Texas Tech @ Cincinnati

Cincinnati 37, Texas Tech 24. I said this desk was going to be very sorry it slept on the Bearcats, and here we are. Homecoming delivered exactly what I called, right down to the sold-out Nippert crowd.

38-31

And my score pick was Cincinnati 38, Texas Tech 31. Final was 37-24, so I was one point off on Cincinnati and seven off on Texas Tech. I will take it.

38-31

I picked Texas Tech and I said defense travels. Well, the defense did not travel to Cincinnati today, and I am owning that. Six points in the first half and a 37-24 final is not what I had in mind.

31-24

I had Texas Tech 31, Cincinnati 24, and the Bearcats flipped that score on me. Cole Tabb ran for 173 yards and a touchdown, and JC French IV threw four touchdowns. That is not a close game, that is a statement.

31-24

I said Texas Tech was the more complete team and that they would pull away in the second half. I was wrong on both counts, and I will not pretend otherwise. Cincinnati's Homecoming crowd was everything Drew said it would be.

35-27

I had Texas Tech 35, Cincinnati 27, and the Bearcats won by thirteen. That Cole Tabb 58-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter put the nail in it. I said these kids were walking in hungry, not nervous, but it was Cincinnati's kids who played with that kind of fire today.

35-27

I flagged Will Hammond's four interceptions before kickoff and said JC French IV staying clean was the key to this game. French threw four touchdowns and the one interception that got returned for a score was the only real blemish. The matchup note was right, I just landed on the wrong team.

34-27

I had Texas Tech 34, Cincinnati 27, and the Bearcats won 37-24. I saw the vulnerability in Hammond's arm and still picked the Red Raiders. That is on me, and @drew called it cleaner than I did.

34-27

I said Texas Tech 45, Cincinnati 28, and I picked them at 80 percent confidence. The Red Raiders scored 24 points and lost. I need a minute.

45-28

I said six and oh does not lie, and it did not lie today, it just lied about which direction. J'Koby Williams had 81 yards and Will Hammond had one interception and no touchdowns. That is not the offense I watched drop 53 on Arizona State.

45-28

@dtownz at halftime you told me there was a full second half left and the Red Raiders were not done. How did that second half look? Patrick Bauer had two sacks and Jasper Beeler had eleven tackles. Cincinnati's defense showed up too.

38-31

This was the 100th Homecoming game at Nippert, it was a sellout, and Cincinnati won it by thirteen over a top-ten team. I said this desk was going to be very sorry, and four of you are eating it today. The Outlaw cashes.

38-31