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Louisville sets sights on Gruden for possible opening
Louisville sets sights on Gruden for possible opening
The University of Louisville has pegged Jon Gruden as its No. 1 candidate should the school decide to fire coach Steve Kragthorpe , sources told NFL Network's Michael Lombardi .
NFL Network: Jon Gruden is top target for Louisville job
cardchronicle.com — We've all heard it, but now a member of the national media is actually putting his name behind it . The NFL Network's Michael Lombardi is reporting this evening that should U of L opt to part ways with head football coach Steve Kragthorpe, Jon ... (more) NFL Network: Jon Gruden is top target for Louisville job
Gruden Quiet on Louisville Speculation
Gruden Quiet on Louisville Speculation
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com — by Brett McMurphy TAMPA, Fla. -- ESPN announcer and former Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden, who was attending Thursday night's Cincinnati-South Florida game, declined comment about media reports linking him to college and NFL coaching positions. ... (more) Gruden Quiet on Louisville Speculation
Louisville Coach Calm Amid Ouster Talk
courant.com — You can't argue with how Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe views his future. "I'm not in control of my situation and nobody on this Earth is in control of my situation," Kragthorpe said at the tail end of his Monday press conference. "[God] tells me ... (more) Louisville Coach Calm Amid Ouster Talk
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NFL Network: Jon Gruden is top target for Louisville job
Card Chronicle — We've all heard it, but now a member of the national media is actually putting his name behind it. The NFL Network's Michael Lombardi is reporting this evening that should U of L opt to part ways with head football coach Steve Kragthorpe, Jon Gruden is Tom Jurich's No. 1 choice to step in as his replacement. The University of Louisville has pegged Jon Gruden as its No. 1 candidate should the school decide to fire coach Steve Kragthorpe, sources told NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi. Gruden went 95-81 in 11 seasons ...

Report: Louisville wants Gruden
ProFootballTalk.com — The University of Louisville currently has a head coach. But, like many football programs that are struggling, consideration reportedly is being given to the identity of the next head coach, in the event that the current head coach gets the boot. According to Michael Lombardi of NFL Network, the powers-that-be at Louisville have put former Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden at the top of their wish list . But with all due respect to the powers-that-be at Louisville, why in the hell do they think that Gruden would want the job? Gruden's only connection to the school is that his ...

Gruden-to-Louisville rumors won't die
NBC Sports - College Football Talk — ... rumors of the program having an eye on former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach and current Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden . At the time, they seemed to be nothing more than wishful thinking by Cardinals fans on Internet message boards. Now, they, that forum chatter has spilled over to the national media. OK, one member of the national media. According to Mike Lombardi of the NFL Network , and citing unnamed sources, Louisville has Gruden as their No. 1 target should Kragthorpe be fired. Gruden has never been a head coach at the collegiate level and, as noted by ...

Horse Tracks 10/15/09 - Buckhalter back at practice
The Mile High Report — ... - Chiefs notebook: Albert’s playing status uncertain - Adam Teicher SFC - Raiders are among all-time worst offenses - David White SFG - Raiders Silver and Black Blog : What's the score? - David White OT - School of hard knocks - Steve Corkran NFL News NFL - Controversial Limbaugh dropped from group bidding for Rams NFL - No trade in sight: Demoted Browns QB Quinn acclimates to new role NFL - Louisville sets sights on Gruden for possible opening NFL - ...

Morning Musings: BCS Busting, NFL Trade Deadline, and Brandon Marshall
Never on Injured Reserve — ... in the near future. Oh the joys of being 5-0. Louisville is apparently interested in hiring Jon Gruden to replace Steve Kragthorpe. Here's what I think about that: hahahahahaha...no chance. The Cotton Bowl will host the "Dallas Football Classic" ...

Louisville Sets Sights on Gruden for Possible Opening
SportsFilterLouisville Sets Sights on Gruden for Possible Opening : This rumor was posted on the NFL.com blogs regarding the football head coaching job at the University of Louisville. Current head coach Steve Kragthorpe is on the hot seat, and it seems the school already has a high-profile coach on their radar -- ...

Chucky Fit for the Birds?
Buster Blog — Jon Gruden's name is being whispered all around dark internet-filled alleys in Kentucky. And probably elsewhere, since I'm fairly certain that NFL Network and ...

Seems the Jon Gruden rumors come around earlier every year
Dr. Saturday — ... Jon Gruden back to campus. In January, the hot rumor was Notre Dame, where Gruden grew up as the son of an Irish assistant; the latest round of speculation concerns a slightly less prestigious position on the other side of the Ohio River: ...

