1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Sure have. It's five minutes after four. This is ESPN 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty. I'm Olegar. Thank you for listening today. Hopefully 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: you're having wonderful Wednesday afternoon. We'll be really busy on 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: UC's campus on Saturday. Big Noon Kickoff is going to 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: broadcast from UC's campus the Fox pregame Show, and that 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: is going to set the stage for the Bearcats versus 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: BYU on Saturday night, finally a Nipet night, and all 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: of this the day after west Miller's team upsets Louisville. 9 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: There I set it. So a lot going on here 10 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: to talk about everything happening around UC athletics with a 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: specific focus on Saturday. The director of Athletics at the 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: University of Cincinnati, John Cunningham, It's awesome to have you 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: as always. 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: How are you good, mo? How are you doing? 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. This is gonna be fun on Saturday. 16 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: How does something like Big Noon Kickoff showing up at UC? 17 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: How does this happen? 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: Well, I mean we've said all your Saturday with us, 19 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: Saturday is gonna be a long day. It's gonna be 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 2: a lot of fun. Obviously, I think the first thing 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: that happened was we got selected to be the big 22 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: Fox eight pm game, So that's that's always a huge deal. 23 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: We got that night game, Nip at Night that we 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: always talk about. Haven't had one of those in a while, 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: So I think our fans are gonna be excited. You know, 26 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: we're black, go out, sold out. You know, one of 27 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: those moments at Knippert that we all we all talk 28 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: about love and so that's gonna be fun. But then 29 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 2: along with that, you know, it's announce that we're gonna 30 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: get big news kickoff. Last time we had that is 31 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: when we played Oklahoma a few years ago. And then 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: you know, just to have that whole crew come in, 33 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: Matt Lioner, Brady Quinn, mark Ingram and of course Urban 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: Meyer gave portnoy. I mean, it's just it's just such 35 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: a good, cool group of guys to come in and 36 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: have us on that national stage. You know, you just 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: can't buy publicity like that. So we need people to 38 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: show up, show out and make it a great atmosphere 39 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: and make it a great day. 40 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, should look awesome. Does does Fox just call you 41 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: late on Saturday or first thing Sunday? Are you giving 42 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: a heads up that look, this may be a possibility. 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: How does this work? 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: It was a seven am Sunday morning call from Brett 45 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: or Mark, So that's what it was. And you know, 46 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: Brett's great for our conference, and so he was working 47 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: with Fox to try to figure it out. And so 48 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: so he called and said, hey, is it going to 49 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: be great at Cincinnati. I said absolutely, we'll We'll show 50 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 2: up and make it special. And so that was my 51 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: promise to him. So we need people to be on 52 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 2: our campus in the morning. Start at ten am, you know, arrivally, 53 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: get there ten to noon is the show. It's gonna be. 54 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a great day. 55 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: All right. So how will it work? Early on Saturday morning? 56 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: Line up, get a ticket, first come, first serve, First come, 57 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: first serve. How does it work? 58 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: It's first comfort sort of. It opened. They opened up 59 00:02:55,480 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: the gates into the area at six am, so that's 60 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 2: when the well that's when the interest entrance line opens up. 61 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: So you know, get there, get there as soon as 62 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: you can if you want to be in the in 63 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: the front. But if you want to sleep in a 64 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: little bit because it's gonna be a long day. You know, 65 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 2: certainly you arrive at nine thirty, you'll still be in 66 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 2: and around the program and get to see the show. 67 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: You'll just be a little bit further back. But it's 68 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: all about you know that energy level that you're always 69 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: looking for on national television. You know that that show 70 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: kicks off and we want to make sure people see 71 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: the Bearcats represent for that type of environment. 72 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: All right, So enterance line opens up at six. The 73 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: pregame party starts today thirty. They go on the air 74 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: at ten am. The game is at eight o'clock. What 75 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: happens between twelve o'clock and eight o'clock, that's. 76 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: The fun part. You can do whatever you want to do, 77 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: you know, we you know we we've been saying, like 78 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: I said, we've been saying Saturday with us, you can 79 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: stay or all day. If you have a parking pass, 80 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: you can use your parking pass with Big Noon if 81 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: you want to leave. We we've figured it out. So 82 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: if you want to go park Big Noon, leave, go home, 83 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: take a nap, come back. You can do that. You 84 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: can stay around, stay around here and obviously restaurants and 85 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: and things going on, and and just have fun all day. 86 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: Make it a full day tailgating. So it's up to you. 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: But we really need people to be there in the 88 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: morning and then obviously be there for the game and 89 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: and just make it a Bearcat day. 90 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: A big part of anything like that are the signs. 91 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: Are you giving away a prize for some of the 92 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: better signs. 93 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 2: There's a there's a five hundred dollars prize that we're 94 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: giving away for the best sign that we that we see, 95 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: so that will be certainly a possibility. And then we 96 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: have a lot of fun giveaways throughout the throughout the 97 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: morning as well. So we've got sponsors that are giving 98 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: away a couple of electric bites. I mean, we're doing 99 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: some big thing. We're gonna give away some Jordan gears. 100 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: So we're doing some things just to have some fun 101 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: and really obviously for the student population, but also for 102 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: anybody that shows up and wants to be a part 103 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: of it. 104 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: And this is right there on the Bearcat Commons, so 105 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,679 Speaker 1: it's it's a stone's throw from different stadium. It's a huge, 106 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: wide open area. So space in and of itself is 107 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: not going to be an issue. 