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Once upon a time fans tailgated before games before joining thousands of Louisville fans at Cardinal Stadium.

Remember When: Tailgating and full football stadiums

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Charlie Springer 0 Comments

How much longer must we endure this interminable pandemic? Nine months in and going on forever, encroaching deeply on our lives, friendships and family relationships. Dictating that we hunker down on holidays, weekends, our daily existence. Daily exercising disease prevention, sometimes wondering if every ache

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Jeff Walz on the other telephone line … again

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Charlie Springer 0 Comments

Coach Jeff Walz is spending almost as much time these days on the telephone lining up games as he spends on coaching and recruiting. Negotiating those irritating phone trees, sitting through the wait times, hanging around for call backs. The telephone is a virtual lifeline.

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Louisville bids farewell to Sonny Bass

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 Charlie Springer 1 Comment

The name of Sonny Bass is indelibly linked to the University of Louisville. He’s gone now, one of the latest victims of Covid-19. Saying goodbye to Gladys, his wife of 76 years, via Facetime at Baptist Hospital. Sonny was one of those people in a

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Welcome return to positivity for UofL football

December 12, 2020December 20, 2020 Charlie Springer 0 Comments

Overcoming a bad start and low expectations while shaping the future. Another miserable start for the University of Louisville football team, managing only seven yards on the ground in the first quarter. Wake Forest luckily only up by seven points. More misery ahead for a

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New directions for the sports industry

December 12, 2020January 11, 2021 Terry McMillan 0 Comments

The sports industry has undergone profound changes in recent years. Digital brands that emerge overnight leverage social media’s power to challenge leaders in the sports industry; consumers who buy online, in-store, or through both, and who above all, seek a unique multi-channel experience. This new

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Satterfield in the best place to succeed at Louisville

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Charlie Springer 0 Comments apology, Scott Satterfield, University of Louisville football

Scott Satterfield is in a much better place with University of Louisville football fans today. Apologizing for some misdirection. Imagine a college football coach having a conversation with another school about their head coaching job. Two weeks after telling fans of his current program that

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Why wait? Hawkins leaving Louisville football early

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Charlie Springer 0 Comments

Oh, great, more bad news in 2020. Javian Hawkins is foregoing the remainder of the season at the University of Louisville. Suddenly the upcoming game against Syracuse is no longer a gimme. One has to wish Hawkins well or get castigated on social media. The

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