(02-12-2015 12:53 PM)HRFlossY Wrote:  I can guarantee that Louisville is DEADLY Serious about winning our First National Championship under Coach Petrino.

You can ADD our Name up there once he has his team in place.
FLossY Out...

Only if he sticks around long enough, as opposed to leaving a note & leaving town...

(02-12-2015 01:57 PM)Lucy Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 12:53 PM)HRFlossY Wrote:  I can guarantee that Louisville is DEADLY Serious about winning our First National Championship under Coach Petrino.

You can ADD our Name up there once he has his team in place.
FLossY Out...

Only if he sticks around long enough, as opposed to leaving a note & leaving town...

(02-12-2015 01:57 PM)Lucy Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 12:53 PM)HRFlossY Wrote:  I can guarantee that Louisville is DEADLY Serious about winning our First National Championship under Coach Petrino.

You can ADD our Name up there once he has his team in place.
FLossY Out...

Only if he sticks around long enough, as opposed to leaving a note & leaving town...

Agreed, but where would he go now...? I don't see any Legacy School hiring him or him trying the NFL again.......?

So call it a hunch, but I don't see him going anywhere for a while, unless he just retires..?
FlossY Out...

Dont forget about his $10 million buy out.

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Jurich built a firewall around Bobby Petrino this time. But this hire was a win-win situation for Petrino and Louisville.

(02-12-2015 12:53 PM)HRFlossY Wrote:  I can guarantee that Louisville is DEADLY Serious about winning our First National Championship under Coach Petrino.

You can ADD our Name up there once he has his team in place.
FLossY Out...

I agree.....Louisville does all it can to meet it's potential.

It's biggest issue is geography related (as compared to where the elite players are from).


Schools like UVA, UNC, Ga Tech (albeit, they were great last season...but one point on a graph is not a trend), and Va Tech.......these schools are in rich recruiting territory with tons of $$$$, academic power.......these are the schools in the ACC that should be akin to a UGA/UF lite. They always will have the history against them and the fan base, but they have everything else and the need to be the type of schools that make a move. They have the advantages......they just leave them on the table, because football isn't their thing. The ACC can't afford this, not with the number of schools that have ZERO chance of being in the playoff....ever.

(02-13-2015 07:06 AM)nole Wrote:  

(02-12-2015 12:53 PM)HRFlossY Wrote:  I can guarantee that Louisville is DEADLY Serious about winning our First National Championship under Coach Petrino.

You can ADD our Name up there once he has his team in place.
FLossY Out...

I agree.....Louisville does all it can to meet it's potential.

It's biggest issue is geography related (as compared to where the elite players are from).


Schools like UVA, UNC, Ga Tech (albeit, they were great last season...but one point on a graph is not a trend), and Va Tech.......these schools are in rich recruiting territory with tons of $$$$, academic power.......these are the schools in the ACC that should be akin to a UGA/UF lite. They always will have the history against them and the fan base, but they have everything else and the need to be the type of schools that make a move. They have the advantages......they just leave them on the table, because football isn't their thing. The ACC can't afford this, not with the number of schools that have ZERO chance of being in the playoff....ever.

As a Louisville fan, I see the ACC different than lots of Louisville fans. You see I grew in the Tidewater of Virginia. I played high school at Denbigh High School in Newport News. I also lived in Charleston area in South Carolina and played my 9th grade football there. Here is how I perceive the ACC in football as of 2014-2015.

Football
1) Real powers Today: Notre Dame (I hope they join sooner than later), FSU and Clemson
2) Almost there: Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Virginia Tech
3) Marginal: North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia
4) Needs Work: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Wake Forest

Nd isn't an acc school. I don't get why some people keep including them. And should a school be considered a "real power" if they haven't won a national championship in roughly 35 years?

Duke is "almost" a "real power"? No. Not even close.

I can't tell if you're ranking acc schools for the 2015 season or ranking them based on how they'd fit into a "best programs in the country" type of list, like that king/duke/baron list some have used.

