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Russ and Neil break down the best win of the Wes Miller era so far for Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 79-70 over No. 2 Iowa State last week before touching on the next matchup against the best team in the land, No. 1 Arizona on Wednesday night.
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Russ and Neil break down the 77-68 Cincinnati Bearcats basketball win over Colorado to get on the board in the Big 12 this season. Then, they preview the much tougher matchup against No. 3 Iowa State at home this coming weekend.
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Russ and Neil assess the 23-name football transfer portal haul for UC along with the hiring of new defensive coordinator Nate Woody. Then, they breakdown the 73-72 basketball loss to UCF and preview the home Colorado matchup on Wednesday night.
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Ryan and Neil discuss the Bearcats loss to West Virginia while previewing Sunday matchup vs UCF. The two also discuss the Bearcats recent transfer portal additions, Brendan Sorsby buyout and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Russ and Neil break down the exit of Bearcats football defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt, Brendan Sorsby's transfer to Texas Tech, and the early transfer portal action for Cincinnati.
Then, they break down Groundhog Day for the Bearcats basketball team losing its 13th consecutive game and preview the Tuesday road battle against West Virginia.
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Russ and Neil go into full preview mode in the first Bearcat Blitz episode of 2025 touching on the Liberty Bowl football matchup against Navy and the first Big 12 hoops game of the season against No. 8 Houston.
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Russ and Neil breakdown the 89-62 UC win driven by a big game from Baba Miller. Then they assess if Miller can start doing this against great teams and give their minimum January record UC has to hit in Big 12 play to bring the season back to life.
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Russ and Neil zoom out on the UC basketball season to see where they stand in the entire Big 12 with a little over a week until conference play. Then, they react to the hiring of UC football new cornerbacks coach and what the Liberty Bowl game depth chart looks like.
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Russ and Neil react to Cincinnati's 68-65 loss on the hardwood to Clemson, dropping the team to a sobering 7-5 record this season. Then they assess football interest in Michigan State transfer QB Aidan Chiles as the search for Brendan Sorsby's replacement ramps up.
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Russ and Neil react to a bunch of UC storylines, starting with Jizzle James' return and what it means for the final 2/3's of Cincinnati's season.
Then they assess Brendan Sorsby's transfer portal entry, a new football director of player personnel, and a ton of transfer entries in the secondary, which also is looking for a new cornerbacks coach.
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Russ and Neil recap another disastrous showing by the Bearcats basketball team in an 84-65 loss to Georgia before assessing the chances that Jizzle James returns to the team this season.
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Russ and Neil react to Wes Miller's latest press conference with Baba Miller and Shon Abaev that included a nice injury update on Jalen Haynes. Then they preview and predict the result of Saturday's Quad 1 game in Georgia agains the Bulldogs. Plus, they look at tall of the offseason news for Cincinnati football so far.
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Neil and Russ react to a big weekend for Cincinnati Bearcats athletics following another loss on the road to Xavier in basketball, while the football team found out it is playing in the 2026 Liberty Bowl against old AAC foe Navy.
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Neil and Paul discuss both Cincinnati and Xaviers 2025-2026 season to date, "Historical unique" Crosstown shootout in the new era of college basketball, keys to the game from both sides of the ball and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Thanksgiving holiday couldn't have gone much worse as Cincinnati basketball lost to Eastern Michigan and UC football lost its fourth game in a row to close the 2025 regular season. Neil and Russ break it all down on today's show.
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Russ and Neil assess when/if the Bearcats outside shooting figures will regress to individual averages, then they break down the final regular-season football matchup against TCU.
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Russ and Neil recap a disappointing weekend for Cincinnati Bearcats basketball and football then take a look at two games in three days for the UC basketball team.
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Russ and Neil go into full preview mode ahead of the biggest weekend yet this year for Cincinnati Bearcats football and basketball. Things start with a look at the hoops matchup with No. 6 Louisville and they close it out with a preview of No. 11 BYU coming to Nippert Stadium.
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Russ and Neil recap a rough weekend for Cincinnati as the football team lost its second game in a row and first at home across a 30-24 result against Arizona. Then they asses the worry meter for UC hoops after a slow-building win over Mount St. Mary's.
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Russ and Neil recap the Bearcats basketball win over Dayton and gauge hoe much of an issue UC's turnovers are this season. Then, they dive into the Arizona football matchup with an update on Evan Pryor and a prediction.
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