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Charlie Strong’s contract approved!
By Justin Renck:
On Wednesday afternoon, Charlie Strong’s new contract was approved, and the head coach got a nice little raise! The University of Louisville Athletic Association (ULAA) approved a contract that will pay Strong $3.7 million per year (before incentives), making him the 7th highest paid head coach in the country behind Nick Saban (Alabama), Mack Brown (Texas), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Urban Meyer (Ohio State), Les Miles (LSU), and Kirk Ferentz (Iowa).
Rep. Yarmuth Honors the 2013 Sugar Bowl Champion Louisville Cardinals
By: Steven Rummage
This is the second time Tom Jurich has been praised in Congress, Jurich for President??
Current ACC Bowl Affiliations
These are the ACC’s bowl affiliations for this season. Just giving you an idea of what bowls we can go to if these stay the same.
| Orange Miami, FL $17,000,000 |
1/1/13 8:30pm ESPN |
BCS vs. BCS (ACC tie-in) |
| Chick-fil-A Atlanta, GA $3,967,500 ACC; $2,932,500 SEC |
12/31/12 7:30pm ESPN |
ACC #2 vs. SEC #5 |
| Russell Athletics Orlando, FL $2,275,000 |
12/28/12 5:30pm ESPN |
Big East #2 vs. ACC #3 |
| Sun El Paso, TX $2,000,000 |
12/31/12 2:00pm CBS |
ACC #4 vs. PAC-12 #4 |
| Belk Charlotte, NC $1,700,000 |
12/27/12 6:30pm ESPN |
Big East #3 vs. ACC #5 |
| Music City Nashville, TN $1,837,500 |
12/31/12 12:00pm ESPN |
ACC #6 vs. SEC #7 |
| Independence Shreveport, LA $1,150,000 |
12/28/12 2:00pm ESPN |
SEC #10 vs. ACC #7 |
| Military Bowl Washington, DC $1,000,000 |
12/27/12 3:00pm ESPN |
ACC #8 vs. Army or CUSA |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco, CA $837,500 |
12/29/12 4 :00pm ESPN-2 |
PAC-12 vs. Navy |
*In the event that the ACC has nine bowl-eligible teams, the Conference has made a conditional arrangement to send its eighth selection after the BCS to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, if either of that Bowl’s primary partners are not bowl eligible.
Louisville is in the ACC!!!
By Justin Renck:
FINALLY!!! It is a celebration and also a sigh of relief! The sigh of relief is because of what we are getting out of, and the celebration is because of what we are getting into!
Now I am not going to get into too many facts like TV ratings, conference votes, and all of that stuff. Just going to give my opinion on the situation.
Rob Jones: Notre Dame, Big 12, and more…
Tony Williams: My Governor’s Cup Prediction
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for Sunday Sept. 2nd to arrive. University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich seems to have the modern-day Louisville Cardinal sports departments healthier than ever and running on all cylinders. Our football team is no exception to that assessment, coming into this season ranked in the top 25 for the first time in 5 seasons. In 2010 Charlie Strong was the man who Mr. Jurich hired to put the Cards in this position and he has not disappointed. Instead, Coach Strong has taken this responsibility and ran with it like Usain Bolt did as the anchor of the 4×100 relay in the 2012 Olympics. Recruiting is a large factor for any school that plans to contend for a BCS title, so Strong’s first job was to assemble a staff that could go out and find kids that believed in his philosophy and that could compete at the highest level. Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Clint Hurtt, Defensive Coordinator Vance Bedford, and Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach Shawn Watson round out Coach Strong’s top three assistants along with several other important coaching staff members. All three previously mentioned coaches bring their own unique bag of stripes and accomplishments to the team, usually starting with the phrase “One of the Nation’s best….” or “Impressive resume consisting of….”. Coach Strong and staff have done their best recruiting job ever with the incoming 2012 class of players that they’ve landed. This accomplishment coupled with last season’s returning talent has the city of Louisville buzzing about football more than ever before.
Justin Renck: Football Kickoff Luncheon
I was lucky enough to be able to attend the 2012 UofL Football Kickoff Luncheon at the Downtown Mariott on Thursday afternoon. It was a good experience with Cardinal football, great food, and some laughs as well.
