Roburt Sallie, Demar Dorsey and other Tuesday notes
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 24, 2010 10:23 PM EDT
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Print1. Lots of rumors circulating that Roburt Sallie may not have taken care of everything he needed to at Memphis and that he may end up never playing a game in a Louisville uniform. If true, Sallie would join Justin Coleman in the category of ineligible players who would have helped fill a major void on next year's roster; Sallie as a shooter and Coleman as an athletic wing.
2. Absolutely no news on the Demar Dorsey front, which is both troubling and odd considering that class at U of L started on Monday. I'm not sure whose court the proverbial ball is in right now, but I am told that all hope is not lost. As for him playing in the Kentucky game, well, all hope is probably lost.
For what it's worth (your call), the following is Dorsey's latest Facebook status:
THE TIME IS TICKING ALL I CAN DO IS COUNT THE HOURS THE QUEST TO THE JOURNEY IS ALMOST OVER THE COUNT DOWN TO HISTORY IS COMING SOONER THEN WHAT YOU THINK TIME IS UP FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE ITS TIME TO MOVE ON DONT THINK ME NOW THINK ME LATER!!!!!!!ON THE CLOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK!!!!!!
Could mean he's eagerly anticipating hearing about the status of his eligibility, could mean he has a strange and sudden urge to watch Maid in Manhattan on VHS. Your guess is as good as mine.
3. Charlie Strong's two major Louisville-area recruits started their 2010 seasons in style as DaMarcus Smith and Seneca bettered Central, 47-32, while DeVante Parker and Ballard destroyed PRP, 59-7.
Smith, the heralded quarterback of the future, connected on 11-of-22 passes for 204 yards in his first live action in two years, and by most accounts looked the part of a big-time college quarterback to be. Also looking the part was Parker, who hauled in six passes for 79 yards and a score. He's exactly the type of stretch-the-field receiver that U of L is going to be lacking this season.
He can also jump decently high.
4. JEFF GOODMAN PRIZE UPDATE, 8/24/10: Still not received.
And now he's resorting to mind games.
It was a 93% joke when it started, but I'm not going to lie and say there isn't some genuine dislike forming. You know what class I had this morning, Jeff? CONTRACTS. You know what class I have tomorrow morning, Jeff? TWITTER CONTEST WELCHERS AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
5. According to a Rob Jones tweet, Deuce Bello recently told Inside the Ville's Mike Hughes that he will commit to Louisville if all goes well during his official visit on Sept. 4. Also visiting that weekend will be the uber-athletic Bello's friend and teammate, Quincy Miller, who is ranked as the second best player in the class of 2011 according to the latest Scout.com Hot 100.
Good, good news.
6. So you're saying this guy's available.
7. Joker Phillips countered Charlie Strong's Tuesday QB One announcement by naming Mike Hartline as his starting signal caller just hours later.
My question is this: are you glad that it's Hartline and not Morgan Newton? I'll say it, I am.
I understand that Hartline is a heady player and that he's already beaten Louisville twice, but he possesses nowhere near the skill set that Newton does, and in situations like these I'll always take the option of facing the less-talented quarterback. The lack of size on U of L's defensive line has received a lot of attention this offseason, but its secondary isn't exactly 2001 Miami-esque. Knowing that Kentucky isn't going to start the guy who's most capable of hitting an open receiver in stride 45 yards down the field gives me at least a semblance of piece of mind.
I'm not saying that Hartline was the wrong call or even that Louisville necessarily has a better chance to win with him behind center (Froman throws two pick-sixes in the first quarter and I'd much rather have Newton running the show), I'm just saying that he doesn't scare me nearly as much as Morgan Newton does.
8. I'm aware that things have slowed down a bit since I've started school, but look for a healthy amount of reading material once rivalry week rolls around. U of L/UK trumps my desire to not be humiliated in a public setting...every time.
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Great update
Looks like 2011 recruiting classes could both be huge, football and basketball.
And that 2010 could be transition years.
Really hope Bello and Miller commit. With those two, Blackshear and Price, that is a top 5 class easy, maybe even #2 overall.
Hartline v. Newton – no idea if that’s good for us. Seems like Hartline won’t make mistakes and will give the ball to Derrick Locke a bunch, and we’re going to need turnovers and Locke could run all over us.
Who knows. Can’t wait for the season to start.
Oh, and...
…Demling tweeted:
jdemling
Bowling Green’s Chane Behanan scheduled to visit Louisville on Wednesday.
http://jodydemling.courier-journal.com/2010/08/behanan-visiting-louisville.html
From message board/recruiting chatter, this kid is UK’s to lose, but would be awesome to get him. Apparently he dominated one of the summer camps?
Would love to have him
But I think UK eventually makes a play and he ends up there.
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 24, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
well good and bad
Shit if dorsey and sallie are out. Great if recruiting keeps up. Better news on parker. That was supposed to be 179 on receiving yards. I am thrilled to get to see him Friday night vs st x. Go tigers! I think parker will have 230 receiving yards
by UofLCards36 on Aug 24, 2010 11:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
1. No idea what’s going on here or what he has to finish up, but it’s looking like he won’t make it.
2. As far as I know, the NCAA clearinghouse is dragging its feet here for some reason. If we don’t hear anything by the end of the week, you should probably enter full panic mode, because losing this guy would suck for the future of the program.