"Real" power: FSU
Next level: Clemson
-----The above rankings are fairly well established; the following are quite fluid-----
Potential challengers: ul, duke, gt
Fading challengers: vt, miami
Marginal: unc, nc state, pitt, bc, uva
Bad: wake, cuse

Clemson is like uga, can't get over that final hurdle, but very good otherwise.

ul still has a ways to go but seems to be well positioned and one of the few acc schools on the rise. duke is likely only here briefly as they're above their average long term ceiling, and they haven't actually been "challenging" the acc's best these last several years either. Gt probably won't ever get higher than here, and will fluctuate between here and the rung below.

Vt and miami were once proud but are continuing to slide down or have already been mediocre for a while, like tenn.

Bc has played to their potential under addazio, surprisingly (I thought he was a bum). Unc, nc state, uva and Pitt are underwhelming. Good recruiting areas, mediocre results.

Wake will usually be near the bottom. Just will. Cuse has a much higher ceiling than this, but this is where they are now. Duke will probably be hanging out here a lot in the near future. And schools like bc, pitt, cuse, nc state, unc, uva will always poke their heads in to say hi at times.

(02-13-2015 10:17 AM)Marge Schott Wrote:  Nd isn't an acc school. I don't get why some people keep including them. And should a school be considered a "real power" if they haven't won a national championship in roughly 35 years?

Duke is "almost" a "real power"? No. Not even close.

I can't tell if you're ranking acc schools for the 2015 season or ranking them based on how they'd fit into a "best programs in the country" type of list, like that king/duke/baron list some have used.

"Real" power: FSU
Next level: Clemson
-----The above rankings are fairly well established; the following are quite fluid-----
Potential challengers: ul, duke, gt
Fading challengers: vt, miami
Marginal: unc, nc state, pitt, bc, uva
Bad: wake, cuse

Clemson is like uga, can't get over that final hurdle, but very good otherwise.

ul still has a ways to go but seems to be well positioned and one of the few acc schools on the rise. duke is likely only here briefly as they're above their average long term ceiling, and they haven't actually been "challenging" the acc's best these last several years either. Gt probably won't ever get higher than here, and will fluctuate between here and the rung below.

Vt and miami were once proud but are continuing to slide down or have already been mediocre for a while, like tenn.

Bc has played to their potential under addazio, surprisingly (I thought he was a bum). Unc, nc state, uva and Pitt are underwhelming. Good recruiting areas, mediocre results.

Wake will usually be near the bottom. Just will. Cuse has a much higher ceiling than this, but this is where they are now. Duke will probably be hanging out here a lot in the near future. And schools like bc, pitt, cuse, nc state, unc, uva will always poke their heads in to say hi at times.

I will always savor those 3 consecutive wins over FSU, especially the 30-0 blowout in 2006. I look forward to Dave Clawson bringing the Wake program back to that level.

at Virginia Well, Louisville had a great year. It was a rebuilding year for our offense as well. We finished 9-3. This were our ACC loses:

At Virginia 23-21
At Clemson 21-17
FSU 42-31

Plus we had new coaches and new systems. You will soon find Louisville will be an annual challenger.

(02-13-2015 10:41 AM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  at Virginia Well, Louisville had a great year. It was a rebuilding year for our offense as well. We finished 9-3. This were our ACC loses:

At Virginia 23-21
At Clemson 21-17
FSU 42-31

Plus we had new coaches and new systems. You will soon find Louisville will be an annual challenger.

With Petrino and Jurich UofL will be a Major Factor in ACC Football...

(02-13-2015 10:34 AM)Lucy Wrote:  I will always savor those 3 consecutive wins over FSU, especially the 30-0 blowout in 2006. I look forward to Dave Clawson bringing the Wake program back to that level.

You do that. Why would I care? Wake is the lowest ceiling program in the conference. That's life. No matter what short term trend occurs, FSU will prove vastly superior long term.