The way I saw Louisville get up for the Florida game, Alabama is the only team I would think they for sure couldn't beat. The Florida win is HUGE for momentum coming into this season. It will be interesting to see if they can sustain a lot of that throughout the year because for the majority of last year, they were fairly underwhelming.
A&M will have many opportunities to prove what they are throughout the year. As much as I would like to see it, becoming Louisville's Super Bowl to kick off the year is lose-lose.
Really a shame but yea it seems like you need more notice to schedule a huge game like this. In fairness, Louisville probably wasn't even looked at as a potential huge game until after the Sugar Bowl.
Yea he has been so far but the Barnes comparison works because you are comparing him to the TOP guys Cal has had. Wall, Cousins, Knight, MKG, Davis, Noel... all elite level recruits, all one year in college, all top 5 picks (besides Knight who went 7th).
There is just no way of knowing or guessing about your hypothetical Duke situation. The Alex Poythress I saw this year was not going to be a Top 10 pick in the draft no matter where he went to school.
Cal has an UNBELIEVABLE history of getting guys to the NBA since arriving at UK. Simply unmatched.