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ASK THE EDITORS / MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 / PAGE 2

Kara Driscoll @kardadri

I’d like to be able to tell you that it’s the gym or the library, but the most realistic answer would be Papa John’s.

Two years ago I was about three days away from transferring to I don’t know where. I aimlessly walked into TNR and found a reason to stay.

People need to understand that athletic success drives admissions and money for the entire university.

Spend it to make it.

The Campus Recreation Center. I like to take advantage of the notfor-credit instructional classes like yoga.

It’s the most hands-on way to apply skills learned in the classroom. It’s fun! And a good way to find out what kind of journalist you want to be.

What Josh said.

LexisNexis. If you need to do any research for anything ever, use LexisNexis. If you don’t know how to use it, go to Langsam and ask someone.

The best way to learn anything is to do it.

Working at TNR lets students do actual reporting and editing.

Plus the people here are really fun.

I think $86 million is a big check to write, but the Bearcats earned it.

Our football team has never been as exciting as it is now. The new stadium validates that.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KARA DRISCOLL

The Computer Graphics Center in DAAP. They have great printing resources and students to talk to if you need help with anything.

I originally started just for the real world design experience, but I’ve stuck around because the people here are great and ... I like the paycheck.

I’m a little upset this is happening the fall of my senior year. But since I’ll be away on coop and watching games on TV, it’s whatever.

SPORTS EDITOR JOSHUA MILLER

The Catskellar. It’s how I cope with the stress.

I started working at TNR two years ago to gain experience. It has become my iife and I couldn’t imagine spending my time anywhere else.

Long overdue. One has to wonder why the university waited and did not capitalize on the momentum built by Brian Kelly.

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The news and sports sections will have updates on the renovations throughout the year.

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SPORTS EDITOR

Instead of begging the record-breaking number of Bearcats and returning students to read our century-old, award-winning publication, we will be more honest with you right now because we think you deserve it.

While we could make plugs about how our coverage will keep you all informed about the latest campus news, sports, promotions, events, clubs, music and movies, we won’t.

Unlike everyone else on the Internet, we will not beg for Facebook and Twitter followers, even though we do work tirelessly to reach readers on multi-media platforms. (Our Twitter handle is @NewsRecord_UC, in case you might want to tell your friends independently.)

We are unveiling our new tabloid, For The Record, which will feature a different theme every week, and we could shove that in your face but we won’t. Nonetheless, next week’s issue is about food — so if eating is something you generally do we likely have something in the issue for you.

Of course, you probably expect us to encourage you to reach out to us to write, comment, correct and suggest coverage ideas, but we believe the invitation is implied by our mere existence and open-door policy to students.

By now you’ve seen through our coy attempt to avoid shameless self-promotion, while actually promoting ourselves. We laid it on pretty thick, but if you didn’t get that by now don’t feel bad.

In all seriousness, we do want you to look out for our coverage this year. We’re working to broaden our investigative and in-depth news stories. We hope to bring you high-quality online exclusives, promotions, event previews, reviews and high-profile interviews on any platform that fits into your busy schedule.

So whether you’re waiting in line for Burger King at TUC or you’re waiting on your hot date by one of our new-and-improved newsstands, look into what’s going on at your university.

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The News Record, of course. We print everything you need to know about UC. And I utilize the Catskellar every so often.

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New Student Convocation welcomes incoming class Mandatory event motivates, informs and inspires JORDAN ITTEL CONTRIBUTOR

New Student Convocation celebrated the arrival of the newest additions to the Bearcat family in Fifth Third Bank Arena Friday. The ceremony was an informative and entertaining celebration that included a mixture of inspiring, motivating and encouraging speeches.

University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono set the tone for Convocation in just a few words.

“True knowledge takes time. True knowledge takes failure. True knowledge takes work,” he said.

Ono began by stating that the freshman class is the largest to date, with more than 6,400 entering students, making the entire student body equal more than 43,000 students, a “historic high,” Ono said.

“It’s a little overwhelming,” said Rachel Rosa, an incoming freshman, when asked what she thought about being a part of the biggest incoming class to date.

