Fresh off a 96-58 thrashing of Texas Southern on Tuesday, the Bearcats are set to face Fairleigh Dickinson, the preseason favorite to win the Northeast Conference. The Bearcats non-conference schedule has been a hot topic of debate on Twitter and in local radio this past week, with many people criticizing Cincinnati for scheduling teams that are either ‘too easy’ or not likely to draw big crowds.
On his blog, Cincinnati radio personality Lance McAllister says “All due respect, who wants to sit at 5th/3rd and watch a Southwestern Athletic Conference team? Who wants to watch most of UC's home non-conference opponents?