birds in the trap

[Taurus]

Former Cardinals QB #11 and current Purdue Head Coach Jeff Brohm

Cardinals prepare for the return of the Brohms
Courier-Journal

Louisville, KY -- If there is any name assigned football royalty in Louisville, it's Brohm.

Oscar Brohm spent time as the starting quarterback for the Cardinals in 1968 and 1969. After college, he would have three sons: Greg, Jeff, and Brian. He coached all three sons in football all the way through high school as a Quarterbacks coach and Offensive Coordinator. All three had successful careers with Greg emerging as Trinity's star receiver, while Jeff and Brian had very successful high school careers with national powerhouse Trinity High School, who play their games fifteen minutes away from Cardinal Stadium.

Jeff and Greg went on to have successful playing careers with the Cardinals under college football legend Howard Schellenberger. Greg continued to have success at Wide Receiver and Jeff led the Cardinals to a 1993 Liberty Bowl victory. Greg went into business administration while Jeff had a seven year NFL career. Jeff would retire from playing after a shoulder injury in the XFL and became an assistant coach, returning home to Louisville in 2003

Jeff would serve as the Quarterbacks coach and coordinator for the Cardinals from 2003 to 2007. Brian starred for the Cardinals starting in 2002, and emerged as a Heisman canidate during his time with Louisville. Brian graduated from Louisville in 2006 and went on to have a seven year playing career in various leagues including the NFL. During this time, Jeff joined Howard Schellenberger's Florida Atlantic University staff as a Quartersbacks Coach and coordinator. Jeff would go on to serve as the head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers from 2014 to 2016, when he took over as head coach for the Purdue Boilermakers. Brian joined Jeff's WKU staff as a Quarterbacks coach, hoping to find success similar to his older brother's. In 2020, Brian served as head coach when Jeff was out with COVID-19 and won the game, giving us a mere glance at what's to come.

In the last few years, it has been, as nicely as we can put it, painful, to watch the to Cardinals offense, which was once led with such high honor by the Brohm brothers.

Over the last two seasons, no team has given the ball away more than the Cardinals. Is it a lack of experience from Evan Conley, or was it a lack of discipline from Gunter Brewer?

When a replacement was needed in Louisville, the Cardinals faithful felt there was no better time to bring a Brohm back to the Louisville football team. The job was practically Brian's. It was a no-brainer.

But then Brian rained on their Derby parade.

He pledged his allegiances to his brother and the Boilermakers.

"The time just isn't right."

Greg, Jeff, and Brian are all performing above expectations in each of the roles they've held at Western Kentucky and Purdue. At this point, a head coaching job offer could find itself coming Brian's way. Purdue's on the rise, led by HB King Doerue and green starting QB Michael Alaimo and a set of seasoned receivers, many feel that the Boilermakers and the Brohms' stocks can only go up, all while Louisville has struggled to find it's footing in the ACC.

Even with all of that being the case, Louisville fans were crushed by Brian's disinterest in a position on the staff and even one man burned his classic Brian Brohm UofL jersey. With Jeff Brohm reportedly turning down the head coaching position and now Brian Brohm declining a position as a coordinator, the time may now never be right.

Not only has the relationship between Brian Brohm and the University of Louisville soured, perhaps it has planted the seed for a budding rivalry between Louisville and Purdue, who will open their seasons against one another.

Scott Satterfield and Louisville's new offensive coordinator Mike Neu will be under the microscope all season. The goal is to score more and turn the ball over less. If they can coach the Cardinals to a victory against Purdue and the Brohms, it could be the start of a turnaround in Louisville everyone is hopeful to see.

[Taurus]

Preseason Preview

Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. Clemson
6. Michigan State
7. NC State
8. North Carolina
9. Michigan
10. Texas
11. Washington
12. Oregon
13. Texas A&M
14. Houston
15. Arizona State
16. USC
17. UCF
18. Maryland
19. Ole Miss
20. Kentucky
21. Florida State
22. Oklahoma
23. Stanford
24. Auburn
25. Arkansas State
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36. Virginia
40. Miami
46. Syracuse
49. Boston College
51. Louisville
53. Alabama
56. Wake Forest
72. Pittsburgh
86. Duke
89. Virginia Tech

Heisman Watch
HB Treveyon Henderson, Junior, Alabama -- 2021 Heisman Winner
HB Deuce Vaughn, Senior, Kansas State
HB Kobe Pace, Senior, Clemson
QB Payton Thorne, Senior (RS), Michigan State -- 2021 Heisman Runner-up
QB Devin Leary, Senior (RS), NC State -- 2020, 2021 Heisman Runner-up


