College football legend reveals Louisville's 'vibe' was glaringly better than Miami's

Louisville football has had some iconic quarterbacks in the hisotry of their program, and recently Lamar Jackson will be the first name to come to many.

However, Teddy Bridgewater, the Cardinals quarterback back from 2011 through 2013, had one of the best seasons in UofL history and recently he came out and spoke why he picked Louisville over Miami.

Bridgewater went on the The OGs Show, where Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem are the host and bring old many athlets for their podcast. In a recent episode they brought on Louisville legend Teddy Bridgewater, and he addressed why he chose Charlie Strong and Louisville football over the historic program of Miami Hurricanes.

Teddy Bridgwater reveals Louisville football's 'vibe' was better than Miami's

The highly-recruited prospect out of Miami was ranked as the No. 2. dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2011, and was a unanimous four-star prospect and was as high as the 70th best player in the nation by Rivals250.

Bridgewater in high school threw for 2,606 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior, and 2,546 yards and 32 touchdowns as a junior. He was a unanimous top 10 quarterback in his class, and many assumed he was going to pick Miami, however he chose Louisville and he broke down why.

"Miami fired Randy Shannon, and when they fired him I was like man, I'll see who this new coach is coming in." Bridgewater stated on one of the reasons he picked Louisville over Miami.

Randy Shannon was Miami Hurricanes football head coach from 2007 until 2010, until he was let go after a 28-22 record in four years, including a 7-5 record in 2010.

"I wasn't even feeling the vibe of the new staff, and I always been a person who could feel your spirit." Bridgewater stated on why he chose Charlie Strong and Louisville over Miami. "If the vibes a'int right, my spirit won't fit here."

Bridgewater was the first true freshman see the field as a quarterback since Brian Brohm in 2004, and was first true freshman to start for Louisville football since Stu Stram in 1976.

"That is what happened, my spirit a'int sit well, and Charlie Strong was at Louisville, and big Clint Hurtt left Miami and went to Louisville, and we had a relationship from Corey Bell who had coached at Miami, and I didn't even have an offer from Louisville. They didn't think they could get me that's why. I guess I was one of these top rank recruits." Bridgewater stated.

Teddy Bridgewater would go on and be the BIG East Rookie of the Year in 2011 after he threw for 2,129 yards and 14 touchdowns. He had a 64.5% completion-percentage, and threw for 200 or more in four games, including a season-high 274 yards against North Carolina State in the Belk Bowl.

"Charlie got me on a visit in December, and i committed and went to school in January. Just like that a two week process and I was sold.

He would make his legacy known in his sophomore campaign as he was the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and on the first team all-conference. He was an hoonrable mention for All-American, and threw for 3,718 yards and 27 touchdowns. His passing yards ranks third most ever in a single season, and passing touchdowns comes in ranked fourth.

Teddy Bridgewater would go on and be drafted by the Minnesota Vikings as the 32nd overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft

The decision to come to Louisville over Miami makes it even sweeter now that Cardinals are in the ACC and are competing for the ACC crown yearly with Miami. Louisville and Miami kickoff in "season-defining game" on October 17 at Hard Rock Stadium.