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Stadium Expansions Spell Governor’s Cup Doom

The numbers heavily favor Kentucky in tomorrow’s Governor’s Cup matchup. Louisville’s home-field advantage isn’t quite an advantage either.

Kentucky fans will surely pack the stands that have often been left vacant during Louisville’s abysmal 2-9 season. Blue will get in and rally Stoops’ troops, but none of that matters. The Cards are already doomed.

In the 24-year history of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry, each time a team undergoes a massive stadium renovation, they lose the Governor’s Cup. Since Tim Couch cruised to victory in Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium’s inaugural game, “stadium games” have been soured in the rivalry.