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To DePaul Day Or Not To DePaul Day?

Admm_tiny by Mike Rutherford on in Basketball

As some of might be aware, in the heat of passion last night I went all Rudolph Santa on Twitter and canceled DePaul Day I 2012.

I'm still leaning towards no festivities (at least for D Day I), but the more time fills the distance between the present and the Disaster at the Dunk (TM), the more on the fence I become about the whole thing.

DePaul Day is a tradition as storied as any on Card Chronicle. It's the one day a year (or two this year) where we can all come together and celebrate the fact that the Louisville Cardinals are playing a basketball game they cannot lose.

And now, all that is in jeopardy.

I just kind of feel like.....

(Camera pans out to show Mike Rutherford sitting in a stand-alone chair and staring out a window into a yard chock-full of puddles and dead grass. The sky is grey. The surrounding trees are barren. It's raining. A soft piano breaks the silence.)

Where are you DePaul Day
Why can't I find you
Why have you gone away
Where is the laughter
You used to bring me
Why can't I hear music play

My world is changing
I'm rearranging
Does that mean DePaul Day changes too

(It's Thursday morning. Rutherford's wearing the same clothes to go along with the identically hollow expression on his face. He's been up all night reading lengthy emails about Rick Pitino and Peyton "Silva." He still can't sleep. He's staring into the same yard. The grass is still dead. The puddles are still there. It's raining again.)

Where are you DePaul Day
Do you remember
The one you used to know
I'm not the same one
See what the time's done
Is that why you have let me go

(Friday night. Rutherford's in his room, lying on his bed, staring blankly into the television. He's watching the latest episode of Teen Mom 2 for the seventh time this week. He doesn't have any friends. Miles away his mom is having a glass of wine and making fun of him with his father and their friends. He knows it's happening. Strangely, he's good with it.)

DePaul Day is here
Everywhere, oh
DePaul Day is here
If you care, oh

If there is love in your heart and your mind
You will feel like Christmas all the time

(It's Saturday morning. Rutherford's wearing something other than pajama pants and a beige henley for the first time in four days. He rises to his feet as a cacophony of sound rains from above. Faith Hill's angelic voice serves as the egg beater that smooths it all out and finally allows everything to make sense.)

I feel you Christmas
I know I've found you
You never fade away
The joy of Christmas
Stays here inside us
Fills each and every heart with love

Where are you Christmas
Fill your heart with love

I never understood why Faith felt the need to belt out the last two lines. They sort of render the previous verse meaningless. So...did she actually find Christmas or not? Is she searching again or searching still?

I guess that mystery is sort of appropriate right now.

Will we find DePaul Day?

(End Note: If you want a sexier version of this post, use "2 Become 1" by the Spice Girls. Are you as good as I remember, DePaul Day? Get it on, Get it on.)

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This is EXACTLY

What the doctor ordered! I needed this SO SO SO badly….

by kyle.will.u.marry.me on Jan 11, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I'm with you

No way we lose Saturday.

by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Jan 11, 2012 8:06 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

hahahahahaha

still laughing and rec’d

by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 11, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Cause tonight, is the night, when the Cards never lose!

Definitely going with the sexier verison.

I need a win like I never needed one before
(Wanna make Depaul lose today)
We always get this win, Now we need it again
(Wanna make Depaul lose today)
Set Depaul Day free, it’s the only way to be.

by CardinalDude on Jan 11, 2012 4:00 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Im disturbed

that you are hetero males that know lyrics to Spice Girls songs.. Please tell me the reasoning is that you both have younger sisters..

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

by rockchickpeg on Jan 11, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I for one

Can not believe we are about to abandon DePaul Day. We should be ashamed. Have we no faith? DePaul Day is bigger than our current struggles. It’s not about how well our team is playing, ‘Cloids. It’s about the fact that when Louisville plays DePaul, we are literally invincible. And yes, I do grasp the concept of literal vs. figurative speech, thank you very much.

Look, I don’t know why we can’t lose to DePaul, but I’m not about to defy the basketball gods and question it, am I? Neither should you. This is DePaul Day. This is a glimmering ray of victory in even a hypothetical winless season.

Celebrate DePaul Day.

by Sohl on Jan 11, 2012 4:04 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Disagree

No one can take DePaul Day away from… Our grandchildren’s grandchildren will celebrate DePaul Day.

by CardChakra on Jan 11, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Don't take it away Mike

I need this.

What about Depaul day coupled with the return of ADMM

by whitacreky on Jan 11, 2012 4:06 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

On a little bit of a random note

Will this game be on ESPN 3? I saw that WHAS had the game locally but does that mean it won’t be available on ESPN 3 for us out of towners to watch?

by LouisvilleSklardinalFAN02 on Jan 11, 2012 4:10 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

We can't cancel DePaul Day

Because this is the most important DePaul Day.

by charliestrongmancrush.com on Jan 11, 2012 4:14 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Seriously

I was just thinking that this morning. Sad that I’ve resorted to unproven football walk ons but I think they’d at least play with some passion and energy.

