VIVA LA CATS

VIVA LA CATS is a Cincinnati Bearcats podcast focused on covering the Football & Basketball programs. Hosted by lifelong fans and UC Alumni Justin Hiles & Steve Maurer.

Sports
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The 'Luke Fickell One Score Wins' Draft / AAC O...
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve use the bye-week to give a mid-season State of the Union on the American Athletic Conference and ponder if any teams are actually putting themselves in a good position for the end of the year & into 2023. On top of that, Steve creates a 'Luke Fickell One Score Wins' draft and the favorite games are picked, bringing up some good memories! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
53 min
102
Bulls to the Bearcats' Slaughterhouse/Jizzle James
On this episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve highlight the last roadtrip to Tulsa and preview the homecoming game against USF. Also covered is the live reaction to 4 Star 2023 prospect Jizzle James committing to the Bearcats. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
49 min
103
Post Game Roundtable Review - Tulsa & The AAC Refs
In this Post Game Roundtable Review Justin discusses with other Bearcats fans on Twitter Spaces, the shaky final road trip to Tulsa where the Cats managed to beat both the Golden Hurricanes, Referees, and AAC powers that be simultaneously. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 min
104
Indiana Loosiers/Non-Conf in Review/Bearcats Ba...
On this episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin provide 105 minutes of delightful white-noise analysis on the Miami and Indiana wins, grade all position groups on the football team so far, trade stocks in the CFB world, and preview Bearcats Basketball with insight from Wednesday's press conference from Wes Miller, coaches, and players. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
105 min
105
16 Years, Redhawk Tears
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve preview the 126th matchup between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Miami Redhawks, and highlight the bad beats and all around misery Miami has had in their 16 straight years of losing. Also covered is a highlight of the Fun Belt and Week 2 in CFB,  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
38 min
106
A Well Oiled Machine - v Kennesaw St. (Roundtab...
In this Post Game Roundtable Review, Justin discusses the dominant 63 - 10 home opening win against Kennesaw State with other Bearcats fans on Twitter Spaces. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 min
107
The Road Ahead for the Bearcats
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin preview Kennesaw State and talk about the outlook of the rest of the season with the only ranked game now off the board. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
53 min
108
The Helmet Game ™ - @ Arkansas (Roundtable Review)
In this Post Game Roundtable Review, Steve and Justin discuss the season opening road-trip loss to Arkansas with other Bearcat fans on Twitter Spaces. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
39 min
109
Hog Hunting (w/ Matt Zimmerman of @RazorbackDaily)
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve are joined by Matt Zimmerman (@coachz_ARKANSAS) of Razorback Daily (@RazorbackDaily) to preview Saturday's season opener against Arkansas (Interview 28:20). Covered is Scott Frost's more than shaky tenure as the Nebraska Head FB Coach, the OR/OR/OR depth chart for this week, and the future of quarterbacks Ben Bryant and Evan Prater. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
59 min
110
Inject 500cc's of Bearcats Football
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin cover everything Bearcats football and debate on questions around the team leading up the season. Also covered are POVs on the American's Media Days rankings, the QB Battle, and which teams/conferences will end up making the playoff this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
104 min
111
Bearcats Super-Conference Chaos
On a recent mid-summer afternoon, the College Football world was launched into the Sun as the Big10 absorbed Los Angeles and the PAC12 fights to stay alive without its right leg and pancreas. The Bearcats and the Big 12 sit somewhere in the mix, and as Steve and Justin try to figure out what the new structure of Division 1 CFB could look like, they also try to give the Bearcats a home in the most likely and unlikely of scenarios. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
60 min
112
Summer Sessions (FB on the Rise)
On this episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve share their mid-summer download of what all has happened since the last pod in late April. Covered is Rayvon Griffith, going Big12 official, the NFL draft results/outlooks, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
37 min
113
End the Miami Rivalry/Kiner/Crootin'
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin dive into the Miami rivalry and ask if it's really worth it any more, for either team. Topics also covered are the return of Corey Kiner, new transfer portal additions Kalu Ezikpe & Rob Phinisee, hopeful recruiting of big name 4 & 5 star guys, and next week's NFL Draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
