All Entries Tagged With: "Louisville"
Louisville three-time NCAA Champion
The long wait is over. A third NCAA basketball championship is in the books, the University of Louisville prevailing 82-76 win over a rugged Michigan team, the best defensive team in the country shutting down the most prolific offense. If there was any doubt, the Cardinals proved beyond any doubt that defense wins championships. [...]
Rutgers packing the RAC for UofL
Not sure this happens with other teams but one is familiar with what sometimes happens against the next opponent, especially after playing near perfect basketball for 35 minutes on Sunday. The first five minutes were a little shaky, remember? A 19-point win over a good Marquette team came as a surprise to many University of [...]
Louisville’s defensive lapses defrock offense
Up one week, down the next, incredible highs, insufferable low points in the world of athletics. The slide from No. 1 continues unabated for the University of Louisville basketball team, descending in agonizingly slow motion. Three losses in a row, transitioning from what Bobby Knight called a team with few weaknesses to a team now [...]
U of L is James Quick’s choice
The decision comes down to the fourth quarter for James Quick, the superb wide receiver from Louisville Trinity High School. Play his college football at the University of Louisville or Ohio State University? Three hats. A Cardinal logo on one, a Buckeye on another. Even his dad, Rhonyia Quick, a former UofL player, has no idea [...]
Countdown to Sugar Bowl
University of Louisville fans pose in front of musical greats Fats Domino, Al Hirt and Pete Fontaine on Bourbon Street. The official UofL Sugar Bowl bus shuttles coaches and players between events in New Orleans. UofL President James Ramsey and Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater welcome fans to the Marriott Inn, the official team headquarters for Charlie [...]
Jurich facing hurdles with continuing Big East uncertainty
At the press conference following the University of Louisville’s acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference, Tom Jurich was relieved and elated. But it was obvious that he had some other issues on his mind, at least to this observer. Now we may know some of the issues still facing him that day, with the possible [...]
Big East Catholic schools rush to exit
Moving at record speed for a group of academic institutions, seven Catholic basketball schools have agreed to leave the Big East, according to a report from ESPN. They first discussed the possibility with Commissioner Mike Aresco on Sunday. DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova have finally seen the folly of mixing football and basketball-focused schools and may form still [...]
ACC opens new doors for Louisville
Feels good waking up in the morning, knowing the University of Louisville is going to the Atlantic Coast Conference. A massive load lifted from the many concerns that life throws one’s way. “Louisville doesn’t have to care about the risk of reverse athletics gentrification anymore. It’s movin’ on up to the east side. With a boost to [...]
Suspense over, UofL headed to the ACC
Somewhere up there Peck Hickman and Frank Camp are clinking champagne glasses together with the late Owsley Brown Frazier and Bernie Traeger. Two former University of Louisville coaches who started from scratch a half century ago, along with two men who pumped millions into the program to make the highest expectations possible. Not that the [...]