NCAA All-Americans
QB Payton Thorne, Senior (RS), Michigan State
HB Treveyon Henderson, Junior, Alabama
HB Deuce Vaughn, Senior, Kansas State
WR Kyle Williams, Senior, UNLV
WR Josh Downs, Senior, North Carolina
TE Caden Prieskorn, Senior (RS), Memphis
LT Peter Skoronski, Senior, Northwestern
LT Ikem Ekwonu, Senior, NC State
LG Spencer Holstege, Senior, Purdue
C Gus Hartwig, Senior, Purdue
RG Eli Cox, Senior, Kentucky
LE Ashton Gillotte, Junior, Louisville
RE Tuli Letuligasenoa, Senior (RS), Washington
DT Evan Anderson, Junior, Florida Atlantic University
DT Keenan Stewart, Senior (RS), UTEP
MLB Mandel Eugene Jr., Sophomore (RS), Tulane
ROLB Riley Wilson, Junior (RS), Hawaii
ROLB Chase Jones, Senior, Wake Forest
CB Teldrick Ross, Senior (RS), Middle Tennessee State
CB Trey Franklin, Senior (RS), Louisville
FS Kevin Anderson, Senior, Texas
SS Ja'Had Carter, Senior, Syracuse
K Cam Little, Junior, Arkansas
P Jesse Mirco, Junior, Ohio State
Returner HB KeShawn King, Senior (RS), Virginia Tech

NCAA Second Team
QB Devin Leary, Senior (RS), NC State
HB Raheim Sanders, Junior, Arkansas
HB Kobe Pace, Senior, Clemson
WR Javon Ivory, Senior (RS), Memphis
WR Khamran Labron, Junior, Buffalo
TE Kamari Morales, Senior (RS), North Carolina
LT Joshua Gray, Senior (RS), Oregon State
LG Clark Barrington, Senior (RS), BYU
C Zach Frazier, Senior, West Virginia
RG O'Cyrus Torrence, Senior, Louisiana
RT Warren McClendon, Senior (RS), Georgia
RE Darius Richardson, Senior (RS), Army
RE Javon Denis, Senior (RS), Georgia State
DT Jaylen Pickle, Senior (RS), Kansas State
DT Dezmond Tell, Senior, Louisville
MLB Cody Simon, Senior, Ohio State
ROLB Drake Thommas, Senior, NC State
ROLB Tyreem Powell, Junior (RS), Rutgers
CB Davonte Brown, Senior, UCF
CB Fentrell Cypress II, Senior, Virginia
FS Jay Stanley, Senior, Southern Mississippi
SS Hasaan Hypolite, Senior (RS), Houston
K Justin Duenkel, Senior (RS), Virginia
P James Burnip, Junior (RS), Alabama
Returner HB Chris Curry, Senior (RS), Utah

All-ACC 1st Team
QB Devin Leary, Senior (RS), NC State
HB Kobe Pace, Senior, Clemson
HB Bam Knight, Senior, NC State
WR Josh Downs, Senior, North Carolina
WR Devin Carter, Senior (RS), NC State
TE Kamari Morales, Senior (RS), North Carolina
LT Ikem Ekwonu, Senior, NC State
LG Christopher Bleich, Senior (RS), Syracuse
C Bryan Hudson, Senior (RS), Louisville
RG Kaden Moore, Junior (RS), Virginia Tech
RT Walker Parks, Senior, Clemson
LE Ashton Gillotte, Junior, Louisville
LE Shambre Jackson, Sophomore (RS), Florida State
DT Dezmond Tell, Senior, Louisville
DT Jahmeer Carter, Senior, Virginia
MLB Cedric Gray, Senior, North Carolina
ROLB Chase Jones, Senior, Wake Forest
ROLB Drake Thomas, Senior, NC State
CB Trey Franklin, Senior (RS), Louisville
CB Fentrell Cypress II, Senior, Virginia
FS Jason Simmons, Senior (RS), Syracuse
SS Ja'Had Carter, Senior, Syracuse
K Justin Duenkel, Senior (RS), Virginia
P Alex Mastromanno, Junior (RS), Florida State
Returner HB KeShawn King, Senior (RS), Virginia Tech

[mvp]

What's Dez's speed?

[Taurus]

What's Dez's speed?

Dez Melton? 75 spd 77 acc

We're pretty slow across the board on offense. Sometimes with my schedule I will play a few games ahead and just save all the information I need and make the posts and stuff whenever I am unable to play. I'm a couple games in and it's been my main gripe so far.

