Earl Clark will return for his junior season

by Mike Rutherford on Apr 17, 2008 8:54 PM EDT in News

cvnujeqrncwnjinrwoihewcnpvqewrinvneijn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The pants: lose 'em.

University of Louisville forward Earl Clark has chosen not place his name in the 2008 NBA Draft and intends to return for his junior season with the Cardinals, the University of Louisville announed tonight.

"Earl is looking forward to having a great junior season," U of L coach Rick Pitino said in a release. "I'm delighted he has made the prudent decision to return to school. He'll definitely be one of the premier forward in college basketball next season. He's a hard worker that has really improved each day and will continue to do so."

I think the best kind of joy is the one that completely blindsides you. This time last week I had totally eliminated the possibility of Earl Clark ever playing another game in a Louisville uniform, which makes this news all the more exhilarating.

I've had several conversations with friends about next season since the news of Clark's departure broke, and in each one one of us would invariably say "damnit Earl" once we got to the issue of who would start at the four. It's impossible to fully gauge the impact of losing a player like David Padgett, but we're now looking at bringing back four starters from a team that was a game away from the Final Four, and replacing the fifth with the No. 2 overall player in the class of '08.

This team just became a legitimate contender.

And it's peanut butter jelly time.

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Here comes the pain...

at the 2:10 mark

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qlJfQqvVg24&feature=related

Best news all day fo sho'

by xjjeep90 on Apr 17, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

My pants are off!!!!

I have never been so delighted to be wrong--or for my husband to be wrong--about something before. Ever. Let's just say PGLUW Baby may have had a hand in this divine act somehow since she's been asking God for something lately. I thought it was for the new bubbles, t-ball set, and mini-basketball goal we just got her, but now I'm not so sure. In fact, I think I just heard her say, "Thank you, God."

Hot diggity damn!! We be unstoppable!!!

by louisville lisa on Apr 17, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions

Holy Shit

This excites me very much. My pants are tight.

by Peter McSheisty on Apr 17, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions

More good news!

We're #1! We're #1!

Someone trying to bribe their way into Heaven was extremely disappointed tonight.

by Mike Rutherford on Apr 17, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions

That's just whack!

I really don't know what else to say except may God have mercy on your soul, Mike.

by louisville lisa on Apr 17, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont want to know

how you found that. And to answer your question, I'm going to say the Holy Father is a Subway guy.

Five-Dollar-Footlongs

by Peter McSheisty on Apr 17, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Someone googled that and was lead to

you and that bobble-head story, eh?

The widget map of your hits coming in from around the world would be interesting right now ; - )

by frankpos on Apr 17, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Mike's going for global domination

watch

if the name subtly changes

to the

Pope Chronicles

you'll know he's dancin' pantless

with the wrong crowd

by frankpos on Apr 17, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I knew it would happen,

Mike, you have lost your freakin' mind and I love it - guess you are dancing your pantless dance to PB and J.....life is good. Weird but good.

Linda

by Linda on Apr 17, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

So

I survived the '08 Louisville earthquake.

by Mike Rutherford on Apr 18, 2008 5:53 AM EDT reply actions

I slept through

the '08 Louisville earthquake.

by Peter McSheisty on Apr 18, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

shawty

by Blocky on Apr 18, 2008 7:27 AM EDT reply actions

I think you be liking that

shawty

by frankpos on Apr 18, 2008 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't know how I made it 25 years with out it.

by Blocky on Apr 18, 2008 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

w00t!

This is very exciting news.

If DC comes back, and we'd have to put that at >50%?, we will be so freaking good. Depending on UNC's returning players, we have to be #1 or #2 right?

1-McGee (sr) / Sosa (jr)
2-Jerry (jr) / knowles (awesome) / delk?
3-T-will (sr) / delk (jr) / goode / swopshire (red shirt?)
4-E5 (all american) / jennings (top-10 recruit) / goode?
5-DC or SS (top-3 recruit)/ jennings

Our three point shooting will hopefully be better (although the new extended 3-point line will be an x-factor for everyone), but our inside game and our stars will present match-up problems for most everyone.

We will be good, is what I'm saying.

by CardsFan922 on Apr 18, 2008 7:46 AM EDT reply actions