This is going to be an important bounce-back season for the Louisville basketball team, as they had to sit out the NCAA Tournament last year because of a self-imposed ban. Now that the sanctions seem to be in the past, every Cardinals fan can look forward to seeing their team in the postseason come March.
With that being said, the Cards have a brutal schedule in 2016-2017. There isn’t more than five or so games on their slate that will not challenge them to some extent. While I know they can survive, one had to wonder what kind of effect it will have on the team by the end of the season.