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2024 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, Nov. 6
No. 15 Louisville at No. 2 Clemson | 6 p.m. | ACCN
No. 11 California at No. 6 North Carolina | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 14 Virginia Tech at No. 3 Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 12 Syracuse at No. 5 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 9 Virginia at No. 8 NC State | 8 p.m. | ACCN
No. 13 Boston College at No. 4 SMU | 8 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 7 Stanford | 9 p.m. | ACCNX

Quarterfinals – Sunday, Nov. 10
Notre Dame/Stanford vs. Louisville/Clemson | 2, 4 or 6 p.m. | ACCN
California/North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech/Duke | 2, 4 or 6 p.m. | ACCN
Syracuse/Wake Forest vs. Boston College/SMU | 2, 4 or 6 p.m. | ACCN
Virginia/NC State at No. 1 Pitt | 8 p.m. | ACCN

Semifinals – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C. – Thursday, Nov. 14
5:30 and 8 p.m. | ACC Network

Final – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C. – Sunday, Nov. 17
Noon | ESPNU

Ok so, I just got a new phone and had to re-download the Rivals app and what i have now is not what I had before and what I have now SUCKS.

One issue is I can't see my notifications at the top of the screen and it's twice as hard to navigate through the different boards. Nothing about is good.

HELP !?

Louisville lands at No. 64 (8th in the ACC) in the preseason KenPom rankings. There are 11 future opponents above the Cards:

2 Duke
13 Tennessee
14 North Carolina
24 Clemson
38 Pitt
39 Indiana
42 Kentucky
44 Wake Forest
47 Ole Miss
52 NC State
55 Miami

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I had a bunch of frequent flyer miles so I used some to fly to/from CA for the game with my unblemished 10 year win streak for regular season games I attend.

My diehard Cardinal fan bestie in Louisville also had a bunch of frequent flier miles so she's meeting me in CA.

We'll arrive San Fran Thursday afternoon, spend 2 nights there with a Sonoma Valley wineries tour Friday, drive to Palo Alto Saturday for the game, spend the night there and fly out Sunday.

Shout out to our friend Larry O'Bannon for giving us game tickets in the Louisville section!

Full Top 25​

1. Oregon (9-0)

2. Ohio State (7-1)

3. Georgia (7-1)

4. Miami (9-0)

5. Texas (7-1)

6. Penn State (7-1)

7. Tennessee (7-1)

8. Indiana (9-0)

9. BYU (8-0)

10. Notre Dame (7-1)

11. Alabama (6-2)

12. Boise State (7-1)

13. SMU (8-1)

14. Texas A&M (7-2)

15. LSU (6-2)

16. Ole Miss (7-2)

17. Iowa State (7-1)

18. Pitt (7-1)

19. Kansas State (7-2)

20. Colorado (6-2)

21. Washington State (7-1)

22. Louisville (6-3)

23. Clemson (6-2)

24. Missouri (6-2)

25. Army (8-0)

TheRealVille for getting 11 of 13...and he gives a big TY to Texas Tech as only he picked them.

Brag on TRV! Brag about a job very well done sir! Aalso to the three of you who got 10 pics too! Close but no cigar.

Tiebreaker does not come into play this week. The closest to total points scored of 23+22=45 is the 45 that sccard had 31-14. Kudos to U

That tiebreaker score can make a difference just not this time.

A sincere TY to all of the participants and better fortune in week 11.

My choker award goes to ISU at home this week; with runner up going to Clemson and their fans who deserted them early. Big time choke

Biggest surprise score to me was SMU stampeding Pitt. What a beatdown they put down on the Panthers. Thought ti would be closer.

Breakdown:

11 of 13 - TheRealVille.

10 of 13 - HaydenHarris, sccard, WaHoo

-9 of 13 - PushupMan, G-man, bdnewton, cocoa, 73card

-8 of 13 - koeterback12, knucklehank, RhinoByars, CRTW,

-7 of 13 - cardrock, cardfan25

-6 of 13 - Boonecountycard, and Mayo bringing up the rear. Ugh, bad week for me.


