Forde: "Louisville will be stunned by Murray State"
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 29, 2011 1:39 PM EDT
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PrintIn the first installment of his seasonal "Forde Yard Dash" column, ESPN's Pat Forde offers up a prediction that is likely to make Sunny Will Stein's head explode.
The Big East (37) will have at least two bad losses. The schedule is set up for opening success: seven of the eight teams at home, and all seven of those are favored. But Syracuse will be taken down by visiting Wake Forest, and Louisville will be stunned by Murray State. The Orange and the Cardinals are both positioned to backslide a bit after significant improvements last season and look vulnerable in their openers.
Syracuse was fortunate in 2010 (few injuries, 4-0 in games decided by seven points or less) and has six new defensive starters who combined to do very little in 2010. They will be facing Jim Grobe's most experienced Wake team in several years. Louisville is frightfully inexperienced at cornerback (not a single corner on the depth chart has made a D-I interception) and will be facing a veteran, aerial-centric Murray State team that threw for 314 yards and scored 36 points per game last season.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Moorer, your thoughts?
Mr. Strong, a rebuttal?
Something tells me the boys will be ready.
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If Louisville loses to Murray State...
Mengus will eat his hat. Isn’t that right buddy?
by Patrick_the_Ruminator on Aug 29, 2011 1:40 PM EDT reply actions
I've already committed to a month of nothing but Arby's
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 29, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hardee's for me
That’s how confident I am
by indianacardfan on Aug 29, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Its a set-up
Forde is just trying to get them interested. Its just locker room blackboard stuff. Forde is actually doing us a favor.
Meanwhile, in Lexington...
“That there Forde is a Louisville homer. What a sumbitch”
by Jonocono on Aug 29, 2011 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Forde saw Bozich saying crazy things, and raised him one
It’s the bond they have from their former PTI rip off show on cn2.
No D1 interceptions recorded by a corner ...
Did we not just pick up that former corner from Florida? I’m positive he’s recorded an interception or two and if I remember correctly is immediately eligible.
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Also, Ashley’s technically still on the team. Just sayin’…
by Mike Rutherford on Aug 29, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Scary
That picture of Moorer is staring at me wherever I go. Even when I scroll to the bottom of the screen I can feel his eyes burning through the screen.
I think their offense coupled with our inexperience on D, especially at corner,
could put us in for a lot of suprises during the course of the game, and a score line that won’t make us happy.
But let’s not get ridiculous. The question is whether our offense can cover the spread even if we give up more than 20 points, not whether we will win the game.
Evidently Forde isn’t onboard the train. Well, he better get off of the tracks. Coach Bedford warned him…
by JMC1 on Aug 29, 2011 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Funniest thing ever
I go to Murray State now, their offense is good, but there defense gave up 68 points in the homecoming game last year. There spread offense consist of 5 yard throws that rely on receivers to brake tackles. As long as we tackle we will be fine. Their running back Mike Harris is a beast, but our D line is so much bigger than their O line we should be able to bottle him him. I would be surprised if we don’t score 45+ points. Final score: 50- 17 Louisville
Thanks for the insight.
"During my ME time in the shower the other day I thought, we really havn’t goteen THAT signature game yet" - Austin Montgomery
by UofL Redbirds on Aug 29, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
one problem
That would be Hal Mummy’s throw it five yards and then watch people break loose. I seem to remember Couch having a career day against us with that shit. We had better tackle well, even if Bedford has to play corner.
I used to live in Franklin Hall baaaaaaaack in '96
Fun campus & college life but food at ______ Hall (???-can’t remember the name) was not the best.
Head of ADHD Operations
by tnatburks on Aug 29, 2011 7:02 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
winslow hall
The food is actually really good now. How bad is it going to be for me when Im cheering for the Cards in the Murray State student section at Papa John’s. Even worse, I had one of the football players put me on the list so I could get in free. My fandom knows no boundaries.
I lived in franklin hall about a year and a half ago.
Hands down the highlight of my college career. I was there for 2 huge events. The election of Obama which resulted in a hundred man march around campus. I was also there for the buzzer better around campus whichwad to me jumping hysterically and cussing uncontrollably. But the football team was not worth waking up for. Though I did go watch Juwan Spillman play against us. Good times.
by aaron Peck on Aug 30, 2011 2:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
*buzzer beater against vandy*
Posting from a phone is tough.
by aaron Peck on Aug 30, 2011 2:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I laughed when Morehead St. said the Louisville game was winnable
Not gonna joke on Murray St.
