Louisville Football: 5 Reactions To The Final AP Poll

Louisville Football: 5 Reactions About The Final AP Poll

Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Bobby Petrino gets off of the team bus before an NCAA football game against the LSU Tigers in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) hands the ball off against the LSU Tigers during the first half of the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Satisfied With Louisville’s Final Ranking At No. 21

Honestly, I think we all should be satisfied with where the Cardinals finished this season in the AP Poll, especially since they lost their last three football games of 2016. It looks like the Lamar Jackson-effect had it’s hold on the Associated Press in their final college football ranking.

It hurts to think about those final three games, but Louisville ultimately didn’t have the offensive line and discipline to remain one of the best teams in the country. However, I do believe that they were there for most of the 2016 season.

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The biggest key for them going forward is trying to figure out how to sustain that success for 12 games. There is a ton of upside for this football team moving into next season and it definitely doesn’t hurt that Lamar Jackson will be starting at quarterback.

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