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Entries from June 2008

Waiting For Football

June 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Charlie Springer, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville football

Two months away from the beginning of the football season and tailgating. Seems like forever. The fall weather, combined with football, parties and marching bands, makes Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium the place to be. This observer just enjoys ambulating through the crowd, getting a natural high from being around so many University of Louisville fans.
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Where’s Steve?

June 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Steve Kragthorpe, University of Louisville football

Where is Steve Kragthorpe hiding? Haven’t seen or heard anything from the University of Louisville football coach in months. Someone needs to be talking up the program, but he has been scarce, even as the season ticket renewal deadline approached.
Strange.
Reminds this observer of the silence between weekly football games when fans were kept guessing about [...]

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McDonnell Comfortable

June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Auburn, Dan McDonnell, Tom Jurich, University of Louisville baseball

Dan McDonnell, the University of Louisville baseball coach, is the kind of person you want as a next door neighbor – a straight talker, listens to what you have to say, takes good care of his property, will take on the world with you to protect the neighborhood.
McDonnell recently turned down a job offer from [...]

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East Carolina Dominates Poll

June 23rd, 2008 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

Still getting feedback about the recent Card Game fan poll in which we asked which team fans would like to be added to Big East Conference football. What was really surprising is that East Carolina dominated the voting. Their fans arrived in droves, apparently eager to ensure their collective voice was heard on an  issue [...]

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