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We lost a great deal of talent to the NFL. I believe it was 10 or 11 players from last years team. If there is any type of serious question marks for this years team, it's depth especially on the offensive line. I think we can all agree it starts in the trenches and the Cardinals have some holes to plug there with new players. We'll see how quickly they fill those holes.
We all know AU will be a tough opening test for a team that is replacing that many players on both sides of the ball. I think our early strength will be the defense, but until they actually line up and play someone other than themselves, it's hard to gauge. We'll see.
Our front seven on defense is our strongest area going into the season. Maybe up to 5 future NFL guys along the DL and at LB. All 3 DL and both middle LB's as well. Add in sure draft pick in Safety Harvey-Clemmons we expect to have a Great, not just good defense. UGa transfers Wigging at CB and freakishly athletic Josh Harvey-Clemmons help to make up for a secondary that all graduated or went pro early. So we expect, with another transfer, former Big 12 Defensive player of the year, Devonte Fields at OLB to make up for the loss of all ACC OLB Mauldin, the best defensive player a year ago & an early hit with the NY Jets now.
Also, we return some nice RB's, add some depth with transfers from UAB, T A&M, and Tennessee at WR along with 4 nice true freshman as well as local 4 star Jr James Quick now playing the slot. Its a 3 way battle for QB to start but all won at some point last year. The biggest ? is the OL, which has to replace 3 starters. If that is at least serviceable we expect to have a chance to win Sept 5th, but from what we have read AU fans have already penciled in the win. Lately, we are have had some football scribes (Stewart Mandel) start to say we are a darkhorse to win big this year in the ACC and possibly with some good fortune, nationally.
I say its about an OL that is at least adequate against a sixth ranked schedule nationally.
Also, we return some nice RB's, add some depth with transfers from UAB, T A&M, and Tennessee at WR along with 4 nice true freshman as well as local 4 star Jr James Quick now playing the slot. Its a 3 way battle for QB to start but all won at some point last year. The biggest ? is the OL, which has to replace 3 starters. If that is at least serviceable we expect to have a chance to win Sept 5th, but from what we have read AU fans have already penciled in the win. Lately, we are have had some football scribes (Stewart Mandel) start to say we are a darkhorse to win big this year in the ACC and possibly with some good fortune, nationally.
I say its about an OL that is at least adequate against a sixth ranked schedule nationally.
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Of course Auburn fans are confident they will win this game. Their team has beaten many bigger name teams than Louisville so although not a cupcake, they feel the Cards shouldn't be anywhere near capable of beating them. However, I bet 95 percent of them couldn't tell you a single Cardinal player with the possible exception of the Georgia transfers.
A few years ago Florida fans felt the same about Louisville. They had beaten top 10 teams that season and the Cards wasn't a top 10 team. Many fans came here telling us we had no chance and we all know what happened.
Louisville football is on the cusp of being a national contender. If it weren't for that three year period when Steve Kragthorpe was the coach, it would already have happened. There is nothing holding the program back now. A humbled Coach Petrino who has already seen the greener grass and realized that the grass is now as green where he started. No more conference baggage as the ACC will have the Cards schedule consistently packed with ranked programs. And there's the AD Tom Jurich who has made UofL a power is baseball, soccer, and women's basketball. Football is the last major sport not to play for the championship.
It's going to happen much sooner than later.
A few years ago Florida fans felt the same about Louisville. They had beaten top 10 teams that season and the Cards wasn't a top 10 team. Many fans came here telling us we had no chance and we all know what happened.
Louisville football is on the cusp of being a national contender. If it weren't for that three year period when Steve Kragthorpe was the coach, it would already have happened. There is nothing holding the program back now. A humbled Coach Petrino who has already seen the greener grass and realized that the grass is now as green where he started. No more conference baggage as the ACC will have the Cards schedule consistently packed with ranked programs. And there's the AD Tom Jurich who has made UofL a power is baseball, soccer, and women's basketball. Football is the last major sport not to play for the championship.
It's going to happen much sooner than later.
My view is the hiring of Musch was fantastic. I expect the Aub D to be much improved.