While Rosa was feeling the pressure of such a large class, fellow freshman Logan Henrick had no complaints.

“I think that it’s exciting; it shows that UC’s getting bigger,” Henrick said.“It’s definitely a good sign.”

Included in the record-breaking number are 1,000 students from 46 different countries around the world.

“UC is definitely Cincinnati’s global university,” Ono said.

Ono informed students and parents about UC’s

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recent accomplishments, such as having the No. 1 campus recreation center in the nation, being a completely wireless campus and having a newly renovated residential hall opening in the fall.

“Morgens Hall has reopened and shines bright like a diamond and our Nippert Stadium will shine bright like a diamond too in the not-toodistant future,” Ono said, alluding to renovations students are likely to see in the upcoming school year.

The president also discussed a new reading program. All new students were given the book “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” by

Michael Sandel at orientation and were required to read it during the summer.

“During the upcoming school year we will host additional activities in our classrooms and events both in and out of the classroom that tie into that text that you read,” Ono said.“Our common reading project begins to build that sense of connection regardless of what college you’re in by giving you that shared experience.”

Although a portion of convocation was dedicated to informing the audience about new changes and facts about the university, most of it involved speakers challenging the new students to be the

best they can be and to expand their horizons for the next four to five years.

“As students of this great university, we will ask you to reflect, to question, to listen, to ponder, to think with impartial reality, to analyze and dissect, to argue and to dispute and to reason with integrity and honesty,” Ono said.

Along with encouraging the students not to shy away from disagreements and opportunities to challenge what they have learned and read, Ono heavily discouraged students from getting too caught up in technology and the Internet.

“Don’t let your cell phone or iPad replace relationship building with your professors,” Ono said.“Your fellow students will become life-long friends, and your faculty life-long mentors.”

The ceremony ended with a game in which students were asked questions about “Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do?” and received prizes varying anywhere from Starbucks gift cards to T-shirts. They also presented the Just Community banner, which is a large sign made up of individual flags made by each orientation group.

Immediately following the ceremony, students were required to go to College Day activities with students from their own colleges, during which they did everything from discussing books with authors to building a sculpture out of recyclable materials.

While there were many memorable moments presented throughout the day, the statement that best wraps up what the ceremony and UC is all about appeared when Ono talked about the Bearcat bond.

“It’s a voluntary pledge to work at the highest levels of personal and academic honesty, and to aspire to continuously better oneself,” Ono said.

“That’s why you’re here, to better yourself.”

Welcome Weekend ushers in Fall Semester, energizes students Games, contests, unique activities welcome students back to campus EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati Welcome Weekend provided an energetic end to the summer, engaging new and returning students alike in unique activities throughout campus.

The packed schedule of events focused primarily on first-year, transfer and international students, but five days of festivities beckoned all Bearcats who wished to participate. “[Returning students] get to see how Welcome Weekend has changed — it’s kind of a milestone every year,” said Lenaya Leeds, a second-year pre-med student.

Although new festivities are continually added to the mix, assisting new students in making a successful transition to UC remains one of the major goals of Welcome Weekend.

Activities offered revolved around academics, socialization and community building.

In addition to officially welcoming the incoming class to UC, the events allowed students to learn about specific colleges and meet faculty, administrators and academic advisers.

ROAR Guides — a volunteer group that gives various tours to promote Bearcat pride and help prospective students make decisions about college — participated in welcoming students by providing tours during the weekend.

“I like Welcome Weekend because I think it gives incoming students a chance to channel all of their excitement toward their year ahead and their entire collegiate career into events that help them learn about UC,” said Bryan Buechner, ROAR Guides president and fourthyear marketing student.

The “UC Myths and Legends Tour” and “Dude, Where’s My Class?!” helped students navigate campus and provided them with interesting and peculiar facts about UC. “My favorite thing is exploring everything — getting to know the campus,” said Staci Alatsis, a first-year interior design student. “I’ve never explored the whole thing.”

ROAR Guides was just one of many UC student organizations present on campus throughout the weekend.

