Time to end another losing streak to an ACC opponent. Syracuse has won the last 4 games in the series. CPK for Coach of the Year!

InstanKarma said:

It was an actually a female that kept him here. Didn’t want to leave his girlfriend and have a long distance relationship.

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Ugh! Not the answer I was expecting. You pick a college first for the academics they offer. Why? Because you're only an injury away from your athletic career ending but you will always have an education. 2nd, if you're an athlete, you pick the school because the HC believes in you and has your back. This is also a risk because as we all know, coaches can come and go. Last on the list is because of a girlfriend or boyfriend because relationships are so fragile especially at that age. If two people are committed to each other, they make the relationship work, no matter the location.

Again, well said Pervis!

Just a side note …… anyone familiar with what is going on between UL and UNC in terms of their joint research programs will tell you that UNC has become a huge advocate for UL. I am not going to stick my neck out by predicting how that will evolve in the future when it comes to conference affiliation, but I know firsthand the level of mutual respect between the two schools is unprecedented.

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What was effective for ND was Georgia having to start the "greenest" of QB's and it was pretty effective for the Penn State cornerback falling down and leaving open the receiver he was defending all alone for the tying touchdown.

OSU smoked both IU and Penn State this season and didn't need good luck and favorable flags to do it. ND should lose this game by double digits. But, as we all know, the better team doesn't always win.

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If you hate a team like ND, there will be plenty of reasons to minimize their accomplishments. Virtually every college football analysts looks at the OSU roster and will concede they have the very best talent, on paper they are clearly superior to ND. However, they were favored over Michigan inside the “shoe”, but lost in a game that was as meaningful as any game OSU a will ever play.

ND is playing for the coveted NC, and along with OSU they have navigated the most difficult route that any two (2) college football teams have ever taken to get there.

Again, I am no fan of ND, and I will be pulling for the Buckeyes ….. but I am not going to be the least bit surprised if ND plays OSU tough to the end. Anyone who denies ND deserving of being in this situation is simply not being objective.

I would be a liar if I said it does not matter to me. This response from outside media, and some opposing coaches reminds me of what UNLV experienced so many decades ago after “Tark the Shark” encountered the wrath of the NCAA. There remains a lot of disrespect over the inaccurate innuendo included in the FBI Report that made UL appear to be a chronic violator of NCAA rules.

I think Stanford could be a monster but they won’t invest in sports. It just isn’t part of their culture.

I agree with other ACC schools upset over adding Louisville. That is part of the reason the ACC is in trouble. They haven’t fully shifted their focus to investing in their main sports. I also think their academic policies have had a negative impact on their alumni that support athletics.

Wake, UVA, UNC, Stanford, Cal and Duke have significant access to alumni money they just don’t invest in athletics except basketball. Even then they don’t invest at level needed in this new era.

The ACC being this bad in basketball is all related to NIL spend. Does Bennett retire if UVA fully committed to NIL? These are academic institutions that play college sports. Louisville is an academic institution that invests in college sports. Completely different agendas. For Louisville, sports is a marketing tool to increase enrollment. The ACC doesn’t need any help with enrollment they turn people away.

There are no signs of that changing and maybe it shouldn’t but at the core that is why the ACC is in trouble.

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Yes it's nice, but we need to move on from comparing the past two seasons to what this team is. For me it was in the Battle for Atlantis that I knew this was a whole new deal for Louisville basketball.

But at the same time, Louisville is still a elite level program and it should be treated like one by the so called basketball experts. As I've said over and over, what exactly is it keeping the Cards out of these voters top 25? The five losses?

This six game winning streak is current and it shows multiple Quad 1 and 2 wins, most by double digits. How long does it take for the voters to notice? Apparently they only now do but they're not convinced so they omit Louisville from the top 25.

That's BS no matter how you slice it.

It's ridiculous. People like Jay Bilas says it's absurd Louisville isn't ranked. What do they have to do? Why are there reservations?

I agree the AP and coaches polls mean little but they are like grades each week during a long season. Having that number next to your name means you're a good team. The higher the number the better team you are.

As for the NET or any other computer ranking, why is Louisville in the 30's? Why aren't they in the 20's with the strength of schedule and no bad losses? They also have at least 4 quad 1 & 2 wins.

What do these voters want? Do they not look ahead and see Louisville's remaining schedule and notice it's nowhere near as difficult as it was through the first six ACC games?

Shouldn't they expect Louisville to win more games? It's not like some team getting ranked after starting 10 and 1 with 7 cupcake wins, only to have a rugged remaining schedule against multiple ranked teams.

There shouldn't be any doubt that Louisville is a top 25 team and why they're hesitant to vote for the Cards leads to accusations of bias.

Not surprising to me that Siva has him firmly under his wing and Chucky taking those best parts of his game.
I hope Chucky takes it up another notch over the next two months and replicates Peyton's last run.

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Here's to all the young ladies out there! Please, keep-up the good work that you are doing for the Cards!!

To bad smiths eligibility is over after this season. I want it to Reyne for another year!

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Bardman said:

Koren will have plenty of minutes at Louisville. Plus, he is coming back from an injury. Other guys coming hack from injuries - Khalifa, Rodgers and Pryor - would do themselves a favor by staying put. They’ll know the system and have a better chance of playing. It sure why anyone think Rooths is going to bolt? So, because he has shown potential he’ll leave little ole Louisville?

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Come on now. You know the reality today with collegiate sports. You have to be prepared for players to leave for many different factors. I hope they stay, but odds are some won't.

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nccardfan said:

Maybe he decided he doesn't want to play on a blue field... or suffer through all the cold weather in Idaho!

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It was an actually a female that kept him here. Didn’t want to leave his girlfriend and have a long distance relationship.