The O is prolific.
Top 10 expectation of Auburn.
Keep an eye on the Louisville defense. I'm trying not to think too much about the offense.
Auburn is one of those programs that has a lot of tradition and gets a lot of respect from Louisville fans. We have a lot of question marks on the offensive side of the ball but we also have one the great offensive minds in the game coaching us, so expect the unexpected. Defense should be good and could help us win some games this year especially early.
Auburn is usually over rated. They are consistently the second best team in their state. The year after the player they paid for left (Cam Newton) they were preseason #1. They promptly flamed out and lost 5 games.
Bottom line is Auburn fans make the mistake of thinking Louisville is anything like those nimrods they share a conference with.
CJ
Bottom line is Auburn fans make the mistake of thinking Louisville is anything like those nimrods they share a conference with.
CJ
Our D is our strength. We replace many we lost to the NFL last year with highly touted transfers that played at the higher levels of D-1 football already.
Our O is our question mark. We hope that the genius that is Bobby Petrino, shows up on that side of the ball this year. A serviceable offense, coupled with our D, should allow us to continue winning at the clip we've won the last few years. If we truly get a Bobby P offense, then sky is the limit.
View of Auburn - they deserve the hype they are getting. Add Muschamp to the mix, and they could really develop into something.
What I think happens in game 1 -- D's will be stout on both sides of the ball. As such, I'd take the points and run.
I'd pick Auburn to win a close, hard fought game.
Our O is our question mark. We hope that the genius that is Bobby Petrino, shows up on that side of the ball this year. A serviceable offense, coupled with our D, should allow us to continue winning at the clip we've won the last few years. If we truly get a Bobby P offense, then sky is the limit.
View of Auburn - they deserve the hype they are getting. Add Muschamp to the mix, and they could really develop into something.
What I think happens in game 1 -- D's will be stout on both sides of the ball. As such, I'd take the points and run.
I'd pick Auburn to win a close, hard fought game.
Ah Jim, you welcomed this Auburn fan with your usual grace.
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Guy came in peace and we act like a**holes. Nice.
As has been said, surprisingly with a Petrino coached team, our defense will be our strength, especially our front seven. Our offense has some holes to fill, especially on the line, but our runningbacks are top notch, and our quarterback will be pretty darn good, and that's all Petrino needs.
I'm not predicting a win because I respect Auburn, but it should be a great game, and the winner will have earned it.
What's up with the "we" comment? One person acting like an ass doesn't lump everyone into the same group.
Auburn will be a very difficult game and a preseason opener we as UofL fans aren't used to. Normally we would be looking at a cupcake like UofK when the game is in Louisville or a weaker MAC or Sun Belt team when the UofK game was in Lexington. Now with the ACC - SEC wanting their natural rivals to play the last game of the year, the schedule has been revamped. Playing a team on AU's level right out of the gate is a very tall order. I think our kids will be excited for the chance to play a solid program game one.
Every fan base has them.
As far as the AU view goes, I'd be lying if I said we don't expect a win. That being said UL is always a tough game. You're insane if you think it won't be a hard fought game. I feel like the reason AU is so confident coming into the season is mainly because we know exactly what we are going to get from our offense, the question is how much better a defense will be. The talent is there, we just needed a coach that can make it work. AU's D doesn't have to be great, it just has to not be a liability.
While I personally stay away from predictions I think if you ask most AU fans they will tell you they expect a win anywhere between about 10-17/20 deficit. It will basically be a home game for us (about a 2 hour drive), so honestly, I don't know how well the UL fan base travels but we expect it to be about 65-35 AU. That being said AU historically struggles when we open it ATL. So there's that.
As for UL, I don't really know much other than Fields and the UGA DB. If what you say is true I find it odd that a defense will be the strength of a Petrino team. I feel like that could either bode very badly or very positively for UL.
And whoever wins will probably get a little help because we pulled UK out of the east this year so people will be able to compare a like opponent.
Surprised? Last season the Cards had the 7th best defense in the country. Of course thus came from Charlie Strong ' s players but even during Petrino ' s first stint here he had some great defenses. Remember Elvis Dumervill?
