By Tom Stosberg
There is whining and then there is fact. And the fact is that the foul odor of the past three years continued to linger a little in the first half of Saturday’s game. It wasn’t until the second half that the Charlie Strong Era truly began. That halftime speech had to have been a dandy.
But one more parting shot is appropriate now, just to set the record straight, hopefully the last time.
Let it be said that Steve Kragthorpe had his nerve bawling about the shape in which he accused Bobby Petrino of leaving the University of Louisville football program.
In fact, Petrino left it with some studs, some of whom are playing on Sundays, (Brohm, Cantwell, Wood, Douglas, etc.) In just three years, which only seemed like ten, he totally decimated the championship environment that Petrino had established.
The former coach also was able to rid the program of other studs such as Matt Simms and Anthony Allen, both currently in starting lineups for major football powers, Tennessee and Georgia Tech respectively.
Neither liked the Book Club foolishness or the passive-aggressive coaching mentality. Several players were kicked off the team who may yet star at BCS schools. But that’s what happens when a coach has not a clue as to how to handle big time athletes.
And don’t go feeling sorry for someone who walked away with over $2 million in cash.
Given just a little more time, Charlie Strong will load the team with “Petrino-like†studs. But facts are facts – when a pathetic team that is the doormat of the Southeastern Conference can beat you by a measly touchdown, there’s no doubt you still have your work cut out for you.
The beating can stop now — there’s no more evidence this bloody pulp ever resembled a horse….
I cannot conceive of one positive thing to say about Kragthorpe. He wasn’t just a fraud as a coach, he was a fraud as a person.
Just keep watchin’ Anthony Allen. Oh…and later on down the line, on Sundays, too.
I’m as happy as the next guy that Kragthorpe is gone but let’s be honest. Simms is not a stud and he was a prima donna at UL. He’s starting because his only competition was a true freshman (why do you think he decided to go there?) and UT is a shadow of its former self this year. 180 passing yards against UT-Martin doesn’t really convey “stud”. I would love to still have Anthony Allen here but he’s not exactly a workhorse at GT. He’s now the starter and had 28 yards on 6 carries out of GT’s 372 total yards rushing.
Just keep watchin’ Tennessee.
LOL – great post as always Tom….you nailed it – again!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHh yes lovin’ the fresh, clear air around the program now. Go CARDS!
Kragthorpe only wished he had that much hair left by the end of his third year here. We have Charlie Strong now..just put down the Kragthorpe bowl of vile and slowly walk away. Just walk away…
Tut tut…No vile, no hatred, no animosity…merely setting the record straight. I said it all to clear the air….now the air is fresh and clear.
That guy looks so much like Kragthorpe his phone stopped working for him at halftime.
That may have been the guy shredding tires on the U of L campus. Why else would he come back?
I actually almost bumped into the guy. I told my wife it was Kragthorpe.
You know what they say about a bad penny. It always come back.
What a complete waste of bandwidth.
Alan, I think Tom said what a lot of people were thinking.
Apparently he still has a few defenders around town. Tough to let go I guess.
A.Z.,
Sorry…promise I’ll never do it again. Bandwidth, huh?
That’s either Kragthorpe or a dead ringer for him. Even a look-a-like has a lot of nerve showing up for a Louisville football game. He needs to be banned from the premises.
Love how you worked the UK digs in there. Pathetic and doormat also characterize the actions of that fool who vandalized the those cars following the game. Classless.