I’m not a big fan of Thursday night games, and it isn’t because I have to get up early in the morning for work the next day. Okay, it probably has a lot to do with that, but still. Can’t we play at a time that works better for us old guys? If you can’t tell, I’m trying to avoid putting together a game preview because, well, I don’t expect much.
I listened to Coach Cut’s press conference earlier this week and get the sense that the quarterback situation is a mess (primarily because Gunnar hasn’t fully recovered from his injury yet). Given what we saw against a not-so-great Virginia Tech team (a team that fired the coach after a thorough beatdown of Duke), I don’t have a lot of faith that the Blue Devils will play well against a not-so-great Louisville team. The Cardinals are 5-5 (3-4) and have a coach on the hot seat. So, yeah. Expect a repeat of last week.
I’m taking Louisville to win this game. While I’d like to think that Gunnar will be able to play and will lead the team to success, I think we’ll see either Leonard or Moore and no creativity by having Moore or Luca play wide receiver to help the offense by playing receivers who can get separation from the defense. Given that our OC likes to go away from our strength (not running Mataeo once at the opponent’s 12, for example) and our defense continues to struggle, I don’t expect a lot from this Duke team.
I’m taking Louisville to beat the Blue Devils 35-13. Let me know what you think about what I think in the comments or on Twitter.
Go Duke!
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