U of L’s commanding 60-42 Round of 16 W over Oregon gave new perspective to the post season’s Rule #1.
Which dictum, if you recall, reads like this: “You only play whom you play.”
Under normal circumstances, it applies to looking ahead in the bracket. Like, if in the gentlemen’s tournament, Houston finds itself peering past Oregon State, taking the Beavers for granted, while focusing on Baylor or Arkansas.
But, as we learned yesterday, it also applies to squad makeup.
Make no mistake, Jeff Walz’s Cardinals played their best game in awhile on Sunday, arguably its most complete all season.