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Louisville Putting Strong Arm On Florida Recruits
Posted: December 29, 2009 by Bacon in Louisville Football, Posted by Larry Loobers
Harris is ranked 30th among all wide receivers
It may be a “dead period” in college football recruiting but that hasn’t slowed down new Louisville coach Charlie Strong from bringing in big name recruits.
According to Howie Lindsey and Rivals.com Louisville has landed yet another big name Florida recruit, this time its 4-star wide receiver Michaelee Harris of Miami Northwestern.
Harris is listed as 6’0 185 pounds and runs a 4.5 40 yard dash according to several recruiting websites. He chose the Cardinals over Miami (Fl), Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, UCF.
Michaelee Harris is also now the second player from Miami Northwestern to commit to the Cards, joining running back Corvin Lamb. This might not be the last time Louisville fans hear this school mentioned in recruiting as Louisville and coach Strong are also going after talented defensive tackle Todd Chandler.
Former Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm made his 1st NFL start today for the Buffalo Bills against the Atlanta Falcons. While the game may have not gone as desired by Brohm, he still didn’t play to bad for a guy who just joined the team less than two month ago.
Brohm finished the day 15/29 passing for 146 yards but two interceptions and a QB rating of only 43.2. The Bills would lose their tenth game on the season to the Falcons 31-3
While Brian may not have to many great stories to take from this game he did leave with one bit of trivia. Late in the 3rd quarter Brian connected with Terrell Owens over the middle for a 15 yard gain. It would be Owens 1,000 reception of his career.
Exactly 13 years and 2 months to the day (10/27/96), Brian’s older brother Jeff Brohm had hit Terrell Owens for a 20 yard TD pass (Owens 2nd of his career) to beat the than Houston Oilers 10-9. Terrell Owens may not have many fans in the NFL but I know a brother tandem at quarterback that have zero bad things to say about him.
POLL: What Will Urban Meyer Do During His “Leave Of Absence?”
Posted: December 27, 2009 by Cardchak in Posted by Nathan Arizona1983 UK/UofL Dream Game to be televised on ESPN Classic Wednesday (December 23) at 7:30 am.
Posted: December 22, 2009 by Cardchak in Freak Stuff, Posted by Nathan Arizona
Regardless of how any UK fan would like to spin it, they would have loved to have won this game. Do yourself a favor and record or watch this game if you haven’t seen it before. UK tied the game at the end and then got absolutely dominated in the OT. If you want to see an offensive explosion by a great UofL team, you owe it to yourself to check it out.
Here is the link to watch the entire overtime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21E5dojwdXY
Looks like new Louisville coach Charlie Strong has made a decision on at least one of his coordinators for his inaugural season. Former UNLV head coach Mike Sanford will be named Tuesday as the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach according to multiple sources.
Mike Sanford, not to be confused with the Mark Sanford( South Carolina congressmen who had the South American fling), did not have much success as head-coach at UNLV compiling a 15-43 record in 5 years. think about it though, who has EVER had success in Vegas other than Jerry Tarkanian and a few ladies at the Bunny Ranch? However, previous to his first HC gig, Sanford was the offensive coordinator for Urban Meyer at Utah from 2003-05. There his offense averaged 45+ points while going 12-0 in 2004. His duties included grooming a quarterback that ended up being the #1 pick in the draft, Alex Smith. Sanford has also previously coached in the NFL as an assistant with the Sand Diego Chargers and in college with Notre Dame, USC, Purdue and Stanford.
What this means is Louisville is likely to run something similar to the Spread Option that both Utah and Florida. I would expect Strong and Sanford to add their own wrinkles, but it should look rather similar.
On the defensive side, Strong will be the main coach but he will bring on a coordinator to help when he is bogged down with head duties. My sources say it’s down to two candidates – Florida Cornerback coach Vance Bedford and Tennessee LB’s coach Lance Thompson. Both are hot commodities among the assistant coaching ranks and whichever Strong chooses should be an asset to the program.
Stay tuned to LSB for any details on this story…
Happy Holidays from all of us at LSB. The LSB crew has some family matters and such to take care of over the next week so here is the schedule for you die-hard podcast listeners…
The Freak Show with John Renshaw– Tuesday 3:00-5:00 PM est
The Evening Buzz – Tonight 8:30-10:30 PM est & Tuesday 8:30-10:30 PM
The Kentucky Fantasy Football Hour will return next week at its normal time (Monday 7-8 PM est) for those of you needing last-minute advice for the upcoming fantasy championship games.
All shows will return to their normal schedules next week. Make sure and tune in for some huge upcoming announcements and, as always, scintilating sports talk without a hidden agenda.
John Wall is with out a doubt the real deal and has totally lived up to if not exceeded all expectations. Not sure if this is over the top or not!!!
Who Told You Matt Simms Was Going To Sign With Tennessee?
Posted: December 17, 2009 by Cardchak in Freak Stuff, Posted by Nathan ArizonaTags: nathanarizona
Nathan Arizona-that’s who bitches. I told you this two months ago.
Just another example of how pathetic Krapturd is. I hope that guy goes 0-10 for a Junior High team soon.
The Louisville Cardinals basketball team will attempt to discontinue
their disappointing stretch of games tonight as Oral Roberts visits
the hallowed Freedom Hall. After losses to Charlotte and Western
Carolina, Pitino’s Cards are riding a 2-game losing streak to non-BCS
schools for only the second time in program history and the first time
since the days of LaBradford Smith. The somewhat vulernable team also
has an opposition tonight who’s university lost its founder, Oral
Roberts, yesterday at the ripe age of 91. No offense to the deceased,
but the Cards must bury the Golden Eagles tonight to prevent a
tailspin from both fans and players.
Remember, twice in Pitino’s tenure at Louisville have the Cards
started off the season with a below-standard 5-3 record. One time they
reached the Elite 8 and another they were bounced out by Gillispie &
Texas AM (which if you think about, actually benefitted the Cards).
Fans out there should not have their fingers firmly against the panic
button quite yet. Coach P said they had a couple good practices this
week so it should be interesting to see how they perform.
Like the Cards, ORU has battled injuries all year and are led by
Dominique Morrison, who is a stud by all accounts. The forward
averages 15 points, 5 boards and 3 assists. They are 6-5 with their
toughest opponent being Wake Forest.
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Game Time 7pm
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