CatsClaw Wrote:

Airport KC Wrote:

USM@FTL Wrote:USM is still doing 1 and dones with SEC teams, but only 1 each year. We have no choice. We're required by MS law to be self-supportive and to finish in the black. We play at Auburn in 2008 and at LSU in 2009. These contracts were signed a good 5 years back and USM's schedule is very open for beyond 2008. Because of this, I believe the 1 and dones might be dwindling.

Lousiville save a few years under Petrino is a mid level school.

Louisville went to the Fiesta Bowl before Petrino even showed up. Louisville is not a mid-level school.

What I'm saying is there are 60 or so BCS schools. The top 20 or so are upper tier, the next 20 are mid-level, and the bottom 20 are low level.

When it comes to most measures, attendance, tradition ect.....Louisville is not up there with Florida, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame and a few others that would be considered your top 20 programs.

Louisville is more on the level of say Missouri, Texas Tech, UVa then the heavy weights and that is why I say they are a mid level program.

The Big East is mostly mid level programs. Even WVU would be considered mid level if they played in the SEC or Big Ten.