Murray State (2-2) lost to Tennessee-Martin, 44-26

FIU (3-1) lost to La.-Lafayette, 36-31

Kentucky (2-2) busted by Florida, 48-10

Marshall (1-3) lost to Virginia Tech, 30-10

North Carolina (3-1) lost to Georgia Tech, 35-28

Cincinnati (3-1) beat NC State, 44-14

Rutgers (2-1) beat Ohio, 38-26

Syracuse (3-1) won, but in reality they lost to Toledo, 33-30

#22 West Virginia (3-1) lost to LSU 47-21

Pittsburgh (2-2) lost to Notre Dame, 15-12

#16 South Florida (4-0) beat UTEP, 52-28

UConn (2-2) beat Buffalo, 17-3

*Louisville’s opponents’ combined record (30-17)

*Big East through Week 4 (21-9) vs. BCS/Notre Dame (4-8)

*UofL’s updated stats and national rank here

Baylor

Location: Waco, TX      Enrollment: 14,600

Stadium capacity (50,000) Average attendance: 40,043 #61 (attendance rank)

Current Record (2-0) Current Rank: #17 Last year’s record (7-6)

All-time Bowl record (8-9) Last Bowl game: 2010 Texas Bowl-lost to Illinois

Iowa State

Location: Ames     Enrollment: 29,887

Stadium capacity (55,000) Average attendance: 45,395 #54

Current record (3-0)     Last year’s record (5-7)

All-time Bowl record (3-7)  Last Bowl game: 2009 Insight Bowl-beat Minnesota

Kansas

Location: Lawrence     Enrollment: 30,000

Stadium capacity (50,071)  Average attendance: 44,851 #55

Current record (2-1)  Last year’s record (3-9)

All-time Bowl record (6-6)  Last Bowl game: 2008 Insight Bowl-beat Minnesota

Kansas State

Location: Manhattan     Enrollment: 22,100

Stadium capacity (50,000)  Average attendance: 49,816 #43

Current record (2-0)  Last year’s record (7-6)

All-time Bowl record (6-8)  Last Bowl game: 2010 Pinstripe-lost Syracuse

Get used to this Cayut fans….

*Teddy Ballgame is a beast

“We always say change the culture and prepare for the future,” Bridgewater said. “But the future is right now.”

*Strong executed great game plan

Strong was still yelling after the game. But he wasn’t yelling the same things he had been saying for a week. Not after Louisville hung a thunderous 24-17 defeat on Kentucky in Commonwealth Stadium.

*Louisville won, UK lost

True freshman Teddy Bridgewater took over for injured starter Will Stein early in the second quarter and threw a pair of critical touchdown passes to lead the Cardinals to a 24-17 victory in Commonwealth Stadium.

Conference Expansion is heating up and now UofL is directly affected:

*Texas to Pac 16?

*Pitt and SU turn their back on the Big East

Steve Jaggers, a traitor redneck UK fan who blew a whistle during last night’s game, causing a big play to be called back apparently was arrested last night.  It’s bad enough this tool has to stain this great city by living here, but at least this loser not only didn’t get to watch his team lose, but also spent a night in jail.  Feel free to drop by his facebook page and send him some encouragement as I’m sure he’s pretty sad after his beloved cayuts took that loss.  Also, I’m sure you will enjoy the photos of him getting pulled in a bathtub by a tractor. Take a look at these “jailbreak” pictures from this dork.  UK fans, you should be so proud….

The day is here.  Let’s go beat Kentucky.

*This game is a big momentum changer

Meanwhile, U of L (1-1) is searching for a boost to the confidence that was shaken in a surprise loss to Florida International last week.

*Does Strong or Joker need this game more?

Joker Phillips would be confronted by more than the usual background noise if his favored UK team loses to Strong and the Cardinals in Commonwealth Stadium. Phillips needs this game more than Strong needs it.

*UofL and UK both need this win

If you’re Louisville, the week after your trip behind enemy lines, you welcome Marshall to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. You would count that as a probable victory except for the fact you just lost to Florida International when you were counting that as a probable victory.

Through two games, Newton has completed only 44.4 percent of his passes. He’s averaged 105.5 yards passing, but as UK Coach Joker Phillips noted, having as many as nine or 10 passes dropped diluted Newton’s statistical profile.

*This guy says UK has the edge in the running backs department

With his 87-yard touchdown run last week, true freshman Josh Clemons (126 yards vs. Central Michigan) has been Kentucky’s breakout playmaker. With Raymond Sanders sidelined by a knee injury, Jonathan George and CoShik Williams could see multiple carries. Louisville’s Victor Anderson and Jeremy Wright are both capable backs, but running behind a green offensive line neither has really ignited.  Advantage: Kentucky

*According to the forecast, it will be 68 degrees at kickoff in Lexghanistan

LSL is excited to announce that we are expanding to radio!  Starting next week, Wednesday September 21, Louisville Sports Live Radio will be on ESPN 680 AM from 7:00-8:00 pm.  We will be on live every Wednesday evening thereafter in that same time slot..  We are proud to maintain our “all UofL sports talk all the time” motto as we take our product to the airwaves.  We will continue to bring on top-notch local and national guests to talk Cardinal football, basketball, and recruiting with you.  As always, we are very thankful to everyone who has supported us, and eagerly look forward to talking UofL sports with you.  The missing component in our podcasts has been fan interaction.  Now that problem is solved as we encourage Cardinal Nation to call in every week at (502) 267-9680.  If you are outside of Louisville, you can listen to us on-line at www.espnlouisville.com.  You can also follow us on twitter @LvilleSprtsLive.

