The best Louisville game of the decade tournament: 5 vs. 12
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 20, 2009 11:11 AM EST
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Print5. LOUISVILLE STUNS NO. 4 FLORIDA STATE (9/26/02)
The Louisville football program's first "signature win" had come more than a decade earlier via a thrashing of Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl, but this was the monumental victory that set the tone for U of L's rise to prominence over the next few years.
In a torrential downpour, the Cardinals - who had already dropped games to Kentucky and Colorado State after entering the year with their highest preseason ranking in history - forced the fourth-ranked and unbeaten Seminoles into overtime.
On the first play of overtime, FSU quarterback Chris Rix had his pass intercepted by U of L free safety Anthony Floyd. One play later, Louisville running back Henry Miller burst through the middle and waltzed into the endzone, inspiring the soldout crowd at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium to storm onto the field and tear down the goal posts.
"They were better than we were," said Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden. "Before the season, I was very concerned about this game because they were playing as good as anybody last season. We simply did not stop them."
Bowden also praised Cardinal quarterback Dave Ragone, who he said was "as good as any quarterback in the country."
"We fed off an unbelievable crowd in a torrential downpour," Ragone said afterward. "They started ripping down the goal posts, ripping off my helmet, ripping off everything."
12. JERRY SMITH COMES HOME AND BEATS MARQUETTE (2/18/07)
Desperately needing a signature road-win, the once-struggling '07 Louisville Cardinals found one when freshman Jerry Smith buried a deep three-pointer just before the buzzer to stun No. 12 Marquette in front of a sellout crown in Milwaukee.
The win was especially sweet for Smith, a Wisconsin native who many felt was denied the state's Mr. Basketball honor because of his decision to take his game to Louisville.
"I'm just speechless," said Smith, who played his high school ball at Wauwatosa East. "I could have never dreamed this."
Remarkably, this was the third time in six years that the Cardinals had gone on the road and beaten the rival Golden Eagles with the aid of a made shot in the game's final seconds.
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Upsetting FSU meant more for the program, but
it meant more to me personally when Jerry Smith hit the game-winning three against Marquette, becoming the third player in a span of four years to dagger the Golden Eagles at the last second on their home floor.
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personally, I found more joy in watching Smith hit that three at Marquette (and then trucking that chick at the end and seeing her reaction).
But there’s no way you can say that game meant more than the FB team’s FSU win. That win was enough to gain another star in the EA Sports NCAA Football ’04 prestige ratings.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 20, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
As sweet as beating Marquette is...
the Cards have quite a few exciting Basketball victories over top ranked teams. Football victories over top teams are few and far between, therefore each one stands out so much more.
The Florida St. Game...
…is the most fun I’ve ever had at any UofL sporting event…ever. I was in High School and snagged a last minute ticket in the Student Section. The rain, “We Ready”, the storming of the field. A truly unforgettable night.
I'll never forget....
In early September 2002 two friends & I drove across the country and set up shop in Los Angeles to work in Hollywood. We had a kick ass townhouse overlooking the Hollywood sign. Our only furniture was a decent sized TV (w/cable), three folding chairs, a handle of Beam bought at a local drug store for $17 (a huge deal!!!) and we sat there & watch our beloved Cardinals roll to a victory in OT over them faggy noles! We were the only people in the state of California watching that game and defientily the only Cardinal fans cheering from all the way on the other side of our great country!!
The FSU game trumps that 3-pointer. Although I will say beating Marquette (next to UK) is the highlight of any bball season. That feeling is gone now that Tom Spleen is at IU. I fackin hate that guy w/ his Diet Pepsi & his homo love for little white guys like Deiner!!!
Voted Jerry
That three turned around the hoops program that was heading the wrong direction coming off the NIT season and starting the 06-07 season with losses to Dayton and UMass. We were 15-8 and looking really shaky as a NCAA at-large. Then we beat Pitt soundly at their place and Jerry cans a HUGE three at Marquette. We didn’t lose another regular season game and blasted Stanford in the 1st round of the NCAA. I really believe that Jerry’s game-winner was a spring-board off which the past two years were made.
