Your Grade For This Football Season?
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B-. That Stanford game still bothers me. On the other hand, the team was close to being unbeaten. It was a fun season. That bowl game was very entertaining, bad officials and all.
I agree with Booneco_card I’m still upset about that Stanford game. We need to beat them by 50 next time we play just for me to get over it 😡
For me, I would give it a B- but if the one sided officiating was absent, my grade would probably be higher.
Stanford was lost because of stupid penalties, putting them in fg range to win it. Almost ended today’s game with similar stupid penalties. However this was a good team and fun to watch. ( solid B)
Even though it was one less win and no ACC champ game, this season ending with 3 straight wins- including beating Clemson and uk- plus Bowl win feels pretty darn good. Yes Stanford loss does hurt still. (Grade B)
9-4 is not bad at all like most of us the Stanford loss was awful. Things really look good for next year key players coming back and picking up key players in the portal. CJB has us on the right path I am excited about football again now let’s get basketball back on track.
B+
Stanford game sucked. But we got Clemson and UK albatrosses off our neck. We will win ACC next year.
Stanford game sucked. But we got Clemson and UK albatrosses off our neck. We will win ACC next year.
We beat Clemson and the Slapdicks, that's worth a solid B. We legit could've beat ND, Miami, and SMU and as mentioned by everyone in this thread the Stanford game was a train wreck all systems failure. We were not prepared for that game at all. So with the 3 close losses and a bowl win I would give us a A- but the loss to Stanford knocks it down to a B- minus for me. That was an unforgivable loss..
Give the credit to CardX. I just happened to agree with him for the same reasons. I toyed with the idea of a solid B but there were too many missed opportunities.
i called 9-4 as being a very good year before it started. never thought we'd win the acc, nor beat uk. but knew we'd choke an expected game as predicted, and was certainly unprepared for another as predicted. beat clemson, a general upset as predicted, though and shoulda beat nd.
but going 9-4 with three wins to end the season is a lot better than going 10-4 with an easier schedule and then losing three games to end the season, but still not as good as winning their final 6 games which should have happened, so since i basically predicted the entire season, predicted the choke game, i give it an A-. if we'd beaten Stanford an A and had beaten SMU too an A+ figuring we'd made it to title game and i said 10 wins was outrageous season. so you're welcome. see you in the late summer, same bird time, same bird channel. (get it, old batman tv ending but i changed it up there to rep the team, happy new year!) go cards!
but going 9-4 with three wins to end the season is a lot better than going 10-4 with an easier schedule and then losing three games to end the season, but still not as good as winning their final 6 games which should have happened, so since i basically predicted the entire season, predicted the choke game, i give it an A-. if we'd beaten Stanford an A and had beaten SMU too an A+ figuring we'd made it to title game and i said 10 wins was outrageous season. so you're welcome. see you in the late summer, same bird time, same bird channel. (get it, old batman tv ending but i changed it up there to rep the team, happy new year!) go cards!
In this environment where the margin for error is very small plus limited budget to win 9-10 games is incredible. I have a sliding scale.
A+ make the playoff.
A 10 win season ACC title game.
A- 9 win
B-8 wins
It is so hard to win. To win 9-10 games at Louisville is awesome.
If Brohm had a 15m NIL budget could he dominate the ACC?
A+ make the playoff.
A 10 win season ACC title game.
A- 9 win
B-8 wins
It is so hard to win. To win 9-10 games at Louisville is awesome.
If Brohm had a 15m NIL budget could he dominate the ACC?
Totally agree with your sliding scale. IMO, if the Stanford loss hadn't of happened the likelihood of the final 3 game closeout ending in the fashion it did....that would'nt have happened either.
The staff circled the wagons and reenergized the team with the spirit of winning the big ones when the opportunity presented itself. Solid A for me. And the players that believed didn't leave but stepped up to prove it and themselves. That is not a knock on those that left to start their quest for the next level.
The QB showed alot...did well for himself....showed the 'O' system is the right system for UofL....and the defense showed much grit when it had too at times in spite of themselves.
The officials tried to help out the Huskies at several turns but the call at the 2 yard line was very key to the final outcome. Eat it B10.
Cards got the call rightly in that one and fought hard to prevail....rewarded with a hard fought W to end the season in a memorable manner. Great game and win.
True grit just like CJB. Looking forward to the next chapter in this story that he is writing for the Cards!!!! Next...let's play!
As fans sometimes we think on players are like us. They lose the season is over. Most Athletes aren’t built that way. To play at this level they an elite competitors. Where they are similar as fans in they don’t respect their opponent. That is why Stanford and Pitt games occur. To win at this level they have to always be locked in. How many of us are locked in at work every day?
