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For the final time this season, Louisville Equipment has arrived! @CardChronicle pic.twitter.com/iPJnv0hUQr
— Evan Shaheen (@evanjshaheen) December 30, 2016
Bowl games are magical pic.twitter.com/QDKjLgqEd5
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) December 29, 2016
Question is - how does this FSU win help Louisville's 2017 preseason ranking? We gotta be number 1, right? Right. pic.twitter.com/z9ImN6aFqw
— pb (@youknowmepb) December 31, 2016
Preparation complete. It's time to play the @BWWCitrusBowl! #GoCards pic.twitter.com/vppw9Czxh7
— LouisvilleFootball (@UofLFootball) December 31, 2016
The real Swaggy P. pic.twitter.com/80hJuy7Gas
— BigTimeYurts.com (@BigTimeYurts) December 31, 2016
Cards fans enjoying pre-game festivities. pic.twitter.com/xWdtYcac3v
— Williamncaudill (@wncaudill) December 31, 2016
@BigTimeYurts shoo this crazy pic.twitter.com/ulEHrUKTuD
— Jake Kerger (@JakeKerger) December 31, 2016
.@GoCards fan Gregory Taylor sports jacket with image of 1960 gold medalist @MuhammadAli ahead of @BWWCitrusBowl in Orlando. #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/kvh8EVm1km
— Sam Upshaw Jr. (@CJ_Upshot) December 31, 2016
Let's finish the season strong @UofLFootball ⚫️
— Elvis Dumervil (@EKD92) December 31, 2016
— Damian Copeland (@DCizzle7) December 31, 2016
#GoCards #beatLSU pic.twitter.com/isnCc68unm
— Card Sharp (@card_sharp72) December 31, 2016
Tru Washington not warming makes me think that that’s what Grantham was alluding to when he talked about Pass playing/Cannon being versatile
— Keith Wynne (@Keith_Wynne) December 31, 2016
#L1C4 @UofLFootball Lamar Jackson warms up before the Citrus Bowl. @Utterback13 @courierjournal #cardnation pic.twitter.com/AQtYCwkWS2
— Pat McDonogh (@PatMcdonogh) December 31, 2016
Out on defense for Louisville (Hearns, Harvey-Clemons, Wiggins, Famurewa, Washington, Alphonso Carter).
— Jody Demling (@jdemling) December 31, 2016
Gonna be Legendary!!!!! With The Goat @ray_calhoun and Ronnie Schmidt. pic.twitter.com/i91C8Y7not
— Doug (@CardsRockIt) December 31, 2016
LOUISVILLE COMIN @LSUfootball pic.twitter.com/IEbgP4bQTG
— DARK STAR (@RTPB07) December 31, 2016
LSU won the toss and will receive. Louisville has won 14 consecutive games when kicking off first.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
More like Delanowayinhell that’s gonna be good
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 31, 2016
Let's go card lets whoop these boys #L1C4
— Kai De La Cruz (@KaiDeLaCruz12) December 31, 2016
Mason King going the Lamar route and using the bowl game to jumpstart his 2017 Heisman campaign.
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) December 31, 2016
Coach O just slapped five with the Side Judge? Did I see that?
— Medium Happy (@jdubs88) December 31, 2016
Bowl games are very serious business pic.twitter.com/GetPkFfDnD
— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) December 31, 2016
Wtf was that??? pic.twitter.com/jXsbKn2L3D
— Beastachu (@Beast502Mode) December 31, 2016
Watching Citrus Bowl while courtside in Indy... pic.twitter.com/99tacsLr11
— Michael McCammon (@mcmichael20) December 31, 2016
By Bobby’s reaction that FG may as well have been a turnover.
— Joe the Policeman (@CardMeHD) December 31, 2016
GT trying to avenge Louisville's loss https://t.co/D6snLTVuxq
— Woody Whitehurst (@woodywhitehurst) December 31, 2016
Hooooooooooooooo boy. #CitrusBowl
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 31, 2016
This looks like the 1st half of the Clemson game Louisville
— Woody Whitehurst (@woodywhitehurst) December 31, 2016
LSU plays lots of Quarters, and this is a great "beater" for Quarters vs trips: #1WR comeback, #2WR post #3 dig/in pic.twitter.com/0SqHZR18Yi
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) December 31, 2016
That kind of "tackling" is why Louisville allowed Florida State to get the Orange Bowl bid.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 31, 2016
Louisville is 4-0 in bowl games when holding the opponent scoreless in the first quarter. (Alabama, Brigham Young, Wake Forest, Florida)
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
Chucky Williams got abused all drive long and capped it off by getting lost on coverage on the TD.
— LouisvilleSportsLive (@LvilleSprtsLive) December 31, 2016
How awful Louisville's o-line is makes what Lamar did this year so much more impressive. Guy is running for his life every game.
