tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post9039149441588550749..comments2024-03-28T20:10:19.061-04:00Comments on Cardinal Couple: Cards "weather" VA Tech 69-49 -- Friday Cardinal CoupleCase Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-54909275355538781952015-02-20T21:27:38.520-05:002015-02-20T21:27:38.520-05:00OK Gov - It seems like you're making a bit of ...OK Gov - It seems like you're making a bit of progress on your basic math skills so lets try a little more advanced word type problem now. We''ll give you enough hints so even a UK fan can't screw it up.<br /><br />Start with your total kitten losses for this season so far (here's a hint - it's 7) and divide it by the total U of L losses for the year (another hint - that would be 3). What is the result (here's another hint it's 2.3)?<br /><br />An easier way to understand that result is that your kittens have more than double the number of losses so far this year than our Cards do. Isn't math fun?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-60600468678758846932015-02-20T19:47:51.319-05:002015-02-20T19:47:51.319-05:00Interesting numbers. Why so low at the 'Cuse? ...Interesting numbers. Why so low at the 'Cuse? They play well and have an entertaining coach. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-74165492154729769852015-02-20T19:10:44.402-05:002015-02-20T19:10:44.402-05:00For you attendance worriers.
The ACC has 15 teams...For you attendance worriers.<br /><br />The ACC has 15 teams. Here is the home attendance stats. <br /><br />ACC WBB has one team averaging over 9.000 a game. It is Louisville.<br /><br />One team averages over 8000 after that. It is Notre Dame.<br /><br />The rest is<br /><br />Duke 4553<br />UNC 3525<br />Virginia 3222<br />FSU 2775<br />NC State 1751<br />VT 1480<br />Pitt 1250<br />Miami 1128<br />Ga Tech 972<br />Wake Forest 966<br />Clemson 815<br />Boston College 797<br />Syracuse 626<br /><br />Here is another interesting number. Louisville's average attendance (home and away games) this year is 6868 for 24 games. That is 6868 per game.<br /><br />Enjoy the support UofL fans. Me and less than 1000 fellow fans watch our teams home games. <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-63809724141721138972015-02-20T19:01:44.299-05:002015-02-20T19:01:44.299-05:00Hey Mike - I hear you and agree. I had the fortun...Hey Mike - I hear you and agree. I had the fortune (or misfortune) of living and working in eight or nine different states during my career and without exception the traditional in state rivalries were always huge, particularly to folks that were natives. Nothing is more irritating than losing to an in state rival, particularly if you have to deal with their fans on a semi-frequent basis...like wives, inlaws or The Gov. I'm lucky that I don't live in KY and don't have to hear it first person.<br /><br />I'm optimistic about next year. As much as I love Jude having a big, strong scoring threat at point guard in Durr will make a big difference. It's too bad that our seniors never beat the kittens but my sense of it is that with our recruiting classes over the past two years we're going to be in good shape in Lexington next year. Let's just hope Walz does as good a job with next year's freshman class as he did with this year's.<br /><br /><br /><br />BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-6183833384392331682015-02-20T18:54:01.383-05:002015-02-20T18:54:01.383-05:00Hey guys. Not for sure the reason for the tenor o...Hey guys. Not for sure the reason for the tenor of the responses to my comment about defensive play of certain bigs but my information was gleaned from the Tuesday night Jeff Walz radio show from Chili's. <br /><br />I expressed my interpretation of Jeff's statement that night in response to the question if E and HA would ever be playing at the same time. I remember him saying a lack of talking by each to their team mates was an issue as his response. I did not hear E called a defensive liability but just in case anyone misunderstood - I am aware that this would be a defensive problem - it just was not what I remember to be a part of Jeff's <br />response to this particular question on that night. <br />What do either of you remember being said by Jeff on Tuesday? <br /><br />I also asked for interpretations by others. <br /><br />Nick, i don't think we personally know each other or our respective creds but I promise you that my ability to follow defensive patterns is not an issue which caused my comment to be made. I did not speak to defensive talents or the lack there of by E or HA but instead was stating the reason Jeff gave on Tuesday as to why others needed to be out there with either of them. But i hope <br /><br />Nick, I agree that it is a tremendous thing that Sara is no longer regularly in foul trouble or we would be done for but I hope you will agree that E is improving. I guess it is possible that you missed her 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block while fouling only 1 time against