As I was preparing myself for the coming glory of the 2015 football season, I was struck with nostalgia from my many years of Bearcat football watching. My dad and I started attending games in 1998 and the stadium was underwhelming but the games were fun. The team got much better under Rick Minter (although even as a child I was able to pick up on the pattern of running up the gut every 1st and 10).
On September 1st of 2005 Cincinnati kicked off its first season in the Big East. We opened with a two-point win over Eastern Michigan (yikes) and continued on to a 4-8 season.