Cards in a game today that will determine to set the stage, first act, final script, of Coach Mack's first team at UL. No question, not many on this board would have thought this game would be about seeding in the ACC/NCAA Tourneys. Reality as I type the morning this Card Team has exceeded expectations of even the most ardent UL fans! So now what happens??

This ND team is competitive, and coached by a veteran coach who has been thru the ACC/ NCAA wars! Cards in a nose dive, coached by a newbie to the ACC grind! Coach Mack does bring a great resume in the Big East. This new Big East, is not on the same level, of this new ACC! To be honest shocked that UL is a 9 point favorite. As I type this getting ready to head towards the Yum it's hard for me to imagine a script where the Cards win by double digits! To quote a famous NFL Coach " Cards are we we though we thought they were" ! So what does that mean for today?? Which Card team are we? The Cards team that won by 20 at NC? Or the Cards Team that lost by 7 at BC? The Cards team that beat MSU at home, or the Cards team that lost by 8 to UVA at home! You get what I am saying, this team is very up and down!

So what does this mean for today?? It's hard for me to imagine the Cards losing at home against this ND team! Pfluger is sitting on the bench for ND. He is there best player, this is a young ND, with nothing on the line, so watch out if the Cards do not bring their A game. Cards simply have more fire power then this ND team! It will not be a double digit win, but It will be a win for the Cards today! Look for a low scoring affair! Cards offense still has work to do. Coach Mack will make sure his team understands defense will win this game. Make it Cards 65 ND 59! Cards cement their spot in the NCAA tourney! Start the walk back up the hill to a competitive run in both ACC/NCAA tourneys! Set the stage for a Redemption Game against VA next week!

From King.

Nice going, VJ, keep up the effort.

Glad to see a solid game from him.

Rodjay Burns has moved to the OLB spot this spring, and is enjoying being more physical in this role.

This also increases the speed for the D. And coaches like Burns flexibility, gives them options in nickel packages.

6'0" and 190 though ..... that's interesting.


Way back in high school -- mid 80's -- at Ballard, Bobby Redman implemented a chaos defense, with guys playing D-End that were 5'8" (maybe), but very ripped. Those guys were so fast, they would blow up plays before they got started. It was very effective. Of course, back then, teams mostly ran the ball. It was a couple years before passing offenses took hold in high school. This reminds me of that a little bit. Speed, over size.

We need 1 more win to secure a spot in the NCAA tourney IMO. We will have beaten my expectation for the season already. Once we get that win then we can keep working on seeding. Great job by Mack and the dudes.

Vid of interview is linked below, but here are a couple of quotes:

“In order to have a great defense you have to be able to tackle, you have to be able to keep opponents out of the end zone,” Brown said. “So, (Satterfield) allows us to tackle whenever he predicates it. In the spring, especially when you get to a new spot, you to figure out who can tackle and who can’t. You have to tackle in the spring, but once we get in fall camp we’ll tackle a couple times, but throughout the season we won’t tackle at all. I love it – it gets your team tough.”

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“We don’t have all of our base in, but as you continue to go you get a feel for what the kids continue to pick up each and every day, then you can maybe add something,” Brown said. “Today we added a couple new wrinkles in and the kids responded, and actually executed today, which was really a bright spot to see. I’m pleased with the guys right now. We still have a long way to go, but most definitely we’re taking a lot of steps forward.”


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Here we go... seniors being introduced now

We just wrapped up a bid to the NCAA Tourney! The guys have already achieved more than I expected this season. Let's go win some trophies now!

I usually go through the gocards app but it’s not showing watching (Streaming) as an option. Looking for that or a Directv channel

This should be an interesting game today at 2pm. UK rolled UT at Rupp. Can Rick Barnes turn the tables? This game may determine if UK gets a #1 seed.

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401071554

tying his season high of 38 points last night

Love seeing that. Was a great Card if for only the one year.

Well, well, well....

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If you missed it, you missed a lot. Senior Night celebrated right with the 30-point, 92-62 win over the Wolfpack. What can be said about "nite-nite" that hasn't been said already? The best player in women's college basketball this year gave the 10602 in the seats huge thrills. For #25, "sam-tastic", a touching Senor Night ceremonies and domination on Denny Crum Court, let's post up, take a three and run through the living room after it makes "string music" in the:

FIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME

5) THE "I HOPE YOU WERE IN YOUR SEAT" SCENARIO. What an incredible first ten minutes! Louisville went 14-19 from the floor, Asia had six threes and the Cards raced to a 36-13 lead after ten. NC State head coach Wes Moore summed it up when he said post-game. "They were hot, we were not and you just can't come back from a 23-point deficit like that in this place, before this crowd and against this team."

