Louisville trends, stats, press conference, weather, etc.

[MParris86]

-Louisville is 6-0 ATS this season, and a perfect 3-0 ATS on the road.

-When favored on the road, Louisville is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.

-Memphis is 3-3 ATS this season.

-Louisville #1 total offense (506ypg) vs. Memphis #67 total D (379ypg).

-Memphis allowed 24pts to Tulane (#83 total O), 35pts to Arkansas St. (64) and 49pts to Cincy (31).

-Louisville #11 total D (279ypg) vs. Memphis #18 total O (438ypg)

-KEY STAT: MEMPHIS #110 IN NATION IN PASS DEFENSE (271 YPG)

-Weather forecast for Memphis, TN tonight: 54 degrees gametime temp, clear/partly cloudy , 20% chance of rain, 8-10mph wind.


Bobby Petrino on whether the loss to Memphis last year will help make the players be more focused this year:

"I think so. I think our players will be ready to go. Physically, they are taking care of themselves and getting better. They've been in studying the video and they're excited about it. They know it's big game. Going into the season, we looked at this as being one of the big games of the year, and we certainly didn't like the way we played a year ago."


All signs point to a Louisville victory. Ill take Louisville -13. Good luck everyone!
:gulp:

[gcvol]

Mparris,

I'm with you! I've seen people referring to Memphis hammering Louis last year. That was last year, Louisville was still struggling to find its offensive identity under Petrino, but this year they've got it and are practically unstoppable on offense. Memphis really picked up momentun at the end of the year last year but seem to have fallen off this year, which is strange considering they had 19 starters back.

I think Louisville goes into every game thinking they will win and will move the ball.

Nice write-up, hammer the Cards!

[MParris86]

lets stick it to the man tonight, gcvol. :yeah:

[BoKnows]

GL MP!!Loving the Cardinal!!

[cardfan]

New to the site, been following for awhile now thought I would post some info

GAME NOTES


Tonight's game marks the 40th meeting between the Cardinals and the Tigers.
Louisville's 14th ranking in the AP poll is the programs highest ranking since being ranked 13th in 1993.

U of L holds a very slight series advantage at 20-19.

Memphis defeated Louisville 37-7 last year at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
U of L has four of the last five meetings.

LOUISVILLE

Senior quarterback Stefan LeFors is currently the most efficient passer in the nation. LeFors has completed more than 80% of his pass attempts in three games this season, including going 21 of 26 in the win over South Florida.

Linebacker Robert McCune, who led the team with 143 tackles in 2003, is again tops on the team. The senior has totaled 61 stops so far this season, an average of 10.1 per outing, which ranks him 23rd in the NCAA.

U of L is 5-1 this season when seven or more players catch at least one pass in a game. The team is 11-2 overall under Petrino when seven or more record at least one reception in a game.

Stefan LeFors needs just 81 passing yards to surpass John Madeya for 8th place on the school's career yards list. With 215 passing yards, LeFors to move ahead of Browning Nagle for 7th all-time.

Through six games, the Cardinals have totaled 24 rushing touchdowns, which along with Virginia, is the most in the country. U of L's single season record for rushing touchdowns is 38.

MEMPHIS

When teams have off weeks, they like to use that time to get better. Well, the Tigers have done just that. Of its last three off weeks dating back to the 2003 season, Memphis is 3-0 in the following games.

Tailback DeAngelo Williams is now one of 17 finalists for the Hossman Trophy which is presented each year to the top collegiate player, regardless of position. He is also one of 24 finalists for the John Wooden Trophy which is presented to one college and one professional athlete who best displays character, teamwork and citizenship.

With the win over Tulane, Memphis improved to 5-1, marking the first time since 1967 that Memphis had opened with a 5-1 record.

Running back Deangelo Williams ranks 8th in the nation in rushing with a per game average of 134.43. Williams is averaging 5.17 yards per carry.



STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Louisville Memphis
Rushing Offense 228.33 179.43
Passing Offense 278.17 258.86
Total Offense 506.50 438.29
Scoring Offense 42.0 35.29
Rushing Defense 98.00 108.29

Passing Defense 181.83 270.85

Total Defense 279.83 379.14

Scoring Defense 13.0 27.29

3rd Down Conversion 22/80 38/100
Turnover Margain +9 -2

[joepa66]

With ya on the Cards tonight MP......:thumbs:

:welcome: Cardfan.....and BOL to ya....

[silkypicks]

looks like i'm the only one on memphis tonight
tigers and over for mr
gl
:thumbs:

[degenerate 4 life]

I love louie but hate public plays. I watch this board alot and public plays never come through. Am I not watching this board enough to know public plays do come out? I mean I watched last night and most of the board liked UAB and the Under

[Stifler's Mom]

My biggest concern would be that the line has caught up with Louisville after going 6-0 ATS in their first 6 games.

I mean sure, they're better than Memphis, but 2 TD's is alot to cover on the road against a team that is at least decent.

Revenge can be looked at 2 ways as well....i mean sometimes a certain team just matches up well against another team.

I expect Memphis to put on a respectable performance tonight and stay within those 2 TD's...hopefully anyway, lol