Louisville Football Halfway To Where?
By Paul Sykes Louisville football is about where most fans thought it would be at this time of the season, despite all the chatter about not meeting expectations. Whether the…
Challenge For Demoralized Louisville Kicker
Just when one thinks the kicking game has come around, the University of Louisville football team gets an abysmal performance from place-kicker Ryan Payne. The senior, who boots barefooted, blew…
Jurich Owes No Apology To Football Fans
Sadly, a small group of University of Louisville football fans believes Tom Jurich owes them an apology for a few comments. Yes, that Tom Jurich, the vice president of athletics,…
Meanwhile, In Piscataway
This from the Rutgers University student newspaper following the team’s 24-7 loss to Pittsburgh in Piscataway, N.J.: “The official count of 50,296 tickets sold had to be inaccurate. The actual…
Searching For Answers
By Tom Stosberg After Saturday’s loss to UConn, the University of Louisville football program’s future is now boiled down to a search. And with only two wins so far it’s…
Big East Football: Week 7
By Paul Sykes Pittsburgh and Cincinnati top the Big East Conference football standings following week seven, in which seven conference teams spread the action over three days, including three conference…
UConn Player Killed After Louisville Game
University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard died early Sunday from an on-campus stabbing following UConn’s win over Louisville Saturday. The 5-foot-9, 174-pound Howard had 11 tackles and a fumble…
UConn Feasts On Louisville Handouts, 38-25
Few Louisville fans expecting to win this football game, even against a Connecticut team known for folding in the fourth quarter. Just enough glimpses of Louisville offense early on, teasing…
Time Crawls For Louisville Football
Can we all agree that the University of Louisville football team is in need of change unless Steve Kragthorpe embarks on a winning streak? The only other question seems to…
Game Day: Louisville vs. UConn
By Paul Sykes The University of Louisville football team looks to improve to 500 today with a Noon kickoff against Connecticut in East Hartford. Louisville (2-3) must overcome the same…
End Of The Tunnel
For those concerned about issues surrounding the football program, Tom Jurich, vice president of athletics, has this message in the university’s recently-released Status Report of the University of Louisville Athletic…
Petrino Snub Gets Job Done At UConn
By Paul Sykes He dreamed of playing football at Papa John’s Cardinal stadium, kicking for the red and black. Kickoffs, punts, extra points. Didn’t matter to Desi Cullen. Louisville was…
When A Party Turns Into A Panic
Having experienced a situation years ago where plain clothes policemen burst on a scene, the observer can identify with the situation in which Terrence Jennings and Jerry Smith recently found…
Future Recruit’s Big Game
This from the Paul Sykes’ clan: “Your linebacker/running back grandson is at it again, Dad. In JP’s game Saturday, he got through the offensive line, did a hand chop on…
Your Day John Wooden
Happy birthday to former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden who is celebrating his 99th today. University of Louisville connections abound. Denny Crum, one of his assistants, led U of L…
UConn’s Edsall May Be Feeling The Heat
By Paul Sykes One doesn’t normally consider a coach with a 3-2 record a reason for fan fire if one is calling the plays at a traditional football power like…
Punch In The Gut For Louisville Basketball
By Tom Stosberg First order of business: the Jerry Smith and Terrence Jennings case. Let’s review the customary rules of acceptable behavior for Division I basketball players. Rule #1: Never…
Mindset Shapes Perceptions At Papa John’s
Funny how the perceptions of some fans shape their views because of their disrespect for something or someone, particularly in the case of Steve Kragthorpe and University of Louisville football.…