I have a genuine appreciation for how hard this game is for all involved. We get 12 game a year so it is natural for us to over react each week. Year end look back appreciate the fact they put a roster together that stood toe to toe with Notre Dame which may win it all. That is all we can ask for.
I have a genuine appreciation for how hard this game is for all involved. We get 12 game a year so it is natural for us to over react each week. Year end look back appreciate the fact they put a roster together that stood toe to toe with Notre Dame which may win it all. That is all we can ask for.
I am stuck on a solid B+, but can't help coming away with that gnawing when watching the Playoffs--which saw a quarter of the field on our schedule--we really shot ourselves in the leg this year with what personnel we had. In the end, timing was everything. The offensive line stabilized the second half of the season, coincidentally or not almost precisely when Isaac Brown emerged as our every down back spotted by Duke Watson. Only two sacks allowed to Pitt in garbage time were the only sacks allowed the last month of the season while they navigated injuries was exceptional work from Richard Owens and the line. To thoroughly eradicate the Clemson and UK demons--and in their buildings--is something we shouldn't take for granted.
If you want to know the God's honest truth, if you had flopped the timing of the Stanford and SMU games I think we would have been in the ACC Championship game. We were better assembled to represent the ACC than SMU and Clemson because of the quality of our offense by season's end and ultimately the health of our team in November. Not having Riley and an unhealthy Thornton playing with that oven mitt for the ND/SMU/UVa stretch hindered us big time. Teams could throw at Thornton without any fear he'd pick it off, and he dropped multiple INTs in that stretch.
I will also say with bile in my mouth, the way the ACC artificially propped up Miami from the preseason conference meetings in Charlotte until their loss to Syracuse will leave scars for me. If we got the protection they got from the refs in the ND, SMU and Miami games where they were treated like Coach K's Duke? Good Lord we might have been undefeated.
If you want to know the God's honest truth, if you had flopped the timing of the Stanford and SMU games I think we would have been in the ACC Championship game. We were better assembled to represent the ACC than SMU and Clemson because of the quality of our offense by season's end and ultimately the health of our team in November. Not having Riley and an unhealthy Thornton playing with that oven mitt for the ND/SMU/UVa stretch hindered us big time. Teams could throw at Thornton without any fear he'd pick it off, and he dropped multiple INTs in that stretch.
I will also say with bile in my mouth, the way the ACC artificially propped up Miami from the preseason conference meetings in Charlotte until their loss to Syracuse will leave scars for me. If we got the protection they got from the refs in the ND, SMU and Miami games where they were treated like Coach K's Duke? Good Lord we might have been undefeated.
That is a really good point on Stanford and SMU but Stanford cooked us with Riley and Thornton. I do think when you are a heavy portal team it takes time to come together. That is why I like next year’s schedule. It is sets up nicely.
They were extremely unlucky early in the year. Amazing after all the big games we didn’t lose any 50-50 calls on replay.
They were extremely unlucky early in the year. Amazing after all the big games we didn’t lose any 50-50 calls on replay.
B. Offense proved that it score against most anyone (especially when healthy). However, the Washington game was a reminder of the Miami game. Too many open/big plays. We improve the defense next year and Moss plays well, lookout.
A+ and here is why; Notre Dame lost at home to unranked NIU, but is only two wins away from a NC, so if they can be excused for losing to NIU, I can excuse the loss to Stanford despite the disappointment and the manner in which we lost.
Losing to SMU was no fluke; they were as good as anybody in America when playing anywhere other than frigid PSU. the loss to ND in South Bend; see above.
We beat both Clemson and UK in Death Valley and Kroger Field respectively and did it rather convincingly ...........I do not need to say anymore. The win over WSU in a Bowl Game without 23 players, and after one of the worst pass interference calls in all of college football is worthy of praise.
Losing to SMU was no fluke; they were as good as anybody in America when playing anywhere other than frigid PSU. the loss to ND in South Bend; see above.
We beat both Clemson and UK in Death Valley and Kroger Field respectively and did it rather convincingly ...........I do not need to say anymore. The win over WSU in a Bowl Game without 23 players, and after one of the worst pass interference calls in all of college football is worthy of praise.
It was UW, not WSU, but otherwise I agree. However, the Notre Dame and Miami were winnable games, while there is no excuse for blowing a fourth quarter lead at Stamford and losing. This could have been a playoff team, with just a little stouter defense. I give them a solid B.
B
The great:
-- Stomping Clemson in Death Valley at night (where they were supposedly unbeatable).
