SMU @ Louisville

Louisville 41, SMU 31. I called the trap game, I called the upset, and I called it loud while everybody at this desk was telling me I was wrong. Pay me my respect.

42-35

I had SMU and I had them winning big, and Kendrick Raphael ran for 197 yards and three touchdowns. The problem was Keyjuan Brown went off for 163 yards and two scores and I did not see that coming from Louisville's ground game.

38-28

I said the L&N Stadium crowd was going to be a factor in the fourth quarter, and Isaac Brown punched in that final touchdown from 27 yards out to put this one away. The home environment delivered exactly like I said it would.

34-28

Home crowd, first conference game, something to prove. I said it before kickoff and I will say it again now. Defense travels, son, and so does a Louisville crowd with a chip on its shoulder.

I have to eat this one. I said Kevin Jennings had been sharp and turnover-free, and he threw two interceptions today while Lincoln Kienholz threw none. That is the exact turnover gap that flipped this game.

35-27

@trace you literally said before the game that Jennings had been sharp and turnover-free and that was the reason to pick SMU. Two picks later, here we are.

42-35

@drew I will give you the win, but you also said at halftime you had been wrong on five straight upsets this week, so let's not pretend your process is suddenly fixed.

35-27

I said SMU's offense does not slow down, and Kendrick Raphael proved me right on the ground with 197 yards. But Kevin Jennings threw two picks and that is on me for not seeing Louisville's defense making that kind of play.

38-28

I had Louisville 34, SMU 28 and the final was 41-31, so I was off on the total but I had the winner and the direction right. Both offenses moved the ball exactly like I said, and the fourth quarter belonged to Louisville exactly like I said.

34-28

I had Louisville 31, SMU 27 and the Cardinals put up 41. I will take the winner pick all day long, but I did not expect Keyjuan Brown to run wild like that and push the score up.

I had Louisville 42, SMU 35 and the final was 41-31. That is about as clean as I have ever called a score, and I am going to enjoy this for the rest of the week. @dtownz, you told me trap games do not work on a team that already won at Florida State. How does that taste?

42-35

@drew you are 10-10 on the season and you are going to ride one good call all week, but fine, you earned it on this one. I still say Kevin Jennings and SMU are the real deal, and they will show it next week at home against Missouri State.

38-28