By Justin Renck: Heading down to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl? If so, be sure to check out Bourbon Heat, the Cards headquarters for the Sugar Bowl!
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By Justin Renck: Russ Smith will be featured in the next issue of Sports Illustrated. Coach Pitino referenced this at his press conference yesterday, and said the idea of them doing a story about Russ made him “cringe” because this generation of athletes does not handle success well. If this photo is any indication, it…
By Justin Renck: Here are the key notes from Coach Pitino’s press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He talks about Gorgui Dieng’s injury, the Memphis game, and the upcoming FIU game and coaching against his son, Richard.
How would you like for the Louisville Cardinals to be represented on the cover of NCAA Football next season? All you have to do is vote and spread the word, so let’s get to it! Click on the link that shows up when you watch the video and follow the steps to vote for the…
#4 Louisville (9-1, 0-0 Big East) vs Florida International (3-4, 1-1 Sun Belt)
From the great VillenHD, here is the video from the UofL-Memphis game on Saturday!
By Justin Renck: Jason Higdon is a FoxSports/Scout.com Regional Recruiting Analyst. He has reported that Darius Curry, a 6’1 190 lb cornerback from Flowery Branch, GA, was also in town this weekend to visit the Cards. Curry is verbally committed to Oklahoma State, but you never know what may happen after Charlie Strong gets a…
Alin Edouard (6’2 180 lbs) is a duel-threat quarterback from Hialeah, Florida. For his junior year, he had 1,485 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns. He has recently had some tweets that have referenced the Louisville Cardinals.
By Justin Renck: Football *Charlie Strong picked up 2 committments today for the class of 2013. Richard Benjamin, a WR/DB that will likely play cornerback for the Cards, has offers from nearly every major program in the country. Read our earlier post here. Benjamin actually committed to the Cards a few days ago, but since…
By Justin Renck: We have already seen the committment of Richard Benjamin become official, and now the Cards have another one today! Junior College quarterback Brett Nelson (6’4 230 lbs) of Southwestern Community College in California has verbally committed to the Cards for next season.
By Justin Renck: Richard Benjamin, a 6’1 wide receiver/defensive back from Tampa, Florida, verbally committed to the Cards last week, but it wasn’t quite official. Anyone can commit to a school, but the coaching staff has to approve and accept it before it becomes official. With Benjamin scheduled to make a visit to campus this weekend,…
These videos are following the Memphis game on Saturday and are courtesy of WDRB’s Eric Crawford.
#6 Louisville (8-1) vs Memphis (6-2)
By Justin Renck: The day was March 12, 2005. The place was the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN. The 6th ranked Louisville Cardinals were facing the Memphis Tigers in the Conference USA Championship. The Cards were playing for a good NCAA Tournament seed (which they didn’t get), and Memphis was playing to just get into the…
By Justin Renck: USA Today is reporting that the 7 Catholic school basketball members of the Big East will vote to leave the conference. Those schools are Villanova, Marquette, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown and DePaul.
From ESPN.com: Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 21 Louisville vs. No. 3 Florida, Jan. 2 (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET) Why to watch: The Gators came within one victory of playing for an SEC championship and potentially a BCS national title. The Cardinals are coached by former Gators defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, who helped UF win two…
By Justin Renck: Check out this hilarious video! Kris Humphries was about to shoot a free throw and the ref noticed a sub was about to enter the game. Rather than just blowing his whistle or yelling for Humphries to not shoot the ball, the ref decides to take matters into his own hands!
By Justin Renck: Here is another story that is not UofL related, but still worth posting… Apparently, new Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville made an interesting exit from Texas Tech. While he and other coaches had at least 3 recruits out to dinner on their official visit to Texas Tech, Tuberville got up to leave….
From GoCards.com: The University of Louisville football team will host an autograph session benefiting the Dare to Care Food Bank on Wednesday, Dec. 12th from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Brown and Williamson Club of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. There is a two-item limit per person for merchandise to be autographed, and attendees…
By Justin Renck: With the big game this Saturday between Louisville and Memphis, I thought it was important to revisit some of the more memorable games from the rivalry. Well, the game from March 1, 1986 is a special one to me, and I wasn’t even born yet. Here is the story…