Just to help pass the time before the Sun Bowl kicks off, here's a quick quiz of 5 questions to test your memory/knowledge of UofL football history, "modern" history that is, since 1985. Perhaps this could provide a brief perspective of the job Jeff is doing thus far.

When the Sun Bowl ends on New Year's Eve, we will have finished our 40th season since the late Howard Schnellenberger took over the reins and put us on that historic trend that took us to where we are today - a Power 4 conference team that expects to have winning records & go to annual bowl games . Although we are still on that rollar coaster "Collision Course" trek with a natti, there's no question Schnelly's dreams and aspirations pushed our program to another level, having now reached a bowl game in 23 of those 40 seasons (57.5%) after only reaching a few in the history of our football program prior to 1985. We have had 8 different head coaches during those 40 years (with BP having 2 different stints in 2003-06 and 2014-18), not counting interims.

So, here's 5 quick questions regarding our past head coaches over the last 40 years. See how you can do strictly on memory/knowledge. And, please, don't cheat and look up the answers. No fun in that as it would be very easy to get 5 out of 5 googling.

1. Coach Brohm has taken us to bowl games in each of his first two seasons as head coach. What other UofL head coaches, since 1985, have achieved this feat?

2. What former head coach led us to the most number of bowls during his career here, and how many was that?
3. What former coaches led us to bowl games and winning records in every full season they coached here?
4. If the Cards win the Sun Bowl, Brohm will have won 70% of his games over his first two seasons. Who else won 70% or more of their games in their first two seasons at UofL since 1985? Who has a career win pct at 70% or better at UofL since 1985?
5. With a Sun Bowl win, there is a good chance the Cards will "finish" the season in the AP Top 25 for only the 12th time in school history (all since 1990), an outstanding feat for a non-blueblood school like Louisville. Which former coach had the highest % of his teams accomplish this feat of finishing the season ranked in the AP Top 25?

There you go, try to answer without looking it up. When you do see all the answers, hopefully you'll appreciate the job our current head coach is doing thus far. And if Pierce Clarkson goes into the portal, who knows who will QB in the Sun Bowl.

The fighting Satterfields lost to TCU to finish the season 5-7. Tough year for our former head coach. He did beat Miami of Ohio this year to claim the victory bell in that big rivalry game.

I am listening to the talking heads for the pregame match and the female talking head acts as if we don’t stand a chance against Purdue. I don’t know anything about Purdue but I hope she is wrong.

What coach for does the transfer portal recruiting for DL ??

I don't know and Ron English seems to have been in a precarious situation this year with inconsistency issues. Does he participate in recruiting from the portal ??

We definitely need some big bodies who get to the QB at least 2 from the portal, IMO.

CJ May and B. Abercrombie look like guys who can help in the future, but we pass rushers for next year. Green needs to develop along with Carter, Clements, and Spencer.

Futures bright but a Top priority Right Now are experienced starters.

It feels good. Bragging rights for year

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Bobby came back to UofL and is now back at Arkansas

Greg Schiano is back at Rutgers

Edsall went back to UCONN

And now WVU bringing back Rich Rod?

And I guess if LSU fires Brian Kelly, might as well get him back to Cincy lol

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.

He just entered the portal, severely under used at UK. Was a 1000yd receiver the year before at No. Texas. Was the receiver who scored against us on Saturday. He would look good in a UofL uniform next year.

When do you all think we will know what happens with Isaac and Duke? I guess if they play in the Bowl game, that would be a good indicator, but I’m terrified of losing one or both of them.

It is interesting to watch that two very different groups of portal entrants. One group are the over-achievers that feel they need to enter to get their fair market value. The other is the under-achievers that feel they need a fresh start somewhere because their current situation isn't ideal or they are looking to move up in program level.

Makes for an interesting ebb and flow between programs. Programs are bidding for one group like a Sotheby's auction, while also looking for value like a thrift store with the other group. Does a program spend it's time rummaging through thrift stores, or trying to outbid the whales?

Freshman UofL RB Isaac Brown has been outstanding. Congratulations to the young man
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#1 Pitt is the real deal, and they are incredibly good at home. I know we are not expected to beat the Lady Panthers there, but this UL WVB Team is capable of beating any team in America when playing up to their best.