Surrender two defensive scores, and you’re lucky to make it to overtime against a legitimate Top 25 school.
Especially when your once SRO running back room is a MASH unit. Forcing you to throw the ball
almost twice as much as rushing it. 48 by air. 27 on the ground, with dismal 2 yards per carry.
Especially when your iffy offensive line puts your QB in peril much of the day, allowing five sacks, five hurries. Plus seven tackles for loss.
U of L ran 75 plays. The OL sabotaged 17 of them. At least.
The resilient but gaffe prone Louisville Cardinals made it to extras on Saturday.
Then expired.
UVa 30, Louisville 27.
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Rusty but gladiatorial Isaac Brown dropped a pitch with a bit over six minutes left in the opening quarter. Resulting in a 61 yard scoop and score.
Besieged Miller Moss, frustrated one must assume from the constant pocket pressure he is forced to navigate, tried to do too much with six and a half to go in the 3d Q. Threw an ill advised sidearm as he was being ground into the turf (but not quite fully yet unfortunately).
47 yard Pick Six.
The Hoos added a FG, giving them a ten point cushion with 15:00 to play.
Louisville falls behind.
Louisville fights back.
Sooner or later that trend’s gonna bit ya in the buttocks.
But not before Miller Moss executed a brilliant outside shoulder throw to Chris Bell. Who made an even more amazing one handed snare, with a defender draped over him. Foot down in TD Territory.
Stayin’ Alive.
Cooper Ranvier nailed another ho hum 50 yard three pointer with a minute to go.
Like I said, it is to the Cardinals’ credit they don’t quit.
But it’s October. Lawns are already festooned with All Hallows Eve ghoulery.
The Cards tried to whistle past the graveyard but couldn’t elude the Reaper on Saturday.
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Two weeks to prepare for a visit to Miami.
The Cards need it.
The fans need it.
— c d kaplan
