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[MrSplitshot]

Then when you lose to Syracuse two years straight that takes away all credibility and you have to start over.

Oooooooh SNAP.

I'll agree that you had a nice run with Petrino, but sorry guys, DaVille is not a national power in football.

Bowl Record: 6-7-1

1958 Sun Bowl
Louisville 34
Drake 20

1970 Pasadena Bowl
Louisville 24
Long Beach State 24

1977 Independence Bowl
Louisville 14
Louisiana Tech 24

1991 Fiesta Bowl* (New Year's Day)
Louisville 34
Alabama 7

1993 Liberty Bowl
Louisville 18
Michigan State 7

1998 Motor City Bowl
Louisville 29
Marshall 48

1999 Humanitarian Bowl
Louisville 31
Boise State 34

2000 Liberty Bowl
Louisville 17
Colorado State 22

2001 Liberty Bowl
Louisville 28
BYU 10

2002 GMAC Bowl
Louisville 15
Marshall 38

2003 GMAC Bowl
Louisville 28
Miami (OH) 49

2004 Liberty Bowl
Louisville 44
Boise State 40

2006 Gator Bowl* (New Year's Day)
Louisville 24
Virginia Tech 35

2007 Orange Bowl* (New Year's Day)
Louisville 24
Wake Forest 13

And just to even the score, YES...UK is a consistent football bottom-feeder in the SEC East. We've had a decent run the last couple of years, but are also largely irrelevant in the world of college football. We did beat a #1 team and eventual National Champion last year. Of course, we play in the SEC, so we're going to get more opportunities at that than you guys.

Learn from us though boys. If you don't set the bar too high, it doesn't hurt so bad when you come crashing in way under it.

Peace, Love, Brotherhood...
Splitshit

[psprowler]

Ok Ok I've been a little harsh in my criticism of Louisville football. To make up for it, I'm going to give away FREE, the following movie that chronicals the great storied tradition that is Cardinal football:






That concludes the movie. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time.

I did do you guys a favor and sent Jurich the e-mail. Nothing too fancy other than the program is going in the wrong direction. Kragthorpe isn't that great a coach and I would like to see them compete again.

[MsgMills]

Want me to get in on the Love for the Cards? sent a email as well, told him that Klugthorpe is doing a fine job...lol J/K.....

Prediction...U of L loses the last 3 remaining games of the year and finishes the season at 5-8.....

Even if they do manage to win that 6th. game...Your record will still be 6-7 and no way would the Bowl committee take a team with a losing record to a bowl. sorry to bust your bubble on my prediction.....

[mhall]

As usual the haters stole the thread, nothing new just old hat, I can take it.
Here's a few for ya.
A. Purdue *****, birds fly upside down over Indiana because it ain't worth shitting on.
B. U.K. football has been the doormat to the SEC since......well before they stopped wearing leather helmits.
C. I really don't give a rat crap about either one of them.
D. And last but not least is if any of you have a brain read the original post and tell me where I said anything about Louisville having a good year or a National powerhouse.
E. I'm done flame away I love it.

[pontooner]

As usual the haters stole the thread, nothing new just old hat, I can take it.
Here's a few for ya.
A. Purdue *****, birds fly upside down over Indiana because it ain't worth shitting on.
B. U.K. football has been the doormat to the SEC since......well before they stopped wearing leather helmits.
C. I really don't give a rat crap about either one of them.
D. And last but not least is if any of you have a brain read the original post and tell me where I said anything about Louisville having a good year or a National powerhouse.
E. I'm done flame away I love it.

I almost spit my Dr. Pepper out when I read A. Funnnnnnnyyyyyyy

Good one mhall

[zx150]

Nice mhall.

