Watching Ole Miss defense in the annual Egg Bowl vs Miss State is like watching UL's D. They are "marginally" better than UL on stopping the run. And that is not saying much.

Malik...Puma didnt practice all week. Sean McCormack took all the 2 reps so expect that he will see some PT.

Apparently Freshman RB Javian Hawkins tweeted this and then later deleted. Where there’s smoke there’s...

Most encouraging double-digit loss for Louisville Basketball in years. Maybe ever?

Just wanted to drop by a Happy Thanksgiving before family and food get crazy tomorrow. I'm so incredibly thankful to have this opportunity to cover Louisville football and for all who read my work and support me. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

After a sluggish start, Jeff Walz's WBB squad conquered Boise St. by 19. Five thoughts:

1) Our thoughts, prayers and best hopes for Jaz Jones who came down very hard on her right hip in the second quarter and did not return to action. She was taken to a local hospital for X-Rays.

2) Free throws! Louisville was 12-14. The refereeing was way too intense and some of the calls inexplicable, but Mountain West refs and Lisa Jones, you got to expect that you'll get no breaks. Sam Fuehring gets decked and the foul is on her? Inconceivable !!

3) Another third quarter blowout. After leading by just three at the half, the Cards put together a 22-13 third quarter to take an insurmountable lead. Asia with 10 in that pivot-able quarter.

4) Hello, Ms. Carter! A.C. nailed four threes and was 5-7 from the floor. And, didn't start. She's the heart of this year's team and she was prime time on the road last night.

5) Asia. 20 points after a scoreless first quarter. Some of her threes were simply amazing. But, that is Asia Durr.

Cards WBB faces Arizona St. on Friday in Vegas.

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Granted, I haven't been paying much attention. I guess we'll learn a thing or two about the Cards Wednesday. Oh, and never forget.

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Butch Jones

Midwestern guy who would recruit from your neighbors to the north.
Never lost to an ACC or Big 10 team while at Tennessee.
Nick Saban is rubbing off on him.
Good offensive mind.
Players stay in tune to his catchy cliches.
He's accomplished more than Brohm and would never have taken a beaten by Minnesota.
4-1 vs the Kentucky Wildcats.
Honest guy unlike Bobby Petrino or Rick Pitino.
More MAC and Big East championships than years Brohm has been a head coach.

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2020 3-star DE Braiden McGregor has an unofficial visit to Louisville set for tomorrow. The 'Cards offered McGregor back in September. He holds offers from Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin, and many other Big Ten schools. Louisville McGregor at tight end or defensive end.

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1. Sweet Potato Casserole - With Brown Sugar and Pecans, delicious.
2. Mac and Cheese - If you don't have Mac and Cheese at thanksgiving you are at the wrong fete.
3. Broccoli-Cheese Casserole - My favorite style of this has Ritz crackers on top and enough cheese to stop your digestive tract in three bites.
4. Brussels and Bacon - Baked on a cookie sheet together and served warm.
5. Corn Pudding - In a casserole dish this is almost always money.

6. Green Bean Casserole - Simple and classic with onion straws on top.
7. Baked Apples - My sister puts cinnamon and red hots in there. BOOM.
8. Hawaiian Rolls - Not sure this is a side dish, but they are delicious.
9. Canned Cranberry Sauce - It is berry with the ridges still intact on the sides.
10. Cornbread - Could be great (cast-iron) could be terrible (dry and crunchy). Use discretion.

11. Mashed Potatoes - Mashed Potatoes are the Kansas basketball of Thanksgiving side dishes - always in the conversation, always assumed to be elite, but most of the time not really elite and frequently should be better than they turn out.
12. Homemade Cranberry Sauce - Wildly inconsistent. Could be great, could be awful. You don't know until you try it.
13. Creamed Spinach - I've had it done very well. I've also had it terrible. Who knows.
14. Roasted Cauliflower - Don't knock it until you have tried it.
15. Potato Au Gratin - Gonzaga. Interesting and appealing. This dish looks incredible when it comes out of the oven, but almost never lives up to its resume and can often be a mess under its beautiful outward appearance.

16. Roasted Butternut Squash - Okay. I guess.
17. Grilled Asparagus - Can be done really well and every now and then could make a Final Four run, but often mushy and weak. Something you put on your plate to try to act healthy.
18. Stuffing/Dressing - You have to have it, you have to eat it, but when was the last time it was exciting?
19. Salad - All of them. They are always around at Thanksgiving and you almost always have to put them on your plate, but you never like it.
20. Haricots Verts - Those are just church'ed up green beans and they are an auto-bid league. Lehigh.

And my No. 1 every year - Corn Ooh LaLa. (bacon and grilled onions with sweet corn and cream. Hot Damn it is good!)

Go Cards!

To everyone...safe travels to all

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3-star DB Dontye Carriere-Williams told me that he has scheduled an official visit to Louisville for December 7th. Dontye is a former Wisconsin Badger that ended up transferring to Independence Community College. You can read more on that here: https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/20...e-williams-transfer-faion-hicks-deron-harrell

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Went to Bankers Life Arena with four other UofL fans to see Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz take on the Pacers. Upon entering into the arena one of the security guards asked why there were so many UofL fans there?