Students interested in joining a club sport could meet with more than 40 organizations during Club Sports on the Green Aug. 24. The event was accompanied by free food, a disc jockey and club demonstrations on Sheakley Lawn.

A variety of UC’s 400 student organizations were showcased during the Taste of Uptown & the Student Activities Fair Aug. 25. The event — now in its ninth year — provided samples from restaurants surrounding campus at Mc-

Micken Commons, allowing students to grab a bite to eat before checking out organizations set up along MainStreet. “[Welcome Weekend] helped me get more familiar with the campus,” said Abreanna Jacobs, a second-year advanced medical imaging technology student and transfer student. “I also got to meet new people.”

Students who swiped their UC ID at seven or more Welcome Weekend events, in addition to attending Convocation, were entered to win one of seven prizes: a 2014-15 Morgens two-bedroom studio apartment for the lowest residential hall rate; dinner with President Santa Ono and four friends; a free parking permit for one semester; a Campus Dining Pass or Meal Plan for one semester; a $250 or $300 gift card to UC Bookstores; or four tickets to Atlas Genius at Bogart’s.

The festivities aren’t over yet — students can still enter to win a $10 VISA gift card through Sept. 6 at UC libraries.

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Getting to know UC’s student body president From student government to other organizations, Joe Blizzard aims to make a difference EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

The ability to make a difference at the University of Cincinnati is what initially drew fifth-year chemical engineering student Joe Blizzard to run for and accept the position of student body president.

Blizzard, who took office March 27, was intrigued by the opportunity to build upon his own positive experiences at UC in an effort to make them even

better for current and future students.

“For me, it’s just the ability to know I’m making a difference,” Blizzard said.“It [the presidency] was an opportunity for me to have an impact on not just UC students now, but UC student 10 to 15 years from now.”

Blizzard’s career in SG began during his freshman year when he became involved in the First-Year Leadership Program, an organization that focuses on preparing students for leadership roles and involvement at UC. He went on to serve as at-large senator during his second year and speaker of senate in his third year.

Despite the significant amount of time and effort required for his current position, Blizzard’s involvement at UC is not limited to SG. Blizzard serves as a ROAR Tour Guide, participates in the Student Alumni Council and is an active member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

“UC has given me so much over the past four years,” Blizzard said.

“It [the position] is a way for me to pay back UC and pay off a debt that I owe it for all the experiences that I’ve had.”

One of the current focal points of SG is the Safe Housing Initiative, which was created in response to the deaths of two UC students in a house fire that broke out New Year’s Day. The plan is an effort to educate students and parents about fire safety to prevent future tragedies.

SG is also working with Housing and Food Services to improve meal plans

and make them serve students better. SG members are researching methods utilized at other universities and working to present students with a greater variety of options.

“It [the presidency] was an opportunity for me to have an impact on not just UC students now, but UC students 10 to 15 years from now.”

JOE BLIZZARD

Blizzard also offers a piece of advice for incoming students: take advantage of the wealth of opportunities UC has to offer.

“The biggest piece of advice is taking the time to expand your network,” Blizzard said.

“That, coupled with learning how you can study effectively, is the biggest piece of advice I can offer to incoming students.”

As for measuring his success as student body president so far, Blizzard looks to his younger brother, a first-year student who moved in on campus this week.

“If his experience is different from mine, I know I’m doing a good job,” Blizzard said.

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Students land Walk The Moon for fall concert PROVIDED

Cincinnati-native musicans expected to draw record crowd to Red and Black Bash MATTHEW ADAMS CONTRIBUTOR

After a nation-wide tour including numerous cities and wellestablished music festivals like Bonnaroo and Bunbury, Walk the Moon will finish out the summer at Sigma Sigma Commons.

The 11th annual Red and Black Bash will return to the University of Cincinnati with local indie-rock favorite Walk the Moon as the headliner. The student-organized concert was conceived as a climax to the university’s Welcome Week. The event — originally named Bearcat Live — is often confused as a product of the Programs & Activities Council. This evolving music event is completely organized by a small group of dedicated UC students.

