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UConn QB Trick Shots
But the real story is the use of the Preston! dance at 4:00. It is slowly taking over.
10th annual no pants day?
The fact that this was scheduled the day after Charlie Strong kicked some off-season ass cannot be a coincidence.
Rick Pitino – Get in Line (behind CC)
by 83fan on Dec 28, 2010 3:51 PM EST
on Card Chronicle
Jeff Goodman is making more watch lists and vying heavily for Least Cool Person of 2010. This time, he’s ticked off Coach Pitino, whose sarcastic tone would fit nicely in a CC game thread.
17 commentsBest College Rivalries of the 2000s
10. Louisville-West Virginia
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The rivalry wasn't born until the Cardinals joined the Big East before the 2005 season, but it has produced some of the best games of the past decade. In 2005, the outcome wasn't decided until the third overtime. After freshman West Virginia tailback Steve Slaton scored his sixth touchdown of the game and quarterback Pat White added a two-point conversion pass, Cardinals quarterback Brian Brohm was tackled short of the end zone on a two-point run, giving the Mountaineers a 46-44 victory. The next season, Louisville took advantage of West Virginia's three turnovers to win 44-34. In 2007, White scored on a 50-yard run with 1:36 left to give the Mountaineers a 38-31 victory.
Edited to reflect modern era.
Tim Higgins - behind the scenes
Interesting article which includes details about the Syracuse-Louisville game last weekend.
"In Louisville, the fan base and even Pitino are furious at late-game decisions in two games (late-January losses at Seton Hall and West Virginia) that have left the Cardinals sitting on a precariously bubble-ish ledge of 16-9.
"I'm very upset with three officials; I like them, I respect them, but I'm not very happy with them," Pitino said. "I had two games I should have won. But you know what? It happens. They blow calls."
And they know they do. And they don't like it any more than anyone else."
Mike, was that you?
I was disappointed that I didn’t get to see the game Saturday, but when I saw this article I got very excited that we might have won and Mike have been caught in the act of celebrating. Apparently not, however.
ESPN's college basketball schedule
It's getting closer. Sure some of these early games aren't must-see-TV, but they might be a little more promising than Syracuse v. Louisville on the gridiron.
Save Eric Wood
by 83fan on Sep 6, 2009 12:45 AM EDT
on Card Chronicle
And his almost snapping self from the indignity of overseeing any more game threads this season. The man gave too much heart to this program, and it was hard enough to watch him have to chase Pryor into the endzone at the beginning of last season. But this is going to be flat out miserable. We need something to lighten the mood of the game threads. Let him retire at 1-0 and save the rest for next seasons.
Possible replacements:
The picture of the broken-down Kragthorpe bus (which could be titled, Almost Working Kragthorpe Bus).
Almost-smirking Ron Cooper.
Almost-sentient Lee Corso.
A sad clown.
That C-health code rating turned into a "Go Cards" sign. Actually, that one seems like an almost perfect metaphor for this season.
BCS officials disgusted by NCAA Tourney
by 83fan on Apr 3, 2009 8:58 AM EDT
on Card Chronicle
Here is a nice little dig at our favorite anti-trust arrangement by the brilliant minds at the Onion. It's not their greatest work, but it's still fun:
DETROIT—Claiming that determining an unquestioned national champion through a playoff system "went against the very idea of sporting competition," and that the sheer exuberance of college basketball fans was "a shocking and nauseating display of everything wrong with collegiate athletics," top BCS officials roundly condemned the NCAA Tournament Monday.
Big East Pool Update
by 83fan on Mar 10, 2009 5:37 PM EDT
on Card Chronicle
Good start guys. It appears that we have collectively gone about 6-94 after the first two games of the BET. I am pretty sure no one has a perfect bracket anymore. Thus, if you think you were an idiot, like me, for picking G-town over St. Johns, rest assured you are just like about 45 of the other idiots on this site, and you aren’t really all that far behind.
And seriously, DePaul over UC. Really? We batted a nice .020 on that one as a group, which resembled my lifetime batting average if you count that one error as a hit. Pretty impressive work, guys. I guess I should have seen that one coming considering that Depaul had steadily improved over the course of the Big East season from facing 10 minutes of scrub subs to about 2 minutes of Shannon Fraley-types by the end of the season. They are just hitting their stride.
Biggest Regular Season Game Ever?
by 83fan on Feb 1, 2009 10:34 PM EST
on Card Chronicle
Monday’s match-up will be the #1 team in America (having earned that ranking deep into the season) v. our own beloved team likely to be ranked #6 or even #5. That’s a composite ranking of #7 or higher. I cannot think of another Cards regular season game of such import based upon the rankings, and certainly, I don’t think there have been any home games this important. Not to mention that there is a good chance it will decide 1st place in the BE at the end of the season, and the winner of the game will put themselves in stong position to claim a #1 seed the NCAA in March. Last season's Georgetown game might have had more technically on the line, but neither team was sitting as high as the Cards will be tomorrow (G-town was #8).
The closest game to compare that I remember without research is actually the other sport that no longer exists at UofL. In 2006, the #5 Cards hosted the #3 Mountaineers for a composite #8 ranking. Now, because of the importance of the regular season in football, that game was much more important in every other aspect. But tomorrow should outrank it by 1 or 2 based on the polls.
Someone do the research.
Andy Kennedy's Wife Gives Pun Writers Great Gift
She's sued the Cincinnati cab driver who has sued Andy claiming that the stress of the lawsuit has ruined her sex life.
Pun away.
Community Project recap: Cantwell
by 83fan on Dec 5, 2008 5:54 PM EST
on Card Chronicle
Not to steal Mike's thunder if he was planning a review, but just to remind everyone about the preseason contest, here is the link to what everyone projected. It looks like everyone was a bit optimistic (no surprise), but JMC came the closest:
http://www.cardchronicle.com/2008/6/10/549265/community-projection-hunte
I didn't do too badly myself, but I was hoping to be wrong (and that we'd be running the ball better and playing with the lead more).
Worst Broadcasters
by 83fan on Jun 11, 2008 11:11 AM EDT
on Card Chronicle
Here's a decent topic for the off-season:
Maxim has created a list of the 10 worst sports broadcasters that might be worthy of some half-hearted debate. There is one glaring omission for those who agree with Mike, but they do identify the omitted’s broadcasting partner who certainly is worth of inclusion.
Lunardi cheats
by 83fan on Mar 17, 2008 10:23 PM EDT
on Card Chronicle
Because this is a long week that was made even longer by a opening round loss and a Friday evening start time, I decided to waste some time helping prove Mike's point that Lunardi has inside sources. So here's a nice distraction to pass 3 minutes of your "waiting for Gus Johnson" time.
Villanova = Marquette lite?
by 83fan on Feb 25, 2008 9:17 PM EST
on Card Chronicle
I just watched some of the Marquette Villanova game and was struck by how similar the 2 teams seem. Obviously, Marquette had the advantage tonight, and seems to have a little more strength in the middle. But I haven't really seen much of Villanova this year, so other thoughts are welcome.
Common Opponents
by 83fan on Nov 17, 2007 11:55 PM EST
on Card Chronicle
I posted this on one of the message boards, but they get buried so quickly, I thought I'd post it here too. Sorry if it seems petty, but I'm sorta ticked off right now:
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