Louisville football fans, this is the icing on the cake

Just enjoy this, Louisville football fans.

The one negative aspect to Louisville football having an 8 PM kickoff is the waiting.

I thought I’d get through the day by knocking out some coverage on this here website, cleaning the crib, and enjoying some of the best that college football has to offer.

Except, here’s the thing; I’ve been glued to my couch in the sunken place of college football trying to make sense of some of the absolutely horrifying play on my television screen.

It ain’t pretty folks.

Fumbles, dropped passes, false starts, missed tackles galore.

However, one thing remains on the forefront of my mind; I cannot seem to be bothered by the fact that Louisville football might suck.

Expectations are high for Louisville football in 2020, and they probably should be. The Cardinals offense is as big of a threat to opponents as a player finding the coaches offices is to Bobby Petrino.

However, all of the ugly play in college football has reminded me of one thing: Louisville football still might suck.

I’m not predicting that the Cardinals have a disappointing season and throw in the towel by mid-October, but I am saying that Scott Satterfield’s squad may not have their way in the early going.

We have to remember that these are completely uncharted waters. For coaches who map out every hour, every minute of their days, this is an adjustment period. We can’t expect Louisville to come out firing on all cylinders after an offseason unlike any coach has ever seen.

We are watching the example being set out before us as I write this. Duke is hanging with Notre Dame. Iowa State is struggling with Louisiana. North Carolina made Syracuse’s defense look solid for three quarters. Miami mucked things up with UAB.

So, if things don’t start the way you like, Louisville fans, don’t sweat it. If there’s sloppy play, turnovers, false starts, missed assignments, etc., at least you have something to complain about.

USC, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, and dozens of major programs can’t say the same.

Just two months ago, I wrote about why it was time to embrace for an inevitable delay in the college football season. 

For the most part, I was wrong. And I couldn’t be happier about that.

Get upset about ugly plays, feel the tension if teams keep things closer than they should, but for the love of god, at least appreciate what we have.

We deserve to celebrate this small victory.