His offense was so powerful it overshadowed the defense. This season it comes down to who can be the QB that can run the offense like Petrino wants. The skill positions are stacked with talent and depth. The OL is the big question but the newcomers are huge.
It's just a matter of time before we see another Petrino led juggernaut. I do believe Auburn will most likely win but I would not be surprised one bit if the Cards win. I don't think the talent gap is very far apart. The Tigers do have more talented over all depth but that won't be a factor in game one.
It's going to be fun for sure.
His offense was so powerful it overshadowed the defense. This season it comes down to who can be the QB that can run the offense like Petrino wants. The skill positions are stacked with talent and depth. The OL is the big question but the newcomers are huge.
It's just a matter of time before we see another Petrino led juggernaut. I do believe Auburn will most likely win but I would not be surprised one bit if the Cards win. I don't think the talent gap is very far apart. The Tigers do have more talented over all depth but that won't be a factor in game one.
It's going to be fun for sure.
I am expecting a very close game, possibly even a UofL upset. Nobody in college football does a better job of preparing a team for the season opener than Bobby Petrino - which is why he is 9-0 in season openers. Auburn fans should be thrilled with any kind of win in this game. It's going to be a very good football game.
Selfishly, I'd really like to see UofL over the next 20 years play a home and home with each of the traditional SEC schools - I'd really like to get down to each of those schools before I'm too old to enjoy it. Perhaps we can convince Auburn to sign on for a home-and-home to start the process after this game is over.
Selfishly, I'd really like to see UofL over the next 20 years play a home and home with each of the traditional SEC schools - I'd really like to get down to each of those schools before I'm too old to enjoy it. Perhaps we can convince Auburn to sign on for a home-and-home to start the process after this game is over.
While I don't argue that 9-0 is impressive, I think you have to recognize who the opponents were.
UK- 5 times... While I know that a big UL rivalry let's be honest UK has been the laughing stock of the SEC in football pretty much since it joined.
Western Illinois...
Tennessee Tech
Missouri State 2 times
And 2014 Miami.
I'll give him the 2013 UK game because he did it with Western Kentucky, and 2014 Miami.
But other than those two you have to admit not exactly top competition.
Came here to see what you guys were saying about the game. You all seem like a very respectful group of fans and you don't see that much living around bama and georgia fans.
Auburn's offense is going to be more balanced. Just because we have a pass first QB doesn't mean the rushing will slow down. No one will stack the box with JJ's arm ability so the open lanes should be open. Very good offensive line and WR's. Defense, yeah, Boom was a great hire but this is still his first season with the guys. There's no telling how the defense will perform. One thing from camp is that they are taking on Boom's attitude so I expect them to hit hard and play with a lot of effort.
For Louisville, which I don't know much about on offense, what have the RB's done and how much live game action have they seen? Seems like the Oline could make it tough on them. How is the mobility on the QB's.
Last thing i'm curious about is the Special Teams. How is Louisville there? Experienced punter/kicker?
Auburn has a history of coming out flat in openers, last year they did not. So who knows. I think it will be a really good opening game to kick off the season. Here's hoping both teams come away injury free.
Oh yeah, as for the poster above, "he" is not "we", "he" is "them" and does not represent the respectful fans. You guys seem pretty classy.
Auburn's offense is going to be more balanced. Just because we have a pass first QB doesn't mean the rushing will slow down. No one will stack the box with JJ's arm ability so the open lanes should be open. Very good offensive line and WR's. Defense, yeah, Boom was a great hire but this is still his first season with the guys. There's no telling how the defense will perform. One thing from camp is that they are taking on Boom's attitude so I expect them to hit hard and play with a lot of effort.
For Louisville, which I don't know much about on offense, what have the RB's done and how much live game action have they seen? Seems like the Oline could make it tough on them. How is the mobility on the QB's.
Last thing i'm curious about is the Special Teams. How is Louisville there? Experienced punter/kicker?
Auburn has a history of coming out flat in openers, last year they did not. So who knows. I think it will be a really good opening game to kick off the season. Here's hoping both teams come away injury free.
