Quick Thoughts On Game, Krag
by CardsFan922 on Oct 9, 2009 8:12 PM EDT
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First, some "breaking" news - in a move that surprises no one (I think Mike called this weeks ago), Adam Froman will be starting at QB tomorrow night, according to Kragthorpe's Twitter. Obviously Froman was who Krag wanted, he got hurt, Burke started, and then Kragthorpe was all like, "uh, Burke's a little banged up" despite him playing the entire game at Utah and despite Froman noticeably limping the entire second half. Anyway, glad everyone got to know Justin Burke so well, I think it's safe to assume it will be awhile before Burke is back on the field while Krag is the coach and Froman is not too badly injured.
Second, you know you are a UofL fan first and a college football fan second still when you don't think twice about going to the USM-UL game tomorrow night on what promises to be a cold night (lows in the 40s) despite the fact the Florida-LSU game is on at the same time. And if you just read that, have tickets and thought, wait, same time? Ugh, what am I going to do? Well....I empathize with you. But I'm going to the game, with really only a brief moment's hesitation. Also a CardChron reader (who shall remain nameless so people don't take their annoyance with CardsFan922 on him) gave me his tickets so that would be a pretty uncool move staying home, in the comfort of my own entertainment room, switching back and forth between our game and LSU-Florida, warm, able to follow the Open Thread.....but seriously, the game will be awesome.
I am excited to go mainly for the 1% chance that they announce Kragthorpe's resignation (effective at the end of the season) or immediate departure at halftime or after the game. Actually, I'm reallllllllllly excited for the .01% chance that they have the cheerleader guy who screams into the mic a prepared statement from Kragthorpe thanking the fans, Jurich and saying that it is time to move on. Like that guy or hate him I can't imagine a funnier thing in this world. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!" he would scream. "IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS!!" "THAT I MUST RESIGN MY POSITION AS HEAD COACH!!" "OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL TEAM!!!" "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND TOM JURICH!!!" "PRESIDENT JAMES RAMSEYYY!!!" "THE COACHING STAFF AND STAFF OF THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT!!!!" "FOR THEIR SUPPORT, HARDWORK, AND FRIENDSHIP!!!" "OVER THESE LAST THREE SEASONS!!!" "WHILE SUCCESS ON THE FIELD IS IMPORTANT!!!!" "I HAVE NO REGRET ABOUT THE SUCCESS WE HAVE HAD OFF THE FIELD!!!" "I LOOK AT MY JOB!!!" "AS TO TURN THESE YOUNG MEN INTO MORE THAN JUST!!" "GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYERS!!!" "BUT GOOD PEOPLE TOO!!!" "MY FAMILY AND I HAVE ENJOYED!!!" "OUR TIME IN LOUISVILLE!!!!" "AND I LOOK FORWARD!!!" "TO THE MANY CHALLENGES AHEAD!!"
I don't know why, but the thought of that guy screaming in his raspy voice a PR-sounding, bland prepared statement at the top of his lungs, turning to both sides of the stadium every few words, just really makes me laugh.
via a.espncdn.com Both of these men will be on the minds of many tomorrow night.
From a football standpoint, the CJ said this week that Vic would get the ball more, and USM had a bad run defense. They also said that USM's backup QB has a cannon. So I think it is safe to say that we will be running the ball and USM will be throwing downfield. And we are two point UNDERDOGS at home to a middle of the pack CUSA team. Ugh.
Finally, there have been so many rumors, and there have been too many, from people who are generally reliable and known to have connections to the athletic department, and everyone seems to have heard the same thing. Until I see it with my own eyes, I'm convinced the guy will be here until the entire season just because it doesn't make sense to fire him mid-season because logistically, who would be the offensive coordinator? And Jurich is too close to the guy and has his reputation too much tied up with Krag's fate to just kick him to the curb in the middle of the season, especially if he beats Southern Miss, because it would seem like he's basically admitted he was wrong to even bring him back. And I'm not so sure if Gruden is the long term answer or even a possibility (or if UK fans have a response to "Parcells to UK" jokes), but he would certainly put us back on the map INSTANTLY and at least early on would be able to tell recruits, I can get you to the National Football League. Can he win games in college? Who knows. Would he be our Wannstache? That's a scary thought. Would I be f'in pumped about UofL football again? Pumped enough to not think twice about going to a cold, rainy night game instead of staying home to watch two top 5 teams play in the Game of the Century. No doubt about it.
