Open Thread: Louisville at Pittsburgh
Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers, Nov 8, 2008 12:00 PM EST
Where do you turn after a humiliating road loss at the hands of a team that would struggle to take out KCD?
Drawings by 8-year-olds.
"Don't care much for Kentucky." A child after my own heart.
I'm here, and I'm ready to use grown-up language if the situation calls for it. Let's do dis.
Go Cards.
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Holla
As Quinn1979 would say, I’m perfectly hedged for today’s game. If we win, great! Cards win! If we lose, well, hopefully another nail in the Kragcoffin.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
why does he play
do the coaches not see that troy pascley sucks
by Chicago's Cardinal 3 on Nov 8, 2008 12:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Like the play call
Three step drop and just bomb it. Too bad that’s not Mario or Scott Long, who would have a 60% chance of catching it.
Let’s not put Hunter in a position where he has to make decisions. Hand the ball to 20 or just chuck towards the sideline. Maybe a screen.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Looks like...
….Pitt wants to exploit Woodney today.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At least our...
…run defense looks good so far. Straight up the middle = not a good play. Brown got all those yards by getting outside and his TEs getting away with holding.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
coaches are supposed to put players in a position to succeed
so why is doug beaumont still returning punts… he is great at everything but that… hasnt that been proven already
by Chicago's Cardinal 3 on Nov 8, 2008 12:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
One GOOD thing about KRAG's injury policy..
…is that when someone actually plays who has been hurt, its like a nice surprise!
And Cantwell misses a throw to a wide-open Trent Guy for a sure TD
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hunter
Not your best effort thus far. Chichester’s also getting eaten up by Berry.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope all of you have ample....
refreshments. It’s going to be a LONG LONG afternoon.
by Linda on Nov 8, 2008 12:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What
does a coach have to do exactly to get an unsportsmanlike penalty?
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 12:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for holding
No way Woodny makes that play.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have a bad feeling....
….about this game after what we’ve seen so far.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Although Pitt sure can't run it up the middle on us....
….hopefully they don’t figure that out.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
For your TIVO interests
Here in PA on CBS at 1pm is a show I’ve never heard of before called Varsity Rivals. The info says “A look at the battle between St. Xavier and Trinity, two of Kentucky’s best teams.”
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 12:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Welp
We’re doing an amazing job on McCoy.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Amazing
Something is seriously wrong. And the answer to what’s wrong begins with the letter “K.”
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 12:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is fun....
…listening to Bill Stewart and watching WVU highlights during my game. Maybe save this for the 4th quarter when we’re down 30?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good stuff
over on courierjournal.com on eric crawfords live blog
by rob8 on Nov 8, 2008 12:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brock Bolen is in the game!
what a fun surprise!
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
on a positive note
uk is losing to georgia early…
by Chicago's Cardinal 3 on Nov 8, 2008 12:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Syracuse up 14-0 on Rutgers
Kragthorpe totally called this.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
On the plus side
Viewing experiences are a lot funnier when we’re not good.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Our coach...
has all the emotion of a decayed tooth. Did you notice the conversation with Cantwell? Reading K’s lips from a thousand miles away, or whatever, he seemed to say “why?” And then shook his head okay. Inspired me, that’s for sure.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 12:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BTW i'm a dentist
and I can assure that decayed teeth may not seem very emotional but they are all, with few exceptions, angry little buggers. And they stay angry until you give them a lombotomy (aka root canal) or just go ahead and kill them (aka extraction)
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We are apporaching
Premature meltdown status.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm stunned
That it wasn’t Bobby Buchanan who just did that.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The "hurry-up and run a play" ...
….to avoid the replay almost never works.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 12:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It actually achieves the opposite goal
If the officials weren’t going to review the play before, then they definitely are after you try and rush up to the LOS.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Think that ball was laying on the ground a little too long"
Because the rule is three seconds.
by big east champs on Nov 8, 2008 12:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I get very scared
Every time we have to return punts.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Does Kragthorpe
coach the special teams as well?
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 12:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nope...let's have Cantwell..
….try to make a decision…..Burns was no where near open, and apparently was the 3rd option.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No no no
you must pass when you QB is 3 for 10
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Annndddd
We have four people moving early after a timeout.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think they call that play....
…the Kragthorpe Special…..
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When Cantwell checks
I lose a lot of confidence in the ability of the called play to succeed.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
JP back in
There’s a positive.
And we own LeSean McCoy.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding me?
What is going on back there? Trent Guy, go ahead and warm up for the next punt.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What was the black ref thinking?
And why didn’t he fight harder to have his call stand?
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
3 fumbles in the first 22 mins of the game?
Sounds about right
by Blocky on Nov 8, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey. Put someone else in to return punts.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
are they greasing the balls
before they punt them to us.
wtf is going on up there
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 1:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope they let him..
…throw the ball.
Nevermind, too late.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And the weird release bites him in the ass for the first time
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yup, get ready to hear....