Oh yeah, as for the poster above, "he" is not "we", "he" is "them" and does not represent the respectful fans. You guys seem pretty classy.
2016/17 we have home and home Vs Clemson
Nothing in 2018 so far, I think they are working on something with FSU
2019~ Oregon in Dallas
2020-21 home and home with Cal
For it to happen it would be after that.
Coach Strong recruited a lot of talent on that side of the ball.Most of these guys in the front 7 have been in the system,playing over the last 2-3 seasons.I think balance is the word here.Balancing offense with defense separates teams from the pack.
You also have to remember that 2 of those 4 UofL-UK games were while UofL was a member of C-USA, and the other two were while we were members of the Big East.
Plus, it's not so much who they played as it is how our team looked (especially the offense) while playing in those games. The offense starts out the season in mid-season form, with no offensive alignment penalties, very few false starts, etc. Petrino's impressive preparedness for the first game was precisely the reason why former UK coach Rich Brooks threatened to cancel the series unless UK was given the opportunity to move the game from the first to the 3rd game of the season.
Let's hope they can pencil it in for 2022-23. Our schedule is not quite so booked as that, but we do have the annual UK series, a road game at Marshall in 2016 (we owe them a return game for the home game they played against us in 2009), home and home with Houston in 2016-17 (signed as part of our exit agreement with the AAC), Purdue in Indianapolis in 2017, Alabama in Orlando in 2018, and Notre Dame in 2019 (Louisville) and 2020 (South Bend).
Frankly, our AD is ambitious enough that if any of the SEC schools wanted a true home and home, he'd make room.
Brandon Radcliff and LJ Scott are the most experienced of the group of backs returning and will likely share the load.I personally believe that Radcliff is one of those guys flying under the radar nationally.Explosive,north-south runner that really hits the hole with a burst of speed.He ran for over 700 yards last season.
Bonnafon is the most mobile of the returning qbs and was ahead at the end of spring,but Will Gardner was recovering from surgery during spring.That qb battle continues today as I type,along with Kyle Bolin.All 3 guys had wins last season at qb.
What exactly did I say that was not true?
1. Auburn is usually over-rated as is much of the conference they play in.
2. Like it not Auburn will always be the second best football program in their state to Alabama.
3. Cam Newton got paid. NCAA said payments went to his father.
4. They were ranked #1 the year after they went 14-0 and lost 5 games to finish 8-5.
5. If you don't think the Barners don't look at Louisville as an easy win you haven't been following along.
Speaking the truth sure does ruffle some feathers around here sometimes.
CJ
1. Auburn is usually over-rated as is much of the conference they play in.
2. Like it not Auburn will always be the second best football program in their state to Alabama.
3. Cam Newton got paid. NCAA said payments went to his father.
4. They were ranked #1 the year after they went 14-0 and lost 5 games to finish 8-5.
5. If you don't think the Barners don't look at Louisville as an easy win you haven't been following along.
Speaking the truth sure does ruffle some feathers around here sometimes.
CJ
I am part of a couple Auburn message boards, we are not taking Louisville lightly due to the fact Louisville is not a scrub team. Auburn has opened with scrub teams in the past and not faired well, that has humbled the majority of the fan base. The SEC is widely ranked at the top by many because the SEC missed one National Championship appearance in the last 9 years with 4 different teams winning in those games.
1) I agree Auburn starting out as high as they are considering the way we finished last year is weird.
2) Auburn is not the state school, but neither is Louisville. You guys beat Kentucky a good bit though, but you personally don't see yourself in that light do you? The series btw Auburn and bama is pretty close overall, and Auburn leads the series the past 30 yrs. That statement you made just seems like your jimmies are rustled.
3)Link?
4) So. We were ranked 3-9 in 2012 and played in the BCS Champ game in 2013.
5)See my intro.
Whether Newton was paid or not has no bearing on the game this year so it's irrelevant. AU is not a rival of the Cardinals so it doesn't matter. Now if we were going to talk about Tim Couch and Hal Mumme, then maybe we could focus in on the paying players angle. LOL.
