The University of Louisville football team will be in the familiar red and white for the Kentucky game Sunday, red jerseys, white pants and white helmets.

Missing from the wardrobe this year is the combination of black jerseys and pants with the white helmets, a look very popular with fans, bringing back memories of the classic “Black Out” game against West Virginia in 2006.

We especially liked that look, coach, but you’re the decider.

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Mayor Greg Fischer has launched a community discussion of what Louisville will look like in 25 years and is looking for ideas.

How about a continued expansion of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium up to 80,000 seats in in 2037, with a statue of Charlie Strong just outside Gate 1. All utilities along the thoroughfare leading to the stadium will be underground, and the junk yard with the rickety metal fence and beat up cars will be a distant memory. The street will have been renamed Tom Jurich Boulevard, with tailgating on lush green lawns on the tree-lined road extending all the way to Crittenden Drive.

Enrollment will have surpassed the 33,000 mark and campus expansion will have continued unabated, replacing much of the industrial area to the west with student housing. The silos on the east side of the campus will have been replaced by an academic research park. The centerpiece will be faculty housing with a white-columned presidential mansion aside a 20-acre lake where the junkyard and other eyesores once resided, transformed into the most romantic spot for couples on campus.

And, last but not least, city government’s official colors will have been changed from blue and white to red and black.

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The Louisville Mayor also has made his guess on the outcome of the game, predicting UofL to cruise past Kentucky 35-7. The last time he went out on a limb was last March, picking UofL basketball to win the Final Four showdown between the teams.

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.