Is there any talk of making Cincinnati-Ohio State an annual game?
“We are going to play them [in 2012 and 2014]. But this is how I feel, and I know our alums may not feel the same: We have to get to the point in our program where Ohio State has something to gain by playing us. It can’t be that they have everything to lose. I want to play a game where you have your two intrastate rivals battle. They do it in Oklahoma, and you can go around the country and find other matchups. We aren’t there yet. We have to win Big East championships and be a top-25 team every year. When we do that, then that Ohio State-Cincinnati game has meaning for both programs.” document.write(insertImage(‘/IMAGES/Coach/PHOTO/BRIANKELLY250_914AP.JPG’, ”, 0, 300, 250, 1, ‘Brian Kelly knows Cincinnati needs better facilities if it wants to compete consistently.’, ‘Rivals.com’, 1252954267000, ”, 1014, ‘Align=Right’)); Is it tougher to get non-conference games now than it was three years ago when you arrived? “It sure is. It is a lot more difficult putting our schedule together. We
