Looks like the Louisville Cardinals are headed to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. According to the CJ, the Orange Bowl passed on the Cards and invited Northern Illinois, who will take on Florida State.
So instead of heading to Florida, we'll likely be taking on Florida instead -- the fourth-ranked Florida Gators. The school where Charlie Strong once roamed the sidelines and solidified his future coaching career; the school many fans fear Strong would have the most difficulty turning down if there's ever an opening at the top and the stars seem to align behind Strong's candidacy for the job.
I think the team would have appreciated the chance to play in Miami, but as far as our matchup with the Gators is concerned, I couldn't be more pumped, for the same reasons you ought to be. Earlier today, Rick Bozich weighed in on some of the obviously attractive storylines that will surround this game:
So instead of heading to Florida, we'll likely be taking on Florida instead -- the fourth-ranked Florida Gators. The school where Charlie Strong once roamed the sidelines and solidified his future coaching career; the school many fans fear Strong would have the most difficulty turning down if there's ever an opening at the top and the stars seem to align behind Strong's candidacy for the job.
I think the team would have appreciated the chance to play in Miami, but as far as our matchup with the Gators is concerned, I couldn't be more pumped, for the same reasons you ought to be. Earlier today, Rick Bozich weighed in on some of the obviously attractive storylines that will surround this game:
Louisville couldn't ask for a better – or more difficult – opportunity to earn respect. The Gators (11-1) figure to be ranked third in the final BCS standings (behind Notre Dame and Alabama) when those numbers are released tonight on ESPN.
Many of Louisville's top players, led by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, are Florida natives. U of L head coach Charlie Strong, and several of his assistants, coached the Gators before coming to U of L after the 2009 season. In fact, their final game at Florida was a Sugar Bowl victory over Cincinnati.
To these arcs I would add one more. Notwithstanding speculation that Charlie might already be on his way out (and I gotta say I just don't buy that Strong's jumping at any and every coaching job that comes along just 'cuz it's in the SEC), if Charlie Strong and ACC-bound Louisville can pull of the unlikely feat of beating Florida, would a victory of that magnitude -- against the school that some believe is Strong's dream job -- help ensure that Charlie becomes a Cardinal for life? Could this become that moment?
Let's find out.
Go Cards!
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