[LasVegasMac]

That was a waste of a bowl game.

Nice to watch Tim Tebow but that was it.

Cincinnati was way out of their talent level.

If they want to play with the big boys then they need to join a real football confrence.

What an embarrassment.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Yeah, I turned it off before the half. Cincinnati’s lucky streak ran into a bowl of Gators...

[C19fan]

Sounds like ND will be back to “normal”. Doing enough with Kelly to make BCS games then getting blown out. ND is happy getting the big paycheck.

[Raider Sam]

There are 2 things to this.

I wholeheartedly agree that Florida is more talented than Cincy, I believe that position by position they are the most talented in the nation. For the NFL, they have 2-3 skill players, 3 OL, 4-5 DL, and about 6 LB/DB starting. Anyone who has read Phil Steele’s magazine has heard about his PS#, which he takes rankings from the major recruiting sites, averages them, and then rates them on a PS#. So for instance, a guy who is rated 1 or 2 in every publication will be ahead of a guy rated 1 by 1 publication and 3 by all the rest. Florida has players with PS#s in the 50’s as backups.

So, while Florida is talented and probably would have beaten Cincy no matter the circumstances, I still have to wonder what would have happened if Kelly hadnt left and if the guy coaching wasnt going to leave. That has to have a major aspect on these 18-24 year olds.

[Raider Sam]

There are 2 things to this.

I wholeheartedly agree that Florida is more talented than Cincy, I believe that position by position they are the most talented in the nation. For the NFL, they have 2-3 skill players, 3 OL, 4-5 DL, and about 6 LB/DB starting. Anyone who has read Phil Steele’s magazine has heard about his PS#, which he takes rankings from the major recruiting sites, averages them, and then rates them on a PS#. So for instance, a guy who is rated 1 or 2 in every publication will be ahead of a guy rated 1 by 1 publication and 3 by all the rest. Florida has players with PS#s in the 50’s as backups.

So, while Florida is talented and probably would have beaten Cincy no matter the circumstances, I still have to wonder what would have happened if Kelly hadnt left and if the guy coaching wasnt going to leave. That has to have a major aspect on these 18-24 year olds.

[GLDNGUN]

If they want to play with the big boys then they need to join a real football confrence.

Are you under the impression that the Big East is not a BCS conference? Cincinnati used to be in the C-USA, then they decided to move up to a "real football conference", the Big East.

[Isabel C.]

Cincinnati was way out of their talent level. If they want to play with the big boys then they need to join a real football confrence. What an embarrassment.

Florida beat Kentucky 41-7, Georgia 41-17, and Florida State 37-10 during the 2009 season. If Kentucky, Geogia, and Florida State want to play with the big boys, maybe they need to join a real football conference. Oh, wait .......

[John D]

This is the reason Kelly abandoned his team. He was more concerned how he would look, rather than how well his team would do. He knew they would loose and did not want to take credit. He only wants to take credit when they win.