83 min
114
Cover Him in Bronze
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin dig into the off-season topics starting with who the GOATs are and who should be given a statue on campus. Also covered is the NCAA Tournament, Xavier winning the NIT, and some other round-table topics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
69 min
115
March Sadness/The Eulogy
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve lament the end of the Bearcats basketball season and the incredibly disappointing start to the Reds post-lockout moves. Also covered are the March Madness bracket release and the Bengals big free agency signings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
113 min
116
The Pain Builds Character
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve commiserate over the 4 straight losses to Temple, UCF, USF, and Houston. With the recent struggles, lots of questions about the team, program, and coach come into the fold; we answer all of those questions possible. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
59 min
117
The Struggle is Real
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve catch up with Donnie to go over the Temple sweep and what problems have held the Bearcats back this season. Also covered are the Football schedule, Baseball, and Xavier Woes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
59 min
118
drink our tears (Hou/Mem/Tulsa/Superbowl)
On this week's ever so depressing episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin cover the one bright spot in (Fickell Extension) the tyranny of the sports-gods balancing out Cincinnati sports success. Since the last episode, Bearcats Basketball has gone 1-3 and the Bengals lost in the Superbowl on some terrible calls. Drink our tears as we highlight all the misery of defeat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
65 min
119
Cardiac Cats/SUPERBOWL BOUND
On this episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve recap the heart-palpitation inducing road win against ECU as well as the winter-storm postponed Memphis game. Also covered are the Bearcats in the Reese's Senior Bowl, NFL Draft Hopefuls, the ever shifting AAC standings; and last but most importantly, THE BENGALS BEATING THE CHIEFS TO GO TO THE SUPERBOWL! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
78 min
120
The Duality of the Cats (Tulsa/Temple Review)
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin go through the highs and lows of this past week's games, wherein the Bearcats annihilated Tulsa, and played their way right out of a sizable win against Temple. Also covered are the American Athletic Conference's ever terribly topsy-turvy standings, where rivals Mick and Mack are at in their careers, and the Bengals' critical win to take them straight to the AFC Championship game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
90 min
121
Cincinnati is the Place to Be (w/ John Newman III)
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve sit down with Bearcats Basketball's very own John Newman III to discuss his transfer to Cincinnati, his favorite things, and how he has performed so far. Also covered are round table topics of the Wichita game, the topsy turvy AAC, the coaching turnover in Cincinnati, and the Bengals finally breaking the 31yr long playoff curse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
68 min
122
SMU's Kryptonite/Playoff Bound Bengals (w/ Back...
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve recap this past week's games against SMU and Memphis, as well as cover possible Nippert expansion. In the latter half of the show, old friend Josh Miller of The @BackRowBengals Show joins to break down this year's Bengals team and what makes them so different than the rest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
87 min
123
Season in Review
On this BEEFY episode of VIVA LA CATS, Justin and Steve take a broad look at the entire Bearcats football season and give their takes on how they think things went. Also covered is the Cotton Bowl, the 'Who Belongs' debate, Denbrock's departure, the transfer portal, Desmond Ridder's stellar career, and the Bearcats basketball game against Tulane. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
80 min
124
Time to Shock the World
On this week's episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin cover the recent news leading up to the Cotton Bowl, break down a considerable conspiracy theory about bowl game cancellations, and finish with the Bearcats back in the NBA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
64 min
125
Under Armour's Bootlicking Drones
On this episode of VIVA LA CATS, Steve and Justin recap this past week's matchup against Ashland and proceed to sound off on Under Armour for kissing up to the Bearcats after their since abandoned product has reached the College Football Playoff without them. Also covered are numerous Uniform topics and polls, and the impending transition to a superior Big 12 SOS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
62 min