It was a dark and chilly night.
And, Fiesta Bowl W notwithstanding, it was the biggest football game in U of L Cardinal history.*
Sideline reporter Erin Andrews was shivering on the sidelines. Meanwhile ESPN’s A Team of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit benefited from several space heaters in the TV booth, though they had the window open.
*The game that supplanted this one between #5 Cards against the #3 Mountaineers came but a week to the day later in Piscataway, New Jersey. The story of which, I doubt you shall read about here.
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Perhaps it was the gravity of the Fahrenheit in the 20s, November Thursday Prime Time encounter — Winner legitimately in National Title Game discussion, Loser SOL — or maybe just steadfast defense by both home and away, but there weren’t a lot of first half offensive fireworks.