB
The wait is almost over!

The 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Schedule will be announced tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET https://t.co/U04InBb3dE

Regarding the poll, I think winning the AAC championship game is the main goal. You always want to best your regular season foes and win the CCG. This will accomplish getting to a bowl with relative certainty. I'd love to win the bowl too, but so much of a bowl game is a different and getting the extra practice and trip is huge for the next season/recruiting. It's too early to say New Year's Six or bust and winning Bowl game isn't as important as regular season and CCG IMO.

@American_FB
The 2017 @GoBearcatsFB Schedule

📝: https://t.co/YjwBwICloG https://t.co/b5VKm4ySdv

Schedule
8/31 vs Austin Peay (Thursday)
9/9 @ Michigan
9/16 @ Miami (Ohio)
9/23 @ Navy
9/30 vs Marshall
10/7 vs UCF
10/21 vs SMU
10/28 @ USF
11/4 @ Tulane
11/10 vs Temple (Friday)
11/18 @ East Carolina
11/25 vs UConn

In general, I agree with wanting to win the CCG. This year though, I can't say I expect it. It does help that there was coaching turnover in the league. And our schedule doesn't seem all that unmanageable. I'm hoping for a 7-6/8-5 type season and something to build on for the future. Obviously anything better would be great, but I just can't put that on Fickell right away after taking over Tornado Tubby's wreckage.

Foundation!
 

Maybe, Tornado Tubby was just laying a strong foundation??

No. He wasn't. IMO.

That schedule is a tough one to bite for us season ticket holders. Yikes!

Nothing sexy about it to be sure.

@GoBearcatsFB
We're on a new level!
#Bearcats #JUICED 👊💥 https://t.co/QRn4GEOYru

7-5 seems pretty reasonable based on that schedule.

I'm not really worried too much about results this coming season, it's about cleaning up the mess that Tommy created and setting a solid foundation for what our program will become in the next few years.

Miami of Ohio might actually be a game next year............

@MikeDyer
Colerain Tom Bolden told me Kyle Bolden and Jarell White worked out today at #UC. "They're fired up and ready to go." @GoBEARCATS

Really nothing exciting about the opponents scheduled to play at the Nip, but I am very interested to see just how much the team improves from last year. The record IS important, but what I really want to see is a team that plays smart and hard; and a coaching staff that makes adjustments and has good game management. I'm also very interested to see just how UC matches up with the opposition from a SPEED persepecive. I've really thought the team has been way behind most of the other teams in the conference in that department for the last couple of years. I'm hoping that some of the new players may help in that area.

@GoBearcatsFB
As the #Bearcats get ready for Spring Ball, hear from the players about the new coaching staff. https://t.co/2QKTc2mqLh

@GoBearcatsFB
It begins tomorrow. Are you ready #Bearcats? https://t.co/9txz2NeiaT

https://youtu.be/Q9ZdvJYGwuU

I can't get enough of these videos.

DT Cortez Broughton

Chad's YouTube channel has these interviews with the players. Definitely worth checking out for the fans of the football team.

We're going bowling. I think we'll finish with 7-8 wins. I don't know if we'll win our bowl, but I am confident we will not see any 42-0 stinkers like we did with the last staff.

FWIW......http://www.espn.com/college-football...2132&year=2017

I would certainly not like to be on any team of Fickell's that lost 42-0....:eek:

Goodbye locker room.

Pretty cool that Marvin Lewis came without being formally invited. Players and coaches take notice of that, and any recruits who were at practice noticed it.

@King_Hawk92
I can not wait to see Bearcat Nation going crazy Friday night.

I'd be so happy if we got Hawkins.

@GoBEARCATS
FRIDAY! See you there! https://t.co/3tjX2bccDE

@CoachFick
Less than 24 hours until kickoff!!Students come out early and JUICE THE DRIVE with US!
#PackTheNip #letitfly #TEAM https://t.co/sgrXMH205w

@BearcatJournal
Lets try this again...

5 4 stars and 16 3 stars expected tomorrow night https://t.co/Mq7i9jgrGz

Who's heading to the Spring Game tomorrow night? BCJ also said 28 Ohio recruits expected. I hope the place is jumping!

Hope that place is rocking in a few hours !

Is the spring game televised??

How is the turnout?