Saturday, December 23, 2023

Sports on Christmas Hiatus -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Looking Ahead to Christmas Break


Unlike a number of other teams, Louisville will be off for an entire week in both men's and women's basketball. The men wrapped up their 2023 on Thursday night. I hear some kind of sporting event happened in downtown Louisville but I'm not sure what it was. They'll be off until January 3rd when they go on the road to face Virginia. Joy. The women, on the other hand, will play one more game before the ball drops when they take on Miami on December 31st. The women are coming off of a win over Washington and will look to get a fast start in their first conference game of the season. A quick turn sees them back in the Yum! Center on January 4th to host Duke. Getting to spend NYE in Miami actually sounds kind of fun. I'll bet Jeff Walz gives them a whole 5 minutes of extra time before curfew.

League-leading Clemson played the ACC's last women's game before Christmas last night. They beat ETSU 73-50. Miami will play one more game before facing Louisville as they take on Alabama State at noon on December 28th. Pitt and Duke will join Miami in playing that day (not against each other), and Florida State will host Georgia Tech a day later. New Year's Eve will be a busy day, with 14/15 teams in action. As the road team in Friday's game, Georgia Tech gets the break on Sunday. Florida State will take on Wake Forest with just 46 hours from tip-off to tip-off. 

With the ACC getting underway quickly, Clemson's stint at the top may be short-lived. Florida State could tie them at 2-0 with two quick games, or they could fall to 1-1 depending on how their game against UNC goes. Either way, as Jared wrote yesterday, the ACC is looking quite strong. It should be an exciting conference season, and we'll look for more of the Louisville team that has turned it on against UK and Washington rather than the one that fell apart in the second half against UConn. 

Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast


We're without Jeff today, which means the show won't be live on YouTube. We'll still have the podcast version available on all other platforms though. There's plenty for the other four of us to cover, with UofL WBB getting back to winning and more news around the league. As always, we'll get started at around 11AM Eastern, so the recorded episode will be up by about 12:30. Be sure to check out whichever playback option is best for you!

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Until next time, Go Cards!

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1 comment:

  1. Arthur12/24/2023 5:30 AM

    Let' hope it's a good 2024 for Louiville abd Clemson basketball, Can't wait until we get you down here on 1/18.

    Merry Christmas, Blessed Kwanza and the rest to all CC readers! My son i taking us all to nice resort in Mtrtle Beach for a couple days for XMAS, it's nicce to have him and his family back in town now full time and doing so well. i am spoiling my grandkids...

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    Arthur
    Greer, SC

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