Last call. Unbuckle. Turn it loose. You can't take it with you. No regrets.
The biggest game for the University of Louisville football team this weekend is not the one the Cardinals will play while making their first trip Stanford Saturday.
A week ago, I calculated that the Louisville football team would close its schedule against eight opponents with a combined record of 28-8.
Scratch the return trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Say goodbye to the Top 25.
The betting numbers at DraftKings suggest two Atlantic Coast Conference teams are in prime position to make the inaugural 12-team national college football playoff this season.
The record shows that the Southeastern Conference has six of the top seven and eight of the top 16 teams in the latest Associated Press college football poll.
But Florida State outlasted the Cardinals, 16-6, holding Louisville without a touchdown and less than 200 yards of total offense (77 rushing and 111 passing) for the first time this season.
But the key to this football season has been Brohm’s ability to think on his feet, to turn on a dime and try something else, to find just enough of an edge to win enough close games to put Louisville football into a position it has never experienced: A berth in today’s ACC Championship game against Florida State.
It’s extra football for the first time in Louisville history. Under first-year coach Jeff Brohm the Cardinals’ are making an appearance in the ACC Championship game, after being picked to finish eighth in the league in the preseason.
Jeff Brohm knows a few things about beating top-5 opponents.