— Rob Jones (@RobJones502) December 31, 2016
Fields getting held every play
— Grant Donovan (@GD0N0VAN) December 31, 2016
Danny Etling owes these LSU receivers dinner or something.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 31, 2016
Can't bring heat and not get any pressure on the QB on 3rd and long. Gonna be a long day! #gethome
— Stefan LeFors (@cards17) December 31, 2016
3rd and Grantham. Now I know what Georgia fans were talking about.
— the spotted bass (@thespottedbass) December 31, 2016
come on short squatty bodies
— alexa (@alexxxaedwards) December 31, 2016
Louisville is in trouble, but in the same breath, it took above-average plays for LSU to score that TD. Not exactly easy to sustain for 60.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 31, 2016
8/22 recruits for 2017 are in the Secondary
— Trevor Joelson (@MountTrevorest) December 31, 2016
One was a one handed catch. One was an inch over Alexander in perfect position. One was PI and a crazy catch. That drive wasn't Grantham. https://t.co/Wj6hgdoQ4Y
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) December 31, 2016
#BWWCitrusBowl @ESPNCFB #LSU #Louisville #GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/q7LaiKJ4ju
— Eric (@GoldboxATL) December 31, 2016
Louisville's offensive line straight up just doesn't bother to block defensive linemen pic.twitter.com/ZpPk6pBHmt
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) December 31, 2016
What if we put out no offensive lineman and asked LSU to count to two Mississippi before going after Jackson?
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) December 31, 2016
O-Line play pic.twitter.com/FhToQyyB8w
— RunTheYulesTBG (@ThatBoysGood) December 31, 2016
can anyone n Louisville braid hair im a mess
— Russdiculous® (@Specter_Smit) December 31, 2016
UL Football 2016: When they were good they were very good, but when they were bad they were horrid.
— Cardinal Laws (@CardinalLaws) December 31, 2016
Bobby Petrino looked somber and resigned as he talked to Lamar on the sidelines.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 31, 2016
That's a commentary in itself.
This is actually good and fun. I personally hate gaining yards scoring too many points.
— Chug (@Chuggernaut6) December 31, 2016
Had five weeks to prep for a team that drags opponents into a pit, look surprised while being pulled into a pit.
— doctorofdunk (@doctorofdunk) December 31, 2016
U of L defensive coordinator Todd Grantham just lit into his defense: "this (insert curse word LSU) quarterback sucks"
— Mike Lacett (@mikelacett) December 31, 2016
Fire everyone
— Happy Hammeldays (@hammel11) December 31, 2016
Fire somebody.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) December 31, 2016
Kentucky break Louisville?
— Woody Whitehurst (@woodywhitehurst) December 31, 2016
I mean Louisville scored *63 points* on Florida State with this o-line. How on earth?
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 31, 2016
I know LSU's D is the real deal, but man the cards look terrible. Lamar can't get any time to work! This game is over
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) December 31, 2016
Nice call by Dave Aranda. Duke Riley and Arden Key team up for the safety. pic.twitter.com/dkZ29XCgKD
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) December 31, 2016
— UofL Pep Band Alums (@UofL_Band) December 31, 2016
Great kick by @Bcreque_19 Highlight of the first half
— Arthur Carmody (@ArtCarmody) December 31, 2016
Been calling for it all year... why stop now. Predicting a Reggie Bonnafon flea flicker on the first drive of the second half
— Trevor Joelson (@MountTrevorest) December 31, 2016
@MountTrevorest the pitchback from Reggie to Lamar will get intercepted based on how the offensive line is playing
— Arthur Carmody (@ArtCarmody) December 31, 2016
Starting to think no LSU assistants passed Louisville a copy of their playbook.
— Dawg Sports (@dawgsports) December 31, 2016
They need a lot of help :( https://t.co/MJqNUGHs2a
— Roman Oben (@R_Oben) December 31, 2016
UofL is 1-5 in bowl games when trailing by 10 or more at halftime, beating Boise State 44-40 in the 2004 Liberty Bowl after trailing 31-21.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
This football game is tough to watch..
— Tim Henderson (@T_Henny15) December 31, 2016
It's amazing Jackson won the Heisman with this offensive line. They haven't protected him since about October.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 31, 2016
Sacked 20 times in 2.5 games.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) December 31, 2016
Lamar Jackson takes off for 16 yards to bring his rushing total on the day to -15.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 31, 2016
I thought I could handle both games at once. I literally can't even.
— Trevor Joelson (@MountTrevorest) December 31, 2016
I just looked at Louisville’s 2017 recruiting class and for some reason only 2 of the 22 commits are OL when 22 of them should be.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 31, 2016
Announcer just said ALMOST getting a first down should give the offense some confidence.
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) December 31, 2016
What the hell happened to this season?!?
Just tried to buy some tenders with BW3 medium sauce at the BW3 bowl and they don't have any of the the sauces.