The FSU game was the lone highlight in a completely miserable letdown of a football season. A HUGE highlight, yes, but still the only one.
by CardinalEmpire.com on Nov 20, 2009 1:51 PM EST reply actions
Tough choice.
I wonder if the FSU game would be as remembered if it wasn’t in a torrential rain storm. That’s what I remember most about that game.
Tough choice, but I went with FSU, only because of how vividly I can remember it.
Another Tough Choice...
I love Jerry and the energy he brings to every game. And that one was amazing, I can still see Jerry taking off his jersey and running down the court screaming. However I had the good fortune of attending that FSU game and it was amazing and a pretty huge deal for UofL football before we had arrived on the national scene. Has to go with the FSU game. Anybody seen the goalposts?
by LankySteve on Nov 20, 2009 3:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Friend of a friend who attended UofL at the time said he saw 1 of them after the game
He didn’t return to his frat house until a few hours after the game but remembers looking out behind the back yard and seeing [part of] the goal post sticking up. Apparently his frat brothers ended up with all or part of one of the goal posts. This story was told to me within days of the game so I can’t remember more details or what frat it was. I dont even know how far it is from a frat house to the stadium so not sure how they got it there other than dragging it a couple miles while celebrating in the streets of L’ville.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 20, 2009 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
i've always wondered.
im the marquette video pitino smacks this big dude in the a** as hard as I’ve ever seen a man hit another man and points towards the bench. Did he do this out of excitement or anger? Who is the big dude? And what was Pitino telling him to do? Anyone know?
by Cambroni Cardinals on Nov 20, 2009 5:11 PM EST reply actions
Always laughed at that part
My favorite parts of that video, in order:
1st = Jerry Trucks Random Chick
2nd = Pitino Smacks Fat Guy’s Ass
3rd = Fat Guy Reacts After Having Ass Smacked By Another Grown Man
4th = Paul Roger’s Voice
5th = Jerry’s Hits Game-Winner
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 20, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
That was Vinny Tatum that got the famous Pitino spank--and who also hung around Porcini's late...
Jerry’s reaction was probably my most fav player reaction of all time
He tears off his jersey like I’ve never seen,
runs like a madman across the court,
and then trucks the chick , whose astonished look is priceless.
And Jerry is oblivious to it all— he is just blind energy for a good minute after that shot
Big Dude = Vincent Tatum
Then Special Assistant to Rick Pitino who is now the team’s Equipment Manager
Courtesy: http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tatum_vincent00.html
by UL is my hot hot sex on Nov 20, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
I think I had a different experience of the football game than most of you, and so my memories lead me to a different vote…
I had to “watch” the entire game via ESPN Gamecast from Venezuela. Apparently, Venezuelans aren’t very interested in college football. My friends wanted to go to a bar sometime in the second half and I gave them a look of disdain and said, can’t you see I have to sit here and stare at these little colored lines as they go across the screen? Every 30 seconds or so, another line would appear with a message, “D. Ragone, 5 yd. completion.” I waited in suspense for what seemed like hours between each play as of the overtime a world away until, “H. Miller, 25 yd. run. Touchdown. Louisville wins.” And then the Gamecast went black and wouldn’t talk to me anymore and I looked around the room for someone to high five and eventually ran over to the window and screamed out into the dark night, “We Won!”
I watched “Jerry’s Game” from the bar at local Texas Roadhouse with about 10 friends. Before The Shot, we were a pretty sorry bunch, full of criticism and fatalism, after The Shot, we were an evicted bunch, kicked out of the Roadhouse for piling on a nearby table in celebration.
So I voted for Jerry (love the Paul Rogers call). I you win a big game, and there’s no one there to celebrate with, did you really win? I guess so, since it looks as if #5 is heading on to the second round…
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