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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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Thank you for holding
No way Woodny makes that play.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:28 PM EST reply actions
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.”
Welp
We’re doing an amazing job on McCoy.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:34 PM EST reply actions
Amazing
Something is seriously wrong. And the answer to what’s wrong begins with the letter “K.”
theoldman
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?
good stuff
over on courierjournal.com on eric crawfords live blog
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
Syracuse up 14-0 on Rutgers
Kragthorpe totally called this.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:44 PM EST reply actions
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
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
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)
We are apporaching
Premature meltdown status.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
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
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
"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
I get very scared
Every time we have to return punts.
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:56 PM EST reply actions
Nope...let's have Cantwell..
….try to make a decision…..Burns was no where near open, and apparently was the 3rd option.
are they greasing the balls
before they punt them to us.
wtf is going on up there
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.
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
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
Wait....
Pitt’s TE was playing LB last year too? Or did the announcer just get him and Burns mixed up?
The Stull Bomb against Woodney finally comes through...
….just abused by Turner there.
Isn’t there a flag down?
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
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
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
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
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
Punt....
…right into the end zone.
I just need to copy/paste the complaints from week to week instead of having to retype them.
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
Lone shining star.....
…..but not shining as brightly as normal. Both teams have the same defensive strategy — shut down Anderson/McCoy.
The Cantwell for Heisman campaign
is really taking a hit
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.
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.
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.
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
That was awesome..
….nicely thrown ball, nice effort!
And Pascley gets his 4th TD!!!
and the announcers think it was Doug B.
I think that makes 4 tds
for our team leading reciever…TroyPascley
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.
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
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
...
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
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?
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
Krags!
I’m not your friend.
I don’t even like you!
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.
winning all three...
…would surprise me more than Obama naming Sarah! Palin as her Secretary of State
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
Some numbers
McCoy – 17 carries for 45 yards
Total Yards:
Louisville – 302
Pittsburgh – 326
Final Score:
Louisville – 7
Pittsburgh – 41
Let me get this straight...
Our guy just got out-coached by Dave Wannstadt?
THAT’s how far we’ve fallen.
theoldman
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
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

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