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Rutgers 11, CINCINNATI 30 (final)

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I hear the weather in Toronto is beautiful in January.

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January 6, 2007, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
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I'm very glad the farce that is Rutgers as a NC contender is over. They could end up 9-3, but will definitely be no better than 10-2 now...a good season to be sure, but not anywhere near a Top 10 squad.
 
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Dispatch

CINCINNATI 30 NO. 7 RUTGERS 11
Rutgers can forget about perfect ending
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Joe Kay
ASSOCIATED PRESS



CINCINNATI ? Nick Davila fought back tears while hugging his family and friends in the middle of a rare, raucous Cincinnati celebration.
He had good reason to get choked up.
The senior quarterback who had never started a game led the Bearcats to their biggest upset in school history last night, a 30-11 victory over No. 7 Rutgers that ended the Scarlet Knights? perfect season.
"I?m just caught up in the moment right now," said Davila, who scored on a 1-yard run and threw an 83-yard touchdown pass. "I can?t explain what?s going on. It?s so unbelievable. This is the greatest scene in the world."
Only nine days earlier, Rutgers (9-1, 4-1) was engulfed in a similar scene. Red-clad fans poured onto the field in New Jersey after a 28-25 win over then-No. 3 Louisville put Rutgers in the middle of the national championship debate.
Davila and the Bearcats (6-5, 3-3) watched that celebration on TV and dreamed of their own.
"I thought: That?s going to be us," Davila said.
A big-play offense had its way against one of college football?s best defenses and one of its most improbable success stories. Rutgers came into the day as one of only four unbeaten teams left in Division I-A.
"It?s so hard to be at your best each week, and we weren?t at our best tonight," coach Greg Schiano said.
Rutgers? Ray Rice ? the nation?s third-leading rusher ? couldn?t find any holes in a defense stacked to stop him. Sophomore quarterback Mike Teel couldn?t carry the offense with his erratic passing, and made the big mistake that got Cincinnati believing.
Cornerback DeAngelo Smith returned Teel?s floating sideline pass 74 yards for a secondquarter touchdown that put the Bearcats in position for the Big East upset. Teel was 12 of 26 for 86 yards with four interceptions in the first three quarters, including a pass that was picked off in the end zone during the closing seconds of the first half. "This is a program game," said coach Mark Dantonio, who got doused by players in the closing seconds. "This is the atmosphere we?ve been talking about."
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Congrats to Coach D. That's the best 6-5 team out there considering the ridiculous schedule they've played. In a 9-week span, UC played 5 teams ranked in the top 11 in the country, 4 of them on the road, including at Ohio State.
 
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