4) SAMTASTIC. Sam Fuehring put together another double-double (12 and 12) and logged 37 minutes battling the two Wolfpack bigs. Maybe her redemption song. NC State had been out-rebounding foes by 10 a game. Not in Sam's Place. And, five assists. She was a mess in the pre-game Senior Night ceremony, tears flowing freely as she walked to center court with her family. It's been a remarkable ride, incredible story for solid Sam these four years. And, it's not over.

3) DIGGING DANA. When NC State wasn't recovering from Durr destruction, they were dealing with dashing Dana. Six assists, 6-13 shooting and several "I will take these taller players to the hoop, blow by them and bank in this layup." This is your future, Cardinal fans and her three-threes certainly didn't hurt either. 15 points and a probable open invite from the Cards Track & Field coaches to come out for the 100 meter dash.

2) SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED, TRY THE WOLFPACK BOOTH. 40 minutes of basketball and just five turnovers. Letting NC State do the baking, the Pack committed 14 turnovers and, get this, the Cards won the points-off-turnovers battle 22-5. N.C. State has two decent guards in Konig and Leslie. Last night the Cards managed to make them look like Laurel and Hardy. Defense creates pressure and pressure creates turnovers and steals.

1) WON-DURR-FUL Asia was having big fun last night. She feeds off the crowd and the crowd was giving her an all-you-could-eat buffet last night. An ACC record with the 11 made threes. She, in typical Durr fashion, credited and gave thanks to her teammates and coaches. I sincerely hope you have had the chance over these past four years to see her play. An example of her leadership: Jazmine Jones, off to the races with a steal and sure layup, but "her eyes were bigger than her belly" and she lost the ball. Embarrassed, disappointment -- Jones jogged back down court. Asia ran up to her, with a big smile on her face, and said something to her that instantly brought a smile to J.J.'s face. Someone said later it had to do with Asia telling Jaz she missed her Sportscenter moment. That's my girl, right there.

-- Sonja --

Detmers-1 hit in 8 innings, 16 SO's for Detmers and McAvene.

Life can be tough. But what carries most of us through is hope. So, as I thought about this season I wondered if there was any hope for this team. Could they come alive and make and improbable run through the ACC & NCAA tournament. I tried to remember a season where the team frustrated the fans but ended up on a magical run.

At the close of the 2011-12 Season, the Cards lost 4 of their last 6 games. One of the wins was against a terrible DePaul team. The team averaged 59 points a game during that stretch and looked like they had no clue as to how to play at the offensive end.

But somehow, they came alive. They won 4 straight at Madison Square Garden and won the Big East Conference Tournament. Then they proceeded to make a run in the NCAA Tournament that included improbable victories over a Michigan State team lead by Draymond Green and a Florida Team lead by Bradley Beal and winning the West Regional Title.

Their season ended in the semi-finals with a loss to an Anthony Davis led UK team that went on to win the Title game. The Cards gave them all they wanted, even taking the lead with less than 10 minutes to go in the game.

It was a hell of a ride.

Never lose HOPE.

Was speaking with a professor at a local university who was explaining the enrollment issues for universities in the next decade. He said enrollment will decline and continue to decline as a result of low birth rates as a result of the 2008 - 2009 recession. As a result he expects tuition to only grow at a rate of 2% per year vs 6% that is occurring with local private high schools. While there is a silver lining in lower tuition for students, schools will be faced with difficult decisions on staff and programs.

I have attached an article that says top 50 universities will not be affected as top students will still want to go to top tiers schools. Who will be affected will be regional universities and most especially private universities.

This is already being felt at UofL from what I had heard. Speed School and the Business School are the only two programs growing while other programs are flat or declining. The great thing UofL has going for it in my opinion is it’s ACC membership. Being included in the same group of top academic institutions in the ACC will only help differentiate UofL from other regional universities.

College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025

The NBA has submitted to the National Basketball Players Association a formal proposal that will lower the draft-eligible age to 18 from 19, a person with knowledge of the proposal told USA TODAY Sports.

The league and union have had informal discussions about lowering the age limit, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver is on record saying the current 19-year-old age limit is not working for the league or college basketball.

This is the first step in formal negotiations to lower the age limit by the 2022 draft. The issue is collectively bargained between the NBA and NBPA, and both sides need to agree to any rule change.

Heard this from a friend. Step in right direction or inconsequential @zipp

UPS do this sort of thing often?