(photo courtesy of Nathan Redd)

 I don’t know about you, but I’m doing all of my grocery shopping at Kroger for the rest of my life.

*Again, thanks to everyone for the support and kind words about our ESPN 680 gig, we sincerely appreciate it.

*UofL defense doesn’t want big plays to define them

“You can’t take those plays away; it defines you,” Bedford said. “Everybody says ‘except for two plays.’ We lost the game. I’d rather give up 500 yards against an opponent and win than to do what we did and lose.”

*”The Pipe” talks about the Governor’s Cup series he created

“It’s more than satistication; it’s pride that I take in establishing that series,” Schnellenberger said. “What it has done for football in the state of Kentucky is miraculous.”

*It’s never too early for Louisville basketball; Red-White scrimmages will be held on Oct. 14 and Oct. 22 at the Yum

The Oct. 14 weekend coincides with the first official day of pratice for college basketball, and the Cardinals are expected to host a pair of top senior recruiting targets for official visits.Oak Hill Academy’s D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, an Indianapolis native, and Charlottesville, Va., Andrew White are both top 50 prospects and both expected to visit Louisville that weekend.

*UofL OC Mike Sanford speaks after practice

Sanford said improving offensive line play won’t be solved by changing the personnel.  (I can’t say I’m pumped to hear that)

*UK RB Raymond Sanders is out for the Louisville game

A source tells LEX 18 Sports that UK’s starting running back Raymond Sanders won’t play against Louisville on Saturday after suffering a knee injury in practice on Wednesday.

We apologize if you are stuck in the madness that is Southern Indiana/downtown Louisville traffic….now on to the links

*Will Coach Strong’s criticism help UofL beat UK?

“I don’t know if we can beat Kentucky right now. They return 10 starters on defense. Their whole offensive line is back, which is the nucleus of their football team right now. They’ve beaten us four straight years. They’ve been to five straight bowl games. We’ve been to one in four years. They’ve out-recruited us, so we still have a ways to go. We have to go catch that program.”

*The famous UK “look-a-like” thread on ITV (thanks to mivsdaily)

*Rick Bozich on the Governor’s Cup point spread and other things

The folks in Las Vegas say you should demand at least 6½ points if you plan to back the University of Louisville in the Governor’s Cup against Kentucky on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. (For trash-talking purposes only, of course.)

*Texas A&M to the $EC is all but official now

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive on Monday took a step, but only a step, toward solidifying Texas A&M’s admission into his conference, which could trigger a mass exodus from the Big 12.

*More conference re-alignment scuttlebutt

Oklahoma’s president, David Boren, has made it clear that Oklahoma would explore joining the Pac-12 with Oklahoma State. There is growing sentiment in Pac-12 circles that it would be difficult to accept the Oklahoma universities, but it is difficult to underestimate the persuasive powers of Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.

*Thanks to those of you who sent in pictures of Cayut fans in action.  Today’s gem is from Franklin:

Nice landscaping….

This logo is a classic….

Murray State: Beat Mississippi Valley 39-0 (1-1)

FIU: Beat Louisville 24-17 (2-0)

@Kentucky: Beat Central Michigan 27-13 (2-0)

Marshall: Beat Southern Miss 26-20 (1-1)

@North Carolina: Beat Rutgers 24-22 (2-0)

@Cincinnati: Lost to Tennessee 45-23 (1-1)

Rutgers: Lost to North Carolina 24-22 (1-1)

Syracuse: Beat Rhode Island 21-14 (2-0)

@#18 West Virginia: Beat Norfolk State 55-12 (2-0)

Pittsburgh: Beat Maine 35-29 (2-0)

@UConn: Lost to Vanderbilt 24-21 (1-1)

@#20 South Florida: Beat Ball State 37-7 (2-0)

Big East record in Week 2 (4-4) 12-4 overall; 7-0 vs. FCS; 4-1 vs. FBS; 1-3 vs. BCS

It’s officially game week and time to beat the scum to the east, now on the links….

*Send us any stories and/or pictures of Cayut fans in all of their glory; the best ones will be posted.  Send them to us via louisvillesportslive@gmail.com.

*Eric Crawford says Will Stein has good numbers

Red 11: Walked into the Northeast YMCA on Sunday, and the first thing I heard was two University of Louisville fans grousing about Will Stein. I know you’re going to accuse us quarterbacks of sticking together, but all Stein has done in his first two games is rank 11th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in completions (47) and 13th in yards (575) while running for dear life at the same time. Only five teams in the nation have allowed more sacks than U of L’s seven.

*See where UofL ranks in all categories in the NCAA after Week 2

The good: Total defense #33 with 292 yards given up per game and scoring defense at #35 with 16.5 points per game; the bad: scoring offense #99 at 19 points per game and rushing offense at #90 with 121 yards per game.

*The C-J’s story on new Card commit Terry Rozier

Shaker Heights, Ohio, senior point guard Terry Rozier called Louisville his “dream school,” and called Pitino and gave him a verbal commitment.“It’s really amazing for me,” Rozier told The Courier-Journal. “My heart was telling me I needed to do it. I didn’t want to wait around any longer.”

*The points spread is out, and it’s ugly for the Cards

*The latest Big East bowl projections are out, but we aren’t on them

Well, that was a downer of a weekend for Big East fans. So where does this leave my bowl projections? I am keeping West Virginia in the top spot, but am moving Louisville out of the bowl picture. The Cardinals look like the worst team in the league through two games, though they are not the only ones who played poorly in Week 2.

Oh yeah, one more thing,