"To win the game is great. To play the game is greater. But to love the game is greatest of all."

by kentuckybred on Jan 11, 2012 4:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

YOU CANT TAKE DEPAUL DAY FROM US!

What will we do next year if/when this is the game that turns the whole season around?

by BirdsWithTeeth! on Jan 11, 2012 4:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

I am sorry

I could only rec it once. Any time I get to “we few” I feel like shouting out of pure joy and rage.

by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 11, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Wow

Really brought up the culture of this blog. Where is Joe with the boogers?

by Chris Redman is my hero on Jan 11, 2012 8:03 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Thanks for including us "sisters!"

Great post. English major, perchance? Are you old enough to have studied under Dr. Cantrell or Dr.Hazelrigg?

by Loouhvul on Jan 11, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Beautiful

May I add?

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this DePaul day;
And all the clouds that low’r’d upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.

by ptichenor1 on Jan 12, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Greened

13 is my lucky number.
HOWEVER, I don’t think I’ll be wearing either of the hats I got for Chirstmas. UofL is 0FER with me wearing either of them.

GO! CARDS!
BEAT!
PURDUE!

by 4ul4life on Jan 12, 2012 5:10 AM EST up reply actions  

I thought about burning the Christmas hoodie that I wore to the Providence game

but instead I’m taking the opposite approach. I’m wearing it EVERY SINGLE DAY from now through the next Louisville win.

And I’m living right — helping old ladies across the street, doing all the dishes without my wife even asking, flossing daily… Gotta fill up the sweatshirt with good Card Karma!

(ps: different t-shirts underneath daily. wouldn’t be “living right” if I didn’t maintain some minimum level of hygiene.)

by BostonCardFan on Jan 12, 2012 10:19 AM EST up reply actions  

Sounds like a good plan to me.

Especially my Card Chronicle tee. I would hate for that to have “issues”. Need to exorcise the demons.

by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 12, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions  

If I could rec this from my android app I would in a heartbeat.

I have been disapointed by the negativity that has taken over this site in the last few weeks. I am glad it isn’t compleatly gone.

by BetaCard466 on Jan 11, 2012 6:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions   1 recs

all I got to say is....

GO CARDS. I don’t Care who we play, I am proud to have been raised a UofL Card fan! went to Ball State and live in Indy so I got some flack for last night and the Morehead loss. I still love sports and I won’t back down because of a bad couple of weeks.

by IndyCinciVille on Jan 11, 2012 6:12 PM EST via Android app reply actions   1 recs

Remember the Beef Bowl!

by HorsePig55 on Jan 11, 2012 6:14 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

You love this picture

Fool's names are like their faces, often seen in public places.

by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 13, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions  

I think I just peed a lil

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

by rockchickpeg on Jan 11, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions  

So

were you sitting down?

by pianoman on Jan 11, 2012 11:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

uh yeah

cause Im a real woman lol

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

by rockchickpeg on Jan 11, 2012 11:55 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

This thread makes me feel better.

I love you guys. I’m not crying, really.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

by LvillefaninLex on Jan 11, 2012 7:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

No sir

I am a long time lurker (voyeur, peeping tom, etc,etc)
and I created an account just to say to you Mr.Rutherford -NO SIR! You shall not take away the beloved DePaul Day! Did we give up when the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor? I think not!
This day must continue. I leave you with this.
Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense
- Winston Churchill

by Griffsgoldtooth on Jan 11, 2012 7:12 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Do it,.... you gotta find something to believe in at this point, and if this game marks the miraculous turnaround we're all praying for.....

Well, DePaul day will take on a whole new meaning. Two things though,..
1. The amount of pressure on this team to come out and play well on Saturday will be tremendous,… enough to make diamonds.
2. If they don’t come out and play well from the start, as in build a lead and hold it, the fans at the YUM! are going to get restless and that pressure might just be enough to make DePaul day take on a whole new meaning.

Fool's names are like their faces, often seen in public places.

by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 11, 2012 7:55 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

I really wish I knew how to post pictures/gifs on here

Then again, I couldn’t come near the awesomeness that’s already been done.

This is what DePaul Day is all about.

by Chris Redman is my hero on Jan 11, 2012 8:09 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

DePaul Day

is our Charlie Brown Christmas??

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

by rockchickpeg on Jan 11, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Nice!

“Does anyone know what Depaul Day is all about?”

"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 Jan 12, 2012 5:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I don't know what the hell happened in this post

but it’s great. Comment section of the year.

by cardscott5 on Jan 11, 2012 9:23 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

This is what I miss when I'm in class all day...