So who else is going to the game? Anyone turned down tickets to stay home and watch LSU-Florida? And does anyone else think that screaming cheerleader guy has virtually no effect on the crowd's excitement, and is possibly detrimental? But also likes his enthusiasm and thinks there has to be a better way to channel that enthusiasm? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Kickoff at 7:30 sucks.
I was hoping to watch the UF-LSU game, but as bad as we are, I’m still gonna go to the game.
Why is that cheerleader guy out there? I forget about him everytime until I see him on the field. I’d like to see him start the chant where one side of the stadium yells “FIRE!” and the otherside yells “KRAG!” That would be the way to get some excitement in the crowd.
If anyone does decide to stay in thier comfortable living room. . .
Don’t let those tickets go to waste, I’d be happy to put them to good use.
Neat-o
I was going to make a post about being too poor for ITV but I decided to make sure that the forums were really subscription based before making a fool out of myself. Glad I did.
Most of the forums are free
I wouldn’t pay for stuff I can find out on here or wait a day for, but to each his own
Just my $0.02
ThreadKiller
Weather conditions/ UofL secondary is worse...
Honestly I’m a blogging newbie, but here goes my first shot at it:
I’m planning on attending the game tomorrow night, but I don’t think the point spread is a good measuring tool of how we will perform. Granted Southern Miss just got their starting RB back from injury, and their backup QB may have a rocket for an arm… but the road to recovery isn’t a short one when you talk about running backs and the QB is a backup for a reason! I think it will be closer than it should be, but I doubt we lose our homecoming game. I think it will be a battle on the ground, and (if our o-line remembers how to block) we can pound the ball down their front 7 and eventually break open a couple big runs by NEO aka MR ANDERSON (did you see what I did with that matrix reference?) and tenacious d aka darius ashley. those 2 are the future of the program no matter what happens with the coaching changes.
As for the cheerleader guy… not a fan. Given we need cannon-fire to drag us away from our tailgating areas, only half the fans actually hear him talk (even fewer actually care about whatever he says). it would be awesome to hear that kind of news by a cheerleader trying to rile up the crowd, its probably just a pipedream
Going to the UL game reluctantly
I would love to watch LSU-FL since LSU is one of my fantasy defenses (Auburn the other) so I’d hate to miss the game because of fantasy reasons.
Plus I’d like to continue my streak of baseball games watched (8 in 3 days after tonight).
www.crosleyfieldterrace.wordpress.com
I would simply like to note....our opponent is a middling C-USA opponent....
on top of that,
their starting QB is now out,
their top running back is injured,
and their punter just shot himself today.
Ponder this a bit….if we lost—still.
The post game presser —jesus. What could Krag say that wouldn’t sound totally ridiculous, except “I resign”- (but i doubt he’ll resign…but that 1% chance….)
As to the annoying guy with the bull horn— just eliminate it—plenty other hype going on.
I'm just scared
that all the players have totally given up. You’ll either see an awesome effort or a total lackluster performance. No in between. That will tell you if we have a new coach or not.
DocCardsFan
The 'Ville, KY
Latest from the most reliable poster on ITV
To paraphrase:
1) Krags is indeed gone, and a search is definitely on.
2) The poster will not comment on Gruden or any other coach out of respect for Jurich and Jurich’s judgement. The poster specifically does not rule out Gruden or any other coach either.
3) Jurich will announce it when he is ready—and only then
Also— it appears from other sources that K will most likely finish out the season—barring pitchforks at his door.
Just so u understand-- I know this guy and his connections and he is 100% correct ALL the time
and that has been for yrs…
Thanks for the info..
….I think if we lose tomorrow there will be pitchforks.
And for recruiting sake, they have to turn things around. You can’t get a class in a month or less. John L. at least had a bunch of good guys he had started to recruit that Petrino finalized and that turned into our most successful group of seniors ever. I can’t imagine anything worse than the 2010 class if Krag stays all year, we lose, suck and have just a horrible negative vibe around the program, there’s never an official announcement, and then a new coach gets named in December or early January.
If he finishes out the season, at least they have to let everyone know he’s gone. Stop the bleeding.