Kansas seeks $1 million in restitution from corruption case
Feb 27, 2019

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  Mark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer

The University of Kansas is seeking to recover more than $1 million in legal fees and lost tuition from one of the three men convicted of a pay-for-play scheme to send high-profile recruits to college basketball programs sponsored by Adidas.

Former Adidas employee James Gatto, former Adidas consultant Merl Code and Christian Dawkins, a former runner for NBA agent Andy Miller, were convicted in October of conspiring to steer high school prospects to Adidas-sponsored schools to ensure they signed with the sneaker company and certain financial advisors and business managers once they turned pro.


James Gatto

According to court records, probation officials recommended a one-year prison sentence for Gatto and eight-month sentences for Code and Dawkins. Their attorneys have argued for non-custodial punishment.

Attorneys representing the two remaining defendants in a federal criminal trial involving college basketball corruption have notified representatives of Arizona's Sean Miller and LSU's Will Wade that they will be subpoenaed to testify at the April trial.

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan is scheduled to sentence the men in New York on Tuesday.

Louisville officials are seeking to recover about $32,000 in losses from the three defendants. Only Gatto owes restitution to Kansas and NC State, which is asking the court for more than $250,000 in restitution, according to court records.

In a victim impact statement, Kansas attorney William Sullivan detailed the university's financial losses, including $112,731 in lost athletic scholarships and more than $1 million in legal fees incurred while responding to federal subpoenas, preparing witnesses for trial and cooperating with NCAA investigations.

"The damage done by Mr. Gatto's and his co-conspirators' greed cannot be overstated," Sullivan wrote. "Their actions have impaired the University of Kansas' ability to continue to fully use those resources for both the benefit and welfare of its student-athletes, as well as for its ongoing mission of educational and community development and enrichment."

Attorneys for the defendants argued in earlier motions that their clients never intended to harm the universities but rather help them, oftentimes at the request of the schools' basketball coaches.

"Through their crimes, the defendants not only caused the Universities to issue athletic scholarships under false pretenses, but they also exposed the Universities to a wide range of harms -- both tangible and intangible -- that, as the victim impact statements submitted by the universities make clear, entailed not just losses of millions of dollars, but reputational and human tolls that cannot be so easily measured," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.

Prosecutors wrote that the impacted schools might face even more harm because of current or future NCAA investigations, which could result in the loss of scholarships, additional legal fees and lost postseason revenue.

"While the implications of the defendants' scheme in the context of the NCAA's infractions process remains unknown at this time, each of these schools also faces the possibility of serious additional consequences in the form of penalties and fines from the defendants' actions," prosecutors wrote. "This is particularly daunting for the University of Louisville, which was already serving probation for a prior infractions case, and could face even greater potential additional negative consequences as a result."

Federal prosecutors accused Gatto, Code and Dawkins of conspiring to funnel $100,000 from Adidas to Brian Bowen Sr. to ensure that his son, Brian Bowen II, signed to play basketball at Louisville. Once the FBI uncovered the pay-for-play scheme, Louisville officials declared Bowen II ineligible. He is playing professionally in Australia.

Gatto and former Adidas consultant Thomas "T.J." Gassnola allegedly funneled $90,000 from Adidas to Nicole Player, the mother of former Kansas player Billy Preston, and $2,500 to current Jayhawks player Silvio de Sousa's legal guardian. Preston never played for the Jayhawks before turning pro; the NCAA declared de Sousa ineligible for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.

Gatto and Gassnola were also accused of conspiring to send $40,000 from Adidas to former NC State star Dennis Smith Jr.'s father to ensure that Smith signed to play for the Wolfpack.

Louisville deputy counsel Amy Shoemaker wrote that the university "suffered the impact of a demoralized alumni, a defeated fanbase, and a rapid decline in ticket sales, sponsorships, donations, and revenue."

Additionally, Louisville has paid legal fees associated with ongoing litigation with former basketball coach Rick Pitino and a financial settlement with former athletics director Tom Jurich. Pitino and Jurich were fired in the wake of the scandal.

"Easily the real financial impact is in the millions of dollars," Shoemaker wrote.


http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26091205/kansas-seeks-1-million-restitution-corruption-case

Thank you for providing we, the fans, with an exciting experience.

Sam, Asia and AC much appreciation for a memorable season. You will be missed. Thanks for advancing our WBB program to the elite category. Asia hope you have a few 3s left in your holster.

Coach Walz, thank you for creating a great program. Have made new friends going to the games and ran into some friends at tonight’s game that said it was their first game but intend to purchase tickets not only for the first two rounds of the NCAA but season tickets next year.