It doesn’t matter, DePaul Day is like Christmas but better – so lets unwrap a needed W.

by Kegs N' Eggs on Jan 11, 2012 10:13 PM EST reply actions  

Walken should get you fired up

This is the way we need to be http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?bmb=1&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjzekDivpK3M&gl=US&v=jzekDivpK3M

ALL HAIL

by Cardinal_Pride on Jan 12, 2012 3:29 AM EST reply actions  

A word to the wise............

We all know how well our team played last year, right? So how did we do against DePaul?

They came in 0-10 in the conference, we were 7-3.
The game was tied at half 34-34
They out shot us from the field : 44.2%-43.8%
They out shot us from 3 pt : 33.3%-30.4%
They out shot us from the free throw line : 75.0%-66.7%
They made more field goals than we did : 23 – 21
They led nearly the entire 1st half
It was a 2 point game with 2:43 to go.
We shot 50% from the free throw line in the 2nd half.
In the last 2:08 we scored 1 point (and were scoreless from 2:08 until 0:05.)
In fact the end went like this for us:
1:52 – they miss a jumper
1:40 – Siva misses a 3pt shot
1:24 – they make a 3pt shot
0:46 – Jennings commits a turnover
0:25 – they foul Jennings
0:25 – Jennings misses front end of one and one
0:05 – they turn it over and foul Siva
0:05 – Siva makes 1 of 2 free throws

And we managed to win by 4 – at the Yum.

Also, we only had 10 fouls called on us the entire game and even with our poor percentage, we outscored them 12-3 from the line. This year, in our last 5 games we are averaging 23.6 fouls per game.

I sure hope we can win Saturday, but even DePaul Day is anything but a given at this point.

by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 12, 2012 10:03 AM EST reply actions  

Thanks.....I think.

Just trying to avoid any “irrational exuberance”. You know me, I like to look at the numbers and these are the numbers. DePaul is better than they were last year and we are worse. Anyone who thinks that because this is DePaul, we are going to cakewalk our way through and right the ship, needs a reality check.

We are better than DePaul and we certainly can win. But we need to play better than we have. Just a friendly reminder to the faithful.

And, in my best Bartles and Jaymes voice, “thank you for your support.”

by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 12, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions  

Carolina...

What does literally invincible have to do with statistics? ~

What you’re posting here should go without saying… if we’re all being rational adults. But that’s not the DePaul Day spirit, neighbor.

by Sohl on Jan 12, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions  

I humbly accede to your wisdom, sir.

In defense of my position, a little history. I joined CC in late 2010 so lat year was my first DePaul Day. So after faithfully reading all about DePaul Day and not knowing much about DePaul, I joyously watched the game in eager anticipation of a Cardinal blowout win. However, as you can see by the data above, I was shocked that we not only didn’t get that blow out victory, but were out played in nearly every aspect of the game and very nearly lost. That sir, is my history with DePaul Day.

So forgive me if I am a little cautious going in, especially in light of how this team is playing. Like i said, those facts can be damn stubborn things.

Go Cards!

by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 12, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions  

It's like the guy, on Christmas

Who says: well, actually, Jesus was actually born sometime in mid-May, and the holiday we celebrate as his birth was merely a cultural artifact of the Roman Empire. You see, the Romans had a festival that celebrated Sol Invictus on the winter solstice, so Christmas isn’t really the holiday it’s made out to be.

By this time, of course, the room has emptied because everyone has left to open presents and celebrate.

The point: dePaul Day, like Christmas, is a symbolic holiday, a time of coming together to celebrate everything that is good about the communities we love. The reality behind the day is merely incidental to the celebration.

by bartenpa on Jan 12, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions  

By which I mean to say

Carolina, you are absolutely as well meaning as that fellow, who just wants things to be grounded in reality. Some day’s aren’t about reality though. This is one of those days.

by bartenpa on Jan 12, 2012 1:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I understand and accede to your philosophical position. However..................

the racing pulse, shortness of breath and bulging blood vessels that came from that last 2:08 were very much a reality. A reality that do not wish to experience again this year. Just saying.

by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 12, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions  

There's been enough shadenfreude this season

That I can guarantee dePaul day will be special this year, either way.

Also, and I hesitate to say this, because advice on how to be a fan is almost insulting as advice on how to practice your given religion: I assure, that nothing you or I can say or do today will in ANY WAY affect the outcome of the game.

It’s better to just go with the flow, my good man, as we’re all just infinitesimally small specks in an uncaring, indifferent universe. Have a whiskey, go over to www.memegenerator.org and join the party :).

by bartenpa on Jan 12, 2012 1:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey, Mike

Remember how last dePaul Day almost ended in a site-wide coup d’etat/spontaneous lynching? How do you plan on topping that this year?

by bartenpa on Jan 12, 2012 1:38 PM EST reply actions  

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