TY UT for another glorious beatdown of UK of the walking dead with injury after injuries

Best and most entertaining game was the a tie for me: Cards/CU and OSU/PSU (sic) as much as I dispise the Buceyes.

This was a good week for most picr's except for me....will have to bounce back this week. Curse you PSU, ISU, FSU, CU and all the other ewes out there. U bite

Good fortune with this weeks games fellows. There are a couple of important key matchups with the Bonus Games this week. Just keep pic'n and grinnin!

All Hail U of L! Go Cards!

I used to say that Louisville became a modern football program Breeder's Cup Day 2000 when they beat Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, MS against a team that was #13. Much like Clemson they spent their games against us with combinations of heartbreak and curb stomping--Mills Kills, Favre with his Hail Mary in 1989 and really little else but blowouts in between. Only an Ice Bowl win in Cardinal Stadium in 1980 to show for ourselves. Saturday night was for us like the lifting of the Curse of the Bambino or the Curse of the Billy Goat. Clemson was the last Dragon that we had to slay in the ACC and to do it at Clemson--and at night--put that to the sword:

1. The only other parallel I will draw to that game was the blocking scheme was virtually identical to Art Valero's cutblocking masterpiece which constructed in part because USM had a nasty defensive line and we had a very small wide receiving unit with Zek Parker, Deion Branch and Arnold Jackson. It was to get the ball to them unimpeded as quickly as Ragone could get it out. It serves to get the hands down of the defensive line and Clemson clearly wasn't prepared for it and really, why would they be? We hadn't shown that all year but I am going to tip my hat a little to Jeff Brohm...he was bird dogging on the Offensive line status. That is the same five man starting unit we had in BC with Mills going to RT and Brown at RG over Collins. Austin Collins did play against Clemson. I don't think Mendoza did and Sylvester had some quality blocks in tandem with Gonzalez on the left side. Nygra landed a killer block to spring Brown for his dagger.

Second straight game without a sack. Some fantastic downfield blocking whether legal or not (the issue was Ahmari Huggins block on Duke Watson's screen--already fifteen yards downfield). For offensive line sickos I'm sure like Dave Scull a Renoir on display down in Death Valley.

2. It was subtle probably to people who haven't watched Louisville passingly, but the offensive tempo was different. Frankly it's the tempo I thought we'd see from Clemson who baffled everybody with a Monday Morning QB jersey on--and the ESPN crew Wischusen and Lewis Riddick--with the complete lack of urgency to the final whistle. Heck they ran out the clock in the first half down ten knowing Louisville was getting the ball back to start the 2nd half in a preview of coming attractions. Did their scouting report say "Slow the tempo down in the complete opposite way SMU and Miami sped it up"...yeah, that level of genius really caught us.

3. A complete, all systems football game. If it weren't for Deangelo Hutchinson's unnecessary block in the back we'd have added a punt return for a score by Brooks to the Tab of Decimation that was the special teams difference. Kudos to Travelsted for shaking off his first quarter miss and maintaining momentum with his conversions. Kudos to the kick coverage unit who I'm reasonably certain didn't allow a return to the 20.

4. Tackling was substantially better. Coverage from all phases--clearly on point. You don't get 9 PBUs without preparation, anticipation and great closeouts. It seemed like Clemson was in 3rd and 2 twenty times Saturday night, and a subsequent 4th and 1 7 or 8 (they were 5/6 on 4th down, but that one missed conversion was the one that sent them to the exits). When they did convert 3rd and 2 it seemed like Mafah met a wall at the sticks and barely converted.

...and I wanted to single something else out; not only was tackling better, in some cases it was punishing. There was a tackle Clark had on Wesco on a short conversion that I was surprised he stayed on the field and I think he did in part due to thinning numbers from their WR unit. The hit on Mafah on 4th and 1 had MJ and Ramon Puryear meeting him a yard deep in the backfield high and low and Thor leaked through his gap late (as did Gillotte). There aren't many things I love more than a 4th down or a Goal Line Stand where it's just hat-on-hat and you have somebody beating a gap. It was perfect.

