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"I like the direction we're headed right now," Kragthorpe said. "I like the attitude of our players. I think they're excited about getting back on the field and rectifying the situation we encountered last year."


This much is clear: Kragthorpe will be leading the charge. Near the end of Kragthorpe's first season at Louisville, things were going so badly that there was widespread speculation he might leave. Kragthorpe was mentioned as a possible candidate at SMU and a few other schools that had coaching openings. Louisville even had a news conference to announce its coach was staying.


"I'm in this thing for the long haul," Kragthorpe said. "That's why I came here. If I wanted to stay at Tulsa, I would have stayed at Tulsa. I took a pay cut to come here. If it was about money, I would have stayed at Tulsa."


When is the last time Louisville fans heard their coach say that?