-- Stomping U-uh-Kay in Lexington snapping the non-vacated 5 loss streak
The good:
-- Should, Woulda Coulda against Notre Dame, SMU and Miami. Losses for sure, but we're right there.
-- Smoking Pitt. Narduzzi can s*ck it.
-- Wins AT Virginia, BC, and beating Georgia Tech (an underrated Tech squad).
The Ugly:
-- Stanford. Last year it was a 2- or 3-win Pitt team. This year Stanford. At Purdue it was Rutgers twice, Eastern Michigan and Nevada. Brohm HAS to stop imploding one game a season. It devastates post season dreaming.
The Ugly kept the team from a B+/A-
A good year.
Hoping an 8-game home schedule next year leads to big things.
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The great:
-- Stomping Clemson in Death Valley at night (where they were supposedly unbeatable).
-- Stomping U-uh-Kay in Lexington snapping the non-vacated 5 loss streak
The good:
-- Should, Woulda Coulda against Notre Dame, SMU and Miami. Losses for sure, but we're right there.
-- Smoking Pitt. Narduzzi can s*ck it.
-- Wins AT Virginia, BC, and beating Georgia Tech (an underrated Tech squad).
The Ugly:
-- Stanford. Last year it was a 2- or 3-win Pitt team. This year Stanford. At Purdue it was Rutgers twice, Eastern Michigan and Nevada. Brohm HAS to stop imploding one game a season. It devastates post season dreaming.
The Ugly kept the team from a B+/A-
A good year.
Hoping an 8-game home schedule next year leads to big things.
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I want to grade season as an A-, but early season poor decisions put outcome in a "cast". Having Riley return points and kickoffs was fools gold. The ankle injury he incurred severely restricted his abilities, and hurt his grades by NFL scouts. He never recovered from it. The other questionable decision was Ron English. It got to the point(again) that Jeff had to get more involved. He did so the year prior. English is easy to scout and any changes he makes are well known.
Riley didn't get hurt returning a punt against Ga Tech; he got hurt on that spectacular play on the RPO that Puryear recovered for a TD. It only looked like because he did return a punt later in the game and it was his last rep until the Miami game. But you are right in saying the timing of Riley's injury severely hamstrung the season because it came in the fateful four game ND, SMU, UVa and Miami stretch where we went 1-3 and doomed our Conference title chances. It also coincided with Thornton playing with an oven mitt until late in the season.
I think the defensive issues stemmed in part from our trouble handling RPO QBs. First half of the schedule was littered with those offenses right up to Castellanos with BC; it had the look of figuring it out but truth be told the Stanford, Pitt and UK offenses were stark contrasts to Ga Tech, ND, SMU and Miami's. Clemson is the biggest defensive outlier of the season because they came into that game running up big offensive numbers and we shut them down. We went two deep at safety going into that game and it choked off those big plays deep.
B+ or B
I would lean B to B-, but I factor in the big wins against Clemson and ending the Kentucky streak with a blowout.
I can't say A though, there was a lot of disappointment and we can't say there was not. With guys like Riley, Gillotte, and the others back on defense we were expecting a lot there. Our question marks were running back and how far Shough could take us, and those 2 ended up being our biggest strengths. The offensive line did it's job. We had more talent at tight end than we've had in a long time. WE had maybe the best season by a wideout in our history.
With all of those things factored in, the 8-4 regular season is disappointing. Like look at the losses. Notre Dame was great, but we were sloppy and not ready to play. SMU we just did not come ready to play and that's a game at home you have to win. Miami was great, but at home you have to take it. And you cannot lose to a team like Stanford.
10-2 was probably the A season with this level of talent. 9-3 (meaning no loss to Stanford) probably gets me to an A-.
I would lean B to B-, but I factor in the big wins against Clemson and ending the Kentucky streak with a blowout.
I can't say A though, there was a lot of disappointment and we can't say there was not. With guys like Riley, Gillotte, and the others back on defense we were expecting a lot there. Our question marks were running back and how far Shough could take us, and those 2 ended up being our biggest strengths. The offensive line did it's job. We had more talent at tight end than we've had in a long time. WE had maybe the best season by a wideout in our history.
With all of those things factored in, the 8-4 regular season is disappointing. Like look at the losses. Notre Dame was great, but we were sloppy and not ready to play. SMU we just did not come ready to play and that's a game at home you have to win. Miami was great, but at home you have to take it. And you cannot lose to a team like Stanford.
10-2 was probably the A season with this level of talent. 9-3 (meaning no loss to Stanford) probably gets me to an A-.
