A Diddy distraction? Cincinnati moves out of hotel

MIAMI (AP) — Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly thinks his team has figured out how to beat Virginia Tech.

He knows the Bearcats can't beat Diddy.

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs moved into the Miami Beach oceanfront resort where Kelly's Bearcats were staying, so Cincinnati moved out for their final night before taking on Virginia Tech in Thursday's Orange Bowl.

Diddy is headlining one of several New Year's bashes at the ritzy, celeb-favored Fontainebleau — each cost $400 to get in, far more than most Orange Bowl seats. So while some of Cincinnati's support staff remained behind to enjoy the fun (including hearing Maroon 5 jam by the pool), the Bearcat players were moving to quieter digs.

"See, I don't know how you've got 'P. Diddy,'" Kelly said, gently and comically chiding a reporter Wednesday for not knowing the superstar's most current moniker. "To me he's Diddy."

Truth be told, Kelly might not have recognized Diddy.

Kelly had to acknowledge his celeb sighting shortcomings to some players earlier this week when actor Jamie Foxx strolled through the lobby and got mobbed, just as he did Tuesday night when he sat behind some of LeBron James' cohorts at a Miami Heat game.

"I need to get out and get a life. I think that's really what this is about," Kelly said. "You know, it's the Orange Bowl. It's exciting. You're going to have those kinds of things. But I won't get a chance to see the show."

Neither will Virginia Tech.

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