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Game Day: Louisville at Cincinnati

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (2-4, 0-2) AT CINCINNATI BEARCATS (6-0, 2-0)

Game Time: 3:30

Location: Nippert Stadium: Cincinnati, Ohio

Television: ESPNU

Announcers: Todd Harris/Charles Arbuckle

Favorite: Cincinnati by 17.5

All-Time Series: Cincinnati leads 27-20-1

Last Meeting: Cincinnati won 28-20

Excitement Level: 3.6

They're ranked friggin' fifth and there's a friggin' keg of friggin' nails at stake.

Pregame Meal: Alcohol and something else

Kragtastic Prediction: We turn the ball over deep in UC territory very near halftime

Predicted Star of the Game: Cameron Graham

Notches a TD catch when the outcome is still in jeopardy.

NOTABLE

--Louisville has not lost at Nippert Stadium since 1997.

--Louisville is 30-12 in the month of October since the opening of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

--Cincinnati owns the nation's fourth-highest scoring offense (40.7 points).

--Cincinnati players don't know how to properly handle the keg of nails.

Quotable

--"There's been a lot of ups and downs the last two years. We've seen a lot of guys behind center. But we've got confidence in all our guys, so we're not worried about it. They all take a lot of reps and the receivers get to practice with all the different quarterbacks. That's why everyone seems to step in." --Armon Binns

--"It will be interesting to see which quarterback we face, but we'll prepare for all three. You don't see a lot of changes offensively. The only change is the quarterback running a little more with designed runs. Tony can scramble and he does a good job keeping plays alive and throwing on the run, but he's not a designed quarterback/runner like Zach is." --Steve Kragthorpe

--"Not many times in your life do you get the opportunity to play a Top 5 team. As a little kid, you either imagine you're a top team or that you're a team beating a top team. We're living the dream." --Adam Froman

--"You can't go too far out of your comfort zone. We're a spread, no-huddle, up-tempo offense. That will continue regardless of who's in there. We're not going to come out in two tight ends and one flanker and two backs, I can guarantee you of that." --Brian Kelly

--"Everyone wants to try to create a quarterback controversy. I've got a quarterback luxury. I wish I had two guys at every position that I felt as good about as I feel about Justin and Adam." --Steve Kragthorpe

CC Prediction: Cincinnati 27, Louisville 14

If Pike doesn't play or isn't near full strength, I really think Louisville will keep things close for a while and ultimately avoid an embarrassing blowout.

Yay?

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Hope yer right

I’m not too optimistic as you.

Go Cards!

by Red Rage on Oct 24, 2009 1:33 AM EDT reply actions  

Your confidence is inspiring.

Too bad I’m not easily inspired this season. I say it’s closer to 35-10 or so.

by CARD_G6 on Oct 24, 2009 1:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Pregame Meal: Alcohol and something else

if i am lucky my something else will be several valium.

by k.f.powers.uofL on Oct 24, 2009 6:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Glumly, I see no good that can come of this game....

The scenarios: 1) We lose -big. No, really big. 2) We lose by a close margin , and notch the 800th moral victory of K’s reign , or 3) we win . Highly unlikely, and if we do what does it gain us? Another “top 20” victory by K - one that he seems to get every yr while ending up with another losing season.

I can’t root against the Cards— so I’ll just go hide…

by frankpos on Oct 24, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

In honor of the Cincinnati Germans I will indulge in Mettwursts and Octoberfest brew. Hope I don’t choke to death if I make it through the 3rd quarter. After that a lot harder stuff will be my quaff. I expect a blowout.

by RedHotCard on Oct 24, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions  

There may be moments in the game when I don’t want to watch, but I probably won’t be able to resist. It will like slowing down to look at an accident. I can’t believe we once were the team that looked forward to winning 70-7. Now, we just hope most of our manhood remains at the end of the game.

I’m going to come right out and say it. I want Bobby Petrino back. I know it’s not going to happen, but I want him back. Tom Jurich needs to man up, swallow his pride, and make it happen. For God’s sake, the man nearly beat Florida on the road last week. Tuberville won’t be the winner everyone thinks, and Gruden isn’t coming.

Bring back Bobby! Unhinged rant over!

by Whacker77 on Oct 24, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions  

That was interesting

I think BYU just lost the chance to ever get Game Day again.

by Dais on Oct 24, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions  

Unplanned strangeness

The mascot jumped up while the guys were talking, wrote “TCU” on one of their sheets and then ripped it up. They were obviously annoyed and tried to go with it, but they didn’t like that at all.

by Dais on Oct 24, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for clearing that up.

I wasn’t watching Game Day at the time.

by JustCards on Oct 24, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

42-7

Cards turn the ball over 4+ times, cincy makes em count each time. No way we lose by less than 4TDs..

I hate that Im predicting such a sad outcome…it wasnt that long ago WE won 70-7 or something wasnt it?

by twistedwedge on Oct 24, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions  

Sounds like Collaros is starting

At least pike won’t have a heisman resume game against us.

by cardscott5 on Oct 24, 2009 12:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

No way we hold this offense to 27

45-17. We get a garbage score late. Basketball. Sweet sweet basketball. Save me.

by CardsFanTX on Oct 24, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions  

If the Bearcats don't score 40+ I will be amazed.

If we can avoid turnovers we can probably score 21. At least we’ll get the ball a lot, as Cincy should score in about 2-3 minutes each time they have the ball.

My predication: 54-24

by JustCards on Oct 24, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Eerie. You predicted 41 for Cincy, but our pisspoor offense couldn’t come up with more than 10.

by RedHotCard on Oct 25, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions  

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