Red Rage Pigskin

No. This is been a total clusterphuck by CCS. I don't know what he has been or is trying to accomplish, but so far all he's done is piss off the UofL fan base. I am and always will be a UofL fan. That means that as long as CCS is our head coach, I'll wish him well. But like a cheating girl friend, you know if it happened once, it's likely going to happen again. Loyalty is two-way street. If he stays, and gets that big raise he seems to be angling for, I, for one, will expect him to earn it. That means beating the living snot out of UK whenever possible and not losing to the likes of Syracuse and UConn. You want fans like Florida Charlie? Then win like Florida.

I'm with you. I hope he gets up at the podium after beating Floridas ass and tells all these negative nellys to kiss his ass. The man has done nothing but bust his ass for this city and program and these guys are trying their best to make sure he takes a different job just so they can feel better about themselves and their fball insider genius. Its sickening if you ask me.

I'm not pissed off, but I do find your cheating girlfriend comparison quite appropriate (although not for the same reasons you do).

You're going to have to explain that one to me.

The bad thing about this is that the team is closer to being like Florida than the fan support is....but that's just due to the history and tradition Florida has had for so many more years than U of L.

Yes, if you want a Florida-like fan base, win like Florida. Funny, when some of these programs slump, it's easier to get a seat there, too. If he hangs around, he might see a pretty good indicator of how the Card faithful congregate when we bring a sizable base to NOLA.

I lean in this direction, especially if they hire Gundy.

Yes, but this girlfriend has not cheat on us yet ? Correct. Why hold this girlfriend responsible for how we have been treated by other girlfriends and the level of trust ?

I'm on the Charlie Train already, but he should offer an apology to the fans for any disrespect he may have shown them during the press conference. As long as the coach keeps bringing in top recruits, winning games and acting grateful that he has the best job in the country then all is forgiven. Jump back aboard that big train headed to the Sugar Bowl and give Charlie and the team all your support.

We're becoming a destination job and I hope Charlie retires after a long and successful career at UofL with at least one national chamionship. Go Cards!

I sat many games as a kid in the 80's in old cardinal stadium with maybe 10,000 people there to watch Cardinal Football. I could never imagine a Sugar Bowl nor a coach that would choose UofL over tenn. This program has jumped leaps and bounds over the past 25 years and will continue to rise. I have no problem with Charlie demanding more from the fans as we can demand more from him such as not losing at home to uconn. I only have a problem with the puke comment. But we all say stupid things at times and would take things back. If Charlie turns down tenn and gets in front of this by saying he chooses to stay before tenn announces their new coach, then that stupid comment will be both forgiven and forgotten in my book.

People who want to leave, don't challenge the program. They smile and say all is good while they sign a contract with someone else. I could be wrong on all of this, but I feel that Charlie stays and continues to build the program. We as fans respond to Charlie's request and Charlie keeps developing as a head coach to push the program past losses to teams like uconn, fiu, marshall, etc...

Here's the scenarios and results in my view:
1) Best Case: He declines tn and stays in front of the story
2) He accepts tenn. We are burnt yet again and everything charlie said about "not cut like that" is a total lie. We never forget/forgive the press conference and we move on.
3) Worst Case: He does not get in front of the story. Looks like he is runner up at tenn. And we feel stuck with a coach that does not want to be here. We are still mad about the press conference. That would not go well for the program.