Month: January 2014

Ten months ago, his basketball team cutting down the NCAA tournament championship nets in Atlanta. Rick Pitino back in the spotlight, one day the Georgia Dome, a few weeks later entering…

Athletics draw a lot of attention to the University of Louisville, adding to a bigger picture of university life for faculty and students. Tom Fougerousee, a university photographer, works around…

Give Rick Pitino eight days to prepare for an opponent and he will shut down that team’s best player. Often the case, but nothing was normal in the University of…

The discussion among many fans as the University of Louisville takes on Cincinnati is how will the return of Chris Jones affect the chemistry so evident in three consecutive wins…

Seems like forever since the University of Louisville men’s team played a basketball game. The last one was a week ago, an 86-47 win over South Florida in Tampa, marking…

While many University of Louisville fans have been feeling sorry for Cincinnati for being left behind in the conference realignment shuffle, UC continues to be a serious threat in both…

Some stretches of games find special places in the minds of basketball fans, the areas of the brain reserved for highlight reels of great players. Sunday was one of those…

Among the missing on the University of Louisville women’s basketball team the past five games has been Jude Schimmel. She has been recovering from an ankle injury sustained in a…

Too good to be true, Clint Hurtt sticking around to coach the defensive line at the University of Louisville, staying here to resume recruiting duties when his show cause time…

The observer was summoned Friday to discuss his favorite topic, University of Louisville football, by Mark Rogers, who moderates a Connecticut-based  web site, MarkRogerstv.com, that focuses on college football. A…

The day that many of us wished for, dreamed of, fought for and often bumped our heads against the wall in frustration about for many years has finally arrived. The…

National Letter of Intent Day is February 5th for college football prospects, and Bobby Petrino has said he is bringing back the signing day party for University of Louisville fans.…

Among the observer’s favorite teams at the University of Louisville is the women’s basketball team. Rarely miss a game, whether it’s going to the KFC Yum! Center, watching on cable TV…

One of the best things about the University of Louisville’s 76-64 win over UConn Saturday is that all the talk about signature wins over quality opponents will go away.  UConn…

A “Blue Out” has been declared at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., when the University of Louisville basketball battles the UConn Huskies Saturday at 9 p.m. Also, all fans will…

Thanks to the new playoff system, the college football landscape is changing. The University of Louisville is a position to take advantage of the new opportunities. New defensive coordinator Todd…

University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino had a hard time not gushing about his team’s newfound love with the passing game after the Cardinals crushed Houston 91-52 Thursday. Per his…

Tom Jurich has the Midas touch when it comes to generating profits from college athletics, making the perfect hire in Bobby Petrino, according to Forbes Magazine, which knows a thing…

Life lessons. Turns out Charlie Strong had been talking about the football coaching job at the University of Texas for weeks, telling his athletic director, assistants, players and fans there…