TWIT would like to congratulate our hometown team the University of Louisville Cardinals on their win last night in the Orange Bowl. U of L beat Wake Forest 24 -13. The Cards endured through quite a few turnovers and three messy quarters before kicking in gear and winning. This was U of L's first major bowl victory in 15 years; their last bowl win was the 1991 Fiesta Bowl.
Quarterback Brian Brohm threw for 311 yards and Anthony Allen scored two touchdowns, one on a trick play, to help Louisville finish 12-1 and clinch its highest end-of-season ranking ever. Their only loss this season was to Rutgers - a loss that most likely cost the Cardinals a chance to play for the national title. But that is something that the Cards are already thinking about. Just minutes after the game ended, Brohm, a junior, said "Right now, coming back and trying to win a national title looks very appealing." But in the press conference following the game, Brohm said he would talk with his family about the decision to come back for his senior year or to turn pro. Let's hope his family will talk some sense into him and that he'll finish out his senior year at U of L in hopes that they will in deed go after the national title next season.
There were anxious moments off the field as well last night. Fans were buzzing about the rumors that University of Alabama had contacted Bobby Petrino about coaching the Crimson Tide. One rumor said that they had offered Petrino $40 million. But at the press conference after the game, Coach Petrino told reporters he was looking forward to next season and a shot at the national title.
Congratulations Coach Petrino and the entire U of L Cardinals football team. We're proud of you.
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