Kragthorpe Takes High Road
Steve Kragthorpe leaves his job as University of Louisville football coach “as better, not bitter,” loving the community, having met some great people and making some lasting friends. No second…
Kragthorpe May Get Last Word
So Steve Kragthorpe will be behind the podium for a news conference Monday, two days after being fired as the University of Louisville football coach. Whether that’s appropriate or not…
UK Players Stomp On Card Logo
[stextbox id=”custom”]Sure to be of immense interest to University of Louisville basketball fans, a couple of twits from Kentucky Sports Radio during a Kentucky practice session Sunday at Freedom Hall:…
UNLV Adrenaline Rushes Past Louisville, 76-71
UNLV players and fans more than a little excited about the opportunity to play the University of Louisville basketball team. My, what a home court advantage, an obscure national TV…
Kragthorpe Failure Was Inevitable
It’s over. He has been fired. Steve Kragthorpe will be remembered mostly as the coach who took over University of Louisville football at its peak, following a BCS/Orange Bowl win,…
Going Away Party
Remember the march to the Orange Bowl. How indestructible University of Louisville football seemed to be? One went to every game confident of winning, expecting a big gainer every play.…
Reasons To Get Out There
Ten reasons to attend the University of Louisville-Rutgers football game at 11 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving Day: Football weather, cold, damp, miserable. You already have tickets, or you can…
Rutgers Will Show Up
by Paul Sykes Which Rutgers will visit Papa John’s? The team that dismantled South Florida 31-0 and knocked off UConn 28-24? Or the Rutgers group that tanked at Syracuse 31-13…
Jurich Doing What He Does Best
by Tom Stosberg Isn’t it amazing how fast things can change in the whirling, swirling world of college football? In just a few weeks or even days, everything can be…
Victor Anderson’s Season Over
[stextbox id=”custom”]Not that we’ve seen much of him in recent games … There will officially be one less weapon for Steve Kragthorpe’s offense in the season finale: Victor Anderson will…
The Waiting Game Continues
No word of any preemptive news conferences this week so Tom Jurich is apparently keeping his word about waiting until after the season to make any pronouncements about Steve Kragthorpe’s…
Keep It In The Family
by Tom Stosberg Excuse me. What would be wrong with a “bloodline†staff? … A coaching staff that includes former University of Louisville football players who are now successful coaches.…
More Of Same From K, But Pitino Sending Message
One way to make the seasonal transition between University of Louisville sports easier is to go directly from a televised football game, driving faster than the posted speed limit, to…
It’s Only South Florida
by Paul Sykes Forget the fact that South Florida has demolished the University of Louisville by a combined score of 100-31 the last two games in Tampa. Ignore the reality…
Injury Expected To Sideline Dez Byrd
[stextbox id=”alert”]Deseree Byrd, the starting point guard on the University of Louisville women’s basketball team, is expected to undergo knee surgery in early December which would sideline her for the…
Butch Jones May Be In Louisville Mix
No informed sources, just a hunch. Now that Jon Gruden has signed a contract extension with ESPN, the name game begins in earnest for the successor to Steve Kragthorpe as…
Someone Needs To Light The Fuse
by Tom Stosberg One of these days the kids on this University of Louisville football team are going to realize how good they really are and they’re going to trounce…
For Starters, A Win Over Arkansas
Good way to start the basketball season, against an undermanned opponent that will get much better when all the suspensions are lifted, making a University of Louisville 96-66 win over…