It Was Fun While It Lasted

By now everyone's aware the #3 Louisville Cardinals will be #3 no more. A quick trip to Piscataway (which I don't even think I could find on a map) took care of that. With the loss to Rutgers, not only do the Cardinals freefall in the polls (and prove all the naysayers right who'd been claiming the Cards were overrated), but they lose out on the BCS bowl bid (as it's likely Rutgers will now enjoy the privilege, and rightfully so, they earned it).

Louisville's offense absolutely self-destructed in the second half of this game. Who in the hell calls a draw play on 3rd and 19? What is that? That's what $25 million buys?

But these types of losses don't come down to a single play or even a single player. There will be many pointing the finger at Brian Brohm, who at times looked like a deer in the headlights. Some will criticize the offensive line which, while outweighing Rutgers defensive front by an average of 50 pounds, was overwhelmed throughout the evening. Ultimately, though, the coaching staff must take the blame.

Sure, we're eight-and-one, but we lost when we most needed to win. Worse, we lost a game we could have won. There's no excuse for that. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do now but move on and enjoy the trip to a secondary bowl (which a few years ago we'd have been happy to have anyway, I guess).

Still, it's a significant disappointment. Expectations were simply so much higher. That's always a perfect recipe for letdown.

I guess we're Cutters again.