—Spread check (men vs. South Florida): Louisville by 5.5.
—Spread check (women vs. Vermont): Louisville by 26.5.
—Eric Crawford writes about the task at hand for the U of L men in Buffalo this week.
—The whole world certainly seems to be on the Bulls.
I don’t hate it.
—It feels wrong given the weather
outside, but spring practice for Louisville football gets underway today. Louisville Report’s Matt McGavic looks at some of the biggest questions surrounding the Cards heading into the spring.
—Shameless plug of some tournament stuff I’ve written over the last 24 hours:
Fun facts about the First Four
—South Florida’s fan accounts are CHESTY (or just supremely rage baity) on Twitter.
This is just a sampling:
Like I said, this is just a sampling.
—The Louisville baseball’s team scheduled game against Northern Kentucky has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday.
—Sports Illustrated ranks the 68 best players in this year’s NCAA Tournament and has Mikel Brown at No. 33 and Ryan Conwell at No. 54.
33. Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Brown has fought injuries all season, but when healthy, he’s flashed the offensive game to show why he’s a projected lottery pick. Brown missed the ACC tournament due to a back injury, one that coach Pat Kelsey hopes will heal in time for the NCAA tournament. If Brown is anywhere near full health, he could be a star of March. He’s averaging 18.2 points per game this season and has nine games of 20 points or more (including a season-high 45-point effort against NC State on Feb. 9).
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54. Ryan Conwell, Louisville
Conwell can be streaky as a shooter but when he gets hot—particularly from three-point range—look out. Conwell, who tied for seventh in the nation in triples made this season, has helped turn Louisville into one of the better three-point shooting teams in the country, a big improvement from last year’s team that bowed out in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
South Florida’s Izaiyah Nelson is No. 67.
—U of L women’s basketball commit Myah Epps recently sustained significant injuries after being involved in a car accident on her way to school. She underwent successful back surgery on Sunday. More details here.
—Louisville has now offered the quarterback who spent his visit to Kentucky posing with a replica Lamar Jackson Heisman Trophy.
—Heading into her second year in the program, Taj Roberts was tasked with stepping into a new role for Louisville. It wasn’t always easy, but she embraced the challenge in what she describes as a year of growth.
—Behind the scenes, both Providence and Syracuse appear to be competing to land South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson. If he wants to spend the next 48 hours on the phone, fielding offers, I’m good with that.
—Shoutout to former U of L men’s soccer assistant David Horne on the official opening of Tag Swag on the Cardinal campus.
—Humans hate the Cards. Metrics love the Cards.
The rare situation where I’m pulling for technology over humanity.
—The Louisville softball team is headed to Bowling Green for a midweek matchup with Western Kentucky. Here’s a preview.
—The Louisville women might be hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, but Jeff Walz doesn’t want his team to feel at home.
—Help the Cardinal managers defend their national title.
—It doesn’t matter at all anymore, but Louisville is up to No. 23 in the final AP Poll of the season.
—State of Louisville previews U of L’s Thursday afternoon matchup against USF.
—On3 ranks the most important U of L football transfer portal additions.
—Yet another tough look for IU basketball here.
—All-session tickets are now on sale for the women’s tournament games at the Yum Center.
—Joe Lunardi picks South Florida to top the Cards. I’d be terrified if he didn’t.
—The Bulls have arrived in Buffalo.
—Former Cardinal volleyball standouts Elena Scott, Aiko Jones and Charitie Luper have all been named MLV All-Stars.
—There’s certainly a lot on the line for Pat Kelsey on Thursday afternoon.
—Maryland WR Carlos Ferguson has scheduled an official visit to U of L.
—Montpelier’s newspaper of note writes about how the Vermont women’s team is preparing for Louisville.
—Cardinal Authority looks at five spring storylines for Louisville football.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show is continuing to embrace the madness from 2:30-5:30 this afternoon on 1450/96.1 The Big X. You can watch the show live (or on replay) on YouTube here.