10,000+ attendance once again. As Jack Coffee said “WOW”.

WOW!!!!!

Senior day vs Notre Dame
At Despised Virginia
Lose 1st game in the ACC tournament
Lose 1st game in the NCAAT.

Welcome 2019-20 season.

Pretty much agree.

Anyone who can read below the “E” on the eye chart at your neighborhood ophthalmologist’s office could advise the Louisville Cardinals were on shaky ground heading into the midweek visit to Beantown.
They had lost four of five, and were but a missed put back at the buzzer from having dropped that entire caboodle of ACC contests.
What last night’s bedeviling 59-66 setback in a truly empty gymnasium to underwhelming Boston College revealed is that the Cards are bogged down in quicksand.
If you are a James Brown aficionado, you might say the Cardinals are “Bewildered.”
If Zep is your cup o’ tea, you would call them “Dazed and Confused.”
Whatever, U of L is seriously out of sorts.
It’s not that this lesser-than band of Cards is not competing at a tournament- ready (dance-worthy???) level, it’s the precipitous recent decline. U of L, let’s be frank, spit out the bit in a couple of early season Ls. Marquette? IU? I forget exactly which games, and it hurts to much to go back and look. So I didn’t.
Then came a spate of increasingly heartening efforts. That visit to Chapel Hill seems so long ago and far away.
The Duke 23 point 2d half meltdown is the easy place to point one’s finger, and not without legitimate reasoning. But U of L couldn’t close the game before in Tallahassee. Does this nagging propensity to give games away at the end go all the way back to, gulp, UVa a year ago tomorrow?
One must really research U of L hoops records to bring up haunting memories of similar interludes from the past.
In ’97-’98, Denny Crum’s worst team, lost five in a row and 7 of 8 in December, five in a row and 8 of 9 in January, then four in a row in February. The Tar Heelish outlier that season was a three point victory at Rupp.
The 12-19 ’00-’01 squad dropped five of six, but that was early, all before Christmas.
Rick Pitino’s third team lost six of seven in February, and finished the season on the short end of three of four.
So, what’s my point? Well, I’m not totally sure. I guess it’s that U of L basketball has floundered in such turbulence before, but there were good times ahead.
Such perspective is never much consolation in the moment.
Are there any positives to be gleaned from the loss to BC?
Not really, one wag’s opinion.
Steven Enoch scored a career high 22, but his porous defense surrendered 16 back to Nik Popovic.
Jordan Nwora netted 13, with 12 boards, but was totally disengaged when he didn’t have the ball in his hands. When he was in possession of the rock, he as usual rarely displayed any inclination to feed his mates, several times simply surrendering it to the opposition due to lack of focus.
VJ King was moderately more assertive than he has been. But, inserted early because of Nwora’s two stupid fouls, King still only hit 2 of 9 FG attempts.
Dwayne Sutton and Malik Williams were strong on the glass. Each snared ten rebounds. But Williams was 1/9 from the field.
The loss was a team effort.
Chris Mack is not without some responsibility. It is the coach’s charge during such dire times to fashion a way out. This is not Paulie Walnuts and Christopher lost in snowbound Jersey woods, waiting for Tony to come save them.
That said, I’ll repeat what I’ve admonished many times before. Cardinal fans love and appreciate these players, but . . .
. . . they simply aren’t talented enough to achieve hoped-for excellence.
I suppose there are some coaching tricks Mack could use. If so, he hasn’t found them yet.
And the Cardinals are now a beaten down bunch. Who really didn’t come to play last night.
Early on, a pal who texted and I agreed, the game looked like a Wednesday night rec league at St. Polycarp.
Color commentator, soft spoken Corey Alexander, prone to understatement: “Louisville never approached the game with a sense of urgency.”
At the conclusion, another buddy texted, “WEAK.”
Who am I to disagree?

http://www.seedyksports.com/2019/02/28/louisville-cardfile-boston-college-8/#more-564952

Head coach Scott Satterfield and the Louisville Cardinals take the field to showcase their skill in the 2019 spring practice finale.

• What: Spring Showcase
• When: Thursday, March 7
• Where: Cardinal Stadium

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5:30 pm - Join the Cardinals for the first CardMarch of the season as the team makes their way from the green lot, through the tunnel, and into Cardinal Stadium.
6:00 pm - Gates open to Cardinal Stadium. All lower bowl sections will be available to the public with open seating. Club spaces will be open for those with regular game day access.
7:00 pm - Spring Showcase begins. Get a behind the scenes look at the Cardinals’ spring practices as the team runs through a typical practice with a few live look ins at drills.
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