OT - Notre Dame

[nelsonmuntz]

I want UL to win for so many reasons.

That would be spectacular.

 

[Greedo]

 

[Scrutineer]

I want UL to win for so many reasons.

Right. The Kentucky hype machine, headquartered at ESPN, is on a roll. Great recruiting class, another next year, in the mix with Duke for Edgecombe, you know the drill. But will they win anything of import?
If the "ville" could put the hurt on them it would be great and maybe keep Payne there all year so he can drag down the ACC's ranking even further.

 

[Fan1978]

And they only scored 45 in that loss. Wow how the mighty have fallen.

Total rebuild, they have a few good freshmen and an a outstanding class committed next year. They will be good in year 3

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Re Louisville, per the Athletic: "

10. No. 9 Kentucky (8-2) at Louisville (5-6), Thursday, 6 p.m., ESPN​

There’s very little chance of this being a good or even decent game, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be interesting. That’s mainly because Louisville seems incapable of going more than a few days (hours?) without something outrageous befalling the program. There is a good chance this will be head coach Kenny Payne’s last game at the helm of the Cardinals, a trainwreck hire that probably won’t last 45 total games. Also, UK looks good! And fun!"

Someone posted erroneously that the only people that care about Louisville football live in Ky
That’s totally backwards . .
The people of Ky care about basketball probably more than any state in the country and unless the Cardinals pull off a miracle win their lives will be made miserable by UK fans who that can’t avoid daily.
These two remind me a bit of the PC vs UConn relationship except they share the same state .
They are absolutely brutal to each other.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

This guy is the anti-Kenny Payne.

Only six D1 teams has less D1 experience than Notre Dame, so the growing pains will come.

One cool thing about the Notre Dame loss is The Citadel's leading scorer was former Notre Dame guard Elijah Morgan.

 

[Huskyforlife]

This guy is the anti-Kenny Payne.

Only six D1 teams has less D1 experience than Notre Dame, so the growing pains will come.

One cool thing about the Notre Dame loss is The Citadel's leading scorer was former Notre Dame guard Elijah Morgan.

I like it, but he’s gotta be careful putting all the blame on the players. You’re the leader at the end of the day, getting players to play hard is near the top of your job description.

 

[Fishy]

I bet their fans are still happy the school chased away Mike Brey.

Honestly, they were headed this way with him.

Never thought much of him as a coach.

 

[Mazhude]

Kenny Payne returned to save Louisville. Now a school and a city wonder what’s next

Louisville, as one proud former player puts it, is “utterly unrecognizable.” It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Payne returned to Louisville in March 2022 as a beloved alum. Beowulf, reclaiming his land to slay the dragons of this program’s recent past — the NCAA, the messy end of Chris Mack’s tenure, the cloud of Rick Pitino, the sordid headlines, the vacated wins, the dark days. All that would recede into memory as Louisville returned to glory.

But Payne, who wasn’t made available to The Athletic during a recent visit, went 4-28 in Year 1. Now he’s 5-6 in Year 2. The negativity surrounding the program is unmatched in college basketball. Most of it’s warranted. Some of it’s hyperbolic. Such toxicity turns every missed shot into a manifesto on the program’s future...