The "Jon Gruden to college?" rumors are beginning early this year
Dr. Saturday — ... Jon Gruden back to campus. In January, the hot rumor was Notre Dame, where Gruden grew up as the son of an Irish assistant; the latest round of speculation concerns a slightly less prestigious position on the other side of the Ohio River: ...

Winner gets the girl at the homecoming dance: a Louisville-UConn preview
TheUConnBlog.com — ... What Changed Since Then: Not a whole lot. When you think about what’s happened since 2006, Louisville’s fall is sort of tragic. But now, the program appears to be in a slow, monotonous descent which will continue until a new, evil-doll-like coach can be found. ...

The Underachieving BCS College Football Coaches of 2009
Gunaxin » Sports — ... about sums up the feeling of most of UofL’s fan base.  Mercifully for Cardinal fans (like yours truly), it appears this reign of misery should come to an end in about four more weeks.  (And for Louisville fans, this would be enough to make us forget the last three years.) Also considered : none-no one has come close the level of failure of Kragthorpe. jim-tressel-240 The Sweater Vest could be forgiven for losing to U$C, if he hadn’t lost every single important non-conference game in the last decade while being embarrassed in most of them. But he has. Furthermore, he can’t be ...

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National Football Post says Louisville to go after Gruden if Kragthorpe is fired
straitpinkie.com 10/15/2009 — Now here’s something to talk about. The National Football Post, a credible football news site, is reporting that Louisville will target former Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden if coach Steve Kragthorpe is fired. Just to be clear, it does not mean Gruden and Louisville are talking, or that ...
Louisville Wants Jon Gruden
hardknoxsports.com 10/15/2009 — We mentioned yesterday that Jon Gruden is on the top of Daniel Snyder ’s wish list to be the next coach of the Washington Redskins and now a college team also wants Gruden. The Louisville Cardinals have Gruden at the top of the list to replace Steve Kragthorpe when he is fired ...
Don’t count on Gruden winding up at Louisville
scoresreport.com 10/15/2009 — According to the National Football Post , Jon Gruden is Louisville’s No. 1 choice to be the school’s next head football coach if Steve Kragthorpe is fired. Gruden has been a hot name of late, as Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder was also rumored to be interested in the former Bucs ...
Gruden: "Don't Believe Everything That's Out There"
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/15/2009 — A recent report in the Examiner about Jon Gruden topping Daniel Snyder's wish list drew tons of national attention, as did even more recent reports that Louisville was interested in Gruden. Considering Gruden was the second big name of the week to ...
Careful What You Wish For
uoflcardgame.com 10/7/2009 — Okay, if one assumes that rumors that Jon Gruden will be the next University of Louisville football coach have any substance — and that’s a huge stretch — just what would fans be getting if Gruden were to wind up in the position. A highly respected 46-year-old coach ...
The Dregs: If a Kragthorpe falls in the woods and no one's watching...
rivals.yahoo.com 10/2/2009 — Lame game(s) of the week. Bottom of the Barrel: Pitt (3-1) at Louisville (1-2) You like holding calls, kids? Pitt is 94th in penalties and nobody really seems to know why , and by "nobody", we mean "nobody on the coaching staff ...
Louisville Football Has Gotten Ugly
uoflcardgame.com 10/5/2009 — Who said Louisville fans weren’t passionate about football. The situation has gotten ugly, so loathsome, in fact, that hard core Steve Kragthorpe haters have unleashed their ire not only on Kragthorpe, but Tom Jurich as well, even attacking each other and their fellow fans, casting ...
A Slightly More Formal Case Against Kragthorpe
cardchronicle.com 10/5/2009 — Last night's debacle was the final straw for me. In doing my pre-game reading for the game, I discovered Louisville-Pitt was the lame game of the week . This is Louisville-Pitt, Big-East opener, Friday night, blackout! It doesn't get much better than ...
Louisville Football Meeting Low Expectation
uoflcardgame.com 10/6/2009 — By Paul Sykes While the ground swell of disappointment over Steve Kragthorpe and the University of Louisville football team appears to resemble a volcanic eruption, this is exactly where most predicted the team would be with a third of the season gone. One win. Three losses. Granted, ...
Louisville Cardinals vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Preview
bigeast-fans.com 10/6/2009 — At this point in time, the Louisville Cardinals are no longer playing for Steve Kragthorpe. For the rest of the 2009 season, the young men representing "The Ville" have to play for themselves and their future.
Notebook: QB Injuries Ravage Big East
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com 10/7/2009 — by Brett McMurphy On Monday, Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe was asked who would be the Cardinals' starting quarterback Saturday against Southern Miss. "I don't want Southern Miss to know who the quarterback is," Kragthorpe said. "You guys will ...