[Taurus]

Cardinals mount strong 4th quarter comeback against Brohm's Boilermakers, edge out Purdue 24-23
Season Three Week One - Cardinal Stadium (Louisville, Kentucky)
Louisville Cardinals (0-0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0-0)


Louisville CB #30 Derrick Edwards picks off a pass from Purdue's Michael Alaimo

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UL - 0 / 6 / 0 / 18 // 24
PUR - 3 / 3 / 10 / 7 // 23
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
0:49 FG (PUR) B. Freehill, 39 yard field goal

Quarter 2
4:12 FG (UL) J. Turner, 35 yard field goal
0:54 FG (UL) J. Turner, 29 yard field goal
0:00 FG (PUR) B. Freehill, 46 yard field goal

Quarter 3
7:00 TD (PUR) B. Thompson, 72 yard pass from M. Alaimo
0:57 FG (PUR) B. Freehill, 31 yard field goal

Quarter 4
5:01 TD (UL) A. Robbins, 2 yard rush
3:39 TD (UL) D. Melton, 30 yard pass from E. Conley (2-pt good)
2:04 TD (PUR) D. Burks, 12 yard pass from M. Alaimo
1:02 FG (UL) J. Turner, 36 yard field goal

Louisville (1-0)
24 first downs, 477 offensive yards, 162 rushing yards, 315 passing yards, 50% (7-14) 3rd%

QB Evan Conley, Senior (RS): 20 of 37, 315 passing yards, 11 rushes, 67 rushing yards, passing touchdown, interception
HB Aidan Robbins, Sophomore (RS): 25 rushing yards, 96 rushing yards, rushing touchdown
TE Dez Melton, Junior (RS): 9 receptions, 176 receiving yards, receiving touchdown
WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce, Sophomore (RS): 6 receptions, 68 receiving yards
WR Ryan Miller, Sophomore: 2 receptions, 33 receiving yards
LB Jaylin Alderman, Sophomore (RS): 5 tackles
CB Kani Walker, Junior: 5 tackles, tackle for loss
LOLB Zay Peterson, Junior (RS): 5 tackles, tackle for loss
DT Dezmond Tell, Senior: 5 tackles, tackle for loss
CB Derrick Edwards, Sophomore (RS): 4 tackles, interception

Purdue (0-1)
16 first downs, 404 offensive yards, 86 rushing yards, 318 passing yards, 43% (7-16) 3rd%

QB Michael Alaimo, Junior (RS): 19 of 35, 318 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 35 rushing yards, interception
HB King Dourue, Senior (RS): 13 rushes, 35 rushing yards
WR Broc Thompson, Senior (RS): 4 receptions, 132 receiving yards, receiving touchdown
WR Mershawn Rice, Senior (RS): 6 receptions, 102 receiving yards
WR Deion Burks, Sophomore (RS): 3 receptions, 31 receiving yards, receiving touchdown
CB Brandon Calloway, Senior (RS): 8 tackles, tackle for loss
MLB Jacob Wahlberg, Senior (RS): 7 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
DT Bryce Austin, Junior (RS): 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

Next Week: vs Tennessee (1-0)

[Taurus]

Week One Recap

Top 25
1 (--). Alabama (1-0) -- W 34-13 vs Wisconsin
2 (--). Florida (0-0) -- BYE
3 (--). Georgia (1-0) -- W 45-7 vs #23 Kentucky
4 (--). Ohio State (0-0) -- BYE
5 (--). Clemson (1-0) -- W 28-24 vs #17 Texas A&M
6 (--). Michigan State (0-0) -- BYE
7 (--). NC State (1-0) -- W 38-26 at Southern Alabama
8 (--). North Carolina (0-0) -- BYE
9 (--). Michigan (1-0) -- W 35-3 at Oregon State
10 (--). Texas (1-0) -- W 31-21 vs Notre Dame
11 (--). Washington (0-0) -- BYE
12 (--). Oregon (0-0) -- BYE
13 (--). Houston (0-0) -- BYE
14 (--). USC (0-0) -- BYE
15 (--). UCF (0-0) -- BYE
16 (--). Maryland (0-0) -- BYE
17 (--). Texas A&M (0-1) -- L 24-28 at #5 Clemson
18 (--). Ole Miss (0-0) -- BYE
19 (--). Oklahoma (0-0) -- BYE
20 (--). Stanford (1-0) -- W 42-20 vs Northwestern
21 (--). Auburn (0-0) -- BYE
22 (--). Arkansas State (0-0) -- BYE
23 (--). Kentucky (0-1) -- L 7-45 vs #3 Georgia
24 (--). Utah (1-0) -- W 52-14 at Utah State
25 (--). Tulane (0-0) -- BYE