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by LORD KAYOSS on Aug 29, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
It's the same Pat Forde who led the way to us being on probation in the 90s. Never liked him, always thought he was a snake who would bite his own mother.
by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Aug 29, 2011 2:43 PM EDT reply actions
Patty holds a special place in my heart. That dude was out to get Denny for years at the CJ.
by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Aug 29, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
All I know is that C-J suspended him for a month and took away his column for a year
That’s saying something when we all know how ethically challenged the C-J is. If memory serves he was just trying to pile on to the Samaki Walker stuff. Still trying to figure out how he got the ESPN gig.
sensationalism sells, baby
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
I thought he was suspended for nailing a cheerleader?
Or am I getting my douche bag writers confused?
Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun
I had heard another student-athlete, but who knows.
The C-J never talked about it. To my knowledge Forde has not either.
at the same time?
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
This is Forde laying down a marker on Murray St
In order to combat the homer accusations. Nothing more, nothing less.
twitter.com/jasonpsmith
by quiet cardinal on Aug 29, 2011 3:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
You beat me to it
I can’t believe thr outrage on the radio this afternoon by the callers, guys calling Forde every name in the book. The guy has been the biggest homer ever for us for years at ESPN, always mentioning us even when no one else knows our team exists. He has written gushing articles about us after big wins in FB and BB that, before he was at ESPN, would have never been seen by national eyes. I just saw him the other day at Kroger; he lives right in this city. I love Pat Forde. I was sad when he left the CJ but he has been great for us and our city at ESPN.
This is nothing but a fight-homerism pick. He wouldn’t put $2 on Murray State
by uoflcard on Aug 29, 2011 4:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Generally speaking, people who hate Forde
aren’t looking at the big picture. Having a national sportswriter (with the platform of ESPN) who is familiar with (and generally likes) UofL is a great thing.
Putting us on de facto “upset watch” in our first game of the season is not a cardinal sin in my book. (Pun kinda intended)
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by quiet cardinal on Aug 29, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Not saying he's not good for us now, just saying I don't like the dude because of the way he engaged in a "gottcha" journalism crusade against us and Denny while at the CJ to help make a name for himself.
by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Aug 29, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I think Forde is pro-Pitino, not necessarily pro-UofL. He worshipped Pitino in print when he was at LCC while simultaneously trying to bury Crum. And didn’t he co-write a book with him? In other words, Forde is Terry Meiners with a bigger platform.
As for the pick, I really don’t care either way. Part of his gig involves the “throw a bunch of crap at the wall and see what sticks” method. He’s not exactly the only one that does stuff like that. Even generally good columnists (like Stewart Mandel of SI) do that. And it’s not like he’s trying to advance journalism in pieces like this. I just take it for an attempt at entertainment and nothing more. Or just like Rick Reilly or Woody Paige.
Gorgui
doesn’t like Forde very much.
Jeff Goodman is trying to put his foot in his mouth, but Gorgui keeps blocking it.
by Cardwayoflife on Aug 29, 2011 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Forde also picked WVU to win the National Championship in his 2006 preseason 40 yrd Dash edition. Which means he thought they would beat us at home that year even before Bush vroke his leg.
Pat Forde Sucks!
- Chick Stratino
by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Aug 29, 2011 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
Dudes, he wouldn't put a dime on Murray St
It’s just an anti-homer pick after all of the homerism for us. He sees where our program is headed and is just building up a cache of homerism to unleash when we hit the by time again. He just found a couple stats that would back up the ridiculous pick and voilà…outrage!
by uoflcard on Aug 29, 2011 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lexington finally got them a
b-ball coach(if that is what you call it) and fordy finally picked a side.He is saying that he is such a football expert that he can see an upset here all the while saying the big east has a "favorable"opening schedule.The way he is saying it he cant lose,right.He is a moron and i am like the other guy as saying HE WONT PUT A DIME ON MURRY STATE WITH A 17 POINT SPREAD.
When both Syracuse and Louisville win
I say we launch a combined Twitter offensive the likes of which has never been seen before nor shall it again.
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+1 for catching the Ren & Stimpy reference
by CardsRuleBE on Aug 29, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Ren & Stimpy RULE
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
I'm also thinking Forde
did this on purpose to just warn our guys. Forde is a Card Through and Through. I think I even saw him at the soccer game with a Louisville soccer scarf!
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