To be honest, there is not much more to say about conference realignment. Louisville is now going to the ACC and not the Big 12 and Rick Pitino is just going to have to deal with it. As for football, well, the Cardinals should do okay but it is hard to know for sure until the ACC is rearranged. Meanwhile more Conference USA teams are flocking to the Big East as it becomes the best of the second tier schools (in football, add a bunch a non football playing old timers in basketball).
On the field the battle of a future Big Ten team and future ACC team is the key one for the Big East on the season. Due to tiebreakers, the winner of Thursday's Rutgers versus Louisville battle should be BCS bound. The game should be competitive with Rutgers looking to pound the visitors on the ground while injured QB Teddy Bridewater hopes to shake off ankle and wrist injuries to lead Louisville. Look for Rutgers to ride RBs Jawan Jamison and Savon Huggins, both expected to play after leaving the Pitt loss with injuries, to a decent 4th Q lead and then withstand heroic Bridgewater-led comeback. Scarlet Knights by 3.
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