Women’s Basketball
Walz was looking forward to the break for many reasons. Primarily, at this point in the season a
short break is good to help recover on any minor injuries the players have had
and to catch up on rest. The break also
gave the team a chance to get together in practice just to hit the basics again
such as free throws, layups, and communication.
The Cards prepare to visit Pittsburgh tomorrow. The Panthers have not looked good this year
and sit at 9-9. Their only game against
a ranked team was a 21-point loss at West Virginia. Pitt sits at 1-4 in the conference with their
only win being a close game against Georgia Tech. However, ACC basketball is tough, and
anything can happen so don’t overlook them.
Coach hasn't been hitting the ski slopes or building snowmen during the break in the schedule, though. He's been out recruiting, from California to our nation's capitol. Welcome to our newest Cardinal Ramani Parker. a 6'4" post out of Fresno, CA. who verballed earlier this week. She joins Nyah Green as the 2019 verbals so far.
Coach hasn't been hitting the ski slopes or building snowmen during the break in the schedule, though. He's been out recruiting, from California to our nation's capitol. Welcome to our newest Cardinal Ramani Parker. a 6'4" post out of Fresno, CA. who verballed earlier this week. She joins Nyah Green as the 2019 verbals so far.
A ranked Florida State team will visit the KFC Yum! Center
this weekend. Like the Notre Dame game
seats are going fast. The lower bowl is
nearly sold out and I hope (fingers crossed) we will see some of the 300’s open
for this game. The 12,600+ crowd the
other night was unreal, and I hope we can manage at least 10,500 for this one.
Men’s Basketball
I just want to give a quick shout out to the men’s basketball team. They won their third straight game with a 2OT thriller in South Bend. It’s become a common occurrence to go into overtime against Notre Dame in men’s basketball.
David Padgett seems to finally have gotten this team together
and they’re now 14-4 and 4-1 in the ACC.
Ray Spalding has certainly stepped up his game and is it too early to start mentioning Padgett for ACC coach of the Year?
Ray Spalding has certainly stepped up his game and is it too early to start mentioning Padgett for ACC coach of the Year?
Spirit Calendars
You may have noticed the cheerleaders and Ladybirds walking
around selling calendars at the basketball games. This is a big fundraiser for both groups and
each member has a certain quota. The
calendars feature group photos as well as individual photos of each member.
If you’re in need of a 2018 calendar or just want to help
their programs out each calendar is only $10.
Gymnastics vs Larry Nassar
Justice is served. Larry Nassar, a former doctor for Michigan State and USA gymnastics. After being accused of sexual misconduct by several gymnasts it has finally come public about his sexual assault and abuse actions.
After reading ESPN’s lengthy article about the situation I
found it odd how many people originally rejected the claims of many
gymnasts. Whether it was parents,
coaches, or school officials everyone either turned a blind eye or didn’t
believe anything.
As much as we’ve seen advances for women in the realm of
sports gymnastics has had its setbacks because of issues such as this. Nassar got away with sexual assault for
decades before an investigation finally happened. Former gold medalists such as Simone Biles,
Jordyn Weiber, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglass have all come out with
statements in the last few months regarding the topic. It’s sad we had to wait for this issue to be
brought to the attention of the public for something to happen.
I asked Paulie if this was okay to bring up in the article and
he was fine if it didn’t consume today’s entire write-up. I just found it worth mentioning since
Cardinal Couple covers women’s sports. I
am glad that UofL takes Title IX seriously and has a zero-tolerance policy for
any sexual misconduct and sexism.
Softball Banquet
This year’s guest speaker is Hall of Fame coach Margie
Wright. She’s the first NCAA Division 1
coach to reach 1,000 wins and finished with 1,457. Come down to the softball banquet after
watching the Louisville vs Kentucky swim meet at 1:00. You can make your visit to campus an all-day
affair.
Cardinal Couple Radio Hour
I look forward to returning to the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour
this Saturday. Work has kept me occupied
the past couple of months but I’m excited to get into the new studio with the
“A-Team” again. As always, thank you to
WCHQ FM for being a gracious host and be sure to tune into them any day of the
week for the best local music there is!
Petition Request
The present Chairman of the BOT and the Interim President are desiring to deemphasize athletics at the University of Louisville. We the fans and contributors of the University demand their resignations and encourage the governor to ask Grissom to resign.
Go to Care2petitions
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/704/390/256/savelathletics/
Petition Request
The present Chairman of the BOT and the Interim President are desiring to deemphasize athletics at the University of Louisville. We the fans and contributors of the University demand their resignations and encourage the governor to ask Grissom to resign.
Go to Care2petitions
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/704/390/256/savelathletics/
Best wishes and Go Cards!
- Jared
Don not underestimate Pitt. They always play the Cards tough. Especially there.
ReplyDeleteCurtis "How many ways are there to mispronounce "Jygtoerlzs" Franklin
Just to back up what Curtis said..they recently beat Georgia Tech up there and the Cards barely got by Georgia Tech.
DeleteI not one that plays the "so-and-so-beat-so-and-so-so-they-should-beat-them" philosophy but the McConnell sisters coaching syndicate should have something interesting planned for the Cards. Kalista Walters is a scorer (it's what she does). Alayna Gribble a three-point specialist. Yacine Diop rebounds well and Jasmine Whitney distributes the ball well. Not trying to scare anyone and I'll have more on the Panthers tomorrow...but they could give the Cards a run in the "Pete".
Paulie
Glad Paulie gave you the green light on the Nassar abuse case. Glad you had the guts to put it out there. We must change the atmosphere so women and children feel safe and believed.
ReplyDeleteI agree Pitt can be a an easy overlook and that would be to our teams detriment. No doubt Walz is preaching the same. I could see us walking out with a 30+ point victory, but I can see us in a dogfight to the end too. We are everyone championship game we have to be able to play with a bullseye on our back.
IMHO if the cards are clicking on all cylinders nite nite.But if there is a miss on offense and lack luster performance on defense it could be a close game.
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