Others Receiving Votes: SMU (95), Mississippi State (69), Wisconsin (60), Tennessee (58), TCU (48), Arizona State (31), LSU (23), BYU (21), Miami (11)
Dropped Out: #15 Arizona State, #21 Florida State


NCAA Players of the Week
Donald Chaney Jr. (HB, Miami, Junior (RS)) -- W at Toledo -- 22 rushes, 123 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 7 receptions, 165 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
Deonte Washington (LE, Texas State, Junior (RS)) -- W at Florida State -- 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, 2 forced fumbles

ACC Players of the Week
Donald Chaney Jr. (HB, Miami, Junior (RS)) -- W at Toledo -- 22 rushes, 123 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 7 receptions, 165 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
Keontra Smith (LOLB, Miami, Senior) -- W at Toledo -- 5 tackles, tackle for loss, 5 assisted tackles, forced fumble

Create-A-Player's Around the NCAA
Miles Larue (CB, Kansas, Freshman) -- BYE WEEK (REDSHIRTED)
DJ Porter (HB, Western Michigan, Freshman) -- BYE WEEK (2nd String)

Top 100 Commits
Available after Week Four

Kentucky Commits
Available after Week Four

Create-A-Player's Recruiting Update
Available after Week Four

[Agent]

Cmon Cats!

We Love to see a dub in week 1

[Captain Canada]

That win must have felt pretty good considering the whole coaching snuff thing. Good stuff

[Taurus]

Cardinals decimate Volunteers with dominant first half, coast past Tennessee 37-3
Season Three Week Two - Cardinal Stadium (Louisville, Kentucky)
Louisville Cardinals (1-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)


Louisville WR #9 Ahmari Huggins-Bruce leaps for a receiving touchdown from Evan Conley

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UL - 14 / 17 / 6 / 0 // 37
TENN - 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 // 3
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
5:13 TD (UL) J. Watkins, 33 yard pass from E. Conley
3:15 TD (UL) Z. Peterson, returned interception 55 yards for touchdown
1:17 FG (TENN) P. Gun, 25 yard field goal

Quarter 2
6:52 TD (UL) A. Huggins-Bruce, 20 yard pass from E. Conley
1:07 TD (UL) J. Watkins, 9 yard pass from E. Conley
0:00 FG (UL) J. Turner, 26 yard field goal

Quarter 3
4:45 FG (UL) J. Turner, 18 yard field goal
1:11 FG (UL) J. Turner, 33 yard field goal

Quarter 4

Louisville (2-0)
27 first downs, 478 offensive yards, 82 rushing yards, 396 passing yards, 75% (15-20) 3rd%

QB Evan Conley, Senior (RS): 25 of 44, 396 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, interception
HB Aidan Robbins, Sophomore (RS): 19 rushes, 69 rushing yards
WR Ryan Miller, Sophomore: 9 receptions, 143 receiving yards
WR Jordan Watkins, Senior : 5 receptions, 98 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
TE Dez Melton, Junior (RS): 3 receptions, 60 receiving yards
WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce, Sophomore (RS): 4 receptions, 68 receiving yards, touchdown
CB Derrick Edwards, Sophomore (RS): 5 tackles, 2 interceptions
LOLB Zay Peterson, Junior (RS): 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, interception, defensive touchdown
FS Josh Minkins, Senior: 5 tackles
ROLB Leo Ratliff, Freshman: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss

Tennessee (1-1)
19 first downs, 286 offensive yards, 47 rushing yards, 239 passing yards, 25% (2-8) 3rd%

QB Marcus Miller, Sophomore: 21 of 31, 239 passing yards, 3 interception
HB Jabari Small, Senior: 10 rushes, 64 rushing yards,
WR Jimmy Holiday, Junior (RS): 9 receptions, 84 receiving yards
WR Kaemen Marley, Sophomore (RS): 6 receptions, 87 receiving yards
CB Tyus Fields, Senior (RS): 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
CB Kamal Hadden, Senior (RS): 7 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
SS Doneiko Slaughter, Senior: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack

Next Week: vs #22 Kentucky (1-1)

[Taurus]

Cmon Cats!

We Love to see a dub in week 1

Strong team strong coach as long as they stop stealing my recruits I hope they keep making my schedule stronger

That win must have felt pretty good considering the whole coaching snuff thing. Good stuff

Better than beating Kentucky, probably.