Even Tommy would know this one was not an Instant Classic.
Tommy, you know, the Pinball Wizard.
Tommy, surely a fan of the English Premier League football, rather than Atlantic Coast Conference football.
Even Tommy, deaf dumb and blind as he was, would understand that Louisville’s 38-24 outlasting of Boston College was college football at its most . . . whatever.
(Words fail me.)
As out of the 13th dimension as that where-did-it-come-from lede was, it is no more absurd than Saturday night’s slapstick on Floyd Street.
You will not see this one on the Instant Classic Channel with an AI Chris Schenkel glorifying the highlights.
This was the ToonTown Bowl. Soon to be played on Funny Flickers with Pinky Lee or Soupy Sales hosting. Music by Spike Lee.
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Yes, Isaac Brown was magnifico.
Five for 151 in the first half alone.
Fourteen for 205 overall.
73 yards through the left passageway on U of L’s very first down from scrimmage.
A 62 yard house call with a minute left before intermission.
Though it was of little matter final result considered, he fumbled for a turnover for the third game in a row.
That’s just how abjectly weird this whole affair was.
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As has generally been the case with this 2025 edition of the Louisville Cardinals, the guys in the all black unis — Was this Permian vs. Odessa on Friday Night Lights? — got off to a moribund start. (Yes, even with that IB dazzler.)
Down 0-3. Then 7-10. Before going to the locker room break with a Nigel Tufnel 21-10 advantage.
Which diminished after play resumed. That Brown fumble and resulting BC score. Then came about again. Then diminished to a one score advantage. Then doubled. Then halved.
Then with a smidge under two minutes left, and no telling what cockamamie fate might befall the Cardinals on the cooling night, the other Brown RB — Keyjuan — said enough already let’s get outta here.
67 yards to pay dirt for game sealer.
Trust me, the game was not close to being as exciting as my dour explanation might make you believe.
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During one extended Keystone Kops sequence in the 3d into the 4th there were five turnovers in not many more possessions.
We’ll match your interception with our interception.
Sack fumble.
Three and outs.
A BC foray to stay in it late that was as smooth as a warm knife through butter that had been sitting on the counter since breakfast.
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Do not be confused by Louisville’s on-their-face impressive stats.
504 total yards.
317 yards rushing.
A couple more defensive picks. A recovered Eagle fumble. Six TFLs.
Boston College is a BAD football team. 1-7. Their sole W in the opener over Fordham, where Vince Lombardi played long ago, but not this season.
Last time out, BC lost by two scores to UConn.
And still it was nip and tuck.
Yes, it’s that time of the season when the toil takes its toll. Spring practice, day after day over the summer in the weight room, August’s what-we-used-to-call two-a-days and the pressure of the actual games.
Still, this one should have been a breeze.
It was a slog.
Sound track by the Shmenge Brothers with help from the Festrunk Brothers Kazoo Ensemble.
— c d kaplan
Yes, Keyjuan’s closing TD made it irrelevant, but BC should have declined the holding penalty. If they had stopped the Cards they would have had to go the length of the field in about 40 seconds. Instead they gave us an extra down.
Another thing about a weird game was the high number of replay reviews, and the officials inability to correctly explain the results of some of those reviews.
Defense was stout for the Cards, with two major exceptions, where the receiver was so wide open that he could’ve hailed an Uber and ridden to the sideline. I don’t think anyone asked the coach what happened.
“Stout” doesn’t work as a descriptor for me. OK, perhaps. Let me repeat BC is one of the worst P4 teams in the country.
Curious, what’s the deal with the horrible punts?
I have no insight into that.
It was indeed a strange night, but when all is said and done we jumped 3 spots from 19th to 16 passing LSU, OU,Mizzou and So.Fla and stayed 1 spot ahead of Cincy.
In some polls, we’re behind Cincy.
I always said Scott Satterfield is a solid football coach. I caught a lot of flack on that other site when everyone was whining and crying for him to be fired, and Brohm to be hired, for me saying that based on their resumes there was not much separation, if any, between their coaching abilities. I finally gave up and left that other site due to the fact that unfortunately a substantial percentage of our fanbase, and posters on that site, watch football much more from an emotional perspective than an analytical one. It’s near impossible to have an informed and intelligent football conversation over there. There are very few who know what they are seeing, or talking about. It’s that whole shooty hoops mentality, who in their own minds suddenly become faux gridiron sages a few months a year, but follow the program for the sizzle, not for the love of the game itself.