Bottom line is the Tigers are going to be a very good opening opponent. Easily the best opening opponent the Cards have faced in recent memory.I'm sure the kids will be excited to play. I'm excited just to watch it. I can only imagine what it must feel like knowing you're going to be playing in the game. Wow!!
Bottom line is the Tigers are going to be a very good opening opponent. Easily the best opening opponent the Cards have faced in recent memory.I'm sure the kids will be excited to play. I'm excited just to watch it. I can only imagine what it must feel like knowing you're going to be playing in the game. Wow!!
To beat Auburn you have to be good at the point of attack, and I thought the last two editions of the Louisville defense were the two best tackling squads we've had at least since the Schnellenberger era; but as the season waned on I thought Mauldin's hamstring problems really gave us some trouble setting the edge and the high number reps taken by Kelsey and Burgess took their toll on tackling at the line of scrimmage. Ultimately it exposed the rumored problems of Holliman not being a quality tackler...and the end result looked like Florida State in the 2nd half and Georgia all game long.
The Georgia game points to a parallel concern for me as it applies to Auburn...to slow down Auburn's attack you have to have sustained drives yourself and consistent sustained drives with our combination of line play and what I perceive as unproven QB play are a major concern. Solve that riddle and we have a hell of a football team because I think we're good at the other skill slots; if it remains up in the air like last season we will have similar struggles regardless of opponent. We took too many unnecessary sacks and our QBs fumbled too much and I thought the burden of those fell on the QBs more than the offensive line.
I'll be as fascinated to see how Auburn is different themselves as us; their offense would seem to be undergoing changes that are alot more complex to change than maybe their own fanbase realizes. I'm an old school guy and loved watching a team run wild throwing the ball once or twice in a quarter; the changes in attack extend way beyond just calling a pass instead of a run...the nature of Auburn's blocking schemes is going to change pretty significantly.
The Georgia game points to a parallel concern for me as it applies to Auburn...to slow down Auburn's attack you have to have sustained drives yourself and consistent sustained drives with our combination of line play and what I perceive as unproven QB play are a major concern. Solve that riddle and we have a hell of a football team because I think we're good at the other skill slots; if it remains up in the air like last season we will have similar struggles regardless of opponent. We took too many unnecessary sacks and our QBs fumbled too much and I thought the burden of those fell on the QBs more than the offensive line.
I'll be as fascinated to see how Auburn is different themselves as us; their offense would seem to be undergoing changes that are alot more complex to change than maybe their own fanbase realizes. I'm an old school guy and loved watching a team run wild throwing the ball once or twice in a quarter; the changes in attack extend way beyond just calling a pass instead of a run...the nature of Auburn's blocking schemes is going to change pretty significantly.
A poster from another school comes here to talk football and you want to talk trash, and by association making Card fans in general look like cat fans. How is that remotely okay? If you want to trash talk start your own thread instead of mucking up a good one. Your post is not relevant to the conversation.
I would add with regard to Auburn...I'm sure defensively they feel like they have a lot to prove; they had Carl Lawson out last year and without him they struggled to get to the QB. Adding Cowart at the least on the other DE should be a help and say what you want about Will Muschamp but he's as good as it gets as a defensive tactician. Our scheme on both sides of the ball despite personnel changes should remain largely the same with our coordinatorship intact; Auburn by comparison would seem to have fairly drastic changes in attack. This will draw laughter from the Georgians I'm sure, but it can't hurt that Grantham has had to prep for Auburn's offense when it was performing at an optimal level. Auburn's seems like such a niche attack to prepare for that experience prepping for it--and just importantly knowing what won't work--might play a role. The biggest challenge might be getting JHC geared down a little bit; he probably looks at Auburn ballcarriers like the Bulls of Pamplona look at dudes running around with red scarves.
