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Louisville is losing a ton of talent
May 1, 2015, 10:49 PM
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They were stacked.
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Re: Louisville is losing a ton of talent
May 1, 2015, 10:55 PM
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No elite guys just solid players. Hard to see how they will be better. I know they have a ton of stud transfers though.
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Parker is elite. Holliman was an elite college player.***
May 2, 2015, 7:52 AM
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I'm still trying to figure out how we won that game***
May 1, 2015, 10:56 PM
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D***
May 1, 2015, 10:59 PM
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Re: I'm still trying to figure out how we won that game***
May 1, 2015, 11:06 PM
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We have a swath of younger guys. That's how we will win from here on out seeing how our recruiting is going. Let's keep that stream flowing
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If our offense was playing the way it was towards the end
May 2, 2015, 2:40 PM
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of the season, that game wouldn't of been that close. A great game though and glad i was there, definitely one of the loudest games I've been to in death valley
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Re: If our offense was playing the way it was towards the end
May 2, 2015, 2:57 PM
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> of the season, that game wouldn't of been that close. > A great game though and glad i was there, definitely > one of the loudest games I've been to in death valley
Kinda disagree with this. Louisville's D was getting to Deshaun Watson and clearly had him rattled - which is something I did not see from any D before or since. Louisville's D was no joke.
Their D was really, really good...as good or even better than ours, players 1-11. Biggest difference was their bench...players 12-22 were not nearly as good for Louisville's D, whereas Clemson just rotated in another 11 who were as good, or almost as good, as the starters.
The problem is, they're losing rather more defensive players to the NFL draft than they concede - at least 6 - to the NFL draft, and they are losing their offensive line...and sorry, when you see that many guys drafted off an OL, and in the first 3-4 rounds of the draft, the OL is not going to be better. Losing Parker is also going to hurt them big-time.
Louisville lost a BUNCH this year. I do believe they will be better at the QB position...again, agree with the assessment on how well Petrino historically does in Year 2. They still lost an absolute boatload of talent, probably the most in college football according to the NFL draft, and they have not recruited well enough to just replace that in one year. I suspect the drop-off on their D is going to be substantial, particularly in their secondary (yes, I know they're counting on all those miscreant Georgia transfers to plug the holes, but Georgia kicked those guys off for a reason), and they are going to have OL issues. I also question if they've got anything resembling a pass rush with Mauldin gone. They were not remotely the same team after he messed up his hamstring in the final third of the season.
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Re: If our offense was playing the way it was towards the end
May 2, 2015, 3:15 PM
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I understand your point, Louisville is losing a ton of tallent and this years team will be young, but recruiting is better then its ever been. Louisville has always taken two and three star players and coach them up to the NFL. Now we're getting mostly three stars with the occasional four or five mixed in. Charlie gets alot of credit for the past two years of NFL talent. Petrino's first stay at UofL saw many players go into the Pros, and I don't see where this time around will be any different.
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Parker
May 1, 2015, 10:58 PM
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was a huge loss. maudlin too. cannot imagine they are a reload team
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Re: Parker
May 1, 2015, 11:00 PM
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The U is losing a lot also.
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What A Crap Coach
May 1, 2015, 11:03 PM
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so much talent in a division they could have easily one
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Pitrino will find more SEC Convicts***
May 2, 2015, 4:54 AM
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Petrino's players will not be as as Strong's.
May 2, 2015, 7:57 AM
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Strong's a great coach,he could take problem players,give them a second or 3rd chance ,with discipline make good players/students(@ UofL) out of them.Petrino will not be able to do that. Him and Grantham are thugs themselves. This year it will look more like a Grantham defense and Petrino will find U0fL will not be as easy is the ACC as it was the BIG East.
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Petrino's players will not be as GOOD as Strong's.^^^^^^
May 2, 2015, 7:59 AM
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dang coffee hasn't kicked in yet
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Re: Petrino's players will not be as GOOD as Strong's.^^^^^^
May 2, 2015, 8:31 AM
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I think Petrino will fail at Lou-uh-vull , ultimately . That is a school that is sort of in a bad spot to recruit from ( too close to OSU/PSU etc) and they are not a team that has the facilities/backing of a large , football hungry fan base . Their stadium is named after a pizza chain , for pete's sake !? I think Petrino is a good enough offensive mind to do Tommy Bowdenish in the ACC , but will not be a team tjat challenges the higher ups and the haves in this league. Good football team , not great ...under The Motorcycle Casanova .
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Re: Petrino's players will not be as GOOD as Strong's.^^^^^^
May 2, 2015, 12:10 PM
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Louisville could easily have 11 players from last year's team drafted. So far, in the third round, we've seen 4 go, including Mauldin to the Jets. The loss to you guys last year didn't break any hearts, save to say we had a shot at the end. That and the Virginia loss were two of the best games of the year, ironically. For our baptismal season in the ACC, I would say we ran the gauntlet and came out fairly well.