VA must have been during 1 of ESPN3 's frozen transmissions. Sandy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920876565813068893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-25947990818319614102015-02-20T18:47:24.476-05:002015-02-20T18:47:24.476-05:00Actually I "matriculated" at UofL but ha...Actually I "matriculated" at UofL but have been a true "Blue" fan my entire life. It might surprise you, but I go to some UofL WBB games each year because I love WBB. I never miss UK WBB games and have actually been in the YUM! for the home games that didn't conflict with UK WBB. <br /><br />So, my "math" came from UofL professors a bit but I only had to take two math classes at UofL as part of my general studies. The rest of it came from grade, middle and high school.<br /><br />Paulie, I knew long ago that "3" is better than "2". It is admirable that Jeff Walz is reaching out to you and offering to get you up to speed on basic math. It's a shame the Electric Company isn't on PBS anymore. Here's another one for you. 4 is better than 0. That is how many UK has won in a row against the Cards and how many UofL has lost. <br /><br />Matthew Mitchell For Governor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-82001707310991541502015-02-20T17:42:53.035-05:002015-02-20T17:42:53.035-05:00Burn, I want to address your earlier comment regar...Burn, I want to address your earlier comment regarding my reply to "MM for Gov."<br /><br />I totally agree that, at the end of the day, success in the NCAA tournament is what really matters. Based on that measure, Louisville is much more successful than UK and has a higher national profile because of that.<br /><br />But here in Kentucky that rivalry game does matter, and UK certainly owns the bragging rights recently. Hopefully that changes next year although Cards will be awfully young when they go to Lexington.Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-19036308681301914982015-02-20T17:01:55.430-05:002015-02-20T17:01:55.430-05:00Could very well be. I just used her blog numbers....Could very well be. I just used her blog numbers. It is weird that she would use the wrong numbers tho...<br /><br />In any case as you note they're still a long way from U of L results particularly considering we should go over 20,000 for BC on Senior / Native American Night in our last game.BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-39293967113034497022015-02-20T16:47:12.929-05:002015-02-20T16:47:12.929-05:00Pac 12 site currently has the following home atten...Pac 12 site currently has the following home attendance averages:<br />OSU 3828<br />ASU 3303<br />Stan 3585<br /><br />But again a long ways from UofLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-65873259951226931092015-02-20T16:34:43.840-05:002015-02-20T16:34:43.840-05:00Didn't check direct but pulled from a blog whi...Didn't check direct but pulled from a blog which is run by a west coast WBB coach and educator. It's a good link for general WBB info. <br /><br />http://hoopism.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-02-16T11:52:00-08:00&max-results=10&reverse-paginate=true<br /><br />The post with the quoted detail is the one titled "college crowd size depends on record". The post itself isn't more than a week or so old and is linked directly back to the PAC 12 league site. Can't speak to the accuracy of the PAC 12 site other than to say that it should be the data reported directly from the teams and ought to be accurate.BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-40290207199484268922015-02-20T16:13:35.522-05:002015-02-20T16:13:35.522-05:00Burn, your attendance numbers are a bit low (old?)...Burn, your attendance numbers are a bit low (old?). OSU is averaging 3828. Still a far cry from UofL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-15290043692738933162015-02-20T15:41:16.784-05:002015-02-20T15:41:16.784-05:00Good post. Just to reinforce, because I'm out...Good post. Just to reinforce, because I'm out here in the West and only a couple miles from Tempe / ASU I'm pretty aware of exactly how exceptional the U of L fan support is. <br /><br />The PAC 12 has three clubs in the AP Top 25 this week. Check out their average home attendance this season:<br /><br />#7 - Oregon State - 2,728<br />#12 - Arizona State - 2,867<br /># 18 - Stanford - 2,573<br />Total - 8,168<br /><br />So...our AP #8 Cards are averaging attendance that is within spittin distance of the TOTAL of all three AP top 25 squads in the PAC12. That rocks.<br /><br />I don't think that success is something we need to be apologizing for. People need to build their programs.<br /><br />I missed Throw Back Thursday but here's a good idea of how that works at tourney time.