The Louisville Cardinals whipped out the huge pizza cutter and carved up the West Virginia defense tonight. Louisville defeated the Mountaineers 44-34, thanks in part to a fumble by Steve Slaton that they returned for a TD and a horrible punt and even worse coverage that resulted in a return for a TD. Oh, and there was the pathetic WVU defense.
Honestly, the game reminded me of the Pac-10. The defenses were non-existent. I'll admit both teams have potent offenses, but did you see the play in the 4th quarter where Slaton caught a pass after both defenders went with the other guy? Slaton is the guy on WVU that you worry about, so maybe someone should cover him. Just an idea. Or, there was the fade route to the corner of the end zone for Louisville when the defender had no clue the ball was coming.
I still have doubts about the legitimacy of a Big East champ playing for the national title. Louisville's big non-conference game was against Miami. Well, the Canes couldn't score on a pinball machine, so the Cardinals' defensive shortcomings weren't exposed.
At this point, I'm left to wonder how good Rutgers is and whether or not the state university of New Jersey will be able to knock off Louisville when the Cardinals invade the Scarlet Knights. As bad a situation as it would be for the BCS with Louisville, Boise State, and Ohio State as the only undefeated teams, it would be worse if it was just Boise State and Ohio State. The Broncos aren't getting into the BCS title game. I'd love to have Notre Dame, Michigan, California, Texas, Louisville, West Virginia, Rutgers, B.C., Florida, Auburn and Tennessee all have one loss. How do you decide that one?
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