September 30, 201214 yr Cards squeak out a win. One thing they struggle in the rain at FIU and tonight.
September 30, 201214 yr It was awfully ugly, but playing conditions were too. Very glad for this one considering they were down 17-6 at one point.
September 30, 201214 yr When the Cards play a good team they will be in trouble. They don't play one.
September 30, 201214 yr Not taking anything way from this game other than my Cards found a way to win. The weather didnt allow them to run their offense. Looking forward to Pitt.
September 30, 201214 yr Seriously, anyone who thinks you could learn anything from a game like this is daft. Worst playing conditions I've seen since Louisville beat a top-5 Florida State in 2002.
September 30, 201214 yr Seriously, anyone who thinks you could learn anything from a game like this is daft. Worst playing conditions I've seen since Louisville beat a top-5 Florida State in 2002. This was way worse. At least the people at Louisville know how to properly crown a field. This was ridiculous. Standing water everywhere. We should play them next year at Old Cardinal Stadium to thank them for having us play at that dump. Atherton High School would have had better field conditions last night.
September 30, 201214 yr Guess WKU might not be so bad huh? Since you didn't watch the game, why don't you read about it from someone who did. They were only off by 3 ½ hours and 4-to-5 inches. On a night when an unrelenting rain forced the Cardinals to call 50 running plays and only 14 passing plays, turning quarterback Teddy Bridgewater into Mr. Handoff, Louisville (5-0) survived its trip to Lake Hattiesburg, defeating Southern Miss, 21-17. The winning touchdown came on a 14-yard run by Senorise Perry with 5:35 to play. ... Don't start playing the comparative score game. Yes, Southern Miss lost at Nebraska by 29 and followed it up by losing at Western Kentucky by 25. They didn't play in conditions like the conditions that overwhelmed the turf at M.M. Roberts Stadium. This was the first game that Bridgewater wasn't the right guy to play quarterback for Louisville. Michael Phelps was. By the middle of the first quarter there were puddles, several inches deep, scattered across the field. By the second quarter, there was only one puddle, but it stretched from goal line to goal line. The water was several inches deep along both sidelines. Bridgewater started the game by completing his first five passes. The fifth was to DeVante Parker for a 29-yard touchdown. No problem. Ooops. Big problem. The rain intensified. After that, the ball seemed slick. Uncomfortable. U of L offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said he junked most of the Cardinals' playbook, especially after Bridgewater's sixth pass slipped through Parker's hands and turned into a 26-yard touchdown on a Southern Miss interception. Bridgewater finished 9 for 13 for only 85 yards. It was the first time he threw for less than 165 yards in his last 11 games. "The ball was heavy," Bridgewater said. "It was like a medicine ball. It was hard to grip, very slippery. You still just have to manage the game."
September 30, 201214 yr This was way worse. At least the people at Louisville know how to properly crown a field. This was ridiculous. Standing water everywhere. We should play them next year at Old Cardinal Stadium to thank them for having us play at that dump. Atherton High School would have had better field conditions last night. For the record, terrible Louisville high school fields in the rain, 1998-2002: Fairdale Atherton Doss
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