Fri 6 Dec:

WKU @ Jax St - Jacksonville, AL --JaX St plays pick up sticks with the Toppers and stick it to them...Jax wins

UNLV @ Bosie St - Boise, ID -- the blue fields mesmerizes the Rebels and the Broncos ride off to the CFP

Tulane @ Army - West Pt, NY -- The Green Wave floods the Cadets and Summrall takes the UNC job...Tulane wins but loses at same time

Sat 7 Dec:

Iowa St @ AZ St - Arlington, TX -- the Sun Devils burn the Cyclones up and down the field and win easily as the surprise team of the year

UGA @ TX - Atlanta, Ga Mercedes Benz Stadium -- Dawgs nip at the Longhorns and pull another miracle come from behind W, UGHa

PSU @ Oregon -Ind, IN, Lucas Oil Field -- Ducks quack attack is too much for the puny offense of the Lions in this one

*Clemson @ SMU - Tiebreaker, Charlotte, NC -- Mustangs have been on a roll of late...CU is offensively challenged and can't keep up...double digit W 27-20

Ohio @ Miami OH - Detroit Michigan Ford Field -- I have no clue on this one but I do like that Redhawk mascot so going with them

Marshall @ Louisiana - Lafayette. LA -- the Thundering Herd runs over the Cajuns in a hard fought game in the 4th Q for the W

There you have it folks. My best WAG at Week 15's games. Anyone can parfticipate this week. So, what say you????

Good fortune to ya....And as always just keep on pic'n and grin'n. Cheers!

Note: Sorry I failed to identify the Tieberaker game so please update by providing your score. TY in advance and sorry for my omission.

After the sheer embarrassment of the past two seasons, I believe most Cards fans just wanted to see effort and competent coaching this season. We wanted to look like a real basketball team, not a group of guys with no idea what their coaches were doing.

We figured Kelsey would bring in excitement with effort and dedication to save the sinking ship that was Louisville basketball. We didn't necessarily believe his first team full of transfers was going to be some world beater, just a competitive team that with some luck could maybe sneak into post season play.

We saw this during the summer and in the early part of the regular season. There wasn't boring, uninspired play against exhibition teams or cupcakes on the schedule. We saw a purpose and it excited the fanbase.

Now injuries are part of the buisness, but what has happened to this team is beyond that. It has derailed all the positive vibes the team had, especially after those first two games in the Bahamas. The decimation of the Hoosiers got the fans and the pundits excited that Louisville hoops was back and good for the game.

But now it's back to the unknown with the team having to re-evaluate its plan of attack now that there's only 8 scholarship players. The expectations from just last week are no longer plausible and for most fans, that is just hard to accept.

We have to remember this is a rebuild and will take more than a season or two. The guys on this team except for Scott and Rooths, know this is their only chance to be part of the rebuilding process and they're going to press a little bit. They're going to take bad shots and they have more pressure on them to make those shots.

They remember the IU game and want so bad to do that again, but they're now realizing that they have a much bigger mountain to climb and they probably won't reach the summit. That's a lot to handle for players who know this is it for their college basketball careers.

We fans should temper our expectations, especially against very good teams. To suggest Kelsey was outcoached by Beard is ridiculous. There wasn't anything Kelsey could have done. Now he needs to adjust his strategy going forward and if and how he does that he can and will be judged.

It's going to take some time though and that's my expectation for the remainder of the season.

Is Olivia out of the game? Meaning, did she get hurt?

From 3 pointers to free throws this team is shooting atrociously bad.

The question is why are they shooting so far below their career averages? Is it the offense, bad shot selection, the step up in competition, tired legs from too much cardio???

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@Ty Spalding any legs with us since his sister in on the women’s team?

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The Top 25 Coaches poll today and Louisville didn't receive a single vote. Some 40 teams overall and no Louisville.

The AP pole the Cards did receive 27 votes which places them 35th overall. That's about right even though I don't get how Indiana has 72 votes and is 5 spots ahead.

Looks like the coaches are not impressed much with the new Cards.

1. The two sacks allowed against Pitt are the only sacks allowed back to the Miami game. Clean slates against BC, Clemson, Stanford and in Lexington Saturday. Outstanding work from Richard Owens in juggling the offensive line and working around a beat up group. And for Renato Brown to step up in addition to Monroe Mills who at times looks like he can't run. Michael Gonzalez was the constant all year at Left Guard and I hope he gets some postseason All-ACC recognition for it.

