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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1867079, member: 622"]
I haven't reviewed the Cards game yet; however, I did check out their board.  They seem to be overlooking Syracuse and place Colgate and Charlotte on the same level.  The posters seem to look at the stats and assume there was a running game problem* but no analysis of why the running stats are low.

Aside from the obvious hatred of all things UK (If only UK would learn how to play football, this has the makings of a great rivalry), they are looking forward to Clemson and to some extent to FSU.  I didn't read the Clemson and FSU threads, no analysis beyond thread titles.

They seem to expect Syracuse to score and that they will score more (which may very well be the case), though some think it will be courtesy points against the scrubs in the fourth.

To be sure, this is the fan base perspective and should not be associated with the way Bobby Petrino (good coach, bad human being) will prepare and have his kids ready to play, we can rest assured that BP will have his Cards ready to play.  Historically, the Dome has not been a friend to Louisville but they did play well the last time they visited the Dome.

All in all, I expect to see a game where the official scorer earns his paycheck instead of a B1G three yards and a cloud of dust game.  I would not be surprised by a combined score of 70-80 points, I would be surprised if the combined total is less than 50.

* The Syracuse running game was used primarily to keep the Colgate Defensive strength honest.  They were weak defensively in the passing game, HCDB exploited this fact.  Instead of using a passing game to set up a running game or a running game to set up a passing game, the strategy is to take what they are given and exploit it.  If the opposition makes changes, so does our offense.
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