…two things every UL game from now on….Simms is Phil’s son, and he has an unorthodox throwing motion.
Joins the long line of UL football “Fun Facts” — Lefors’s whole family deaf, Brohm’s dad, brothers played at UL, Petrino job openings……etc.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Larry O'Bannon
Played at the same high school as Darrell Griffith.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
The game definitely got a little more interesting.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I've been watching...
the Northwestern-OSU game just because, and I’ve noticed that both coaches there seem more than mildly interested in, uh, coaching. It’s amazing to watch, really.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 1:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wait....
Pitt’s TE was playing LB last year too? Or did the announcer just get him and Burns mixed up?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Stull Bomb against Woodney finally comes through...
….just abused by Turner there.
Isn’t there a flag down?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think we know
What their scouting report said about Turenne.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Simms throws
Like an 11-year-old uncomfortable in shoulder pads.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
2nd official...
….throwing motion biting Simms…
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
When your dad's
an NFL QB how does he not fix your throwing motion?
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 1:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Draw on 3rd and long...
….are we only team in America that play works for?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is discouraging...
because I’d like for us to win, but I’m not much of a Simms fan, to be honest. Spoiled rich kids with bad throwing motions aren’t my cup of tea. (That’s as many cliche’s as I could think of for now.)
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 1:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Happy This Game is Not On
17-0 now Pitt
What is going on?
The only thing I am watching over here in Iraq is the KY game UL is not on BOOOOOOOOO!
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Doug's hands?
The first two games he was like Harry, Jr.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think he may have caught too many passes in the first month of the season
Those little hands took a beating.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
3rd and 6
Quick Slant or draw to Vic?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ESPN Game Plan
Anyone else purchase ESPN Game Plan for college basketball? My subscription automatically renewed today, turing on the channels that show both college FB and BB…
So…I’m thinking about suing Cox for emotional damages for allowing me to watch this Pitt game that I did not pay for.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 8, 2008 1:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Huge late hit penalty on Eric Wood
It’s official. The season is in shambles.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Daily Reminder
Troy Pascley leads the Cards with Reception for TDs….with 3.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 8, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i guess
we can start playin for next year
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Punt....
…right into the end zone.
I just need to copy/paste the complaints from week to week instead of having to retype them.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
haha
Yeah Mike should give us auto-comments that we can choose from
1. “Why did Kragthorpe call for a draw play on 3rd and long?”
2. “Punt into the end zone? Does Kragthorpe coach our special teams?”
3. “Kragthorpe looks like he’s going to cry”
4. “Well…at least basketball season is right around the corner”
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 8, 2008 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Making things worse....
UK is tied with GA in the 2nd quarter.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boy
This 8-year-old is setting himself up for an ass beating.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Okay, we are a second half team
That sounds reasonably accurate right?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So
How does Vic look this game?
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 1:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lone shining star.....
…..but not shining as brightly as normal. Both teams have the same defensive strategy — shut down Anderson/McCoy.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
McCoy has thrown for more yards
than he’s rushed for. And we’re down 17-0.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who will it be?
Simms or Cantwell?
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 2:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Cantwell for Heisman campaign
is really taking a hit
by big east champs on Nov 8, 2008 2:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Covington and Savoy!
Causing havoc with the blitz…injures the QB and forces a fumble.
Pitt keeps trying to run it up the middle, which is awesome for us, since we start 4 DTs basically.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone
not think they would get at least 15 yards on that play?
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have had literally no reaction to any play this half...
…except when they fumbled and I yelled “get it!”
And we didn’t get it.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh god...
….Cantwell is back in. Good throw to Doug on the first play. The sideline guy just said Cantwell would benefit from watching a few series on the sidelines. Um, didn’t he watch from the sidelines for the last 4 years? I don’t think 2 series is going to do it.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You
are correct, 2 series is not going to matter.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was awesome..
….nicely thrown ball, nice effort!
And Pascley gets his 4th TD!!!
and the announcers think it was Doug B.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YEAH
someone caught a wide open td pass this year!
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 2:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Touchdown Troy Pascley
The man is amazing at getting wide open.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think that makes 4 tds
for our team leading reciever…TroyPascley
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck
is Trent Guy not returning punts?
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
simma dow na
mikey, if you think you can coach this team better than the guy that is out there making all these decisions then why don’t you call Mr. Jurich and apply for the job.
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I may have been wrong...
…Cantwell looks great so far this half.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Anybody
Want to start a Kragthorpe replacement wishlist thread?
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How about
anybody but Kragthorpe? LOL he gets at least one more year in my book.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Copy/paste
Why do we always run it up the middle on 4th and 1?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be pissed if I were Vic too
He’s been a better short-yardage back than Bolen all year. Seriously, how many times has the first guy taken him down?
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Come on CardsFan922
that was clearly run slightly to the right side.