It was great seeing Mitchell in person in an NBA game, but it pains me to say it....he was not good last night. He was 3-8 from the field with only 7 points. Mitchell was very inactive usually just hanging out in the corner beyond the 3-line. He made no moves to the basket, no dunks, just jump shots. He was evidently criticized in the media for his past game where he took 35 shots and had 0 assists. So, maybe he was trying to compensate. Also this was the 4th game of a road trip and the Jazz looked gassed. They were sloppy and totally out matched by the Pacers.

I have to say the environment at Bankers Life was pretty impressive for a Monday night.

One funny note....Grayson Allen is on the Jazz and came in during the final minutes. When he was announced he was boo'd loudly. He picked up a foul on a and one play and the place erupted. That guy is really really not liked by just about anyone who is not a Duke fan.

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- Three players were suspended this last week for "Violations of Team Rules" and I'm told all three were fairly minor - missing team meeting, late to team meeting, etc...

- I have heard that early last week a bunch of players missed the team meeting (speaks to this team's buy-in, frankly), but once it was made clear to them that even though there's not a head coach, that wouldn't be tolerated... the majority of the team fell in line last week and didn't miss again.

- The rest of the week went fairly smoothly. Until Saturday.

- Saturday was a mess at halftime and in the second half. Certainly emotions run high during a football game, but the dysfunction on this team was evident in the second half, and I am told that started in the halftime.

- Just before the half, the offense had a touchdown called back and the defense promptly gave up a long touchdown drive. So instead of it being 10-10 at the half it was 17-3. Tempers flared and the second half was more of the uninspired performance we have seen from this team.

- Can these guys pull it together this week? Is everybody back on the same page? I know the remaining coaching staff has a tough job this week, getting everybody back together and getting their heads right for the final game.

- All of this is fairly understandable. Frustrations of losing and continuing to lose and the natural back and forth between offense and defense... it is not surprising to anyone who has ever been on a football team that there are arguments. In fact, I know a few coaches over the years who encouraged those arguments (Schnellenberger was known to love when players got into it practice).

- So... when your bickering, sometimes dysfunctional family are getting together for Thanksgiving on Thursday... remember the players who are getting together and eating as a football family as well.

- On to other topics....

- I am still hearing good things about Jeff Brohm and Louisville.

- On the subject of coaching staffs... a lot has been bandied about recently about possible coaching staffs and I was told that if Brohm is here that the majority of that Purdue staff would come here as well, but - as with any coaching move - it won't be all.

- As for Louisville, look for the couple of coaches or staff members who have previous working relationships with Brohm to get consideration for staying here - maybe not in the same roles, but have an opportunity.

The scramble drill occurs when the offensive play call doesn't go as planned initially and fast adjustments to undesirable circumstances must be made on the fly. Things are certainly less than desirably currently but if an offense responds correctly when pressure creates chaos, that chaos can lead to explosive scores. This is the situation Lousville is in with the 2019 class.

Uncommitted targets to watch:

Official Visitors from last weekend

One major move over the weekend was getting three-star lineback Jamie Pettway on campus for an official visit under an interim head coach.

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Rivals analyst Chad Simmons confirmed that Pettway named Louisville his leader soon before Petrino was fired. Obviously Petrino's ouster sent that into flux but based off intel from my sources close to situation, Pettway's visit went very well and the staff is very optimistic about their chances at singing the six-foot-two, 234-pound thumper. Vince Tyra had dinner with Pettway. From what I was told Pettway was very impressed with Tyrna's vision for the program and the individual attention he received from the Athletic Director. His family was also impressed and said they loved the people in Lousville, the football team's support staff, and the genuine leadership exhibited by Tyra.

I put in my futurecast for Louisville to sign Pettway but there is still work to do here for the 'Cards, specifically wrapping up their hiring of a head coach. I know that Pettway is very intrigued with Tennessee but they haven't offered him yet. Missouri and Georgia Tech have extended official visit offers to Pettway and he plans on taking them before signing in December. Based on Chad Simmons' information I believe that Tennessee would sign him if they offered.

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The Louisville side of things tells me that 6-foot-7, 300-pound Canadian offensive tackle Liam Dick made it in for his official visit as well. They said he loved the campus, community, and the support staff. That being said, the vibe is that he's taking a wait and see approach regarding who Louisville hires.

Louisville plans to bring him back for a second official visit when the coaching hire is made. I know you are saying to yourself, Dave is an idiot, prospects only get to take one official visit to a school. Last year you would have been correct and I would be an idiot for saying that (and I still may be an idiot in general) but according to the new recruiting rules enacted this year, if a prospect visits a school that goes through a coaching change, he can take a second official to that school and it won't count against his five, or the schools' 56. There are exceptions however, such as if a recruit has exhausted his five officials he doesn't get a sixth to a new school if they hire a new coach.

Right now I won't forecast Dick to Louisville but if he schedules a second official visit when the coaching change happens I will.