— Drew Deener (@Drew_Deener) December 31, 2016
That sound is every TV in Louisville changing the channel.
— Troy Turbevillain (@tville73) December 31, 2016
I'll take a celebration penalty vs a Petrino team ALL DAY. RUB HIS NOSE IN IT.
— PodKATT (@valleyshook) December 31, 2016
Louisville now 0-11 off third down as Jackson’s pass rockets off Hikutini.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) December 31, 2016
Meanwhile, Bobby P is getting pantsed by a mascot man.
— doctorofdunk (@doctorofdunk) December 31, 2016
You know who'd make an awesome offensive lineman for louisville that's right YOUR MOM
— Happy Hammeldays (@hammel11) December 31, 2016
Louisville's only winning season that ended with 3 straight losses was the 6-4 season in 1959.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
lol CBS flashed the bowl score and told UofL fans to "just keep watching basketball."
— Jonathan Lintner (@JonathanLintner) December 31, 2016
Louisville has lost to every school with a cat mascot they've faced this season. Breaking that streak doesn't look to be in the cards.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 31, 2016
If our line was better and our defense was full strength and our soft players weren't soft and our coach wasn't a sentient B-plus, we'd win.
— doctorofdunk (@doctorofdunk) December 31, 2016
Receivers that drop it and linemen that don't block. Other than that, offense is rolling.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) December 31, 2016
The University of Louisville Dropped Passes™
— coch calipfieri® (@D2_Derpinator) December 31, 2016
Louisville football team is a fluke, just honestly Lamar Jackson and a bunch of dudes.
— Austin (@austeeeeezy) December 31, 2016
The Louisville OL is so bad today that all 4 DL for LSU helped #Jackson up & gave him a keep fightin head tap after the play #BWWCitrusBowl
— CBuck81 (@charlesarbuckle) December 31, 2016
Smallest attendance for bowl since 1979 https://t.co/1F2OZYBOyc
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) December 31, 2016
Blanton Creque has tied John Wallace's UofL record for most FGs made in a bowl game. Wallace made 3 in the 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
Down 26-6, a successful Louisville field goal cuts a three-possession deficit in the 4th qtr to a three-possession deficit in the 4th qtr.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 31, 2016
Love seeing Blanton stand in there and take him on. He knew what was coming.
— Keith Wynne (@Keith_Wynne) December 31, 2016
The Louisiana State University Place Kicker Murderers™
— coch calipfieri® (@D2_Derpinator) December 31, 2016
It should be illegal to brag about drilling a kicker
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) December 31, 2016
At least Blanton tried to make the tackle. He's been the best player on the team today. @Bcreque_19
— Arthur Carmody (@ArtCarmody) December 31, 2016
Here lies Blanton Creque.
— Amanda Tricase (@mrs_t) December 31, 2016
/whispers/
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) December 31, 2016
//this game is going to hurt Jackson's Heisman chances for next year//
///deserves scorn and unfollows///
Louisville beat Florida State by 43.#SPORTSin2016
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 31, 2016
We'll all wonder 10 years from now how that possibly could have happened.
Fans head to the exits with LSU up 29-9 with 6:54 left.
— Howie Lindsey (@howielindsey) December 31, 2016
I've always wondered why Louisville's mascot has teeth even though birds don't but watching their offense today I figured it out pic.twitter.com/2Fm4QqagIU
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) December 31, 2016
I didn't expect UofL to do well in the BW3's Bowl. We're more of a Hooters program.
— RunTheYulesTBG (@ThatBoysGood) December 31, 2016
Is this the worst bowl game performance of a Heisman winner?
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) December 31, 2016
"Yes, most definitely it's official." - Troy Smith https://t.co/lpUUTSExD0
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) December 31, 2016
2015 Louisville Football lost the first 3 games of the season.
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) December 31, 2016
2016 Louisville Football lost the last 3 games of the season.
Before Obamacare Lamar Jackson couldn't get a policy because his O-Line was considered a pre-existing condition.
— RunTheYulesTBG (@ThatBoysGood) December 31, 2016
What happened to louisville o line?? Last 5 games they've been terrible!! It's been embarrassing
— Kerry Rhodes (@Kerry25Rhodes) December 31, 2016
Some will say Lamar Jackson didn't deserve Heisman based on this. I say he deserves it even more for such magic behind this offensive line.
— Gentry Estes (@Gentry_Estes) December 31, 2016
That fumble by Lamar is the only ball I'm gonna see drop today. Pass the bourbon.
— RunTheYulesTBG (@ThatBoysGood) December 31, 2016
9-1 and #5 in the country...... and then the wheels fell off.
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) December 31, 2016
Lamar Jackson finishes the season with 5,114 yards of total offense, 95 yards short of the ACC season record set by Deshaun Watson in 2015.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 31, 2016
Nope still alive https://t.co/iTON3W0b6U
— Blanton Creque (@Bcreque_19) December 31, 2016