Spread check: Louisville by 25.
My apologies for the lack of content on the site this week. I have been completely crushed under the weight of the SB Nation college basketball preview (look for it next week). Things will be back to normal starting this weekend.
Looking for a reason to be optimistic after the initial College Football Playoff Rankings? How about mathematical guru Nate Silver saying that if the Cards win out, there's about a 40 percent chance they'll make into the national semifinals. He also has a cool little tool that lets you see probabilities for a number of scenarios going forward.