[MrSplitshot]

Now mhall, you weren't the one who used "Louisville Football" and "National Power" in the same sentence...I believe it was Tim T...doing so causes a break in the space-time continuim that, if left unchecked, could cause a black hole large enough to swallow the entire northern hemisphere. It's my duty as an American to counter attack with reality. I would expect the same if I used "Kentucky Football" and "National Power" in the same sentence too, so it's fair. LOL. And for the record, I'm all for firing Kragthorpe...I agree...that, and Hal Mumme is going to need a place to land after the New Mexico State gig goes bad.

I love college sports rivalries.

I'm a lover though, not a fighter. So in the spirit of peace and togetherness, Splitshit wants to tell you all a little story...


Once upon a time, four college alumni were climbing a mountain: a Kentucky grad, a Louisville grad, a Florida grad, and a Notre Dame grad. Each proclaimed to be the most loyal of all fans at their alma mater. As they climbed higher, they argued as to which one of them was the most loyal of all. They argued all the way up the mountain, and when they reached the top, the Notre Dame grad hurled himself off the mountain, shouting "This is for the Fighting Irish!" as he fell to his doom. Not wanting to be out done, the Florida grad threw himself off the mountain proclaiming, "This is for the Gators!" Seeing this, the Kentucky grad walked over and shouted "This is for the Wildcats!"...and pushed the Cardinal fan off the side of the mountain.

[psprowler]

D. And last but not least is if any of you have a brain read the original post and tell me where I said anything about Louisville having a good year or a National powerhouse.

This part you are correct about. A 5 yard "false start" penalty on myself, but danged if the whole defense didn't rush the backfield and make my point.

You can talk smack about Purdue, KY, IU, or the Temple Owls all you want - none are a tufted titmouse turd in the college football kingdom.

Let's get the thread back on topic and see how far it goes. Please do the guy a favor (as I have by the way) and send Mr.Jurich an e-mail telling him Kragthorpe needs to go.

[Tim_T]

I'm from Indiana, and I can tell you what the difference between UK football fans and UofL football fans are: UK fans know their place within the college football landscape. They've had just about as many "decent" years as Louisville lately, but how many of them do you see spouting off at the mouth about being a national power.

If your football memory is so great, maybe you can explain how UK has had just about as many "decent" years as Louisville lately? That statement alone makes me question your sports memory.

Also, if you read my post I said for a four-year period they were a national power i.e. mentioned in the national football landscape with the big boys, top ten rankings etc. I didn't say they were a "traditional" power. There is a difference. For example, Florida St., Miami, Notre Dame are all traditional powers, but I would not consider them a national power lately.

[psprowler]

If your football memory is so great, maybe you can explain how UK has had just about as many "decent" years as Louisville lately? That statement alone makes me question your sports memory.

Also, if you read my post I said for a four-year period they were a national power i.e. mentioned in the national football landscape with the big boys, top ten rankings etc. I didn't say they were a "traditional" power. There is a difference. For example, Florida St., Miami, Notre Dame are all traditional powers, but I would not consider them a national power lately.

UK has been to bowls the last 3 years counting this one, UofL has been to 1 in the last 3 years. So that could qualify as "about as many decent years" if you wanted it to. Go back past 4 or 5 years ago, not so much. UK beat the national champions last year - who thinks they are a national power? Nobody and if they do it's said jokingly. Louisville might have been in the top 10, but did anyone outside of Jefferson County Kentucky really think they could threaten for a national title the year they missed the "mythical national championship" by a field goal? Seriously. Wake Forest took the lead into the 4th quarter of that Orange Bowl game - you really think Louisville could have beaten Michigan, Ohio State or Florida that year? Hey, Utah is in the top 10 this year and they went undefeated in 2004 - do you really think they can play with Florida, Texas, USC, etc. if they made it to the championship game? Shoot since we're annointing Cardinals we might as well go ahead and declare Ball St. as a national power - they're threatening the top 10 as we speak. I heard Tim Tebow say on ESPN he sure hopes one of the directional Michigan schools can beat Ball St. so they have no shot at playing for the title. Louisville football is like a crack addict with "new" money - they blow it all on hookers and coke, have their one decent run, and then fade away..........

