Louisville Cardinals
Louisville has unfinished business left over from last season. They may return boasting the Heisman winner, but they cannot be happy with the way last season ended, especially after how it began. The schedule is not exactly forgiving this fall, but Clemson looms the largest in the third game at home. The Cardinals got robbed of a win at Clemson last season on a bad call (ball placement), and they have to travel to Florida State, who is seeking big time revenge. Road trips to NC State and Kentucky could be tricky as well. If Louisville can navigate the trap games, and they can figure out the shortcomings on the offensive line, Louisville may be in play to win the ACC.
What Really Happened
When the season began, and the Cardinals largely struggled to win games against Purdue and North Carolina, it was obvious that they were going to struggle. In the end, Louisville was not remotely competitive against Clemson, lost to NC State, and then completely bottomed out with losses to Boston College and Wake Forest during a stretch whee they lost three of four games in conference play. The Cardinals bounced back after that stretch, and did manage to beat Florida State in a tight one to snap the haze, and then finished the season on a three win high note, including a win over Kentucky to get some revenge from a year ago, but still, Louisville never got right, Lamar Jackson seemed a national afterthought until his gratuitous involvement in the Heisman voting (did not deserve top three status), and the Cardinals lost four games in ACC play. In short, Louisville under performed once again, which is becoming a theme under Bobby Petrino this time around.
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