Louisville football podcast: Taking a closer look at 2020 season

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 26: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville football program runs with the ball against the Virginia Cavaliers on October 26, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 26: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville football program runs with the ball against the Virginia Cavaliers on October 26, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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The gang sets super realistic expectations for 2020 Louisville football and basketball.

The Big Red Louie podcast is full speed ahead helping Louisville football and basketball fans get their fix of Cardinals news and opinions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are pumping out podcasts for the listeners 2-3 times a week, offering a variety of guests, and unfiltered opinions on all things pertaining to the state of Louisville athletics.

This time, Presley Meyer was joined by former Louisville student-athlete DJ Bien-Aime as well as Louisville fanatic and recruiting savant Dalton Pence.

You can listen to the podcast below or anywhere podcasts are found.

Setting the bar for Scott Satterfield and Louisville football

Naturally, given DJ’s experience as a college football player turned track star, we wanted to pick his brain on the current state of Louisville football. A trendy topic during this lay-off is ranking college football head coaches, and both 247Sports and The Athletic have Scott Satterfield pegged high on their lists. But are the rankings warranted?

We also break down the key players for Louisville football on both sides of the ball, and try to pinpoint standout players in 2020.

Lastly, we go in-depth on coaching continuity among the Louisville staff. The Cardinals return nearly the entire staff from a season ago- Presley thinks that’s a big deal, but as a former college football player, does DJ agree?

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Chris Mack and Louisville basketball unfiltered

The warm reception Chris Mack received upon his hiring has cooled off significantly over the course of the last two years. But how valid is criticism of the Louisville basketball program given pending NCAA infractions that the current staff inherited?

A number of things caused big-name recruits to spurn the Cardinals down the stretch in the class of 2020. We discuss whether this is a trend or a fluke.

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Lastly, Dalton and DJ don’t hold back on their opinions on the state of Louisville basketball and what expectations should be in 2020-21.