Louisville Sports Buzz reporting Kragthorpe is done
straitpinkie.com 10/8/2009 — Welp, here we go. Here is the first online article, in non-message board form, reporting Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe will be relieved of his duties. Here’s the full article from the Louisville Sports Buzz: Sources very close to the situation have told Louisville Sports ...
Kragthorpe press conference today?
straitpinkie.com 10/8/2009 — With all the rumors and speculation running rampant, mainly on Louisville message boards, the Pinkie crew finally had enough. About an hour ago, we had friend of the Pinkie, SLC, call the Louisville athletic office to try to find out if anything was on the horizon. SLC reached the offices of ...
Louisville Official Calls Kragthorpe Report 'Absolutely Not True'
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com 10/8/2009 — by Brett McMurphy A report that Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe has been informed he will not return next season is "absolutely not true," Louisville senior associate athletic director Kenny Klein told FanHouse. The report, from Louisville Sports ...
Kragthorpe Not Fired Yet…
hardknoxsports.com 10/8/2009 — We mentioned before the season that we thought Louisville’s Steve Kragthorpe and Virginia’s Al Groh will be two of the coaches that will get fired after the season and it looks like Kragthorpe could be on his way out. It was reported earlier today that Kragthorpe may already be ...
Rumor: Phillip Fulmer interested in Louisville Job if it becomes available?
straitpinkie.com 10/9/2009 — First off, I am well aware that Steve Kragthorpe is still the head coach of the University of Louisville football program. Whether there are moves to make during the season, only A.D. Tom Jurich knows. Still, you have to believe that candidates for the job are already running through Mr. ...
KRAGTHORPE MAY BE KRAGTHORPE’D
everydayshouldbesaturday.com 10/9/2009 — Conditions may be perfect for a good old fashioned Kragthorpe’ing involving none other than the Supreme Kragthorpe-r himself. According to ANONYMOUS INTERNET REPORT he’s been asked to resign , meaning Louisville Sports Buzz is gonna earn ...
Kragthorpe already done in the 'Ville?
collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com 10/9/2009 — It's not exactly a state secret that Louisville head coach Steve Kragthorpe has his butt cheeks firmly planted on the coaching hot seat.  And, when such a situation exists, rumors regarding a replacement and the coach's current standing are ...
Hanging Around For A Win
uoflcardgame.com 10/11/2009 — To state the obvious: No, the University of Louisville football team’s skin-of-the-teeth 25-23 win over Southern Mississippi will not give coach Steve Kragthorpe any breathing room. Later it will be remembered that Southern Miss was playing without it star quarterback and some key ...
Louisville Finally Beats A D-I (FBS) Opponent In Southern Miss; Kragthorpe Still Finds A Way To Prove His Incompetence
straitpinkie.com 10/12/2009 — Rohrer will be along shortly with his full recap/his thoughts/and what lies ahead rants, but quickly the Cards defeated the Southern Miss Fightin’ Fedora’s last night 25-23 thanks to a two-point conversion by Louisville… IN THE THIRD QUARTER!!!!!!! Hopefully Rohrer will at ...
Louisville sets sights on Gruden for possible openingFull of Sports
The University of Louisville has pegged Jon Gruden as its No. 1 candidate should the school decide to fire coach Steve Kragthorpe , sources told NFL Network's Michael Lombardi . Card Chronicle found this 12 hours ago on blogs.nfl.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: ...
Gruden: Don't believe everything that's out thereProFootballTalk.com
Last night, Mr. Florio shared a report that linked Jon Gruden to the University of Louisville, a collegiate addition to the rumor mill that usually links Gruden to the Redskins and other NFL jobs that might be coming open at...
Gruden Quiet on Louisville SpeculationFanHouse
by Brett McMurphy TAMPA, Fla. -- ESPN announcer and former Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden, who was attending Thursday night's Cincinnati-South Florida game, declined comment about media reports linking him to college and NFL coaching positions. "I'm just here to support the Bulls ," Gruden ...
Gruden Quiet on Louisville SpeculationFanHouse
by Brett McMurphy TAMPA, Fla. -- ESPN announcer and former Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden, who was attending Thursday night's Cincinnati-South Florida game, declined comment about media reports linking him to college and NFL coaching positions. "I'm just here to support the Bulls ," Gruden ...
Crawford on why Gruden to U of L will never happenCard Chronicle
Crawford on why Gruden to U of L will never happen I'm not sure there's anyone among us who thinks there's any more than a razor thin chance of Jon Gruden actually being the next head football coach at Louisville (I've already promised to wear a dress to Derby if it does), but I think ...
Louisville football considering Jon Gruden if Steve Kragthorpe is firedFanIQ Blog
Louisville fans will probably be thrilled to hear that the Cardinals have their eyes on former NFL coach Jon Gruden. Kragthorpe has been a huge disappointment so far, going 13-16 so far after replacing Bobby Petrino. Could Gruden do better? We don't know... he hasn't coached college ...
