Vince Tyra met with the players today after firing Bobby Petrino and four staffers: Nick Petrino, Andy Wagner, Ryan Beard and LD Scott.

Word that I get is that the tone of the meeting was very positive.

I was not in the room, but I have now talked to several people who were there.

There seemed to be a weight lifted off the team - who knows whether that translates to better performance - but the mood was almost relieved.

Vince was very frank about the lack of effort and execution he saw on film. VERY FRANK.

He told them the film doesn't lie and things were dysfunctional.

The players know he was right. They also could feel a change coming for weeks (and that was part of the issue).

The players seem to really love Lorenzo Ward. Hopefully they will play well for him.

Just wanted to drop by a quick update on Travis who, like Russ Yeast, also had requested his transfer from Louisville before Bobby Petrino was let go.

I was told from the source that "He’s good but will likely wait to see who the next coach is first and focus on school for now."

While that isn't quite the news that Russ Yeast is, it is still a positive sign going forward that the next coach, presumably Jeff Brohm, could manage to keep Travis on the roster.

Idk about you guys but I am absolutely pumped to attend a game with a bit of optimism. I don't care if we lose by 50 (again) but I feel like we're at least going to get 4 quarters of effort. Get out there! Support the players and support the program for doing the right thing.

My sense is that Petrino will be fired this weekend. Cards have an extra day to prepare for NC State and it’s a home game. I think there is a reason you are hearing all the rumors of players filing transfer paperwork. Seems to be strategically disseminated to Ennis and others. I think most foresee a 40+ loss to Cuse tomorrow night on national TV.

We shall see.

IMO they are certainly having some sort of turmoil within and looks like they've given up. Our chances are good and think about it; they've zero passing game and a QB that totally sucks. One running back that can easily be stopped. I think we win this game by 2 TDs pretty easily.

No interim has been named, going to be awkward for the family affair coaching staff

to the feature Woody put together.

Murray said, "As of right now, I am still committed to Louisville. I am just going to wait and see how it plays out."

I talked briefly to Jeremiah Pruitte as well... He is not ready to comment yet. He wants some time to process things and think on it.

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I don't think you can work around the fact that we have DEEP needs defensively in the front seven; you'd have to be blind to see that we had those needs in consecutive classes and largely struck out on Bonnito, a linebacker loss to Ole Miss whose name escapes me, the late loss at DE to MS State when Grantham headed to Starkville among the most obvious and public. Outside of Dorsey have we landed a prep DT in the last two classes? We have immediate playing time availability and it has to be obvious to anybody we are thin. Kentucky used that template to sell some kids in Ohio that opportunity awaited.

...and yet Herron, Jared Casey, Jacob Lacey, perhaps JJ Weaver saw it in technicolor and said no thanks. We HAVE to turn somebody locally in the next month.

I had thought preseason we had some talent on our roster at wide receiver, in a group of running backs that is still young, Becton and Bentley minimally on the offensive line and perhaps Chandler. I thought the same in the secondary. But we aren't even remotely BCS caliber in our front seven. I think what has been demonstrated thus far is for what I think we'd field offensively we're deficient at quarterback and that's a tough thing to just get onboard late.

...and thanks Coach Lolla for giving us a glimmer of hope in the Athletic Department. Maybe you have turned the worm.

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If we're in a pi$$ing match, I'll take an NFL coach's perspective over a couple of O-linemen who couldn't earn a paycheck in that sport professionally...

Louisville coach Bobby Petrino was fired Sunday morning after a meeting with Vince Tyra.

Louisville's players are reacting to the change on social media...

Tyra reacts: https://louisville.rivals.com/news/tyra-we-owe-it-to-our-student-athletes

2019 Recruits React: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/2019-commits-react-to-petrino-firing.41943/ (premium)

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All eyes on Brohm: https://louisville.rivals.com/news/all-eyes-on-brohm

What programs will benefit? https://louisville.rivals.com/news/five-programs-that-benefit-from-louisville-s-coaching-transition (premium)

More details on the FIRING: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/more-details-on-the-firing.41956/#post-511378 (premium)

More details on the Buyout: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/buyout-confirmed.41962/#post-511420 (premium)

More on Louisville and Brohm: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/more-on-louisville-and-brohm-keep-premium.41942/ (premium)

Word from inside the players meeting: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/word-from-inside-the-players-meeting.41967/ (premium)

Can Louisville hold onto Snyder? https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/update-on-te-sam-snyder.42005/ (premium)

Major Update on Russ Yeast (premium) https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/major-update-on-louisville-cb-russ-yeast.41982/

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That perhaps the “story” that was indicating CBP could be fired with cause may have been a situation where the AD allowed him to finish out the season, agreed to not go public, and allow him to save face and find another job?

This would be too good to be true, of course, because it would save us his buyout. But the way the staff and team have so completely tanked, mailed it in, and quit...and now an exodus of players and recruits...I can’t recall anything like it. This isn’t “the writing is on the wall”, this is something different.

I will be forever grateful to coach p for his dominance over are rival you won’t be forgotten by me thx coach

time to see if your school has big boy pants and gets Brohm, my guess is, can’t get it done. Enjoy Les Miles...

Not sure who the interim will be.

But peeps in the athletic department are pretty confident that Vince has been working on the permanent replacement already.

Good things happening, we win ACC in soccer!!!

BvG?

After BP was fired, not allowed into football complex or his office. Must've been an ugly meeting.

In case anyone hasn't looked at Brohm's Purdue contract, he has an $18 million buyout as I read it. If you think he loves Louisville so much he'll agree to shelve that in a U of L contract, guess again...

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Petrino Era is over at Louisville: https://louisville.rivals.com/news/petrino-era-is-over-at-louisville

Tyra reacts: https://louisville.rivals.com/news/tyra-we-owe-it-to-our-student-athletes

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Current Players react: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/players-react-to-petrinos-firing.41944/#post-511262 (premium)

All eyes on Brohm: https://louisville.rivals.com/news/all-eyes-on-brohm

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More details on the FIRING: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/more-details-on-the-firing.41956/#post-511378 (premium)

More details on the Buyout: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/buyout-confirmed.41962/#post-511420 (premium)

More on Louisville and Brohm: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/more-on-louisville-and-brohm-keep-premium.41942/ (premium)

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let's regroup, come together, and completely put a stake in the coffin of the team down the road. we still have a chance to go into christmas and the new year with a win in the final game, thus crushing again the dreams of that team down in the holler, GO CARDS!!!