Louisville Football: 10 reasons to be optimistic about the Cards’ playoff chances
By Derek Snyder
We take a look at ten reasons why Louisville football fans should be optimistic about their teams’ chances of making the playoffs.
I think we all can admit that we were pretty disappointed that the Louisville football team came in at number five in the Week 12 College Football Playoff poll. The Cardinals only have two games left this season to prove their worth, but I don’t believe that all hope is lost.
There are going to be a lot of different opinions that you will hear or read over the next few weeks and some will revolve around Louisville still having a shot at the ACC Championship.
This is what CBS Sports had to say about Louisville’s playoff chances this season:
"“I just have to believe that the only way Louisville reaches the playoff is if Clemson loses to Wake Forest this weekend, because it has no shot of getting in unless it wins the ACC. This is a Louisville team with a 43-point win over Florida State, and the most exciting player on the planet in Lamar Jackson, but it won’t have the resume it needs to get past not being the ACC champion. Beating Houston this week would help matters a bit, but Houston’s stock has taken a hit in recent weeks as well, and right now Louisville’s second best win is probably Duke. That’s simply not enough to get the job done. In other words, Wake Forest is going to have more fans than it’s ever had before this weekend.”"
While I don’t believe that is Louisville’s only option of getting in, I do believe that is their easiest route of getting in.
With that being said, here are 10 reasons why you should be optimistic about Louisville’s playoff hopes: