Coomer and Hummer welcome back Cory Sims to the podcast, who decided to wear a UCLA hoodie for this episode (a bit aggressive). The conversation went all over the place for this one. Enjoy! Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.comCincy Slangin' is sponsored by Homage. For the month of January, Cincy Slangin' listeners can celebrate the New Year by getting 21% off all purchases site-wide by entering the code SLANGIN at checkout. Check out their awesome t-shirt/clothing collections at www.homage.com. 

Cincy Slangin': The Bearcat Basketball Podcast

2.41: Former Bearcat Basketball Manager Cory Sims Returns for 'Cory's Stories' Pt. 3

Coomer and Hummer discuss the recent announcements from the UC Football Team regarding who's back and who's gone, as well as the 3-7 Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Team. We started with Desmond Ridder announcing his return to UC (1:55), the challenge of replacing James Hudson (5:20), and the departure of Marcus Freeman to Notre Dame (13:10). After diving into football, they chat about the Bearcats recent 1-1 road trip against SMU and Wichita State, starting off with the positive developments from Tari Eason, Zach Harvey, and Jeremiah Davenport (36:51), the team's overall tunnel vision for scoring (49:21), John Brannen's decision to go small (52:01), and Brannen's inability to get this team to stop turning the ball over and fouling (59:05). Cincy Slangin' is sponsored by Homage. For the month of January, Cincy Slangin' listeners can celebrate the New Year by getting 21% off all purchases site-wide by entering the code SLANGIN at checkout. Check out their awesome t-shirt/clothing collections at www.homage.com. Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com Thanks for listening. Please rate and review on iTunes (5 STARS)!

2.40: Ridder is Back, Freeman is Gone, and Brannen Goes Small

Coomer and Hummer chat about the Bearcat disappointing loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl. They lead off the conversation chatting about the Bearcats' clock management/play calling on the final drive (4:57), "Reason We Lost" power rankings (17:25), positive takeaways from the Peach Bowl (28:40), standout performances from the game (35:22), favorite moments from the season (39:25), and our continued astonishment from the lack of presence from AD John Cunningham (44:10). After hashing through a lot of football thoughts, they tepidly dive into the Bearcat Basketball team's 5th straight loss, this time against Tulsa (49:38). Cincy Slangin' is sponsored by Homage. For the month of January, Cincy Slangin' listeners can celebrate the New Year by getting 21% off all purchases site-wide by entering the code SLANGIN at checkout. Check out their awesome t-shirt/clothing collections at www.homage.com. Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginInstagram: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.39: Fickell's Bearcats Fall Short in the Peach Bowl, Brannen's Bearcats Lose 5th Straight

Coomer and Hummer kick off the podcast prognosticating about the Bearcats' upcoming tilt against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl (2:33). We ask whether we're getting enough out of UC Athletics leadership outside of Luke Fickell (16:20). We chat [hypothetically of course] about the Bearcats' Peach Bowl odds (24:25). About midway through the podcast we welcomed back Leonard Stokes to the podcast. Topics included whether there is a basketball vs. football rivalry (29:14), Stokes' thoughts on the Bearcats' 2-5 start (35:05), the program's reliance on grad transfers and how it differs from the program's past reliance on JuCo players (39:12), the "style of play" debate (45:27), and how Keith Williams' senior season transition to go-to guy compares to Stokes' senior season (53:15).We gave Leonard a chance to talk about his Buffalo Bills and also got a great story to close the episode about why Cory Sims calls him "Larry" Stokes. Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmai.com

2.38: Feeling Peachy and Leonard Stokes Joins the Podcast

Coomer and Hummer celebrate the Bearcats American Athletic Conference Championship in football. Congratulations to Luke Fickell, Desmond Ridder, and the entire team. After chatting about the game, we get into the CFP Cabal (13:10) and just begin our conversation about the 2-4 Men's Basketball Team before B. Fox hops on the Zoom (25:43). We cover A LOT of ground in this conversation, including B. Fox showing Kerbstriet his Evil Wolf (28:45), The Luke Fickell Experience (32:22), the CFP shenanigans' potential impact on retaining coaches like Fickell (39:09), Coomer pretends to wrap-up the conversation (50:35), John Cunningham's very quiet approach (51:04), and finally, we ask B. Fox for ONE WORD to describe the Bearcats basketball team before proceeding to speak about them for 45 minutes (58:50).Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.37: We are the Champions, Friends and B. Fox Joins the Podcast

Coomer and Hummer talk it out after the Bearcats drop their first conference game of the season to USF, 74-71. Note: The pod opens with John Brannen's postgame interview with Dan and Terry, courtesy of 700WLW.Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.36: Therapy Session - USF tops UC

Coomer and Hummer rant about the College Football Playoff after the committee moves the Cincinnati Bearcats down in the rankings [again] to No. 9 (1:00).Afterward, they're joined by Cory Sims, former Team Manager of the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team for Round 2 of Cory's Stories. In this edition, they talk about the defensive  slippage they're seeing under John Brannen (35:20), the exact moment the fanbase abandoned Mick Cronin (38:00), Huggins, a hotel bar, and Gary Williams (40:50), Dave Andrews smoking stogies and willing to prove it (44:45), Mike Williams giving Dave Andrews an extremely large dental bill (46:32), asking questions about the loss of Mike Rehfeldt (50:42), Mick Cronin and the Crosstown Shootout (52:37), and Cory's work establishing a scholarship fund for team managers with the Bearcats Basketball program (58:42). To support or learn more about Cory’s goal to get a fully endowed MBB Manager Scholarship, go here —https://foundation.uc.edu/MBBManagersScholarshipMusic: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmai.com

