http://cardinalempire.com/home Your Louisville Cardinal Fan Community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:48:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Skid Continues to Senior Day This is a long way from the career finale that Eric Wood and his fellow seniors likely envisioned at the conclusion of 2006. Fresh off a 21-4 start to their Louisville careers and an Orange Bowl victory, the class looked poised to surpass the seniors on ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/20/behind-enemy-lines-wvu/ The Bender Bunch Day Three of the Big East preview takes us down the dark alleys of the yellow brick road, where a handful of Big East teams are lurking with hopes of stealing away a conference title from the golden children at the top. With the talent to compete for ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/20/big-east-basketball-preview-3/ The Tinch Tier With the tip-off to Louisville basketball 2008-2009 just three days away, the excitement kicks up another notch in the Cardinal Empire Big East Preview. We continue our look at the league with the Josh Tinch Tier. What ties together Rutgers, Cincinnati and Providence? Check out Part II below. The ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/19/big-east-basketball-preview-2/ Samardo The thirty-eigth edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This is the first of what I hope is many Samardo Wallpapers. As always click on the image to view full resolution at my Flickr archive. http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/19/wallpaper-wednesday-12/ Checking in on History’s Best League Ever With Louisville ready to debut their 3rd-ranked, national title hopefuls this weekend and Big East foes already tossing the round ball in the air, it seems like a good time to take a peek around the league and get to know the teams Rick ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/18/big-east-basketball-preview/ Cards Look to Stop Skid, Retain Keg of Nails With the stretch run squarely in front of them, the Louisville Cardinals couldn’t have picked a worse time to hit a bump in their Big East road. A seemingly big win over South Florida three weeks ago has since been followed by ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/14/behind-enemy-lines-cincinnati/ Field Hockey The thirty-seventh edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. Wallpaper removed at request of photographer...get permission before, not after kids :) Go Cards. http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/12/wallpaper-wednesday-11/ In lieu of any real thoughts on the ins and outs of an embarrassing 41-7 loss to Pittsburgh, please allow me to borrow a few phrases from President-elect Barack Obama as I try to sum up Louisville football in November, 2008. Change? Yes we can! And tonight, I think about all ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/09/cardinal-football-change/ Reconnaissance-Free Edition Nearly a week AWC2 (in the year of wakeup call 2), the malaise of another upsetting upset at the hands of the Syracuse Orange has kept a firm grip on the Cardinal community. What was such high spirits exactly a week ago following a stirring win over Top 25 ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/07/behind-enemy-lines-pittsburgh/ Shawn Bowen Challenge The thirty-sixth edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This is the T-shirt design (colorized) for the Shawn Bowen Challenge. I originally hoped that we could promote the Scramble to fill up the last spots but all the teams have been filled. That being said, there is still a long road ahead ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/04/wallpaper-wednesday-10/ Cuse Stuns Cards… Again For the second year in a row, Coach Greg Robinson became enemy number one in the Commonwealth and a 60-second celebrity in central New York. Behind a suffocating defense and the strong legs of Curtis Brinkley, the Syracuse Orange scored 21 unanswered points then held on in ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/02/orange-reflux/ Georgetown College 2008 26 pictures from the exhibition. http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/11/01/photo-gallery-2/ Cards Seek Payback Against Orange Fresh off a stirring 24-20, payback victory over the South Florida Bulls last weekend, the Louisville Cardinals head to New York looking for remuneration for another embarrassing defeat suffered in 2007. They’ll be welcomed by a Syracuse program in complete shambles, but once again playing for ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/30/behind-enemy-lines-syracuse/ Schedule The thirty-fifth edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. The most popular wallpapers are usually the ones with the schedules. I am proud to present the 2008-2009 Basketball schedule. I'm still looking for any requests so if you have any ideas or a specific player you would like to see please let your voice be ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/28/wallpaper-wednesday-9/ http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/27/south-florida-photos/  Yeah we were a bit excited about the basketball game (you will be too). CE brought along a little extra reinforcement today and got a cameraman done on the floor.  Expect to hear the name Clark and Samuels a lot. Oh yeah and a Ladybird Performance too. If that doesn't ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/27/red-white-media-blowout/ Red White Game 2008 40 pictures from the scrimmage. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/26/photo-gallery/ Cards’ Scrimmage Goes to Frosh So much for a transition period to major Division I college basketball. Led by a monstrous scrimmage debut from Samardo Samuels, the freshman-heavy red squad oohed, awed, and wowed a sizable welcoming committee of Cardinal fans at Freedom Hall Sunday evening. Led by co-captain Andre McGee, ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/26/red-white-green/ Cards Upset Bulls, 24-20 The Louisville Cardinals knew they had it in them. Now, perhaps, so do their fans. Scott Long pulled down two pretty touchdown passes and the Cardinal defense shut down Matt Grothe’s scrambling and all would-be runners, giving Louisville a huge 24-20 victory over South Florida Saturday afternoon. ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/25/no-bull/ Cards Face Big East’s Best in October Finale With Halloween just around the corner, it only seems fitting that the Cards welcome South Florida to town for their final game in October. That’s because the Bulls put a terrifying all-around performance on the 2007 Cards, harassing the offense with George Selvie ... http://cardinalempire.com/home/2008/10/23/behind-enemy-lines-south-florida/