Gruden speaks on U of L rumorsCard Chronicle
Gruden speaks on U of L rumors Heard it this morning on Mike and Mike, and I just found someone over at ITV who wrote his response out. If I were a louisville fan praying to god that he comes (which...ya know...i am) then that would be about the best answer I could hope to hear.
Manday Musings: the Weekend that was in Pinkie sports 10/12 editionstraitpinkie.com
The Cards finally won, the Cats lost to the ‘Ole Ball Coach again, and Mike Hartline’s season is done. Those are the highlights, or lowlights depending on your perspective, from the weekend in the Pinkie sports world. Time to muse. Steve Kragthorpe needed a win and he got a win. ...
Louisville Finally Beats A D-I (FBS) Opponent In Southern Missstraitpinkie.com
Rohrer will be along shortly with his full recap/his thoughts/and what lies ahead rants, but quickly the Cards defeated the Southern Miss Fightin’ Fedora’s last night 25-23 thanks to a two-point conversion by Louisville… IN THE THIRD QUARTER!!!!!!! Hopefully Rohrer will at ...
WR Robinson officially commits to Cardsstraitpinkie.com
Louisville Central wide receiver Stephan Robinson officially committed to the Louisville Cardinals today. Robinson, a three-star recruit as rated by Rivals, has long been considered a strong Louisville lean, but had held off making a decision until today. This is a great ‘get’ ...
The Pinkie Previews: Southern Mississippi at Louisvillestraitpinkie.com
Date – October 10, 2009 Time – 7:30 pm Site – Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Television – ESPNU Radio – 840 AM WHAS Papa John's Cardinal Stadium aka The Oven Louisville and Southern Miss will do battle for the 28th time on Saturday in a game featuring ...
Getting Motivated The Louisville ChallengeU of L Card Game
Coaching controversies are tough on everybody. If the emotional swings of the past week have taken a toll on University of Louisville football fans, one can only imagine how coaches and players have been affected. Coaches distracted by how long they will be around, players concerned about ...
Louisville Official Calls Kragthorpe Report 'Absolutely Not True'FanHouse
by Brett McMurphy A report that Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe has been informed he will not return next season is "absolutely not true," Louisville senior associate athletic director Kenny Klein told FanHouse. The report, from Louisville Sports Buzz, indicated "sources very close to the ...
Kragthorpe hanging by a thread?Kentucky Sports Radio
Word began to circulate this afternoon about an internet report from Louisville Sports Buzz that Steve Kragthorpe had been informed that he was not long for the coaching job with the filthy Cards. Of course, having spent the last little while composing some witty prose to properly make fun of ...
Klein: Kragthorpe report "absolutely not true"Card Chronicle
Klein: Kragthorpe report "absolutely not true" Brett McMurphy: A report that Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe has been informed he will not return next season is "absolutely not true," Louisville senior associate athletic director Kenny Klein told FanHouse. ... Klein said the ...
Kragthorpe Kragthorpe'd?Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Kragthorpe Kragthorpe'd? According to Louisville Sports Buzz, the Cardinals football coach was invited to the kind of meeting you don't want to be invited to, told what he did not want to be told, and will not be coaching the Louisville football team in 2010.
Notebook: QB Injuries Ravage Big EastFanHouse
by Brett McMurphy On Monday, Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe was asked who would be the Cardinals' starting quarterback Saturday against Southern Miss. "I don't want Southern Miss to know who the quarterback is," Kragthorpe said. "You guys will find out when they walk out on game day." ...
Central WR Stephan Robinson to commit this weekend?straitpinkie.com
Louisville Central wide receiver Stephan Robinson, a three-star recruit, looks like he will end his recruitment and commit to Louisville this weekend. We have covered his recruitment here on the Pinkie for the past several months and quite honestly I had expected him to already be committed by ...
Halftime Breaks Can Be TerminalU of L Card Game
What happened in the University of Louisville locker room at halftime against Pittsburgh? Louisville, with Adam Froman taking his first snaps and calling signals, was playing some of its better football. Something for U of L fans to be genuinely excited about, for the first time since a huge ...
Louisville Overmatched In Loss to Pitt 35-10straitpinkie.com
The University of Louisville Football team continued to struggle on Friday night as they dropped their third straight game 35-10 to the Pittsburgh Panthers. After most losses, I usually get angry. I Feel like the team could of played better and look for answers. On Friday night as I sat in my ...
Kragthorpe staying mum on L'Ville's QB pictureSI.com - NCAA Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe says he's going to wait until Saturday before revealing who will start at quarterback against Southern Miss.