First and foremost for Louisville to have a puncher's chance, I think we have to run the football in the neighborhood of 175+ yards; it takes so much of the burden off of whoever is taking the snaps, it keeps Auburn's offense out of the 70+ play territory and I think the true barometer for success of failure for Louisville in 2015 is offensive line play. We were in 2nd and 8 too much last year. We've lost a lot of players to the NFL in the last two years, but I feel very confident in what we return improving on our overall rush defense...personnel wise we turn people up the middle who are veterans in Rankins, Vatuvei and Deangelo Brown in front of Burgess and Kelsey. We seem a little deeper at the OLBs despite losing Mauldin and Mount (and I'm not just talking about Fields; watch for Keith Brown to have a big year this year seeing a healthy body for the first time in two years and you also have Dawson-Brents...that's three Army AA's at the two positions along with Trevon Young) and a little more physical and flexible in how we can deploy JHC almost as a BANDIT or Rover type player to add to the box.
Nobody has forced Auburn to the air in some time; Louisville is capable of doing that. But they have to keep Auburn's defense on the field and their offense off of it.
First and foremost for Louisville to have a puncher's chance, I think we have to run the football in the neighborhood of 175+ yards; it takes so much of the burden off of whoever is taking the snaps, it keeps Auburn's offense out of the 70+ play territory and I think the true barometer for success of failure for Louisville in 2015 is offensive line play. We were in 2nd and 8 too much last year. We've lost a lot of players to the NFL in the last two years, but I feel very confident in what we return improving on our overall rush defense...personnel wise we turn people up the middle who are veterans in Rankins, Vatuvei and Deangelo Brown in front of Burgess and Kelsey. We seem a little deeper at the OLBs despite losing Mauldin and Mount (and I'm not just talking about Fields; watch for Keith Brown to have a big year this year seeing a healthy body for the first time in two years and you also have Dawson-Brents...that's three Army AA's at the two positions along with Trevon Young) and a little more physical and flexible in how we can deploy JHC almost as a BANDIT or Rover type player to add to the box.
Nobody has forced Auburn to the air in some time; Louisville is capable of doing that. But they have to keep Auburn's defense on the field and their offense off of it.
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The next time I care about what you think will be the first time Capt. You need to get some thicker skin. They got this thing called an ignore feature. I would expect that a smart guy like you could figure out how to use it like I just did.
CJ
This isn't about ignore. This is about you making other Card fans look bad because you choose to come to a quality discussion about FOOTBALL and show your a**. And the worst part is that you don't even get how inappropriate that is. It's all about you and your opinion of Auburn fans. How sad.
Gotta agree....the OP was just looking for information on Louisville for our matchup and said from the get go he came in peace...no need to go after Auburn really...
Question for Auburn fans - will your fans be dressed up for the game? I watch some of these SEC games and I see guys wearing sports coats and ties and girls wearing dresses. What the hell is the deal with that? Who goes to a football game in their Sunday best? Not to mention many of these folks reside in some of the warmest climates in the country.
LMAO @ this. And it's true, too. A well-dressed, conservative young man can get highly lucky in the female sweeps if he doesn't mind bow ties and a virtual rectal plug. I am almost positive that's a good thing.
The pageantry of the South coalesces around college football. The weather is good, bourbon is in the air and the party atmosphere and anticipation of football-loving states regularly competing at the highest levels, the colleges naturally play to it - they know what they have.
I think going incognito like a new age Hunter Thompson is how to relish it best. You might get lucky! Bermuda's are also a good option. Polo shirts for the risque lower upper class slacker.
lol. Those are Frats and such. Been doing that for as long as I remember. I doubt you see any dressed up since the game is not at home. The attire you will mostly see if you attend the game goes like this. Women: Sun Dress (Older women: AU tshirts) Men: UA Auburn Polo/ and Tshirts Kids: Jersey's/Tshirts.
I'll be at the game in Atlanta. I've never met Auburn fans before, I'm looking forward to meeting a few and see how nice or obnoxious they are. Up til now I'd say Clemson has the nicest fans I've ever met. Good luck, it should be fun.
That Florida game, that was a surprise at the time but looking back at it in the rear view mirror the amount of draft picks and first round picks Louisville had on that team shows that talent wise it should have been a competitive game and not a UF blowout. Coming out of HS Louisville's recruits weren't all rated as high as Florida's but development wise and "eye for talent" wise the NFL results show the two both had lots of talent.
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