I agree the animus about Satterfield was misinformed and misplaced.
It seemed to revolve around the fact that he talked with South Carolina in only his second season, the Covid season, when we went 4 – 7. If you recall his explanation was that he only looked at it because his dad, his kids’ grandfather, was in poor health and lived just three hours away from Columbia. His dad died just about one year later. How do folks not give the guy a pass on that?
After he went 6 – 7 the next season the lynch mob was out, but he was having to rebuild a roster that Petrino left a mess, and Covid had shut down recruiting in 2020. Plus the portal was barely up and running, and not near the factor in quick rebuilding that it is now. Had he not been run off he very possibly would be competing for ACC titles now. He was ACC Coach of the Year in 2019.
Very well said. They listen to Game Day and NFL pregame and pick up a few buzz words to use in conversation, but never snapped a chin strap on a headgear in their life.
I never snapped one on either. Back in the 70’s before orthoscopic surgery was common if you blew out a knee you were on crutches for months, it seemed. After seeing some friends wind up like that I decided to pass on playing, although we played tackle with no gear in the neighborhood. Go figure. Perhaps even more dangerous in some ways.
Lee Corso is responsible for my love of college football. He made being a fan of U of L fun. I do not consider myself an expert by any means, but after decades of watching not just U of L but the game in general, I picked up on some stuff. I also take the time to look up stats and facts before forming opinions and running my mouth. Some folks seem to want to impress by running their mouth, and don’t have enough sense to know what they don’t know. There is a lot of negative mob misinformation on that other site.
I like having Jeff here. He’s pretty darn good (not great) and will probably stay here, at least for several years. I was shocked by how many deluded themselves into thinking he would come here and immediately blast through the ACC and right into the playoffs. They are getting a rude awakening. That said he is pretty solid and a hard worker so I do believe he will at some point break through and get to the CFP. I would think certainly now that it has been expanded beyond four teams.
In year one, 2023 they could not understand why Jeff B did not replace Plummer. In year two, they were calling on Jeff to replace Slough. Now this year it is Moss to replace.
Jeff has seen every QB on the roster from early Spring to this point each of those years. Why do they not realize that if Jeff thought one of them could do a better job and run the offensive play book, he would put them in to the game at crucial times. He sees them everyday!
He has put several QBs from Purdue, and two from Louisville in both years into the NFL. He knows what he is doing. Does he make all great calls in a game? Does any coach?
Can a QB play great when he is running for his life. That is what Moss is doing. Running for his life 80% of the time in pass situations.
Against Miami he moved the line left and right along with Moss sliding with them to buy more time and it worked.
Maybe he is holding that back for big games we have left?
JEFF BROHM KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOINGZ. That is for sure.
Yes. Questioning Jeff on what quarterback should be playing is ridiculous. I agree. Jeff isn’t the 2nd coming of Nick Saban, but definitely knows what he is doing, and especially when it comes to quarterbacks his track record speaks for itself.
I believe that Miami game plan was the best I have ever seen conceived and executed by a U of L football coach. Ever. I cannot come up with an example to top it. It was a masterpiece. Jeff at his absolute best.
Moss is obviously not good under pressure. My hope is that they will continue to use the quick throws with any team that can get pressure. Now that they are running the ball better that helps tremendously. Jeff can blow you away with what he comes up with, and other times make some of the most confounding and boneheaded decisions you’ll ever see. Going four it on 4th down against Stanford last season and giving them the ball late in the game in field goal range to lose the game may have been the worst call I’ve ever seen a U of L coach make. Jeff is humble. He works hard and is always striving to get better himself. I always say he is the best we can get who will stay here for at least a spell, even if he has that great season and crashes the CFP. People get impatient for immediate gratification, but we are Louisville, not Alabama or LSU. A good coach who works hard and provides stability is what we need for long term success consistent with the level of program and fan support (read money) we have. Jeff is that.