The 2007 MNC WTF Happened Award

Coming into the 2007 season, the Louisville Cardinal faithful were expecting great things despite the change at head coach. Enter one each Steve Kragthorpe. The Cards were ranked 10th in the AP Preseason polls, sandwiched between #9 Virginia Tech and #11 Ohio State. The season started out rather convincingly and no one batted an eyebrow, as they rolled Murray State 73-10. As matter of fact most L'ville outsiders across the country were thinking to themselves, it would come down to the West Virginia and Rutgers games. Louisville looked as if though they hadn't lost a step from Bobby P's coached Cards. But the following week something very strange happened, MTSU rolled up over 550 yards of total offense in a 58-42 loss to the Cards. Sure MTSU has been known to be a thorn in the side of teams from time to time, but 550+ yards? The following 2 weeks would set the tone for the 07 campaign as Louisville went on to lose to UK and Syracuse, giving up 925 all purpose yards and 78 points. Yes Louisville had nice wins, and also some very close losses. But this is a team that scored 421 points while allowing 377, your not gonna get very far doin that. So we salute you Steve Kragthorpe winner of the MNC 2007 WTF Happened Award!

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