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQu47A9UQU <br /><br />BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-51403187850221329942015-02-20T15:30:54.694-05:002015-02-20T15:30:54.694-05:00Vivian, I can assure you not all ACC or Hokie fans...Vivian, I can assure you not all ACC or Hokie fans feel that way toward your comments or Louisville. Louisville is an exciting and storied program to add to the ACC mix and I would surmise that the vast majority of ACC schools and fans are quite happy to have the Fighting Cardinals in our mix. <br /><br />This is my first time to this website and I am really impressed with the basketball knowledge and overall layout that exists at Cardinal Couple.<br /><br />Paulie, you and Jeff are very knowledgable and informational writers. I listened briefly to your radio show from the link and was quite impressed with it as well. I will share it with all my fellow Hokies fans and friends and look forward to your reports on Cardinal and ACC women's sports.<br /><br />Paulie, I remember that football game you attended. JTM Meats is wonderful in their support of VT football. <br /><br />P.S.<br />I have a Timmy the Intern type at my place of employment. Ha Ha! <br /><br />Welcome to the ACC, UofL! Glad to have you on board and look forward to football games again against the Cards in Lane Stadium and your beautiful Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Iwas unable to attend the women's game Thursday night. I had work requirements. When I can, I try to see as many VT sporting events for men and women as I can.<br /><br />Thomas J. Smith<br />Lifelong VT Fan<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-67051151272888989432015-02-20T14:57:39.536-05:002015-02-20T14:57:39.536-05:00Dear Virginia Tech. You really took my comments t...Dear Virginia Tech. You really took my comments the wrong way. I think it is very sad that dedicated players - clearly like those at VT - have so few people show up for a game. I don't go to the men's games and much prefer the women's game. Our coach repeatedly has said, bring someone to a game then the fun and excitement of the game will bring them back. I hope that all 1500+ fans that attended the UofL vs Virginia Tech game will bring someone to the next Virginia Tech game (guess that will be next year since it was Senior Night) and that the fan base grows. <br /><br />I have heard several comments from different schools, not all of them in the ACC, pointing fingers and saying "uppity" because UofL has a good and faithful fan base. It isn't uppity. Yes, we are proud and will continue to be and hope that those schools that seem to be throwing stones will find their programs growing.vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437538169497425364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-44302957075664901652015-02-20T14:36:53.416-05:002015-02-20T14:36:53.416-05:0022 assists on 27 made baskets for UofL last night....22 assists on 27 made baskets for UofL last night. Great, great, great! <br /><br />Curtis FranklinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-41611075611127885042015-02-20T14:13:15.753-05:002015-02-20T14:13:15.753-05:00AH, yeah...the Magic Forest...on at noon. Uncle Ed...AH, yeah...the Magic Forest...on at noon. Uncle Ed screaming at the New Mexico State cheerleaders to get out of the way so he could call the game. John Dromo coming over to complain about fouls loudly right in front of Ed so the listening audience at home could hear. LOL. The late John Tong once told me that Uncle Ed couldn't call a two team sack race but his entertainment value was the best in sports radio. <br /><br />Paulie Cardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-18216100833455421352015-02-20T14:05:36.479-05:002015-02-20T14:05:36.479-05:00Gus and Jessie would have made a lethal backcourt ...Gus and Jessie would have made a lethal backcourt combination but this team lacks a center. Badger big but slow.<br /><br />Coach SkylarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-59340173893744670822015-02-20T13:31:52.832-05:002015-02-20T13:31:52.832-05:00You're killin me Gov - I don't know where ...You're killin me Gov - I don't know where you matriculated but eight (if Creme is right, which I doubt) is not double digits the last time I checked. I know counting can be confusing but just do it slowly and it might make sense to you. If not ask for help.<br /><br />Mike's entitled to his opinion but here's what I "get"...try to find a Card WBB fan who would swap our post season performance over the past four years for four early season warm up losses to the kittens. Trust me when I say that it would be a very short list. Maybe you missed the memo but our Cards are a national program and we play that way. In state rivalry wins are nice but they don't get you the top recruiting class in the country. NCAA tourney performance and exposure do along with the WNBA successes of our graduates.<br /><br />We've all had to put up with the tired "SEC is the greatest" and South Carolina is just the tip of the dominance iceberg talking points all season and then just as everyone that isn't a SEC troll knew and got to observe UConn destroyed them by 25 on Big Monday in a game that was effectively done after 8 minutes. So do us all a favor and don't go on about how great the SEC is.BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-28871323569089685732015-02-20T13:31:35.964-05:002015-02-20T13:31:35.964-05:00Paulie, you got Uncle Ed just right. I was living ...Paulie, you got Uncle Ed just right. I was living in Indianapolis when I heard on WHAS radio that he had died. Made me feel like shedding a tear or two. I grew up with him and the Magic Forest.Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-36514650521326556122015-02-20T13:21:52.905-05:002015-02-20T13:21:52.905-05:00Eating Los Pollos Hermandos chicken. Love it. Mayb...Eating Los Pollos Hermandos chicken. Love it. Maybe Saul fixed the game on over/under. I miss Breaking BadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-35207059961323729682015-02-20T13:09:01.116-05:002015-02-20T13:09:01.116-05:00(Doing Redd Foxx/Fred G. Sanford backwards stagger...(Doing Redd Foxx/Fred G. Sanford backwards stagger with hand over heart)<br /><br /> "It's the big one, Elizabeth. Comin' up to see ya so you can finally complain about my cooking..." <br /><br /><br />Gov, I have no doubts that I'd be a study in frustration and hilarity if I ever tried to do what these announcers do. Probably way too long ago and insignificant for this readership base...but if anyone ever heard the late Ed Kallay call a game...that'd probably be my approch.<br /><br />"Louisville brings it downcourt. Someone scored inside, maybe Unseld? Not sure. Can't believe that the zebras didn't call a foul on #24 for the Shockers. Fourth missed call this half. Wichita State scored....Cards have it back and here comes Beard! Hey, ref...call 'em both ways, OK? " <br /><br />LOL... <br /><br />PaulieCardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-55810588854572875162015-02-20T12:50:54.457-05:002015-02-20T12:50:54.457-05:00LOL Burn. No doubt Walz would have a front row sea...LOL Burn. No doubt Walz would have a front row seat at Matt's clinic on how to beat an in-state rival. Mike D. glad that you get it. I can see maybe seven ACC schools dancing.<br /><br />ND, Cards, UNC, Fla. St, Miami, Syracuse, Duke<br /><br />Paulie, don't fret over bad announcing. I've heard your radio show. You put the B in bad. LOL<br /><br /><br />Matthew Mitchell For GovernorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-14678318974192582762015-02-20T12:06:45.120-05:002015-02-20T12:06:45.120-05:00MM, Charlie Creme over at ESPN has both SEC and AC...MM, Charlie Creme over at ESPN has both SEC and ACC with eight bids. Both leagues are tough as nails at the top. Some of the bottom-feeder ACC teams are pretty bad, but so are teams like Alabama and Auburn.<br /><br />We'll see what happens in March and April, when it really matters.<br /><br />But, as I've said before, you have earned the right to talk a little trash here -- those four straight losses to UK hurt. Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-91158892480216950792015-02-20T12:04:01.642-05:002015-02-20T12:04:01.642-05:00Right Gov - I guess if my team was sitting sixth i...Right Gov - I guess if my team was sitting sixth in the conference and we had lost three of our last six games (and were lucky it wasn't four) I might throw up some goofiness like your post too. Double digit NCAA bids...you really shouldn't be hitting the sauce before noon (at least). You should just relax a bit and hope your kittens make it to twenty wins.<br /><br />Maybe Walz will hold a clinic for head coaches after the tourney that focuses on balancing player resources, making sure the bench is ready for the post season and peaking at the right time. I'll bet he'd be willing to save a front row seat for your buddy Matt.BurnBrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591664997592114722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-2026882013243284632015-02-20T11:57:12.923-05:002015-02-20T11:57:12.923-05:00Paulie, I agree with everything you just said. I n...Paulie, I agree with everything you just said. I never said the guy last night was good....he was pretty bad. I was just making the point that the way ESPN3 works you get a lot of "local talent" and their hometown prejudices often come through over the air. I also tried listening to Matt/AJ but the time lag was just too much to deal with.<br /><br />One of the reasons that I really like this forum is that you do welcome differences of opinion and people keep it civil. Discussions on way too many internet forums quickly get to "you're an idiot" (or more likely the laughable "your an idiot").<br /><br />I don't go back to the high school gym / Cardinal Arena era - I started with Angel at Freedom Hall. She and her teammates (and Walz) absolutely laid the groundwork for today's attendance and Shoni and her teammates (and the new arena) moved that forward. If Asia Durr is anywhere near the player I think she is, and if her fellow 2015 freshmen and the current freshmen do what I think they can do, we'll be opening the upper arena for every game in a year or two.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Dnoreply@blogger.com