Heading into this game we knew that NCST was going to be short handed on defense. The Cards did a decent job attacking the middle of the defense with run plays, but even in our gaining the Pack 434 yards to 317 timing was everything.
From the start the refs seemed to be calling a favorable game for the home team, with the final calling card coming out to 10 penalties for 101 yards for Louisville and 5 for just 45 for NCST. That’s certainly not the whole story, but it did feel that the Cards were up against it from the start.