It’s a new thing for Cardinals’ coach Bobby Petrino, too. The Louisville coach on Monday summed up his frustration with a amusing anecdote from early his coaching career.
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Florida State’s performance in Chestnut Hill wasn’t particularly impressive, but they found a way to get the job done, which is something the Noles have become known for. “So that’s about where I’m at”.
Taking most of the heat is an offensive line that has yielded 11 sacks and created few running lanes for ball carriers. The defense played better than those 24 points indicate, as Purdue’s touchdowns came on a fumble return and in garbage time.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney gestures to his team during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, September 17, 2015. We weren’t expected to beat them. We have to come back in here Sunday and get ready.
Running back L.J. Scott said the Cards’ motto throughout spring and summer workouts was, “Normalize discomfort”, and that attitude will help at this point.
Louisville (0-3, 0-1) started its third quarterback in three games with Kyle Bolin, and used freshman Lamar Jackson and sophomore Reggie Bonnafon behind center in a search for offensive consistency. The morale of the team is to move forward and not go back. “We’ve already lost those three, so now the plan is to win out”.
“For the most part, we defended well”, Romagnolo said. “We needed more composure in our attack”. “We all see it all”.
Last week, that had been Bolin, and the Cards will continue to determine who it should be this week. “But he was real soft-spoken with us, because he understood that the losses really hit us hard”.
Petrino said he likes the fire and leadership that Bolin displays but that he had errors in execution and decision-making.
The Cardinals head to the Georgia Dome to face Auburn, then welcome Clemson to Papa John’s Stadium. Panther fans had their hearts broken when Narduzzi called a timeout to ice Iowa’s kicker, only to see him miss the kick and then make it on the next try.
” Quick could practice Tuesday: Veteran receivers James Quick and Jamari Staples were again not listed on the depth chart distributed to the media”. He’s had success with big games in the opener, and said he’s not inclined to change that philosophy.
“Anytime you have a sprained knee there’s a degree of tear to the cartilage or the ligament”, Petrino said. As a team, you just have to not worry about what people say. He’s doing a good job. Thankfully for the Deacs, his x-rays came back negative.
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The Panthers needed a 4th and 15 conversion on their last drive of the game to complete their double-digit comeback. In the second game, U of L also twice surrendered go-ahead fourth-quarter TDs to Houston right after the Cards had taken the lead.
That said, his one tackle was a noteworthy one.
Petrino said not maintaining the lead – or perhaps getting one to start with – has contributed to the defense’s struggles against the run. Duke managed only 152 yards of total offense in the second half and couldn’t contain No. 23 Northwestern’s suddenly potent rushing attack in the home loss. Thankfully for the Canes, the defense was able to force a turnover in OT, leading to an easy FG for the win.
The Cardinals would eventually settle for a John Wallace field goal from 26 yards out to make it 7-3 going into the locker room.
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Deshaun Watson provided numerous positives by throwing two touchdown passes while Wayne Gallman ran for 139 yards as the Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.
