The striking parallels are there between 2014 and 2016 games- particularly when it comes to pregame hype- but the specter of 2002 of course looms over all.
As much as Card Nation is looking forward to this impending titanic game for the Louisville football program, we are also doing our fair share of looking back. I’m sure I’m not alone that in my daily life this week, when I stop for a moment, close my eyes, and slide back to 2002. I saw on the screen my parents’ Sharp brand tube TV the driving rain of Tropical Storm Isodore pounding against the crowd clad in cheap multicolored ponchos.