2. A lot is being made about how you manage NIL with Isaac Brown and Duke Watson but I'd add this...they have to keep Chris Barclay intact. They had to fend off Tennessee in the offseason and he will have no less suitors this year. And if there is any question you should carry at least Four RBs into camp you see why you have to have had that at minimum this year. It sorted itself out perfectly.

3. If there was a stat for maintaining composure and staying out of the types of extracurricular sideline activity that UK has engaged in under Stoops...we'd have dominated in that category. It was funny seeing Bell pulling Isaac Brown towards the huddle and out of the middle of their defense trying to goon him on the UK sideline.

The body language from UK was parts frustration and resignation; rewatching big chunks of the game I can tell you without any hesitation that Walker just went through the motions like he was in an All Star game and was trying to get to the finish line healthy.

4. We'll certainly see optouts for the Bowl, but I'm betting a lot of seniors you see defensively play in the front seven. Guys like Ramon, Griffith, Guerrard, Konga and Tramel Logan. Secondary we'll probably be light. I can't imagine Gillotte, Quincy Riley or Corey Thornton play and you'd think the same of Shough and Ja'Corey Brooks offensively.

5. Lastly, you can tell it's College Football Silly Season when a "Marrow to Louisville" rumor hits the Internet leaked out from a UK source. Marrow--and Stoops--play the Calipari game of wrestling more money out of Barnhart every postseason than they're worth. I don't buy it for a handful or reasons as it applies to us, not the least of which it's clear there is a commitment to recruit out of the Portal far more than the high school ranks; while I'd love to have a resource to pull the types of DTs they have out of Detroit the last seven or eight years, it doesn't fit our current Program MO at all. Beyond that, I've never been impressed with UK's TE production despite having some fairly regarded TEs out of HS.

First-Team All-ACC
Offense
WR – Ja’Corey Brooks – Louisville
Second-Team All-ACC
Offense
RB – Isaac Brown – Louisville
Defense
DE – Ashton Gillotte – Louisville
CB – Quincy Riley – Louisville
Honorable -Mention All-ACC
QB – Tyler Shough – Louisville
AP – Isaac Brown – Louisville
OT – Monroe Mills – Louisville
OG – Michael Gonzalez – Louisville
C – Pete Nygra – Louisville
DT – Ramon Puryear – Louisville
LB – Stanquan Clark – Louisville
CB – Corey Thornton – Louisville
PK – Brock Travelstead – Louisville

There is a report out there from Nick Roush that mentions Vince Marrow possibly joining the staff here at Louisville.

I do now when Jeff was first hired there was a lot of interest there. And we reported as much.

Will pass along what I hear.

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for the rest of the season according to Demling. SMH

First-Team All-ACC
Offense
WR – Ja’Corey Brooks – Louisville
Second-Team All-ACC
Offense
RB – Isaac Brown – Louisville
Defense
DE – Ashton Gillotte – Louisville
CB – Quincy Riley – Louisville
Honorable -Mention All-ACC
QB – Tyler Shough – Louisville
AP – Isaac Brown – Louisville
OT – Monroe Mills – Louisville
OG – Michael Gonzalez – Louisville
C – Pete Nygra – Louisville
DT – Ramon Puryear – Louisville
LB – Stanquan Clark – Louisville
CB – Corey Thornton – Louisville
PK – Brock Travelstead – Louisville

I’m looking for a Bronze Parking Spot that’s pretty close to section 231. (forgot which gate that’s closest to) for next season, if anyone has an extra pass and it’s a reasonable price, please let me know. I know that it’s a long shot, but thought I’d try.

Section 317 Row A.. I have up to 4 seats available for anyone that can use them.

I am having problems turning back on my capability to use the B I and underline feature when typing a post.

Anyone know how to correct this? I noticed this about 5 days ago and it is really frustrating to me.

Hey I am old and only partially computer literate, so please help me out if you know the secret fix.

TY in advance for your help in this matter.

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The offensive play calling of the Ravens is head scratching to say the least. Despite having several great offensive players, they're simply not consistent with the plays.

I know their defense, mostly the secondary, has been used and abused, but if the offense was consistently moving the ball and scoring TD's instead of taking FG's, they wouldn't have all these losses.

All of this is strikingly familiar with Louisville football this season.

I have 2 tickets to the game tonight lower level. 1st text gets them. 270-766-4499.