Louisville is on a hell of a run. They always seemed like an OK team in basketball and decent in football. Now they have a BCS bowl-caliber football team, a championship basketball team, and a World Series-bound baseball team. They are the first school in NCAA history to accomplish this and on top of that, they finished as the runner-up in lacrosse plus a soccer team in the elite eight. Pretty good for a school from Kentucky.
The football program got over the hump of good into great when Louisville decided to fork over the money and hired Bobby Petrino in football who led them to a 41-9 record over 4 years. They took a dive for three years after that before hiring Charlie Strong in 2010. He has them on the right track with a 11-2 year last year and comes into this year with a legitimate shot at a national championship lead by the Heisman candidate quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater.
A coach helped keep the Louisville basketball program elevated as well. Rick Pitino was hired in 2001. He has made the tournament 10 out of 12 years. He has two Elite Eights, two Final Fours, and a championship. They are one of the 5 or 6 programs in NCAA basketball that has a shot at the championship every single year.
No one knows about college baseball unless you have a long dynasty which Louisville does not, but since baseball is a big sport so it looks good to have a strong team.
So Louisville, you have my permission to rock out with your collective cocks out because this stretch is unprecedented and will come to an end sometime. I suggest drinking so much you don't remember it.
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| "This should happen every night in Louisville." |
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