Louisville's difficult start to the season seemed to hit rock bottom on Tuesday, with coach Kenny Payne saying, "At times it looked like we gave up," in a 79-54 home loss to Maryland.
The Cardinals dropped to 0-7 on the season, joining this season's California Golden Bears as the only major conference teams in the past 40 years to start 0-7. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, it's the second-longest losing streak to start a season in ACC history and Louisville's worst start since the 1940-41 season.
"We did not compete, we did not fight.