To imagine we would have stayed with you like that while running three rookie QB's all season was a sincerely optimistic hope. Imagine had #14 pick Devante Parker been playing - someone guaranteed to make even a marginal QB look good.
But UofL fans are high on the coming season. Petrino's 2nd years at implementing his offenses has historically been just short of remarkable. Louisville recruiting has gained from association with the ACC in a large way, although the 3 first rounders taken out of our players last year testify to some competent, if not outstanding recruiting in spite of the location. By the way, Louisville produces good athletes - Paul Hornung, Lenny Lyles, Mike Bush, Brian and Greg Brohm, Joe Jacoby all played high school ball in Louisville. It's not Miami, by any stretch, but it can supply the odd 4 and 5 star recruit. Some years, more than one. It tends to swallow up local players who favor the Cards, being the big sports draw in town with no pro teams muddying the media - (outside of U of K basketball, of course - our Gamechickens.)
The development of the QB;s is everything, in the end. UofL returns virtually everyone save Mauldin off the defensive front 7, with some good-looking depth on the line and linebacking. Transfers include an interesting DE who was freshman of the year, I believe, at TCU and a transfer from Georgia who is a 6'5" safety. Retunrners in the D backfield did indeed play during last season and should provide adequate help considering the strengths of the line and backer corps.
Offensively, we lost most of our maligned offensive line - which ironically could be a step up. We'll feature the same backs - Radcliffe and Scott - who surprised everyone and who essentially beat out Dyer and Dominic Brown for playing time.
Anyway, I would say don;t cry for Louisville. Incidentally, saying it is becoming a football tiown is not an exaggeration. Every seat in 55,000 capacity Papa John's (the Oven, lol) was sold out every game last season. Expansion plans are underway in their final proposals to get to 80,000. Louisville's story is one of development in general, guided by an incredible AD - Tom Jurich. He basically lit a fire under all sports. Currently, Louisville is the only school in the nation with Top 25 teams in the 3 major sports - football, #18, basletball #8 and baseball which you guys can go watch this weekend - #3. Don't cry for Louisville, lol.
By the way, since I already over-wrote here - the praise for Clemson fans was off the charts from our visiting fans last season. Clemson has become quite a favorite for us all. You deserve it, too.
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Re: Petrino's players will not be as GOOD as Strong's.^^^^^^
May 2, 2015, 12:40 PM
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I'd say Louisville has the best chance of all the ACC teams to become bigtime college football with FSU and Clemson, and stay there for awhile. Your stadium will be the third largest, and it's excellent fan base.
I wish we had a Papa John's and YUM! to support us!
You'll have alot of orange visiting Louisville in September.
When it gets closer - we'll need some locals' help, please.
Can't wait!!!!
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hola senore...
May 2, 2015, 3:05 PM
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how's the world been treating you?
we kicked it around on UofL's 247 site before the cards' trip to death valley... very much appreciate the hospitality over there & hope everyone treats you as well here - they should.
take care & we'll see you again soon.
peace & good luck to your cards.
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Re: hola senore...
May 2, 2015, 9:43 PM
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> how's the world been treating you? > > we kicked it around on UofL's 247 site before the > cards' trip to death valley... very much appreciate > the hospitality over there & hope everyone treats you > as well here - they should. > > take care & we'll see you again soon. > > peace & good luck to your cards. > >
You guys were a treat, deadsolid. Yeah, that was some fun. I'm doing OK, thanks, for an old fart.
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Re: Petrino's players will not be as GOOD as Strong's.^^^^^^
May 2, 2015, 12:26 PM
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"they are not a team that has the facilities/backing of a large , football hungry fan base . Their stadium is named after a pizza chain , for pete's sake !?"
This quote... I needed a laugh, this quote supplied it, thank you. Have a wonderful Derby day.
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I like Papa Johns...what would really blow my mind is if you
May 3, 2015, 12:24 AM
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didn't serve it in your stadium...
Then you could be like the Carrier Dome with no AC and scorching temperatures hotter than Hades.
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Re: I like Papa Johns...what would really blow my mind is if you
May 3, 2015, 7:10 AM
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No worries, they'll serve you all the pizza and beer you want.
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That's a great incentive to make the trip this season....
May 3, 2015, 6:22 PM
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that, and of course, supporting my Tigers
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I noticed that...I'm not worried about the UL game...
May 3, 2015, 12:18 AM
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They've lost entirely too much I think...even for a Thursday night, 4 game turn around, away game. I still think that one is in the bag...
You can't just replace all those guys and that experience...
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