Charlie Strong the Ladies Man Tuesday News & Views

Alright, so that was a rough weekend to say the least, luckily we were able to find this picture of future UofL head football coach Charlie Strong being a ladies man. Now we can continue with some news and views on this damp, cold Tuesday -

* Tom Jurich needs to cheer us all up, after the previous 3 football seasons and an unexpectedly below-standard start to the basketball season. I, for one, love following the coaching search news and rumors; reading about Charlie Strong's recommendation from Tony Dungy made me cry a little bit as excited as I have been over football news in years. Check out the article here.

* Having Jon Gruden withdrawals? Well, our friends over at Card Game are, check out this post. It took me a while to get the link posted on our site, but it's still a great read from a very good site.

* While we're mentioning UofL blogs, I'd be out of line not to mention Hell in the Hall and the great post on Preston Knowles. While you are at the site, be sure to check out the Card Fan Hall of Fame, some great interviews and insight with some legendary fans.

* The Charlotte game is one I think we would all like to forget, but there is a lot to say about a game in which we play so poorly, despite our injuries.

• Preston, Siva, and Jerry Smith all being out due to injury hurt us in a big way, and I don't think we lose that game with those 3 in the lineup. That being said, our presence in the post was supposed to be dominant, and so far this season we haven't shown any signs of dominance in the paint. I think Mike at Card Chronicle said it best, "...Samardo Samuels' start has been, to put it mildly, a disappointment...", and following that were a few very good points about Jennings I'd recommend you all read.
• Marra has been jinxed by Pitino, what other explanation can there possibly be to his shooting failure slump.
• We are huge Swop fans, as evidenced by past posts, but my he has to step up to the plate in games like that.
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* BCS announcements were made on Sunday, and Cincinnati was a blown playclock decision away from playing in Pasadena for the National Championship. That all being said, Cincinnati does have the best bowl game, a Sugar Bowl matchup with Florida. On paper this game looks to be great, we'll cover more of it as the time approaches...Despite being a UofL blog, we are pro-Big East as well and will fully support the Bearcats only on this one occasion.