Real bad. Michael Jackson bad. The ending of He Got Game bad.
The Sycs haven't tasted victory since October of 2006 and have compiled an almost impressively futile record of 1-44 over the past four seasons.
Here's a thorough look at the carnage.
2008
| Aug. 28, 2008 | at Eastern Michigan | L | 52-0 | 0-1 | |
| Sept. 13, 2008 | at Eastern Illinois | L | 38-3 | 0-2 | |
| Sept. 20, 2008 | at Northern Illinois | L | 48-3 | 0-3 | |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | SE Missouri St. | L | 24-21 | 0-4 | |
| Oct. 4, 2008 | Illinois St. | L | 57-6 | 0-5 (0-1) | |
| Oct. 11, 2008 | at Southern Illinois | L | 60-7 | 0-6 (0-2) | |
| Oct. 18, 2008 | at Western Illinois | L | 56-0 | 0-7 (0-3) | |
| Oct. 25, 2008 | SO DAKOTA ST | L | 49-9 | 0-8 | |
| Nov. 1, 2008 | at NO DAKOTA ST | L | 34-7 | 0-9 | |
| Nov. 8, 2008 | at Youngstown St. | L | 35-21 | 0-10 (0-4) | |
| Nov. 15, 2008 | Northern Iowa | L | 28-0 | 0-11 (0-5) | |
| Nov. 22, 2008 | Missouri State | L | 27-24 | 0-12 |
2007
| Sept. 1, 2007 | at Indiana | L | 55-7 | 0-1 | |
| Sept. 8, 2007 | AUSTIN | L | 32-17 | 0-2 | |
| Sept. 15, 2007 | at SE Missouri St. | L | 13-10 | 0-3 | |
| Sept. 22, 2007 | Eastern Illinois | L | 54-20 | 0-4 | |
| Sept. 29, 2007 | Southern Illinois | L | 72-10 | 0-5 (0-1) | |
| Oct. 6, 2007 | Western Illinois | L | 19-7 | 0-6 (0-2) | |
| Oct. 13, 2007 | at Illinois St. | L | 69-17 | 0-7 (0-3) | |
| Oct. 20, 2007 | W. Kentucky | L | 56-7 | 0-8 (0-4) | |
| Oct. 27, 2007 | at Missouri State | L | 63-7 | 0-9 | |
| Nov. 3, 2007 | Youngstown St. | L | 40-7 | 0-10 (0-5) | |
| Nov. 10, 2007 | at Northern Iowa | L | 68-14 | 0-11 (0-6) |
2006
| Sept. 2, 2006 | at Purdue | L | 60-35 | 0-1 | |
| Sept. 9, 2006 | at Eastern Illinois | L | 31-21 | 0-2 | |
| Sept. 16, 2006 | Murray St. | L | 59-40 | 0-3 | |
| Sept. 23, 2006 | at Northern Illinois | L | 48-14 | 0-4 | |
| Sept. 30, 2006 | at Southern Illinois | L | 55-3 | 0-5 (0-1) | |
| Oct. 7, 2006 | at Youngstown St. | L | 55-17 | 0-6 (0-2) | |
| Oct. 14, 2006 | Northern Iowa | L | 34-14 | 0-7 (0-3) | |
| Oct. 21, 2006 | Missouri State | W | 28-22 | 1-7 | |
| Oct. 28, 2006 | at W. Kentucky | L | 41-3 | 1-8 (0-4) | |
| Nov. 4, 2006 | at Western Illinois | L | 46-41 | 1-9 (0-5) | |
| Nov. 11, 2006 | Illinois St. | L | 42-20 | 1-10 (0-6) |
2005
| Sept. 1, 2005 | Eastern Illinois | L | 24-13 | 0-1 | |
| Sept. 10, 2005 | ST FRANCIS IND | L | 42-10 | 0-2 | |
| Sept. 17, 2005 | at Murray St. | L | 27-15 | 0-3 | |
| Sept. 24, 2005 | at Texas Tech | L | 63-7 | 0-4 | |
| Oct. 1, 2005 | W. Kentucky | L | 38-28 | 0-5 (0-1) | |
| Oct. 8, 2005 | Youngstown St. | L | 45-0 | 0-6 (0-2) | |
| Oct. 15, 2005 | at Northern Iowa | L | 31-10 | 0-7 (0-3) | |
| Oct. 22, 2005 | Southern Illinois | L | 42-20 | 0-8 (0-4) | |
| Oct. 29, 2005 | at Missouri State | L | 31-27 | 0-9 | |
| Nov. 5, 2005 | Western Illinois | L | 63-35 | 0-10 (0-5) | |
| Nov. 12, 2005 | at Illinois St. | L | 70-28 | 0-11 (0-6) |
For those of you who can't look at a giant list of numbers and instantly do the math in your head (poor bastards), ISU has been outscored by a combined 56,431 to negative 17 over its past 45 football contests. I know. It's unreal.
If Louisville loses this game, not only should Steve Kragthorpe be fired before the midfield handshake, but at his postgame press conference the members of the media should be replaced by the 30 most intoxicated Louisville fans remaining at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.