Teddy Bridgewater and Eli Rogers have committed to Louisville
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 11:25 AM EST
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PrintIt took Charlie Strong just over a year to produce perhaps the biggest piece of recruiting news in the history of Louisville football.
Five-star Miami Northwestern quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has verbally committed to play football for the Louisville Cardinals. He is the highest-ranked signal caller (No.2/No.3) to ever commit to U of L, a program with a rich history at the quarterback position.
Coming with Bridgewater is teammate and best friend Eli Rogers, a three-star receiver who was headed to Miami before head coach Randy Shannon was fired. In any other year (or on any other day, really), the commitment of Rogers alone would be more than enough to induce below-the-waist clothes-shedding.
There have been serious rumblings about this for almost two weeks now, but to actually hear that it's official is almost surreal. This is program-changing news regardless of how either player's career at Louisville pans out.
More a bit later. For now: Charlie Strong....Charlie. Mother. F'ing. Strong.
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Coupled with a win tomorrow
Biggest lock since Titanic.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
"Titanic"?!
Really? You had to go there?
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 20, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
First, I wasn’t so much referring to the movie (which admittedly I never saw), as making the point that a reference to the unsinkable ship that, with great loss of life, fricking SINKS, is necessarily the one you want to use re certainty of a lock.
Second, I believe you’re confusing me with 0nest_Abe.
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 20, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
my first thought, too
The fact that we were even considering other candidates had to have pissed him off, right?
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 20, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Amazing news
I didn’t think my man crush on HCCS could get any bigger until I saw this news.
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Go Cards!
he's just verballed...
not to be a downer, but… how many other guys have changed their mind for the OTHER UofL program.
I’m psyched as hell, but there is plenty of time for him to change his mind.
I think you're talking about DS...
I don’t think Bridgewater is enrolling in January. Smith enrolling in January, as someone else alluded to, might give him the leg up. Don’t know how much bigger TB is, but I’d assume he has to be bigger than Smith.
As far as I know, Bridgewater is basically good to go and has nothing stopping him from enrolling in January.
DaMarcus is trying to retake some classes and get his grades up to be here early, but last I heard he was having troubles. So it could end up that Bridgewater is here early and Smith is not.
Or both could enroll ear--
and I jizz in my pants.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
What's the bigger "one upper" contest?
Pitino vs. Calipari?
TB vs DS?
The QB competition/controversy is already beginning, it seems.
Will Stein is the new Kerry Collins
Veteran QB to help the young guys learn the system. Like Kerry, there’s always the chance he plays a few snaps.
Can anyone find a link that says Teddy wants to enroll early?
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
wow
“Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball”?
Harsh much?
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 20, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
It was my way of venting after the loss to Drexel. Hopefully it leaves soon.
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
HCCS doesn’t run that other UofL program.
One of the Fins players said he was in complete shock because he thought they were going to crush the Browns. That is just bad coaching if that is the case.
yeah, I know
It’s still a possibility though. Albeit a lot less of a possibility than I had suspected.
Espn
has rodgers as a four star under armor all american, rated higher than TB
Bilal Powell for Heisman!
They're both Under-Armour All-Americans
But yeah, ESPN loves Eli.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t see Teddy listed on the Under Armour roster
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
He was heavily featured on the game's preview show
Maybe he dropped out or something, but I know he was on the team at one point.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well I hope so. It would be good experience for him and I would love to watch the game if our QB was in it.
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN, in general, is stupid.
However, Rogers is very good, and is still a great get. And he will indeed be on the Underarmor All American squad. But he is not a bigger recruit than Bridgewater.
Yeah,
+1 on ESPN being stupid. I always use Rivals or Scout when looking at recruits.
Bilal Powell for Heisman!
ESPN just looks mostly at highlight film and who's doing the recruiting.
They just don’t have the personnel on the ground to do much more right now.
I would imagine they also like to push the guys you can see on their ESPN high school games. In the MNW game they covered this season, Bridgewater went out with an injury fairly early on, and Rogers had a big game.
Burke v. Froman
Will pale in comparison to Smith v. Bridgewater.
In all the good ways and all the bad ways.
I really hate that this is overshadowing the
Titus Teague dance-off news.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 11:49 AM EST reply actions
Now as long as Demarcus stays
We are set at the QB position for the next 5 years.
There are so many...
Recruiting services everybody has somebody rankef different. Rivals has Bridhwater at a 5, so in my mind they are both 5’s. Espn would have em both @ 5’s if they were headed to the SEC, or ND, or USC.
by ville 606 on Dec 20, 2010 11:55 AM EST via mobile reply actions
This talk is all premature
But I would be surprised if Bridgewater didn’t play more than one position next season. I think DaMarcus Smith will end up being our “starting” quarterback, but both will see extensive time at the position.
This will be the talk of the offseason/spring/fall camp for sure.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 11:56 AM EST reply actions
I honestly don't see this happening.
We’ve signed a ton of good receivers over the past two years, and have good ones already. We’ve got Bellamy, Smith, Brown, and Harris already. We’ll be adding Rogers, DeVante Parker, Charles Gaines, and more.
I think Bridgewater is too good to risk injury by playing at multiple positions. We did it with Brown, but it was clear early that if he couldn’t beat Froman, Burke, or Stein, he wasn’t our long term answer at the position. Plus, we had the aforementioned Froman, Burke, and Stein, so we had depth (even if it wasn’t stellar talent overall, there were still bodies there). Next year we will have only Bridgewater, Smith, and Stein, and Smith already has durability questions after having suffered a torn ACL.
I would actually be more surprised if one or the other sees play time next season for any reason other than injury to the starter. These are the kinds of guys you redshirt if possible.
As the second part of my argument, I left out Bridgewater at RB because I don't see that happening.