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 2:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like...
a little innovation. Fourth and one, run it between the tackles. Nobody thinks of that. Of course, truth be known, I’d probably have bitched if he’d tried to throw it or something, too. Can’t help it; K brings out the worst in me.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 2:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm visiting my buddy who went to UTenn this weekend
And to give you a comparison of differeing expectation levels (and for humor’s sake) here is their list of replacements for Fulmer:
Will Muschamp
Bill Cowher
Bob Stoops
Jon Gruden
Lovie Smith
Butch Davis
Lane Kiffin
Steve Sarkisian
Steve Spurrier
Bobby Johnson
Brian Kelly
Brent Venables
Skip Holtz
Bud Foster
Bronco Mendenhall
Chris Petersen
Gary Pinkel
Jim Leavitt
Kyle Whittingham
Derek Dooley
Re-Donk-Ulous
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just remember
If you ask for a replacement and he is worse then Krag a lot of people will have to eat their feet.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I would like to see a list of people who could end up being worse than Krag
Also whoever comes in is going to have a LONG leash because Krag sucks so bad and has set us back so much.
But I can easily see his replacement going 6-6 and fans loving him, which is how it goes I guess.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like...
we have defensive people bitching at each other now and that’s a first. At least for me — I hadn’t seen that before. They’d always played as a pretty cohesive unit, but it may be that point in a deadly dull season when some guys have decided to turn the dial down a bit. Six and six, here we come.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 2:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
6-6?
Which game left are we going to win?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Things I'd rather be doing than watching this
1. Seeing The Women in a packed theater while sitting in the middle of the eight loudest females I know.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Or
You could watch the KY game, at least it is close.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
...
2. Have a surprisingly aggressive squirrel nibble on my left testicle.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
1) Why is Cantwell still in?
2) What is that play?
3) How can Bussey not jump on that ball?
4) Why am I still watching?
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 2:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And
that signifies the whole season right there!
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 2:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cantwell
just turns around and throws the ball without looking!
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 2:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Really
That’s the “winning play of the game” ok
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 3:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's it. I'm done.
Time to rake leaves or watch some other game that might feature more than one team making an effort. This has been painful and pathetic.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 3:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wait, come back...
…you just missed Cantwell throwing a pick-six.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing...
there is a BBall game tonight to wipe away some of this anger.
by DirtRipper on Nov 8, 2008 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If Penn State wins today
I don’t know if I can leave my house for a week.
by P.A. CardsFan on Nov 8, 2008 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Krags!
I’m not your friend.
I don’t even like you!
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 3:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We have run
The roll out to the right, wide receiver come back play at least 15 times.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 3:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We could
end up losing every remaining game and have 5 wins (In which case Koach would HAVE to go, right?), or we could win all three and end up with 8, and neither would surprise me one bit.
by adam10001 on Nov 8, 2008 3:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
winning all three...
…would surprise me more than Obama naming Sarah! Palin as her Secretary of State
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No way to win all three playing like we did today
But if we play like we did against KState and USF then we have a legit shot.
by adam10001 on Nov 8, 2008 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So let me get this straight
Every loss on our schedule ends with Hunter completely falling apart in the fourth quarter to either directly lose the game (Uconn), put the game out of reach and make the loss look much worse than it really is (UK and Pitt), or just ruin any chance of a comeback (Syracuse).
From Best Sr. QB in the Nation to worst QB on our depth chart…wow!
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 3:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree at this point
Simms should see some PT next week
by adam10001 on Nov 8, 2008 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How in the hell
Did we arrive at this point?
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seems pretty straight forward
Kragthorpe. I’m just not sure what I’m missing with people who don’t want him gone. The “he just needs more time” argument doesn’t make much sense. It’s not like we had no talent when he got here. He either wasted or kicked off all the talent.
Whatever. New week, same result.
by CardsFan922 on Nov 8, 2008 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's the same thing I've been saying
The talent is there for his “system” but there is no precision to the execution. I’m not even watching the game today and I can tell you what’s going on. Missed blocks, tackles, and brain farts at the mos inexcusable times.
by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hate to see our team fall apart....
I believe that after today we may be one game closer to Koach leaving……one could only hope. Go CARDS!
by Linda on Nov 8, 2008 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And.....
Basketball starts in less than 5 hours
by Final4Galore on Nov 8, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think
Louisville deserves a spot on the Sportsline Bottom 10 this week.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 3:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Some numbers
McCoy – 17 carries for 45 yards
Total Yards:
Louisville – 302
Pittsburgh – 326
Final Score:
Louisville – 7
Pittsburgh – 41
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 3:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let me get this straight...
Our guy just got out-coached by Dave Wannstadt?
THAT’s how far we’ve fallen.
theoldman
by theoldman on Nov 8, 2008 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At least
Tennessee got beat by Wyoming, so a 41-7 ass-raping hurts a little less.
by The White Mandingo on Nov 8, 2008 4:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
might as well come on out to bbc and bid on some cool stuff for shawn's benenfit
at least we got lots of beer too
by frankpos on Nov 8, 2008 4:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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