5. And I don't want to lose sight of something else. While Isaac Brown is just flatout different, I don't lose any confidence when Duke Watson is in the game. Two freshmen, two very different running styles but both are punishing in their own way despite neither being 190. Pump some Duke Watson on that slip screen into my veins all day.

Was at the game last night and thoroughly enjoyed it! This team is going to bring the fanbase back to the Yum! Center. There is such a positive energy around Coach Kelsey and this group. They really fed off the crowd and executed their game. Really excited to see how the season plays out and I think we'll see this team make some noise.

RMFAO……

Go Cards!

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I was surprised to see the Cards such a large favorite and apparently so does the computers. When looking at websites that predict college basketball games, the computer pick is vastly different than the line on the Morehead state game.

It predicted a 85 to 63 Morehead win so it advises to take the +19. I tried a different website and it's the same thing. Morehead State will win.

I'm guessing the computer is using the past two seasons for information and of course wasn't impressed. Some of these sites also have human predictions and that is a Louisville win but not covering the line.

It shows you just how far the program has fallen when a computer picks it to lose by 20 as 19 point favorites against Morehead State. It's the weirdest thing seeing the matchup with Louisville - 19 but the predicted score is Morehead by 23.

I wonder how many bettors will be picking Morehead State?

For anyone that missed the game.


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This is Soooo Sweeet!
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Since the season is getting ready to begin, I feel I need something to enjoy it for the first time in a LONG time

UofL Dunking the ball!

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I had my sister's wedding last weekend, and my best friend got married this weekend, so I was spotty with commentary, but MAN, what a win. And yes, if you saw my tweet, I was with Dan Furman last night, and yes, they are working on Isaac Brown's NIL package already.

Not once all season have I pressed the panic button. Have I been frustrated at times? Certainly. But not once have I pressed the panic button and thought and or called for sweeping changes. I never jumped on the train piling on the recruiting philosophy. Haven't flinched on Jeff being the guy here.

And last night was why. That's why you hire Jeff Brohm. And that's why you trust him to run the program the way he sees fit. If Jeff thinks the best shot to win is going portal heavy, lovely. If Jeff thinks he needs to go back to the high school route, lovely. I trust him to make the correct decision.

First win over Clemson
Highest ranked road win in school history
First time Clemson has lost a night game in 11 years

Some shout outs:

- Tyler Shough flipping into the end zone set the tone for the game, and Louisville doesn't win if they don't get six there.

- Isaac Brown is just different. He's special. If there's a hole, he's hitting it, and he's gone.

- Chris Bell was great after the catch. Well done.

- Renato Brown hasn't played all year, and he stepped in and mauled people all night. See below:


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- Defensively, the secondary was unbelievable. D'Angelo Hutchinson was all over the field.

- Tayon Holloway has been nothing short of excellent the last few weeks.

- MJ Griffin was spectacular playing in the box and at the line of scrimmage.

- Jordan Guerad has been a difference maker in the middle. Konga came back this game as well.

- Special teams came through. Brock shook off the early misses. Two blocked field goals. While not pretty, onside kicks recovered.

What a FUN night. Win out and it's a great season. Full stop.

Now, they have to go out and do it.

Crowd is filling in very nicely. Downtown was buzzing. Let’s get it going.

With the Wildcats loss last night in Knoxville, the Cats are now 1-6 in the SEC and 3-6 overall. Their remaining schedule is:

Murray State
@ Texas
Louisville

They'd have to run the table to get to 6 wins which is highly unlikely with the trip to Austin and all that is on the line for the Longhorns. So, more than likely the Cards will be traveling to Lexington to play a UK team with a 4-7 record on their Senior Day with a bowl bid being highly unlikely (some 5-7 teams do get a bid in rare cases). In addition to the malaise over their poor record the UK fanbase will most likely be very unhappy with their head coach who's future with the Cats is murky at best. Will the fans show up? Will the UK football team rally around beating their rival?

One thing we can all hope is different is that the Cards are arriving on a winning streak and not worn down as they have in the recent years. Coach Brohm specifically addressed that issue at the beginning of th season and said it was an area of focus.