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Louisville Cardinals – The ACC Isn’t So Bad
In their first game as part of the ACC, Louisville had no problem leaving their mark with a road win over Wake Forest, beating the Deamon Deacons 85-76.
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Kentucky Over Louisville – Slowed Down But Still Unstoppable
The last chance to hand Kentucky a loss in nonconference play ended rather early as their remained undefeated with a 58-50 win at Louisville, handing the Cardinals their first loss of the season, getting a big push off the bench from Tyler Ulis and looking unbeatable going into SEC play.
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Florida State Over Louisville – The Road to the Playoffs is Clear
This Florida State team Jimbo Fisher assembled and led by Jameis Winston is special. They’re drowning in off the field controversy, but it’s not stopping them from leaping over every formidable hurdle on their way to another ACC title and probably making the College Football Playoffs, remaining undefeated after a big comeback win at Louisville.
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College Football – Upsets Start Messing Up the Rankings
None of the popular picks for national title and the playoffs have lost, but major upsets are happening nonetheless, as USC lost for the first time this season to Boston College of all teams, Georgia were derailed by South Carolina and East Carolina carried on with their impressive season by surprising Virginia Tech.
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Louisville Over Miami – The ACC Isn’t so Bad
A new (not exactly) head coach in Bobby Petrino and a new conference, the ACC, didn’t stop Louisville from having the right kind of start to their season, beating Miami 31-13 in a dominant performance from their new quarterback, Will Gardner, who got plenty of help from Dominique Brown when it came to running the ball.
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College Football Realignment – A New Day for the Big Ten & ACC
July the first marks the first day of another round of realignment in College Sports and specifically in College Football, with most of the noise coming from those joining the Big Ten, Maryland and Rutgers, and also Louisville and becoming a full time member in the ACC.
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Kentucky Over Louisville – Experience is Overrated
All season long it looked like talent wasn’t going to be enough for this Kentucky team, and their inexperience and coaching will mean a disappointing and early finish to the tournament. But they’re leaping over every hurdle, beating state rival Louisville 74-69 to make it into the Elite Eight with big performances from Julius Randle and Dakari Johnson.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Kentucky vs Louisville, Tennessee vs Michigan)
In probably the strongest of the regions, the Midwest offers two excellent Sweet Sixteen games with Tennessee and Michigan playing before the main course of the day and what might be the biggest game of the night overall as the sibling rivalry of Kentucky and Louisville writes another chapter.
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NCAA Tournament – Favorites Avoid Any Real Problems
We did have two or three major upsets in the first day of the real NCAA tournament, but the teams expected to go long mostly avoided any problems, as Wisconsin beat American, Syracuse overcame Western Michigan, Florida struggled against Albany, Michigan State had no problem against Delaware, Villanova destroyed Milwaukee and Louisville found it quite difficult to overcome Manhattan.
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NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Will Draft Ha Ha Clinton-Dix or Calvin Pryor
The Green Bay Packers love to build through the draft and generally in a cheap way instead of expensive free agents. That trend will likely continue in 2014, with a safety being a top priority for the team in the first round, which means Ha Ha Clinton-Dix coming out of Alabama and Calvin Pryor from Louisville are their top targets.