Louisville mauled Duke 62-22 Thursday night on national television in front of an almost empty Wallace Wade Stadium.
It was not a pretty sight.
“Nothing turned out really the way you wanted it to turn out,” David Cutcliffe said and that was an understatement of considerable proportions.
Duke was competitive for a portion of the first half but the same problems that have held back Duke most of the season held them back against the Cardinals.
But the biggest problem was Duke’s almost complete inability to even slow down Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham, who largely did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted against a Duke defense that couldn’t tackle, cover, pressure, force turnovers or get off the field in any context other than allowing a touchdown.