Steve Kragthorpe Out at Louisville

• darbypitcher22

  

  Just saw this come across the news wire on my phone, apparently this is a done deal after the Cardinals finished 4-8 with yesterday's loss to Rutgers. Any thoughts? Who might be in line for this job?
• gerb131

  

  He drove that program into the ground in a hurry. Not sure who would take it at this point they may want to look at subdivision schools or D2 routes for a coach.
• darbypitcher22

  

  He eliminated a lot of problems in the locker room and discipline wise; unfortunately that depleted his depth and going the JUCO route to fill it really didn't work
• jordo212000

  

  One of the worst coaching hires I can remember in recent memory. Maybe he should have let them play undisciplined haha, because that discipline led to about 5 wins per season.
  
  I figured it was coming though and he probably did too. You can't follow up Bobby Petrino with that performance and expect to keep your job
• darbypitcher22

  

  The article I read noted attendance was way down, and they're expanding Papa John's Stadium for next season. Wonder who they'll get to take this job, probably a lesser known coordinator from a BCS conference; I can't see them hiring somebody from FCS or DII
• Little Danny

  

  The hot name I have heard lately is Kevin Sumlin (Houston). Some other names I have heard are Phil Fulmer and Butch Jones. Jones is on everyone's dream list.
• mucalum49

  

  I've read Tommy Tuberville for another name to be considered as well as Mike Leach surprisingly
• crusader1980

  Better Pizza, bad football.
• jordo212000

  

  Kevin Sumlin would be a nice hire IMO
• OSH

  

  They need to do something. Even UK football is calling Louisville a joke...now that's BAD!
• Little Danny

  

  mucalum49 wrote: I've read Tommy Tuberville for another name to be considered as well as Mike Leach surprisingly

  I forgot about Leach. He is certainly on the radar and I have read he is not happy with his situation in Lubbock. Can you imagine the Big East offenses with both Kelly and Leach in there?
• darbypitcher22

  

  Can't see Fulmer taking that job, or Mike Leach; Tuberville could actually fit. I think that would be a great hire if Louisville could pull it off
• Manhattan Buckeye

  It's a tough job, Kentucky is an "ok" football state (not great) but with two BCS conference schools fighting for recruits its not as if recruiting will be a walk in the park, the facilities are better but L'ville is still known as a basketball school and it is a boring-ass city (aside from the Derby) and a crappy campus, I mean a really crappy campus.
• darbypitcher22

  

  There's a lot of talent in the Louisville area for high school football, but you're right except for that there's not a lot to ride home about football wise at the high school level; they might be able to compete with Tuberville and his reputation in the south to get some players, but that could take a long, long time to get him to start convincing kids to leave SEC country to compete in the Big East
• OSH

  

  No DI football programs recruit from their state ONLY.
  
  It's not a huge football state, but that is a huge rivalry.
• darbypitcher22

  

  It is a huge rivalry; one Kentucky has gotten the better of during the Kragthorpe years
• Speedofsand

  

  Today I am hearing Louisville will get Charlie Strong.
• darbypitcher22

  

  That wouldn't be a bad hire
• 3reppom

  

  Charlie Strong should have gotten a head coaching job long before this.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  I hope the new coach can get the Cards back to playing good ball.
• darbypitcher22

  

  he should have; maybe he was waiting for the right job to come along. This job was really a great one when Petrino was around, and it could be again
• jordo212000

  

  Charlie Strong would be a good hire for Louisville. No question he will probably do a much better job than Kragthorpe
• Speedofsand

  

  Its a done deal. Congrats Charlie. Please don't take too many asst. coaches with you.
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4725530