It’s sad… the kids at Louisville will never play in a “big” football game. The past several graduating classes haven’t, the current ones won’t, and the next several won’t either. The Hoover rivalry isn’t a rivalry anymore. Lake isn’t a rivalry. The NBC opponents don’t mean anything now. The playoff games (if they make it) don’t mean anything, because they will be 5-5 in a good year with no chance of making it anywhere.
There were several great years where Louisville made deep runs, but even when they didn’t make a deep run, they were a top seed and conference champions. When they choked in the first round of the playoffs, at least they had they hope of making a run. They always played Hoover and Lake tough. You can throw the battles with Canfield in there as well. Those won’t happen anymore.
It’s embarrassing and you have to feel bad for them.