3. Great to see these guys doing well. You should also mention Anthony Wales here. The guy rushed for 339 yards on only 25 (?) carries and had 4 TDs in the game for Central. He rushed for almost 2000 yards and 31 TDs as a sophomore, including 950 and over 15 TDs in the playoffs (four games). He has crazy quickness and speed, and his “cutbackability” is absolutely phenomenal. He is most assuredly on Charlie Strong’s radar for 2012 (as well as many others), and he and his mom are apparently Louisville fans, while his dad is a UK fan. The biggest knocks on him are size (5’9" ~165) and durability, as he was limited in some games last season and didn’t play against St. X at all, but he could easily beef up in the next few years.
4. Jeff Goodman (on Fox) is either the dumbest person ever, or the biggest douche ever. Probably both.
5. Bello and Miller are considered a package deal, and both seem excited about Louisville, and word is that Miller is the main decision maker and is getting tired of the recruiting process. These guys actually looked away from UL until Fuller was hired, and now we are considered “the ones to beat.” Bello said that he wants to feel “at home” on his visit on Governor’s Cup Day. Their second place team is Baylor. It broke today that the visit they had scheduled to Baylor one week later (9/11) was cancelled today, by them, and they have not discussed rescheduling it. Good news all around.
6. Five bucks says the guy pissed on the computer and rug. Either way, I’m sure the “available?” comment was a joke, and if so, I’d have to agree. No way we would risk anything like this on an average offensive lineman. Jeremiah Masoli, this guy is not.
7. I would much rather face Hartline than Newton, but I’ve got to be honest: I think our offense is the difference in this game. I think both Hartline and Newton would put up decent numbers on our secondary, but their priority for UK is going to be the run, because that’s going to be a problem for us as well and their running back talent/experience is arguably better than their quarterback talent/experience. The defense will have to force at least a couple turnovers and the offense will have to capitalize to win this game.
8. School cuts into everything. Hopefully you’ll be lucky and your professors will understand the gravity of the Governor’s Cup and lighten up around that time, as they sometimes do that on the north side of Eastern Parkway. I can say from experience that the tight-asses on the south side usually couldn’t give a shit less about athletics.
“The biggest knocks on him are size (5’9” ~165) …"
I LOVE his size. He’s only a junior, 15 years old. By the time he’s 19-20, he might be 5’10" or 5’11". Even if he’s not, he’ll definitely be 15-20 lbs heavier. Give me a super quick 5’9", 190-195 lb RB any day of the week. I want that kid in a red and black jersey in 2 years!!
And btw, to the picture of the Ballard WR: OMG.
by uoflcard on Aug 25, 2010 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
impressive hops, decent sports photo
Wish you could see Parker’s and #7’s eyes though.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Aug 25, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Height is not a big factor for RB's
MJD (5’7) in Jacksonville is a beast and lets not forget a little guy who played for the Lions named Berry Sanders (5’8)
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Go Cards!
by ULcardsfan502 on Aug 25, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I was also a “south-sider”. Some people in one of my classes got a zero on a quiz because they scored tickets through the student lottery to the Final Four game against Illinois in 2005. Some teachers are cooler than others, though. That teacher was actuall reprimanded at one point for her sterness. Rarely would anyone finish one of her tests (they shouldve taken 2 hours but we had to finish them in 50 minutes), and that was with zero leniancy and zero curve. You only finish 80% of the test (like most), your max grade was a C.
by uoflcard on Aug 25, 2010 2:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Andrusiv was miserable while she was finishing her doctorate.
She actually wasn’t bad afterwards though if you just worked hard and did well.
by CARD_G6 on Aug 25, 2010 9:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
She used to frustrate the hell out of me by taking off points on hw for no apparent reason. Completely correct answer, but if it had a smudge on it, it could never receive full credit.
That being said, she was a wonderful person outside of class. She left before last year to accept a postion at the Air Force Academy
by SpeedStudent on Aug 26, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
We definitely need this guy
Then Thomas, who police said had been drinking, assumed a “three-point stance” and lunged at the officers, who Tased him.
At least he and Terrence Jennings could have a conversation point.
U of L Law Professors
have traditionally not been very big on sports. I was a U of L law student when Howard arrived in 1985, and when the Cards won the national championship in b-ball in 1986. There was great sports buzz and excitement generally on campus at that time, but the law professors seemed not to notice.
I'd write your
fall and spring briefs for you to keep you on CC blogging if it weren’t a major honor code violation.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Aug 25, 2010 10:21 AM EDT reply actions
Hey Mike, is Med School just like Legally Blond?
If so, which character are you? I’m going to guess the creepy older guy who hits on Elle
by Chris Redman is my hero on Aug 25, 2010 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Exactly
Being Luke Wilson? Banging Reece Witherspoon? I’ll take it.
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 25, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW
I’m counting on this blog to keep me sane through Med School. No pressure or anything
by Chris Redman is my hero on Aug 25, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Law school
Having just graduated from UL Law in 2009, I can tell you the best part of those three years - student priced season tix! Thank you UL Law for giving me the opportunity to take a shot of Jack on the 50 yard line after the blackout win over WVU.
by I'd go abstinent to be the UofL Priest on Aug 25, 2010 1:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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