The House of Blue

6-6 at absolute WORST. Really worthless talking about. Nobody is going to change the others mind. All we can do is compare the whippin we hand you to the others scores of the $EC. Your alls inflated sense of your schedule is pretty funny though. Again Uk ranks 9th place on our schedule according to just about any poll. We cant help the fact that you drag our schedule down so much while we boost yours.

And again, expecting ANY true freshman to hold down a starting LB spot is asking a ton, we are not depending on a true freshman, you are. Also, other than Brown and Dupree, none of the UofL guys or UK guys have been thrown into a starting role before this season. Their is no way to tell one unit is better over the other until it is seen on the field.

I do know one thing, If KY somehow finds a way to win on Sept 2, that will make 5 out of the last 6 in the series, solidifying who the top football program in the state has been over the past half decade.

At that point the entire Charlie Strong chest pounding will need to be put to rest.

There are actually quite a few people predicting either the Orange or Sugar Bowl for Louisville this year. This is not the fault of Cardinal fans, and, strangely enough, winning or losing to UK may not make any difference in their ability to make one of those bowls. How strange is that? This game is always strange. It reminds me of Pittsburgh vs. WVU. Winning the game is hard, no matter how good one team is or how bad the other team is.

I think the UK game would hurt the Sugar Bowl opportunity, if UK was to win. I see this thread has really picked up some momentum since I started it, lol.. Good to hear from some of the opposing fans, you guys certainly have an abundance of confidence. I guess my original point was, I am a little caught off guard by all this hype and declarations of dominance for UL this season, at this point I am just ready to get this damn thing started. I gotta feeling the Cats are gonna bring a lot of fire to UL, they have quite the chip on their shoulders, and a lot to prove. I envy that you Louisville fans are so confident that you are no longer predicting a win, you are guaranteeing a BLOWOUT!! I will say one thing, because I am sick of hearing it from all the Cards fans.... just because your freshman are now sophomores, that does not mean anything other than they are a year older. You do not know anything about their improvement level over last year until Sunday Sept. 2nd, on the field, in game action. Long story short, I think UL is overrated, way too heavily favored in this game, and going to be in for a grinder on 9/2!!

Yep our oline was healthy. Oh wait, everybody in the oline was hurt. And I love that you brought everybody back. Oh wait you lost linebackers, receivers, and your leading rusher. I guess facts are optional.

Where to start....
You have just about everybody back?? OK, You lost
4 of your top 6 receivers
#1 rusher (net yards)
#1 tackler, and 2 of the top 4
#1 in interceptions, and 2 of the top 3
place kicker
...but just about everybody's back. OK.

"Newton's feet were the main reason uk even stayed in the game last year." OK, Newton gained 38 yards, LOST 60 YARDS, for a net rushing total of -22. Yep, Newton's feet were the main reason UK even stayed in the game. OK.

We rushed for net 35 YARDS last year, and you just beat us by a touchdown, with UK on your 20 when we turned it over on downs to end the game. Hardly a decisive win against one of the worst offenses in the country last year. To think we're not way ahead of last year just means you haven't been paying attention.

Butts might have been puckered only because we were the second youngest team in america last year playing on the road against an instate rival that was supposed too win. They still held on for the win.

So your offense can improve from last year but our young defense can't????? Wow guys, some of you are in for a major letdown. How did you guys do against Charlie Strongs defense at Florida?

Florida>>>ul

Where in the world has anyone in this thread or any other posted that UL can't or won't improve?

It's exactly the opposite, in this thread and on the UL board. Some of your fans are adamant that UL has improved by leaps and bounds, while UK will be exactly the same as last year. I, personally, think UK will be improved from last year. UL will also likely be improved.

How much each team is improved is not a given at the moment, no matter how many words your fellow fans defecate onto the internet. This faux-surprise that UK fans are not terrified of the juggernaut UL football team is silly.

UL is not, and will never be Florida, no matter who your coach is.

UK by a TD. Police have to guard the Ohio River bridges to prevent UofL jumpers.

I'm confused.

UofL's top 5 receivers last season:

1) Harris, 455 yards (Junior, out for season w/ injury)
2) Rogers, 454 yards (Sophomore, still here)
3) Chichester, 393 yards (Graduated/gone. I didn't realize he could catch at all... Sure would like to see his # of dropped passes instead of total yards, but I digress...)
4) Parker, 291 yards (Sophomore, still here)
5) Bellamy, 280 yards (Graduate/gone)
6) Smith, 207 yards (Senior, still here)

So UofL lost 3 out of top 6 receivers, one of which was a TE. I'm not really seeing any huge drop-off, as none of the production numbers to any one receiver was all that impressive. There wasn't one, two, or even three "go-to" guys; the ball was spread around all over the place with 10 receivers getting at least 10 catches on the season.