I think Louisville has hit their ceiling in college football, not this season’s poor performance, but with Jackson and Bridgewater. I don’t see Louisville recruiting top 10 or 15 annually, there are just better and more established programs that Louisville won’t be able to leapfrog. IMO, the Cardinals have been at their best by outperforming teams while having less blue chip talent. I would strongly suggest that this is an off year and to ride it out.

In regards to recruiting, it baffles me that any sensible Louisville fan would push for Cincinnati to be in the same conference. Right now, Louisville has the ability to recruit the city of Cincinnati and surrounding areas without as much competition, why give that up? If you want to play them, email your AD for a home and home. The Cardinals have UK as the finale now so it seems like Louisville has finally arrived at their mountaintop.

I think Bobby can still coach, but his coaching staff around him has to be one of the worst and unqualified in Power 5 Football. When you have 3 relatives on the staff that likely wouldn't sniff another chance at any other Power 5 school, there is a problem. Bobby has been known to be a dick to work for, so that is why he isn't landing quality assistants anymore.

His recruiting is tailing off this year, and this is the worst year for that to happen. This is arguably the greatest high school division 1 class the city of Louisville has ever produced. If we are looking at current Crystal Balls, he is going to strike out on each of them and most of them to the rival, Kentucky.

It's more than just one bad year. He is only 10-14 in his last 24 games with 2 of those wins against FCS teams and the other 8 had a combined record of 30 games or so under .500. He is also like 1-12 or so against ranked teams at Louisville this go around. Let's also keep in mind that he had a Heisman winner at QB under his belt during half of those 24 games.

It's time to break up. With Brohm being a hot name and this year having less prestigious openings (maybe but not likely Auburn or USC), it's time to open the checkbook to buy out Petrino and bring Brohm home before jobs at better profile schools open up and scoop him up.

Esayem, UofL has never recruited top 10-15. Last year’s class was #30, maybe the highest ever (not sure on that).

I’m at the game currently. The comment I posted in this thread yesterday about opposing coaches commenting on the lack of effort from Card players is beyond evident. Frankly, Wake is mediocre at best this season and they are steamrolling Louisville. Every run up the middle by Wake means multiple missed tackles and our QB has regressed so much during the season that he’ll be wearing diapers by seasons end, Benjamin Button style.

I’ll say it now after seeing the team in person again. No effort and no execution. The question is not can Louisville afford to buyout Petrino. The question is can Louisville afford to NOT buy out Petrino.

Quote:I think Louisville has hit their ceiling in college football, not this season’s poor performance, but with Jackson and Bridgewater.

If our ceiling is beating the #3 team in the post season, then I don't mind that ceiling.

I mostly agree though, I think we have the potential to up our general area of wins to 9-10 instead of 8-9, with a chance for more every few years, and a bad year thrown in every now and then.

With regards to riding it out, I'm not sure if you are familiar with the trouble Petrino has had in filling out his staff. Bobby is a good coach, maybe not quite as driven as when he was here before, but he can't coach the whole team alone. I just don't see how the fundamental issues plaguing the program get fixed with him at the helm. This 2 win year is an aberration, but I think under his leadership we're a 5 to 7 win program.

Yeah .... I think there is no other option but to eat that ridiculous buyout Jurich put in Bobby's contract.

I still think Bobby can coach ... but he has lost this team.

I dread this Kentucky game at the end of the year. We are going to make them look way better than they really are.

Time has definitely come to make a change. Bring Brohm home. Heck, he still has a house in Louisville.

As much as I enjoyed the Petrino of old, this is a shadow of His coaching talent. I hope Jeff is interested in taking on this task of turning Louisville around. He has the fire in His belly to succeed here again.

(10-26-2018 11:12 AM)CollegeCard Wrote:  3) Effort- What ACC coaches are noticing, via Pete Thamel, is concerning. "there appears to be little reason to bring Bobby Petrino back.... opposing coaches are wowed by the team’s lack of effort". If the team has quit on a coach, that's tough. Can USC, Auburn and Louisville afford to fire their coaches?

This is the damning part to me. Louisville looked at best half hearted trying to defend the spread option. Which is a recipe for disaster even when GT is running it poorly.

(10-29-2018 11:22 AM)CardFANATIC Wrote:  Time has definitely come to make a change. Bring Brohm home. Heck, he still has a house in Louisville.

Brohm may not want the gig. He's setting things up nicely at Purdue. Only in his second year, he may decide to stay for a few more seasons.

Whoever takes the job, I want young, hungry, driven, and a healthy dose of a$$hole. You know. Like Bobby Petrino part I.