2.35: The CFP’s Pathetic Predictability, Plus Cory's Stories Pt. II

Coomer and Hummer kick off the pod by saying farewell to Mamoudou Diarra, who decided to opt-out of the rest of the basketball season with a COVID-19 waiver (1:57). Afterward, they dissect John Brannen's reaction to Diarra's departure (4:02), discuss Chris Vogt's struggles (11:15), daydream about Tari Eason's ascendance (16:35), moan about the officiating (21:05), and chat about Ivanauskas' slow adjustment to the Bearcats (29:45). Afterward, we put it simply: College Football is a joke (31:35). But we like joking around, so we host our first official Corrupt Playoff Rankings Selection Show (36:15). Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com 

2.34: Farewell Ye Mamoudou Diarra, College Football Gonna College Football

Coomer and Hummer rant about the ridiculous College Football Playoff Rankings (1:00).Afterward, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer joins the podcast to discuss the Playoff Committee's style over substance argument (16:35), details on the Cincinnati vs. Tulsa game (Round 1) being cancelled (24:55), coaches/teammates viewing Keith as the clear go-to guy (31:55), Brannen needing more from Vogt on the boards (37:15), changes coming to the frontcourt rotation (40:10), Jeremiah Davenport rising (42:45), details on Zach Harvey's inconsistent minutes (46:36), Furman preview (51:23). You can find Charlie's work at www.cincinnati.com. He's also on Twitter @CharlieG_.Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmai.com

2.33: College Football Shows Its True Colors (again), Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer Joins the Podcast

Coomer and Hummer commiserate over the Bearcats' frustrating loss to Xavier, 77-69. In this Therapy Session, they share their overreactions, including discussions of David DeJulius exceeding high expectations (5:26), the Bearcats shooting woes (10:50), concerns about the Chris Vogt-Rapolas Ivanauskas pairing (14:10), flashes of excellence from the freshmen (27:28), and Keith Williams "doing too much" (32:28). After the basketball talk, they get into Bearcat Football's upcoming game against Tulsa and why the College Football Establishment bothers them so much (44:10). Finally, some reactions to a very tough loss for the Women's Basketball Team (56:47). Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmai.com

2.32: Bearcats Basketball Therapy Session - Xavier Edition

Coomer and Hummer welcome Cory Sims to the podcast to share some stories from his days as a team manager for the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team from 2006-2011. We hear about a Mick Cronin vs. Sean Miller free throw shooting contents (7:21), meeting SVP (10:00), Gary Williams' love of Yancy Gates (19:40), Coomer selling a PS3 to Chad Ochocinco (23:20), Bearcats getting jobbed against Gonzaga (33:18), Yancy Gates playing basketball in his hometown (42:32), and how Cory became a manager (47:04). Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com 

2.31: Cory's Stories: Tales from a Former Basketball Team Manager

Coomer and Hummer preview the upcoming Bearcat Basketball season, which tips off against Lipscomb on December 2, 2020.1:20 - College football scheduling chaos and challenges for the College Football Playoff Committee. 8:58 - Question 1: Who are the odd men out? 23:00 - Question 2: Can Chris Vogt be the focal point of a high level college basketball team?36:31 - Question 3: How high does Keith Williams' senior season leap have to be? We also discuss much more within these segments, including Mika Adams Woods vs. Zach Harvey, defensive concerns with a Vogt-Ivanauskas front court, season predictions, and more! Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.30: Three Burning Questions for the '20-21 Bearcat Basketball Season

Coomer is joined by Keith Jenkins of The Cincinnati Enquirer to talk about the University of Cincinnati Bearcats being ranked 7th in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, [not] scheduling BYU, Desmond Ridder's ascension, and more about this incredible football season.Afterward, they get into the Men's Basketball Team, including lineup combinations, Keith Williams' senior season, Mike Saunders Jr., and more (28:13). Finally, they spent some time talking about the Women's Basketball Team, including prospects without UConn, Iimar'i Thomas, the rise of the Jada and Jadyn Scott, and more (43:45).Ok, there is one final question about the Men's team - Keith may or may not share a wild hunch. Find Keith's work at The Cincinnati Enquirer. You can also follow him on Twitter @MrKeithJenkins.  Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.29: Keith Jenkins of The Cincinnati Enquirer Joins the Podcast

Coomer and Hummer briefly react to the Bearcats' wild victory over UCF, 36-33. Afterward, they're joined by Chris Vannini of The Athletic to discuss the UCF game, the Bearcats chances at the College Football Playoff, a hypothetical BYU matchup, and more (14:57).Chris' work can be found at The Athletic. You can also follow him on Twitter @ChrisVannini. Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.28: Reactions to UCF, Chris Vannini of The Athletic Joins the Podcast

Coomer and Hummer discuss the Bearcats 55-17 beatdown of ECU. Later, they get into the newcomers to the Bearcats basketball team (34:03). Music: "Cincinnati Hat" - ShowtimeTwitter: @CincySlanginEmail: cincyslangin@gmail.com

2.27: Reactions to ECU, Basketball Newcomers

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