The Cincinnati Bearcats beat their Battle for the Victory Bell rivals the Miami (OH) Redhawks 37-33 yesterday, further extending already the longest winning streak in the series to 10 games. Head coach Tommy Tuberville let Miami defensive back Marshall Taylor hear about it after the game.
WATCH: Tommy Tuberville didn't like Miami taunting on other sideline before UC came back to win. #Bearcats pic.twitter.com/OJysPBokjP
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) September 20, 2015
In case you didn’t get that:
"“Hey 21, don’t count your chickens before they hatch, buddy! You’re over there hollerin’ it up when you’ve got the lead! Don’t be countin’ your chickens.”"
And people call Tuberville a lifeless robot in retirement mode.
It’s quotes like these that make up the foundation of rivalry games like the one between Cincinnati and Miami (OH), a series that many people would like to do away with all together. The Redhawks were hooting and hollering on the sidelines when they were up three late in the fourth quarter while Cincinnati was mounting a comeback, Marshall Taylor was apparently among them, and Tuberville called him out for it. This is how rivalry games should be and I for one am ecstatic UC’s fearless leader did this yesterday. If anything it shows the detractors that he’s more than just an older coach simply cashing checks. He truly cares about his players and the outcome of games, enough so that he’ll openly call out a player a third his age.
Nope, Tuberville’s on autopilot. That’s for sure.