In the 2012-13 academic year, the Red and Black Bash featured Sugar Ray and attracted a crowd of more than 7,000 — it’s largest attendance to date.

“With each concert that we have, it becomes easier to plan,” said Sean Cox, a fourth-year business student and marketing chair of the Red and Black Bash. The organization is anticipating an even larger crowd with the booking of Cincinnati-based act, Walk the Moon.

The Red and Black Bash targeted the band for years before finally securing them.

“We hit them in a sweet spot,” Cox said. “They’ve had enough popularity where we feel comfortable with them being a main act but still be within our price range.”

After building local buzz with their infectious melodies and spirited live performances, Walk the Moon garnered widespread attention with the video for their single “Anna Sun.” Consisting of one continuous take, choreographed dancing and face-paint, the video took off and caught the attention of a management team.

They were signed to a major label and released their first official album in 2012. The album featured recordings of earlier tracks and attempted to incorporate the energy of their live shows.

Though the self-titled effort met lukewarm reception, “Anna

Sun” reached the Billboard Alternative Charts and the band’s tour revealed a large cult following. Recreating the aesthetic of the music video, the band began setting up face-painting stations before their concerts, which helped in developing a discernible Walk the Moon fan culture. This following is now found at many major festivals in the past year, including Bonnaroo and Bunbury.

The students are the focus of the Red and Black Bash.

“This concert is for students,” Cox said. “We will never charge a student, and that is something that we’re very adamant about.”

The organization, which constructs the stage the morning of the concert, also welcomes student involvement in helping set up and promotion. Students who wish to be involved can volunteer and member initiation occurs every spring as organizers graduate.

The Red and Black Bash will take place at Sigma Sigma Commons Sept. 6. The event is set to open at 7 p.m. and the concert will start at 8 p.m.

Food from local vendors, water and beer will be available as PUBLIC sets the stage for Walk the Moon.

Must listen: TNR’s top three summer albums MICHELLE BRANDSTETTER CONTRIBUTOR

“Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon” KT Tunstall, June 10 The Scottish singer-songwriter K.T. Tunstall’s fourth studio album took a step away from her previous, more energetic work and weighed it down with grief.

The album dives into the pain and the beauty that is found in sadness. It is sorrowful, but in no way depressing. Tunstall’s deep alto and simple accompaniment bring the listener into the universal human experience of missing someone.

All 17 tracks of the album shine, but some of the brightest stars are one of the title tracks, “Invisible Empire,”“Yellow Flower” and “Feel It All.”The title track carries more energy than most of the album and captures the state of grief with the lyrics, “Oh I want to burn this house/I want to jump in the fire.”

“Yellow Flower” seeks to speak to those around Tunstall and offers to help them carry the weight of loss.

“No Better Time Than Now” Shigeto, Aug. 19 This album is an intricate weave of sounds that form an incredible musical fabric. The third album from the Michiganbased electronic artist is extraordinary in its ability to draw

listeners in and keep them there.

The album is 12 tracks long and feels like the child of jazz, minimalism and hip-hop. Chirps surround the driving beats of the album and bell tones that envelope the listener in a wave of sound.

“Ringleader,” the third track, is delightful in its melodic loops and bouncing beat and it calls the body to dance. “Ritual Howl,” also invokes movement while “Olivia” is a more surreal blend of sounds and music that create a deep sense of stillness.

“No Better Time Than Now” may at first seem like an album of nice background noise but a closer listen reveals its true identity, a masterpiece.

“In a Tidal Wave of Mystery,” Capital Cities, June 4 Funk influences seem to be getting more and more popular every day, and Capital Cities is certainly a part of the movement. Their popular radio hit “Safe and Sound,” which topped Billboard’s “Alternative Music” chart, is just a tiny glimpse into the brilliance that’s inside the album. A particular standout is “Farrah Fawcett Hair,” which features Outkast’s Andre 3000

and a bizarre but accessible series of samples.

“In a Tidal Wave of Mystery,” is funky and poppy and delivers the sort of album that Daft Punk failed to bring with “Random Access Memories.” It calls forth motifs from the ’70s and ’80s, mixes them with chip music and brings a whole new energy to the table.