We can let this dead horse lay, or we can flog it as much as you'd like.

[Tim_T]

UK has been to bowls the last 3 years counting this one, UofL has been to 1 in the last 3 years. So that could qualify as "about as many decent years" if you wanted it to. Go back past 4 or 5 years ago, not so much. UK beat the national champions last year - who thinks they are a national power? Nobody and if they do it's said jokingly. Louisville might have been in the top 10, but did anyone outside of Jefferson County Kentucky really think they could threaten for a national title the year they missed the "mythical national championship" by a field goal? Seriously. Wake Forest took the lead into the 4th quarter of that Orange Bowl game - you really think Louisville could have beaten Michigan, Ohio State or Florida that year? Hey, Utah is in the top 10 this year and they went undefeated in 2004 - do you really think they can play with Florida, Texas, USC, etc. if they made it to the championship game? Shoot since we're annointing Cardinals we might as well go ahead and declare Ball St. as a national power - they're threatening the top 10 as we speak. I heard Tim Tebow say on ESPN he sure hopes one of the directional Michigan schools can beat Ball St. so they have no shot at playing for the title. Louisville football is like a crack addict with "new" money - they blow it all on hookers and coke, have their one decent run, and then fade away..........

We can let this dead horse lay, or we can flog it as much as you'd like.

"you really think Louisville could have beaten Michigan, Ohio State or Florida that year?" They would have waxed Michigan that year, and beaten Ohio St. but no, they couldn't beat Florida.

You continue to miss the gist of my post. They were a national power for a couple of years...people talked about them all over the country...fans of other teams, the football people, the Gameday bunch (Herbs, Fowler and the *******) other national football pundits. I never anointed them (you want to crown them, then crown their a**).

Using your logic, Florida St., Miami and Notre Dame (among others) are football powers and yet, nobody takes them serious anymore. Nobody really takes Ohio St. and Penn St. serious any more either, but I guess they are a threat because they have a "name."

Btw, Purdue will be good again as soon as Joe Tiller steps down and Danny Hope (former Louisville assistant) takes the reigns.

[psprowler]

Here's why people talked about them nationally a few years ago. The Big East, riding the coat tails of flagship members Virginia Tech and Miami was considered enough of a power conference to merit an automatic BCS bid. Those teams fled to the ACC and thru re-alignment UofL landed in the Big East with the other newcomers. With Miami and Virginia Tech gone the BigEast was not as strong, and ironically, the ACC never became the megaconference people thought it would. So here you have a decent, not great team in Louisville that starts to ascend up the rankings by going undefeated in an overrated conference. They get the other "top" team in that conference that year, West Virginia, at home and beat them. Nevermind the fact that they played no one of significance on the rest of the schedule. Well there are no other hurdles left in the conference so people assume they're going to finish undefeated - crank up the hype machine - an undefeated team from a major BCS conference automatically goes to the championship game right? Well then you get the Rutgers game. UofL goes up big at the half and then squanders the lead and loses the game. Bye bye championship opportunity which in reality existed by default. Fast forward to 2007. West Virginia again goes thru the BigEast and has their shot at the national championship game even though the BigEast really isn't that strong. All they have to do is beat lowly Pittsburgh and what happens? Another loss and sigh of relief as nobody wanted to see them get demolished by LSU. But unfortunately, we had the 2007 version of the 2006 UofL team in OhioSt., who went undefeated in a weak BCS conference and went into the championship game. We all know what happened there. PennState would have been the same way had they not lost to Iowa. They would have got to the championship game and deservedly so based on the flawless BCS system (cough).

The hype was just that - hype. People don't take OhioSt and PennSt. seriously because they learned their lesson, and Louisville was a part of that lesson. But OhioSt and PennSt. have national championships under their belt so at least some of their hype was based on something.