The field

I've already reported on how I feel things will shake out with Rondale Moore, Wandale Robinson, and Milton Wright.

Here's an update on that report.

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Wandale Robinson switched his pick from Nebraska to Kentucky the night before his commitment ceremony at Western Hills. Robinson was dead set on Nebraska but a phone conversation with one of Robinson' closest mentors shifted everything Kentucky's way and Robinson shocked the recruiting industry and chose UK. Since then Nebraska has stayed in touch with him, Kentucky's offense has failed to impress, and Louisville fired Bobby Petrino. New developments have occurred in the past week and Nebraska's head coach Scott Frost will be making an in home visit with Robinson before signing day to try to get him back on board. In addition to that, the prospect of Louisville hiring Jeff Brohm has Robinson's attention and if that hire materializes Louisville will be in a solid position to flip the Mr. Football candidate from Kentucky and stave off a Nebraska rally.

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Shortly after posting the article linked above, I received a phone call from someone close to Wright who expressed the belief that Brohm would stay put at Purdue based on his ties to the community there as well as the staff that followed him there from Western Kentucky. Being the lawyer that I am, I played devil's advocate and asked a series of questions designed to ascertain whether Wright's commitment was primarily to Purdue as a program or to Jeff Brohm the coach. Without getting into details, I discerned the answer to that question was the latter, not the former.

Wright has also gone on the record stating coaching stability and a family fit with the coaching staff as his chief concerns. You don't have a family fit with a "school" you have a family fit with the players and staff you're surrounded by 75% of the time. So, I'm still very confident that if Brohm ends up at Louisville, so will Wright according to conversations I've had with people close to him as well as what the record reflects.

I still stand by what I wrote about Rondale Moore following Brohm in the aforementioned article.

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I have confirmed with Simmons and sources close to Louisville that he will be taking an unofficial visit to Louisville for the Kentucky game. Louisville isn't scheduling any official visits next weekend because number one it is Thanksgiving weekend and the strain on resources to an already depleted staff will be too great, and number two (this is me burying the lede here) there may be a coaching announcement on Sunday. That is not me breaking news. It is just a possibility that has to be considered.

How is Louisville fairing with current commits?
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2019 offensive tackle commit Zach Williamson is an early enrollee who will sign in December. He's going to study engineering so the Speed School is the big lure for him and Louisville's proximity from home strikes a good balance for him. He was at Louisville for an unofficial visit last weekend and all looks well for him to be in Louisville's class.

He also received a bump from rivals and is now a 5.6 three-star. Lousville got on him early and even without a coach it looks like they will ward off Penn State and hometown West Virginia for his signature. Good job by the Louisville staff on this one to identify his talent and lock him down.

Speaking of bumps from rivals, 2019 LaRue County athlete Anthony Adkins was bumped to a three star.

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Adkins received the bump to three star status due in large part to his monster senior season stats. I will see him this weekend as LaRue County travels to Central in the fourth round of the 3A playoffs. Central's "Dark Side" defense is very tough this year so I will get a good look at his abilities Friday. 2019 Louisville running back commit Aidan Robinson faced Central in week one and was held to 50 yards on 17 carries.

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Speaking of Aidan Robbins, he was also at the NC State game. I think emotionally he wants to stay committed to Louisville because of his bond with the current commits, Kolby Smith, Pete Nochta, and the fact he wants to play in front of his city. That being said, if Louisville hires Jeff Brohm I believe there is a good chance he flips. His commitment is shaky right now. I'll call it a forty-sixty bet that he sticks with Lousville if we're putting money down today.

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Speaking of shaky commits segment of the article, I believe 2019 Florida-based TE commit Sam Snyder fits that distinction. He was offered by Baylor yesterday and has an official visit set up for December 1st. He is also supposed to take an official visit to Louisville on December the 15th but that seems to be up in the air. I have received confirmation from the Louisville side of things that the current staff really likes Snyder and are fighting to keep him in the class. I'm getting a lot of mixed reports on this one so I'm not ready to throw any skin in the game saying he will or won't sign with Louisville but I will say Louisville is on thin ice and should Missouri or Florida come calling late in the game I don't think Louisville will be able to

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Denzel Daxson is an early enrollee and should sign with Louisville in December. He is a player at a position of need who sees the opportunity the depth chart provides. He's also from the Bahamas and has started the process of enrolling at UofL. Due to the fact he's a non-United States residen his enrollment is more complicated than a US resident. That process is nearing completion and he's pretty much locked in with the 'Cards. I'm confident he will sign with Louisville and enroll early.

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2019 Athlete Jeremiah Pruitte is still in contact with the remaining Louisville staff and his situation is unique. Pruitte wants to play wide receiver and that's the current staff's plan for him.

2019 offensive guard commit Ty Murray is taking an unofficial visit to the UK game. ille.

Jaden Johnson remains solid to Louisville.

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Heard on the radio.

Cant find a link im a work.

I could see it, due to lack of frontcourt depth.

Wish Ray or Adel or both had come back.

Coach Mack wont allow the players NOT to give anything less than 100% so an NIT isnt the end of the World.