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BEEN GONE UC POLICE CHIEF STEPS DOWN The University of Cincinnati’s top cop stepped down from his position in July.

Michael Cureton, University of Cincinnati police chief, did not release information regarding his decision to leave the position.

The News Record will continue to investigate this story.

JOHN “PADDY REECE CARTOONIST, THE UNIVERSITY DAILY NEWS (1914)

News Record instrumental in naming Bearcat The origins of the Cincinnati Bearcat trace back to newspaper archives JOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

If you are reading this, you most likely consider yourself a Bearcat in one way or another.

Red and black clad, we (collectively) are the Cincinnati Bearcats. But how exactly, in a metropolitan area not possibly inhabited by any binturongs — the scientific name for actual Bearcats — did we become Bearcats?

Before 1914, the University of Cincinnati’s sports teams were not known as anything in particular.

“They would call them Varsity, the Cincinnati 11 or occasionally the Red and Black,” said Greg Hand, UC spokesperson. “If you look back through the old yearbooks, for a couple of years there’s a drawing of a bulldog wearing a sweatshirt with a C on it. But I can’t find any reference that they were ever called the bulldogs.”

A 1912 newspaper article reveals that the student body once mounted a strong effort to make the school mascot the Doxens — yes, the UC wiener dogs. Luckily for us, the name never came to fruition.

Halloween will be the 100-year anniversary of the first reference of the UC Bearcats, but back in 1914 no one actually knew what a bearcat was.

“Back then bearcat had all of these connotations, if someone really thought about it, as a mythical animal,” Hand said. “No one associated it with the binturong or the red panda,

they associated it with lots of energy and in some cases that energy was not suited with polite society.”

Bearcat was a term used to reference anything from racy dance music to a successful horse or professional boxer. There once was a boxer nicknamed the “Cincinnati Bearcat,” but he has no documented connection with UC. When referring to an individual or a group of individuals, bearcat(s) were energetic, strong, brash and generally considered to be of hard-nosed origins. Insert Leonard “Teddy” Baehr here.

“In that silence Teddy Baehr turned to his teammates and said ‘Give me the God damn ball.’”

GREG HAND

Baehr, still mentioned among the greatest athletes ever to don the red and black, was a star fullback for the UC football team. On Oct. 31, 1914, in a game against the Kentucky State

Wildcats (now UK), Baehr’s aforementioned brashness, coupled with a brief stroke of genius from our News Record ancestors, led to the impromptu birth of the Bearcat as UC’s mascot.

“It’s a back and forth game and you know how you’re in the stadium and everyone is cheering and you can’t hear anything, can’t even here the person next to you,” Hand said.

“There are screams and yells and whistles, but then all of a sudden you can hear a pin drop in the stadium. Apparently, one of those moments occurred and in that silence Teddy Baehr turned to his teammates and said ‘Give me the God damn ball.’”

Inspired by Baehr’s determination, two male cheerleaders (all cheerleaders were male at that time) turned to the crowd and started a cheer.

“They might be wildcats, but we’ve got a Bearcat.” The crowd took up the cheer and UC went on to prevail, 14-7.

Three days later, those same two cheerleaders published the very first image of the UC Bearcat in the Weekly University News (now known as The News Record).

“The cartoonist for this very first drawing of the Cincinnati Bearcat was John ‘Paddy’ Reece.” Hand said. “The editor of the student newspaper that printed the cartoon was Norman ‘Pat’ Lyons. Paddy Reece and Pat Lyons were the cheerleaders that came up with the cheer.”

It took five years for mainstream media organizations to adopt the bearcat name and it’s been that way ever since, thanks to Teddy Baehr and the student newspaper.

UC OFFICIALS FREEZE TUITION RATES Tuition did not increase in the 2013-14 academic year due to the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustee’s unanimous decision to freeze the rate in June.

Ohio State University and the University of Toledo also committed to freezing tuition rates at a meeting of state universities.

