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Originally Posted by Empire Lindy
Yeah, I'm with DHC on this. Next year he's going to all but have a free pass on the team since we lose so many stars and have lost so much of the talented youth to injury and these "behavioral issues" (ie, Whitehead). We will still have a lot of upset fans if we go 6-6 or worse, but it's not like anyone is going into 2008 with national title expectations.
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How come Kragthorpe didnt have a pass this year too then because we lost a lot of good players from last year too?
Look at what we lost in 2004, 2005 & 2006 that's 14 players into the pros.
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2005 NFL Draft
Eric Shelton-RB Panthers
Stefan LeFors-QB Panthers
Kerry Rhodes-Safety Jets
Robert McCune-LB Redskins
Lionel Gates-RB Bills
J.R. Russell-WR Bucs
2006 NFL Draft
Jason Spitz-Center Packers
Elvis Dumervil-DE Broncos
Brandon Johnson-LB Cardinals
Montavious Stanley-Dallas
2007 NFL Draft
Amobi Okoye-DT Texans
Michael Bush-RB Raiders
Kolby Smith-RB Chiefs
William Gay-CB Steelers
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We were going to be a little down in 2007 even with Petrino I believe. Some people disagree with that though because we returned Brohm, Allen, Douglass and Urrutia on offense.
Well, Urrutia & Allen were all but absent most of the year Douglass also missed a 3 game stretch.
Allen (shoulder) Urrutia (turf toe), (Douglass hurt), Spillman suspended, Stripling suspended, one o-line starter had a career ending injury.
6-6 or 5-7 isnt how I thought U of L would end up but I also dont think we'll end up 6-6 or 5-7 next year either.
Obviously Kragthorpe is going to have to shake up the coaching staff, Brohm gone, Cantwell will get his chance to take over, Urrutia, Allen, the 6'8" reciever from Ohio will be a redshirt freshman, the freshman RB from Cincy St. X plus redshirt Victor Anderson from Louisville St. X, maybe Spillman will return, we still have weapons on offense.
Hopefully the defense will improve, get bigger & stronger. We will have to replace Art-o-matic, but I think there is hope. I'm not going to be a doomsday theorist just yet.
We gave Kragthorpe a reprieve, let's get behind him and see if he can coach his way out of a hole.
It wont be fun to be going into 2008 as a pesimist expecting the sky to fall before we even play a game.
There are still lots of reasons for a recruit to want to come to Louisville.
DI program, BSC conference, great competition in the Big East, nationally televised games, great facilities, excellent & progressive Athletic Director, great city, great stadium, now if we get a good coaching staff & recruiters assembled were, lots of players currently in the pros.
I'd still want to play there.