Cards Win Big East Title!
Following losses to Western Kentucky, Minnesota and UNLV, I didn't think this year's Louisville basketball team would reach its lofty potential.
I'd told several friends that, if the Cardinals did play to their abilities, they were scary good. But then came disheartening losses to mediocre teams, which left me believing this would be yet another year of "oh, so close."
I need to have more faith. The Cardinals, despite a few rough patches, managed to win the Big East college title, no simple feat, seeing the Big East conference is almost unanimously viewed as the toughest, most competitive division in NCAA Men's Basketball this year.
Now the real stress begins. March Madness assumes a whole new meaning of importance when a team plays as well as this group is capable of playing.
Best of all? It takes pressure off Coach Kragthorpe's efforts to rebuild the struggling football program. That's just what he needs, as I continue believing he's the right guy for the job.
Go Cards!
I'd told several friends that, if the Cardinals did play to their abilities, they were scary good. But then came disheartening losses to mediocre teams, which left me believing this would be yet another year of "oh, so close."
I need to have more faith. The Cardinals, despite a few rough patches, managed to win the Big East college title, no simple feat, seeing the Big East conference is almost unanimously viewed as the toughest, most competitive division in NCAA Men's Basketball this year.
Now the real stress begins. March Madness assumes a whole new meaning of importance when a team plays as well as this group is capable of playing.
Best of all? It takes pressure off Coach Kragthorpe's efforts to rebuild the struggling football program. That's just what he needs, as I continue believing he's the right guy for the job.
Go Cards!
Labels: louisville cardinals basketball football big east title
posted by Erik Eckel at 10:14 AM
2 Comments:
I still can't figure out how a team wins what is arguably the toughest conference in the nation and is still ranked behind the second and third place teams in the polls (and they beat the second ranked Panthers). It defies all logic.
Unfortunately, I think I get it. When you lose by such a wide margin to Notre Dame, and drop games to Minnesota, UNLV and Western Kentucky, it makes others skittish.
Hopefully the Cards can prove the "experts" wrong!
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