For this final weekend before national signing day, Louisville only had a handful of visitors: Dez Melton, Gervarrius Owens, Jalen Mitchell, and grad transfer TJ Holl.

Of no surprise I am hearing that the official visits are all going well. With that being said, from a conversation I had with a source, I am mainly focused on watching for a commitment from TJ Holl. We knew coming in that Melton seemed to be a secondary option to Tyler Devera, Jalen Mitchell to Jamious Griffin, and Gervarrius Owens to Starks/Nomura/Edwards. My understanding is that those are still the case which tells me the staff feels pretty confident in their top options. On their main target this weekend, Holl, I'm told that the staff feels very confident they can get him.

As always I'll keep you updated with what I'm hearing!

** Louisville vs. UNC Game Thread **

Here we go...

Get in your seats early to see the pregame video.

I was one of the people griping about gameday being at Mich St instead of here. IU and Mich St proved to be the correct choice for gameday. IU has made a great showing, win or lose.

We still have a long way to go. Coach Mack is doing a great job, as are the players. But there's a long way to go, and today proved it.

I know the Cards drilled them earlier in the season. But UNC has much more depth, size, and experience. Oh, and talent too.

Cards are having a good year, over achieving. When they get loose from behind the arc they can beat anybody. But when the 3 isn't going, they are in trouble.

This game looked a lot like the UK game.

UNC is probably a top 5-10 team. No shame in today's result.

Hats off to Sutton, the guy embodies what being a Card is about. He plays with heart and it’s obvious he’s proud to wear the jersey. Derek Smith would be proud.

First time you guys were the buzz saw, we were the trees. Complete reversal today. Can't really use two games as a definitive comparison but IF we both get hot at Tourney Time we can try this again.

Good luck until we see you folks again...and remember to beat dook.

Yes 24 points in a 40 minute game

Fewest points by a ranked team in the shot clock era.

Thats awful and embarassking !!!!

Cancel the rest of the season Wolfpack.

Watch, next game they score 100.

Doubt the 'heels will be hesitant, but.... Cards kick!!

Big game tomorrow to say the least.

The Cards started off the game at UNC on fire and things just snowballed from there. Cards had it going from inside and out... played great defense and kept UNC off the offensive glass. UNC was never able to really get their legs under them.

Cards will see a different team tomorrow. Can they replicate that same performance? Probably not to that level but if they can keep UNC off the glass and limit their transition baskets... I like the Cards chances.

The numbers from the first game @ UNC (recipe for a win):

Cards shot 52% from field. 42% from 3. Cards had 30 defensive rebounds and did an excellent job keeping UNC off the offensive boards.

UNC shot 35% from field. 14% from 3.

Watching Kansas-kitties game. I think Kenny Payne is the laziest D-I assistant I’ve ever seen.

The guy basically refuses to stand up and get out of his seat. Does he walk to his seat on the bench or do they roll him out there on some kind of heavy duty apparatus?

its been a few years since i’ve been to the Yum center. with the weather decent and i live in Oldham county. what is the best parking location assuming i get downtown about 1:20 or so?

North Carolina and Louisville have played together 18 times. Louisville has 5 Wins.

Since becoming a member of the ACC, Louisville has played North Carolina 7 times. Louisville has 3 Wins. Two of the 3 Wins were at the Yum Center.

One of the 7 ACC games with North Carolina was an ACC Tourney game. Thus 6 Regular Season matchups.

Altogether, Louisville has been ranked in 11 of the 18 games they played. North Carolina has been ranked in all 18 games.

The first ever UL-UNC game was March 25, 1972. North Carolina won that NCAA Tourney game 105-91.

On March 20, 1986, Louisville beat UNC 94-79 on its way to the CARDS' second NCAA National Championship.

The average score of all 18 games was UNC 81.7 -- UofL 77.7

In Louisville's top 100 most played opponents, Louisville has its lowest win % against UNC (@ 0.278), Virginia (@ ).200) and Georgetown (@ 0.250).

This Season

Satterfield landing multiple kids today. Beefing up depth on the O-line.

Here we go.... BIG crowd in the Yum tonight

the forward pass. Check this out. As a retired engineer who had some experience with shock mitigation I find this fascinating.

Peace

(moved to basketball page)

Did anyone else notice in the first half that we were running some high post sets to counter their zone? One was perfectly executed for a corner three by Nwora. I saw that and thought: “Looks like Mack is prepping for Virginia!”

How the eff did coach Gaudio get fired at Wake for going 61-31 in three seasons (avg 20-10)????I’m sure Wake fans would take that every day and twice on Sundays compared to what Danny Manning has accomplished.

Physicians were unable to reach a consensus:
Should the U.S. build Trump's Mexican Wall?

The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologist's had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought Trump had a lot of nerve. Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while the Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted. Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!" The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it.
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and the Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow. The Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter."
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and those lofty Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in Washington!

Any news on official visitors or word from the “silent conmits”? Only 5 days until NSD. Is it the calm before the storm or will it be a disappointing February 6th?

He looked and sounded super confident. Hope he kills next season!

A few people on here were wondering if the 2019 basketball class is done... I originally said yes, but seeing Darius Perry struggle, and looking at who might be leaving and coming back, I think the need for an additional ball handler couldn't be more evident. I predict Louisville to address the guard position via the grad transfer market following the end of the season when players will be graduating and announcing that they're leaving.

some teams and UConn is one of them they just get the calls.

Hats off to them for a monumental victory tonight over UConn

Never thought id see it !

Well, not beating Geno !