2024-25 LCPT Semifinals: ACC Football Officiating vs. Cory Alexander

The first semifinal is now live.

ACC FOOTBALL OFFICIATING

HOW THEY GOT HERE:

—Defeated Duke Basketball Twitter (76%-24%) in the quarterfinals.

RAP SHEET:

—In each of its first three losses of the 2024 season, the Louisville football team appeared to be on the wrong end of at least one highly controversial, game-changing call.

—Against SMU, the Mustangs had a fumble call that was questionably overturned, resulting in the Mustangs scoring what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown. The league reached out to Jeff Brohm to apologize

for the mistake before Brohm could even reach out to the league.

—Against Notre Dame, Louisville appeared to get poor spots on one crucial third down and another crucial 4th down.

—Against Miami, Louisville had a fumble return for a touchdown that appeared to be a legal play overturned by replay review. The Cardinals lost the game by seven.

vs.

CORY ALEXANDER

HOW THEY GOT HERE:

—Defeated Kenny Payne (53%-47%) in the quarterfinals.

RAP SHEET:

—Called approximately 17,000 Louisville games this season and at no point apologized for questioning the sanity and intelligence of Cardinal fans who wanted Kenny Payne fired after two seasons with 12 total wins.

—Broke the news that Kobe Bryant died and that the Joker isn’t a real person on consecutive nights.

—Claimed during Louisville’s ACC tournament game against Stanford that Cooper Flagg was robbed of ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

—Lost his mind at the end of Louisville’s ACC tournament win over Clemson that there wasn’t a foul called on a play where replay showed no foul was committed.

—All this aside, was still very bad at his job of calling basketball.

Let’s get it on.

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