ONO PICKS NEW PROVOST After a long and tedious interview process, University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono selected Beverly Davenport Sypher to be the new senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Look for more about this story in The News Record’s Wednesday edition.

BOARD APPROVES $86 MILLION FOR NIPPERT RENOVATION The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees unanimously approved the $86 million renovation and expansion of Nippert Stadium in June.

Approval came despite the renovation’s total cost exceeding the initial projections — $65-70 million — by more than $15 million. However, no university general funds will be utilized for the project.

OBAMA SIGNS STUDENT LOAN BILL President Obama kept his promise to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling by signing into law a bill that prevented the 3.4 percent rate from jumping to 6.8 percent.

The rate for undergraduate student loans is 3.86 percent, and the rate for graduate student loans is 5.41 percent, according to the Federal Student Aid website.

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Q&A: Sean Kilpatrick talks about his time in Russia with Team USA UC’s sharp-shooting guard represented the United States at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia during summer ELLEN HADLEY STAFF REPORTER

Q: What was the most enjoyable part of the experience?

A: Just getting to know them [Team USA] like personally it was just something I will never forget. We all come from different programs and different eras where everyone isn’t wired the same so being able to go there and being able to really have the same goal and mindset that everyone else had was amazing.

Q: How hard was it to adjust during tryouts in Colorado?

A: That was the hardest process of, I’d say. Being in Colorado and really just trying to get acclimated to the climate and to being in the mountains but it actually helped us in Russia because as people see in the games no one was tired. Being in Colorado was a great experience but it was painful.

Q: Was the team disappointed with its overall performance (9th place)?

A: Not only did everyone feel disappointed, we felt like we didn’t accomplish our goals and that’s something we wanted to do and it obviously didn’t work out. Hopefully in the next two years when the guys that have the opportunity to do the same thing that we did in a different country they will come back with the gold. The gold is something that matters the most.

Q: What were you trying to focus on from a personal standpoint?

A: I came in with the mindset of not scoring and really just working on my defense because everyone in the country knows I can score. You really just want to bring different assets to your game. I really wanted to bring that Bearcat attitude to that environment.

Q: What is the most positive lesson you learned from your time on Team USA? A: You don’t always have to look at it like ‘I have to do this alone’ and ‘I have to score this much and that much’ and you have teammates and you have guys that are willing to put the same exact work in that you’ve been doing to help you in situations and that’s something that I came back here with. I have 11 other guys here that are going to work with me and put everything out on the floor with me. If they are doing the same things I’m doing everyday then why can’t they be rewarded the same way?

Q: How did it feel to represent your country for the first time?

A: You’re not playing for the Cincinnati Bearcats for the next month you’re actually competing for your country and for every university — every state in the USA — so being able to have so many thousands or millions of people watching your game and knowing you’re playing just for them, it was crazy. That’s something I will never forget.

TNR prediction: Bearcats set for AAC success TNR reporter Nick Boeing isn’t buying into the Louisville hype — UC is taking the AAC title NICK BOEING STAFF REPORTER

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The Bearcats are entering the Tommy Tuberville era and that means an entirely different, pro-style offense for a University of Cincinnati program that was known for running a spread offense for the past six years.

Senior quarterback Brendon Kay has yet to be named the team’s starter over Munchie Legaux, but anticipation for this to happen is high. While Kay proved to be more than capable of running the team and the receiving unit, the Bearcats suffered a huge blow with the loss of leading rusher George Winn to graduation and seem to be headed for a running back-by-committee type of rungame.

This shouldn’t be a problem as the offensive line returns all five starters and the defensive front seven is as scary as they come in the AAC, led by senior linebacker Greg Blair. The line-backing unit

will also be bolstered by the addition of Jeff Luc, who transferred from Florida State before the 2012 season. While it has been popular to pick Louisville as the conference champion, I don’t see the Cardinals being able to knock off UC at Nippert Stadium (one that was recently named by ESPN as having the fifteenth best student section in the country).

The Bearcats will not likely finish the season unblemished — dropping a close one at Illinois — but I think they get it done this year and earn a BCS berth to start the Tuberville era off with a bang.

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