Hi frank
I wanted to comment on Burke. For the life of me, I don’t know why Numbthorpe can’t speak directly, but Burke took a hit in the Utah game that caused bone to bone conatact in the sternum. Yeah. Believe me, that’s not an injury you want to aggravate before it heals. I don’t know how he feels now, but I thought I’d add that much. I would expect to see #3 before Mr Burke on Saturday. I injured my sternum 4 years ago and it’s still tender. I’m 46 and don’t have a med staff helping me, but there’s not a lot blood flow there, so to heal it, you have to create the flow. That hurts too.
L1 rules. I’m not convinced Krag finishes the year, 5 games may be too quick, however, if Heel and Esq are right, then there are potential rules violations if the UOL doesn’t disclose the situation publicly. Re:IIIIIFFF you’ve disclosed to the AD that you do not intend to coach next year, then you can’t continue to recruit as if you will be there. This has not been discounted by anyone, and IIIIIIFFFFF true, then the disclosure clock is ticking. Oh happy day
Hey 85card! That's an excellent point--and a guy like K would want to do it the
“right way” —-wouldn’t he?? LOL
Even if we don’t lose, I’m wondering whether I want to ask this question in the post -game presser, which I’ll be at:
“Coach , have you been told you will not be retained as coach at U of L after this season?”
If the C-J’s boys don’t ask it, I may have the balls to ask it.
(Hmmm, and then i may never see press credentials again in my life after that either…)
Be mindful
Press credentials can be given or taken away. It’s sort of like when Tom Cruise asked Jack Nicholson whether or not he ordered the code red. If you don’t feel the setting is right, don’t go for it.
I can tell you for a fact that a coaching search, to include related travel for the AD is underway, and the candidates are very attractive with TT as the mark. Skepticism notwithstanding, it is a fact.
It's not about balls
Play it as it goes. The guy needs to be chased by the hounds of hell if he starts to whine about what he inherited. I could rail about the details, but the guy just never belonged in Lou Ky, period. He’s about to crack in one of these pressers, he may need a subtle nudge instead of a shove. : )
We're going for an All Time record today, folks---
Never before has any Cardinals coach lost more than 8 consecutive games to FBS teams. On Saturday, Steve gets to go for the new record!
Steve is now tied with Ron Cooper for 8 in a row.
Cooper’s 8-game losing stretch started with a loss to Penn State and ended with a season-ending come-from-ahead loss to Memphis, all in 1997. Tom Jurich fired Cooper after his season-ending loss to Memphis, a game ending his final season with a record of 1-10, the lone win coming against Illinois
In Cooper’s final slide, his team was outscored in those 8 games 328-174, averaging a loss of 41-22.
In Kragthorpe’s current tieing streak, his 2008 and 2009 teams have lost 8 FBS games consecutively by the cumulative score of 291-134, for an average score of 36-17
Cooper’s Louisville Career-ending Streak (all in 1997):
L Penn State 21-57
L @ Oklahoma 14-35
L @ Southern Miss 24-42
L Tulane 33-64
L Houston 22-36
L East Carolina 31-45
L @ Cincinnati 9-28
L @ Memphis 20-21
Kragthorpe’s current Cooper-tied Streak (2008 and 2009):
L @ Syracuse 21-28
L @ Pittsburgh 7-41
L Cincinnati 20-28
L West Virginia 21-35
L @ Rutgers 14-63
L @ Kentucky 27-31
L @ Utah 14-30
L Pittsburgh 10-35
? Southern Miss XX-XX
Comment From Tommy Tuberville when asked about U of L rumors about him:
[http://bustersports.com/blog/buster-blog/2009/10/09/tommy-tuberville-sec-live-chat-2pm-est-friday/]
[Comment From Sullivan Carew]
Hey Coach- Can you clear up these L’Ville rumors?
2:03
Well, that’s all they are is rumors right now. I do hope to get back in coaching but I don’t wish anyone any ill will in terms of losing games. Things will start happening in another month — this is still too early.
cheerleader guy
that guy could eat any of us alive. he is insane. if/when we fire krags we should def hire the cheerleaders guy as a co defensive cord. he could def pump up the d-line. “I DON’T WANT THEM TO GAIN….ANOTHER YARD, LET THEM REMEMBER THE NIGHT THEY PLAYED…..THE TITANS” I get chills thinking about it.
by Cambroni Cardinals on Oct 10, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions
Speaking of Vic, I had a good source tell me he isn't injured at all.
And he doesn’t know why he isn’t getting the ball more. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think having your star player confused about his role and what’s going on is a bad sign when you are painted as a “player’s coach.”
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