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!
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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 South Florida has since been exposed as fool’s gold by Curtis Brinkley, the Cincinnati Bearcats, and the erratic play of Matt Grothe. The calendar, unfortunately, tells us that it’s time to turn to the Pittsburgh Panthers, ready or not.
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Shawn Bowen Challenge

The thirty-sixth edition of Wallpaper Wednesday.
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 the final minute for a 28-21 victory. Syracuse ripped off a season-high 385 yards of offense – including 166 by Brinkley – while holding the Cards to their lowest point total since a season-opening 27-2 loss to Kentucky.
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