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Cincinnati: the fanbase's identity shifting.
Scott Satterfield enters his third season aiming to solidify Cincinnati's Big 12 identity after a 7-6 record and a #22 AP finish that signaled the program must prove its move.
Cincinnati
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Big 12 · Scott Satterfield, year 4 (17-22) · Nippert Stadium · 40,000 · 35,962 avg in 2026
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#100 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #47 (+5.9) · FPI #34
The marketCincinnati by 14.5vs Miami (OH) · our model 58% Cincinnati · a number, not a pick
LastW 62–10 vs Western Carolina · Sat Sep 12 · JC French 245 pass yds, 2 TD, 52 rush yds
Nextvs Miami (OH) · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · TQL Stadium · Cincinnati by 14.5 · series 35-34-1 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
Cincinnati fans are split on what comes next.
Scott Satterfield's year 4 (2026): 2-0, behind Luke Fickell's 9-1 in the same spot.
Cincinnati fans are angry.
Finally, a team that fucks up harder than we do before half lol
I'm in shock. I think that's the worst miss on a review that I've ever seen.
belief held flatvs prior week
Fanbase belief
Mixed
50/100 · 167 mentions
~ our readThe model
#100
CFB Zeitgeist · -3.4
✓ measured4The Pulse on Cincinnati
50
Δ -0.4 vs last wk
167
mentions this week · conversation velocity
What moved it — last 14 days
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Awaiting next signal window
"Cincinnati"
— Cincinnati fanbase · recurring line
77 mentions · sample growing
The Fever Year
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
Inside the fanbase — all 9 corners
Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
LLocked On
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
One voice
How Cincinnati fans actually talk real · top-upvoted
Rr/CFBthe room
I mean thats the best you can do. You play the game how the refs tell you to, but if we admit that was some real fucking bullshit it will make me respect whittingham alot more.
▲ 1.3k ▼open ↗
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
The room, end to end
skeptical
buying in
Die-hards+0.11
Bettors+0.07
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
336 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checkevidence-driven
~ our readCincinnati fans are leaning negative, and they're pointing to real stats and results to back it up — more than most fanbases right now.
backed by facts
the mood
✓ counted We read 167 posts from Cincinnati fans this week.
Press Pulse
14 quotes collected this season
What the beat said, in their own words.
The ones who have the most success, like Marcus has, are ones who create an identity for themselves, not just where they've been, whether it's his time with us at Cincinnati or his time at Ohio State or his time under Jim Tressel
I’ve seen Jaden practice and I know what it’s looked like. It didn’t really look like that today. I’m sure North Carolina had something to do with that…we just didn’t give ourselves a chance
Stanford has been a pioneer and an innovator not just in football but as a school in general
Fanbase health · Cincinnati
Fanbase health · CincinnatiCincinnati's fanbase is growing — 67 of 100.
Audible (76 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (7-6 last season, 2-0 so far).
67
On the field — 7-6 last season, 2-0 so far67
How loud — 76 weighted voices in the latest week68
2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76
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Arguments
What fans are saying
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
program directionOne fan's take
One fan believes Cincinnati knew about Sorsby's gambling issues and continued to use him despite this
They just followed court orders. Cincinnati knew and played him for two years. Why did this come out a week after their buyout wasn't paid? It's obvious guys.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 10, 2026 · via ESPN College Football
Podcasts
From the booth
The obsession
Rent free · r/cfb fan posts, last season
Cincinnati fans this offseason 20% of posts bring up another team▼3pp quieter#54 of 70 saltiest · mostly about Ohio State
Who Cincinnati fans can’t stop bringing up
share of Cincinnati’s football posts that mention each team
Cincinnati lives rent-free in
- Texas Tech7%
- Utah7%
share of each rival fanbase’s football posts that bring up Cincinnati
Voice profile
Fanbase Voice
883 fan mentions
Doomers
vs the 94 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
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