Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
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Rocco Gasparro
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield understands the importance of Louisville’s intra-state rivalry game with Kentucky.
The fourth-year head coach knows what this game means to the fan base and Card Nation.
“They’re fans and they’re going to be fanatics about particularly this game – it’s a rivalry game,” Satterfield said. “It doesn’t matter about records, whether we’re both undefeated or we haven’t won a game, your fan base wants to win this one for bragging rights. We hear about it throughout the whole year. No matter where we go, if there’s some fan from either side, they will a lot of the times make a comment about it. It’s obviously a huge game and one you want to try to go get so we don’t have to hear some of that stuff again all season.”
The game takes on special importance this year for the Cardinals, who are looking for their sixth win in seven games and hoping to stop a three-game losing streak to UK. This rivalry contest is always played with tremendous emotion and Satterfield knows his team must keep that in check to not give away important yards.
“We’ll certainly address it,” Satterfield said. “I think anytime you get overly emotional in a situation…
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