(10-30-2018 12:20 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(10-29-2018 11:22 AM)CardFANATIC Wrote:  Time has definitely come to make a change. Bring Brohm home. Heck, he still has a house in Louisville.

Brohm may not want the gig. He's setting things up nicely at Purdue. Only in his second year, he may decide to stay for a few more seasons.

Whoever takes the job, I want young, hungry, driven, and a healthy dose of a$$hole. You know. Like Bobby Petrino part I.

Well, I have heard from people close to the Brohm family, that Jeff wants the job now that Jurich is gone!

Quote:Louisville football has gone from a possible playoff team on November 14th, 2016 to one loss away from missing out on bowl eligibility on October 29th, 2018. Meanwhile Kentucky football is #12 in the Coaches Poll, #11 in the AP. That's gotta be a source of major stress on the Cardinals program.

[ACCFootballRx] already discussed how Bobby Petrino is on the hot seat - and hot Louisville's favorite son Jeff Brohm is a hot commodity in the coaching world LINK. The problem is, Petrino's $14 million buyout. On the other hand, if the Cardinals wait, it actually goes UP after the 2019 season - so there's a certain amount of "now or never" to this decision (well, at least "now or 2+ years from now").

[the article discusses Recruiting in some depth, also Assistant Coaches and The Schedule].

Quote:...in 2018 there were 6 blue-chip players from Kentucky and Indiana (including 3 from the city of Louisville!), and in the class of 2019 there are a whopping 13 blue-chippers from the area...

The thing is, the Kentucky Wildcats are not Louisville's biggest recruiting threat (well, not yet at least) - it's Purdue, with Jeff Brohm at the helm! Look what Brohm has already done with Rondale Moore, and imagine what he's going to do with 3 more local blue chip players coming in next year...

Quote:The DC job has been a temporary position lately, with 3 different people holding that position in the last 3 years (Todd Grantham 2016, Peter Sirmon 2017, and Brian VanGorder 2018). Then there's the spectre of nepotism: 3 Louisville assistant coaches are related to Petrino either by birth or marriage (sons-in-law Ryan Beard and L. D. Scott, and son Nick).

Quote:Next year is a great opportunity to make some noize, however, as 8 of the 12 games are to be played in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The question is: who will be walking the sidelines for the Cardinals?

CONCLUSION:

Quote:If Brohm is an option, the school needs to hire him - almost regardless of cost.

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/...ation.html

Two 2019 Louisville commits decommitted in the last 24 hours, dropping the class from 55th to 69th. QB Jordan Travis, who has played in the 4th quarter of three games this year and who some viewed as a potential 2019 starter, also announced today he is transferring. Good times.

(11-01-2018 12:33 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  Two 2019 Louisville commits decommitted in the last 24 hours, dropping the class from 55th to 69th. QB Jordan Travis, who has played in the 4th quarter of three games this year and who some viewed as a potential 2019 starter, also announced today he is transferring. Good times.

Sounds like competing coaches are using Petrinos uncertain status as a recruiting tool to plant doubt in recruits heads regarding the Cards.

(11-01-2018 01:02 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(11-01-2018 12:33 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  Two 2019 Louisville commits decommitted in the last 24 hours, dropping the class from 55th to 69th. QB Jordan Travis, who has played in the 4th quarter of three games this year and who some viewed as a potential 2019 starter, also announced today he is transferring. Good times.

Sounds like competing coaches are using Petrinos uncertain status as a recruiting tool to plant doubt in recruits heads regarding the Cards.

Now who would do such a dastardly thing? Next thing you know some coaches will try to take advantage of Maryland's unfortunate situation. Are there no gentlemen in sports anymore?

North Carolina, you're on the clock.

(11-12-2018 05:33 PM)MegaCard Wrote:  North Carolina, you're on the clock.

I think they've snoozed it too many times already.

(11-12-2018 11:13 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-12-2018 05:33 PM)MegaCard Wrote:  North Carolina, you're on the clock.

I think they've snoozed it too many times already.

Who would NC go after/get? Charlie Strong?


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I doubt Charlie would consider the UNC job. He’s already served his time at a basketball school. He whined that UofL fans didn’t pay enough attention to football for his liking. Not sure if UNC would be any different; honestly it would probably be worse. That’s probably the reason you haven’t seen his name connected with the Kansas.
I could see Charlie interested in the Colorado job though.
CJ

(11-12-2018 05:33 PM)MegaCard Wrote:  North Carolina, you're on the clock.

The PTB don't seem to have a problem with a mediocre football program in Chapel Hill....it's very frustrating.

Remove Coach Paul Johnson.... He got to 6 wins and thus will get a "Bonus" 6 wins and GT officials have him as safe....per the new contract