108 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: Correct, that's correct, Yep, yep. Space isn't going to be 109 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 2: an issue. It's a great look for our campus because 110 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: it's right there. You know, next to tuc and just 111 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 2: that backdrop that we've used for college game Day in 112 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: the past, and then of course Big Nuon previously. So 113 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: that's where it's at. And you know, parking again available 114 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: in and around campus if you have a parking pass, 115 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 2: you can park in the garage if you have a 116 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: parking pass for there's also day day parking as well available. 117 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: So get down here, spend some time, have some fun, 118 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: have a little breakfast and watch Big Neon. 119 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: How much fun is it going to be? I know 120 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: you're asked about this and you come on and talk 121 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: about this with me all the time. How much fun 122 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: is it going to be to have a Nippett night 123 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: game on Saturday. 124 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: It's it's the best thing that we do and we 125 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 2: do it so well, and that's why it's frustrating for 126 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: me and fans when we don't get those night games. 127 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: So we're getting on. It's it's a great opponent. Obviously 128 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 2: by us had a heck of a year, but we 129 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: still have a lot to play for and a chance 130 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: to get to Dallas and compete for Big twelve championship, 131 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: and so it's just you know, let's let's win with 132 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: our environment and show up and just make sure we 133 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: make it tough on the Coopers. 134 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: John Cunningham is with us, the director of Athletics set 135 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: the University of Cincinnati. The pregame party for Fox Big 136 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: Noon Kickoff starts at eight thirty entrance line. Entrance line 137 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: opens at six am. The show itself airs from ten 138 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: o'clock in the morning until noon, and then Saturday with 139 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: us where you could tailgate, hang out, enjoy concessions before 140 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: the game at eight o'clock. That is going to be 141 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: happening all afternoon. It would be awesome if all of 142 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: this unfolds amid the afterglow of a of a UC 143 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: win at the Heritage Bank Center over Louisville. The Cardinals 144 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: are terrific. West Miller's team is off to a four 145 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: to zero start. Walk me through how a game like 146 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: that comes about. 147 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it really goes back to you know, 148 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: these early these early games you'll see them all over 149 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: the country are largely played neutral site, and and it's 150 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: almost replacing you know those tournaments that you had where 151 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 2: you went to Maui and played three neutral site games, 152 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: or you went to the Bahamas and played three neutral 153 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: site games. A lot of those are going away, and 154 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 2: so this year we have essentially we have our three 155 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: neutral site games. You know, obviously downtown Cincinnati. We'll go 156 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,239 Speaker 2: back to Louisville, but play a neutral site in Louisville 157 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 2: next year at their neutral site, and then we'll go 158 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: to We'll go to South Carolina and play a neutral 159 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: site game, and then we'll go to Land and play 160 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: neutral site game versus versus Georgia. So it's just kind 161 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: of the way it works. A lot of it has 162 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: to do with your net rating, a lot of it 163 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: has to do with you know, it's it's hard. These 164 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: games have to be a two way street. It's hard 165 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 2: to get it lined up to where you can get 166 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,679 Speaker 2: home and homes. We got a home and home versus 167 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 2: Dayton this year. We always have the home and home 168 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 2: versus Xavier. So we're always gonna have some really good 169 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 2: home and homes, but we're also gonna play some neutral 170 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 2: site games. Just kind of the way of the world. 171 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: And so that's how that's how it got going. And 172 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: you know, we've played dating down there a couple of times. 173 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 2: Now we have Louisville. It'll be a great game, great 174 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: atmosphere in big time college basketball. 175 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: No question about that. Friday night into Saturday gonna be 176 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: a loaded weekend. It should look awesome on National TV. 177 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: Bearcat Commons on Saturday afternoon or Saturday morning, rolling through 178 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon all the way until nip at Night is 179 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: the Bearcat's host BYU on Saturday evening. I know you're 180 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: going to be busy. I know you are busy, so 181 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: we appreciate the time and we'll see you this weekend. John, 182 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: thanks so much. 183 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: Always good to talk to you, though. Take care. 184 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: You're the best. John Cunningham, the director of Athletics at 185 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: the University of Cincinnati. Again, the entrance line opens at 186 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: six thirty and the pregame pre show party starts. I'm sorry, 187 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: I screwed that up. The entrance line opens at six, 188 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: the pre show party starts at eight thirty. The show 189 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: goes on the air at ten o'clock. Concessions, giveaways, they'll 190 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: have a sign contest, and then Saturday with us starting 191 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: at noon all the way till six o'clock. The Bearcat's 192 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: football team. It's going to be like a version of 193 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: Homecoming on Saturday at UC. Wes Miller is going to 194 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: join us in the five o'clock hour, and I'm told 195 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: we are going to hear from the former world's heavyweight 196 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: champion Mike Tyson, who's going to be in town this 197 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: weekend as well. There's a lot going on. It is 198 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: fourteen fifteen minutes after five o'clock, Rick Browing. We have 199 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: tracked down Rick Broing, and so Rick is going to 200 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 1: join us from somewhere on the road between here and 201 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Also, I need to mention this, So 202 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: you heard our guy Mike before the top of the 203 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 1: hour called in and wanted to talk about Ken Anderson, 204 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: who's been named a semi finalist for the Pro Football 205 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. And I said, as we were talking 206 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: about Ken's Hall of Fame resume Hall of Fame candidacy, 207 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: I said, look, there's a there's a good chance that 208 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: Ken is listening to this conversation. And lo and behold, 209 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: at exactly four o'clock a text from the great Ken Anderson. 210 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: Yes we're listening. Thank you for the kudos. How cool 211 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: is that? Uh? 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