You know, if you spend a whole week getting your butt kissed by adoring fans and media, it is kind of hard to take a little school from the Sun Belt Conference like Middle Tennessee seriously. This is what I think happened to Louisville Thursday night.
Don't get me wrong, Louisville has some defensive issues on their team. But in a first half in which they gave up 35 points to the Middle Tennessee offense, their defense looked lackadaisical, not hustling and out of position. They looked like what they were, a top 10 team that spent the past week begin told how awesome they were by their classmates.
Fortunately, they were able to wake up and find religion at halftime, holding UMT to only one TD in the second half. Middle Tennessee is probably a lot better than many people think they are; they would have scored some points on Louisville tonight even if the Cardinals' defense was in their right frame of mind. I just don't think they're 42 points better than Louisville's best effort.
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