Much has been made in 2015 about the mystique of Nippert Stadium and the value of returning Cincinnati back “home” this year. Its easy to see why when you consider the Bearcats have won 26 consecutive non-league games at The Nip.
You have to go back to October 5, 2002 the last time Cincinnati lost a non-league game. That’s 4,743 days if you’re keeping track. The Bearcats lost to a Ben Roethlisberger-led Miami (OH) team that ran the infamous and god forsaken fake field goal play known simply as “Hootenanny” to beat UC.
Let’s put this in perspective.