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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.

Cardinal_medium

"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

Lets keep

McCoy moving the wrong way.

by Macadu18 on Nov 8, 2008 12:18 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

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

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

Knowshon

Come to the Lions.

by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 12:48 PM EST 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

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

Yeah.

WHY!? I can’t think of the last time I saw another team’s returner pee himself a little just before BARELY managing not to drop it every game for 2 seasons in a row. Do they never practice catching a damn punted ball with contact???

by Sohl on Nov 8, 2008 2:09 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Hey Brock

So nice to see you.

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

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

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

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 were offsides

by P.A. CardsFan 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

Mark Nelson

Make a fucking play.

by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 1:25 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

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

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

3rd and 7

Big play. C’mon!

by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 2:26 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

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

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

could we

get any name on this list at this point

by drhustle on Nov 8, 2008 2:44 PM EST up 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

Really?

Look at me…Really?

by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2008 3:04 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

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