These thoughts are clearly long overdue, maybe even stale at this point, but the holidays got nuts for the Rutherfords this year, and honestly, everyone should probably wait almost a full five days if they really want to talk about this game openly and honestly. So let’s do it.
—Let’s start with a positive here, because that’s the best way to handle any rehash of a traumatic experience.
This is going to sound like the most homer of homer starts, but I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it. I walked out of Rupp Arena last Saturday feeling better about Louisville’s prospects of successfully navigating the next two months and winning the ACC than I did when I walked into the building.