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CARDS IN ELITE GROUP @ 6-0

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-CARDS IN ELITE GROUP: Move to 6-0 after Pitt win

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It was a very busy weekend in Cardinal Nation with both the basketball and football teams in action. But it was the football team who stole the show. They went to Pittsburg Saturday morning and took care of business winning the game 45-35. With the win, the Cardinals put themselves in an elite group with only 10 other teams being undefeated. The Cards 6-0 on the season are now ranked #16 in the AP top 25 and #14 in the USA Today Poll. This is the highest since the Cards were ranked ninth in both polls back in 2007. This is also only the 5th time in school history that the football program has started 6-0. The other years were (1925, 1957, 1972, and 2006).

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This Cardinal football team has had a Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type of feel to it at times. And on Saturday that wouldn’t change. In the first half, we got to see the mild sluggish Mr. Hyde side of the team as Pitt was beating us on both sides of the field and even had a special team’s breakdown with a punt being blocked for a touchdown. I can only imagine what was said in the locker room at halftime. Coach Strong: “There were some very choice words, but you have to get them going and sometime that’s the only way.” They must have been choice indeed, because when the Cards took the field to begin the 3rd quarter it was the Dr Jekyll group that we had seen for much of the season. Teddy Bridgewater hit DeVante Parker for a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second half to give Louisville the lead 24-21. The Bridgewater and Paker connection was the longest TD pass of the season. And they would keep pouring it on the Panthers, as Senorise Perry would add 3 more rushing touchdowns to his first half romp to give him a career day. This is also the first Cardinal Football player to rush for 4 TDs in a game since the great Michael Bush.

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Teddy QB: “Opening up the Big East schedule with a win is a big confidence boost for us,” “Hopefully it will send a message to the rest of the Big East.”

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The win over Pitt ended a four-game losing streak. Bridgewater finished with 304 yards passing while Parker had four receptions for 153 yards, Senorise Perry rushed for 101 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and all of this coming after Strong’s half time pep talk.

Now the Cards come back for a home stand that starts with a Homecoming battle with South Florida next Saturday.

Red&White Scrimmage: Basketball is back

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-Red&White Scrimmage #1 is in the books

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Tonight the Cardinal Nation got a good taste of the season ahead as the 2012-13 Louisville Basketball team had their first Red&White scrimmage. Even though it was a scrimmage it had the feel of a real game. The players were playing with intensity and the crowd of over 10,000 was electric at times.

The red team was pretty much dominate from the start of the game but the guys in white did give them a run for their money.

Here’s the stat sheet and box score:

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I was really impressed with Kevin Ware and he looks like a different player on the court. His swagger and confidence seems off the charts. He had some big plays and a few monster dunks. I was also very impressed with newcomer Montrezl Harrell as he lead the red team with 17 points and 10 rebounds. He has a good feel for the game and plays with relentless aggression. This kid is going to be a beast for us. And I know Rick has mentioned a red shirt for “The Mango” but from what I seen tonight he is another guy that could be valuable to this team. Siva, Smith, Dieng, Blackshear, and Behanan all looked like they haven’t missed a beat. I walked out of this scrimmage tonight very pleased and filled with more anticipation than I had before. We have 2 groups on this team that could run with anyone in the country. If our guys stay humble, hungry, healthy and focused #3 should be hanging in the Yum Center this time next year.

Coach Pitino after the game:
“I thought that the Red Team did really well. I thought that the White Team had no playmaker on the court, so they had to do everything by themselves. What’d they have less than double digits assist? So, it’s good to see that now.”

(On how the team can improve)
“Well, we have been working hard on execution even though it’s the first week. We’ve had those two hours a week and we used it too. We want to see us improve our shooting and it’ll be something we work heavily on in the coming days.”
(Courtesy UofLsports.com)