We still have Vic and Wright, and Dominique Brown is more likely to get snaps at RB.
That's just the initial talk
Maybe it was just used to convince Smith, but I don’t know.
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 20, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Based on the Polar Theory of UofL Revenue Athletics
Does this mean Puerto Rico Pitino is officially a bad thing?
Jeff Goodman's reaction
It’s truly sad when Louisville fans are celebrating the commitment of Teddy Bridgewater. It’s Teddy Bridgewater.
Goodman
is a loser and pathetic. He is just desparate to say something negative about U of L. What is REALLY truly sad is when sUcK’s bball coach declares NBA draft day the “best day in the history of sUcK basketball”! LMAO!
I KNOW!
I bet he meant HE is truly sad Louisville fans are celebrating! LMAO!
Could it be?
I can’t wait to see the look the faces of every UK fan I know as they suddenly come to grips with the reality of this situation. We are on our way back to where we were, and they’re stuck where they’ve been, and will continue to be, for the last 20 years.
by 0nest_Abe on Dec 20, 2010 12:17 PM EST reply actions
YEAH...
but he’s really not that good, just ask any sUcK fan, or goodman. LMAO!
Back to where we were?
Where we were will soon be a distant memory. We’re going beyond where we’ve ever been.
"Screech, you CAN'T elope!"
"Who are you calling a cantaloupe, you melonhead?"
Where are the Whacker77s of the world?
I NEED HATERS
to supply me with reasons to laugh in other people’s faces
Bilal Powell for Heisman!
haha, to be fair, Whacker only dislikes Pitino, from what he's posted here anyways
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 20, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Somebody get KentuckyWild
"Screech, you CAN'T elope!"
"Who are you calling a cantaloupe, you melonhead?"
UK fan, not hatin' though
Admittedly jealous. We got 2 five star QBs two years ago (Newton and Mossakowski) and we’re still waiting to see the benefits. Smith and Bridegewater seem legit though. Good day for UofL, for sure.
Should be a big boost for running through the Big East guantlet the next few years ;) (come on, I had to get some kind of dig, I’m grasping at straws here!)
by JennyWittenauer on Dec 20, 2010 12:34 PM EST reply actions
Neither Scout nor Rivals had Newton /Mossakowski @ 5 stars
What recruiting service had them at 5 stars?
Scout- 4-4
Rivals- newton @3 Moss @4
Not a he, just a silly lady trying to talk football.
by JennyWittenauer on Dec 20, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
"Silly lady" is redundant
since you already admitted to being a UK fan.
Just kidding. Welcome, and thanks for being friendly.
"Screech, you CAN'T elope!"
"Who are you calling a cantaloupe, you melonhead?"
My bad
I stand corrected – one of those nuggets I heard (obviously incorrectly) and stored away for misuse at a later time.
by JennyWittenauer on Dec 20, 2010 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
Don't listen...
to your blewlusional brothers. UK fans talk more ridiculous stuff that has no bearing in reality than any group I have ever heard. If you want the facts on ANY player, U of L or UK, check the facts, cause if you rely in pussycat fans the chances are 90% you are getting what the great Van Vance used to call BAD INFORMATION!
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
This is just a joke, BTW. You don’t seem too bad.
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Ummm…no.
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
nice lineup
2 years from now…
smith/bridgewater
jeremy wright
devonte parker
michalee harris
eli rodgers.
lets get an offensive line and a tight end in here!
by Cambroni Cardinals on Dec 20, 2010 12:35 PM EST reply actions
Seriously...
Recruit that kid. It would be tough to say no to Teddy Bridgewater/Damarcus Smith throwing you passes
Nord and Davis would be a good combo, similar to Nord and Cam Graham
Bilal Powell for Heisman!
Are we the first program to have two Elite 11 camp QBs in the same year?
Player bios from this past summer.
That's not bad company
To keep.
by TheStranger on Dec 20, 2010 2:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Come on now
It’s good to be excited but let’s not go reserving his place in Canton just yet.
by 0nest_Abe on Dec 20, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
On second thought
If you wanna crown him, then go ahead and crown his ass
by 0nest_Abe on Dec 20, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes...something beautiful happens in this world & you don't know how to express yourself so you just gotta say it
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 20, 2010 1:20 PM EST reply actions
Wonderful.
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Ronald Nored approves.
Also, that video is awesome. The Lonely Island and Jessica Alba is the best combo since the Lonely Island and Natalie Portman.
by CARD_G6 on Dec 20, 2010 2:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
9th child better be named Beef Helmet
by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 20, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
+1000
So much better than the George Foreman reference I was going to make.
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 20, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Great Day To Be A Cardinal!!!!!!!!
I cant believe HCCS and staff actually pulled this off. Im speechless
Anyone else keep thinking of Brian Fantana whenever hearing Teddy Bridgewaters name?
“My left one is James Westfall and my right one is Dr. Teddy Bridgewater. You ladies play your cards right and you might just get to meet the whole gang.”
by CentreCard86 on Dec 20, 2010 2:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Slow Clap...
Bravo sir. You made me laugh after my vasectomy and hurt my testicles with a testicle based joke.
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 20, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
What was the real name, Kenneth Noisewater or something like that?
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh Happy Day
A Beef Helmet and a Teddy B in the same afternoon.
rivals.com pisses me off!
TB committed to The Ville and they instantly pulled him from a 5 star to a 4 star!
by 859Cardguy on Dec 20, 2010 3:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This is why you don't follow rivals.
Like ESPN, a major part of their ranking is who they are being recruited by and to whom they are committing.
Well, I guess if I'm going to do the second half correctly, might as well do the first half.
“…by whom they are being recruited…”
Thats very clever!
Mike Marra is the worst Division 1 Starter in college basketball
by TheRealSlimShady on Dec 20, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
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