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Louisville vs. Cincinnati Game Watch this Saturday

This Saturday, October 24, 2009, the University of Louisville DFW Alumni Club hosts its next Football Game Watch for the annual battle between the Louisville Cardinals and the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Bearcats are currently ranked number 5 in the nation according to the first Bowl Championship Series (BCS) poll. Game time is 2:30 PM Central Time, and our venue once again is Jerseyville Classic Sports (6121 West Park in Plano; it’s located on the north side of the Shops of Willow Bend mall). Please join us to cheer on the Cardinals as they take on the undefeated Bearcats in Cincinnati.  If you have questions about any of this or any club events or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

Another indicator of how far the UofL football team has fallen

ESPN.com (and former Louisville Courier-Journal) writer Brian Bennett took the University of Louisville to the woodshed in Week 8 of his Big East Power Rankings, dropping the Cardinals to the very bottom of the league following their loss to Connecticut:

8. Louisville (2-4, 0-2): The Cardinals have lost seven straight Big East games under Steve Kragthorpe, and No. 8 seems inevitable this week at Cincinnati. The streak could reach nine with a trip to West Virginia next in league play.

As for this week’s opponent, he has nothing but good things to say about the Cincinnati Bearcats:

1. Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0 Big East): Here's the most impressive thing about the No. 5 Bearcats: They have won three road games -- at Rutgers, at Oregon State and at South Florida -- by a combined 59 points.