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Academics? Louisville was the subject of a "60 Minutes" piece earlier in the decade on its abysmal basketball graduation rate.

Things were so bad that even Louisville's mid-major brethren were appalled. Conference USA schools were actively seeking to boot the Cardinals from the league, citing all the above problems plus the difficulty in getting Louisville to work cooperatively with the rest of the membership. It took an intervention from C-USA commissioner Mike Slive to stop the eviction.

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Pretty sure that was way more about their opposition to expansion than it was about their academics.

(11-29-2012 08:48 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Pretty sure that was way more about their opposition to expansion than it was about their academics.

It was several issues. I just pointed out the academic part. Read the article.

And yet they get honored on the floor of the senate.

They (UL) has come a long way.

Their academics aren't so bad anymore, or so I've heard. And their athletics are surely enough to cover up any messes in the educational department.

I'd love it if LaTech played regularly vs Louisville

Their academics wernt bad. Their athlete's academic performance was the issue.

UofL came within one from being booted out, when they filed a restraining order against C-USA. To stop the confrence from expanding and adding ECU and Army. Heck UofL stop ECU from being a founding member. They also killed the Metro Confrence, we were set to join and from a all sports confrence with South Carolina, Cuse, WVU, Memphis, USM, Tulane, UofL, ECU, Cinny, VT, Miami and others. But, UofL didn't want to share NCAA basketball credits ( $$$).

(11-30-2012 12:21 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 08:48 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Pretty sure that was way more about their opposition to expansion than it was about their academics.

It was several issues. I just pointed out the academic part. Read the article.

Louisville had a poisonous, destabilizing influence on the Metro Conference and on Conference USA. Much as I resent their "promotion" to the ACC, I have to admit that is preferable to being in the same league with them again.

(11-30-2012 07:08 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 12:21 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 08:48 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Pretty sure that was way more about their opposition to expansion than it was about their academics.

It was several issues. I just pointed out the academic part. Read the article.

Louisville had a poisonous, destabilizing influence on the Metro Conference and on Conference USA. Much as I resent their "promotion" to the ACC, I have to admit that is preferable to being in the same league with them again.

So essentially, they are an Eastern version of Texas- the quintiessential conference killer.

(11-30-2012 07:08 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 12:21 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 08:48 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Pretty sure that was way more about their opposition to expansion than it was about their academics.

It was several issues. I just pointed out the academic part. Read the article.

Louisville had a poisonous, destabilizing influence on the Metro Conference and on Conference USA. Much as I resent their "promotion" to the ACC, I have to admit that is preferable to being in the same league with them again.

To be fair, Tulane was not added until it was clear Louisville would be gone.