At the risk of sounding like a complainer, the ESPN pundits indeed for some reason, just don't respect Louisville. Now they will say good things from time to time but when they are being candid, they dis the Cards. Like last night after the game, when I tuned into ESPN to see what was going to be said about the Cards victory, the host said Louisville, who didn't have much of a strong opposition in front of them, makes the sweet 16 with their win. When I heard that I exploded at the TV screen. All we were hearing was UNI was the better team and was likely to win. But after they lost, they're not much of a challenge for the woefully overseeded Louisville.
One would think with a hall of fame coach like Pitino and all the recent success he has had here, they would be more apt to praise the Cards and anticipate a run like this. Instead, they act like Chris Jones was Chris Paul and the reason Louisville won the many games they did. The only guy I've seen so far who hasn't been like this is Jay Bilas. He actually picked us last night to beat NC State. He said Snider has actually made the Cards offense flow better than Jones did. He may be right.
It doesn't surprise me that most of the sports media still is looking down on the Cards. Not because of the Cards abilities but because they are so invested in going against them. Remember, we're the overseeded ACC team with 26 wins that hasn't beaten a power conference team in the tourney yet. Neither has UK, Duke, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma.