Another weekend in the books from the Pinkie Sports world. I won’t be addressing Big Blue Madness since Guy already has and I did not watch it all. However, we’ve got plenty of football action to address, let’s get into it. The Cards took another ‘L’ on Saturday as they lost for the third strait year to UConn 38-25. I have a post coming tomorrow about the Kragthorpe situation, so I won’t get into that here. I’m going to just focus on the things that happened involving the game itself.

Louisville has their quarterback in Adam Froman. The red-haired gunslinger finished 24-31 for 295 yards and a touchdown. He also had 21 yards rushing and quite frankly, he makes plays. Yes he threw two picks, but I like the fact he tries to make something happen. The way Louisville’s season is going, there is no reason not to take chances in the passing game and Froman can do just that.

Vic Anderson is a freakin stud. The Louisville St. X product has been battling a groin strain which obviously hampered him, but he still finished the UConn game with 58 yards rushing on only 5 attempts with a touchdown. He had a 37 yard gain in which he would have normally taken to the house, but Vic had no ability to get into the last gear to pull away because of the injury. Regardless, he looks to be an all-time Louisville great in the making.

The defense just doesn’t have enough bullets. These guys are playing hard, but are on the field way too much. The linebackers, as expected, have played pretty well this season. However, the front four have not produced an effective pass rush and the opposing quarterbacks have way too much time to throw the ball. Placekicker Ryan Payne, God love him, you know he’s trying his best, but for crying out loud WEAR A SHOE!!!!!

Big win for the Cats at Auburn. Beyond the fact it was their first win against the Tigers since 1966, this win showed a lot of maturity and poise from the Cats. I thought the quarterback duo of Morgan Newton and Will Fidler did exactly what you asked them to do, mainly don’t turn the ball over and make simple plays like a screen pass or hit an underneath receiver on a 5 yard in or crossing route.

Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke once again showed their talents. Those two have special ability and they will continue making plays barring injury. To me, the success of the Cats season now hinges on the the arms of Newton and Fidler. If those two can do exactly what they did on Saturday, then I think Kentucky wins 8 games.

The Kentucky defense flew to the ball and hit Auburn, which is a great thing to see. However, the one thing that did concern me was watching Auburn have many chances late. If Auburn had a quarterback who could throw the ball to a wide open receiver 20 yards down the field, then they probably tie the game. Fortunately for the Cats, by reviewing the schedule they have left, it is not loaded with good quarterbacks. For some reason, the name Jonathan Crompton immediately comes to mind when talking about bad quarterbacks.

After watching the Auburn game a second time, I have come to the conclusion wide receiver Chris Matthews has been largely over-hyped. Coming from junior college, Matthews was touted by the coaching staff and fans as the missing piece offensively who could stretch the field and give the Cats a legit deep threat. However, Matthews has been disappointing, particularly when the preseason hype is taken into account. That being said, the physical abilities are obviously there and once the light comes on, the Cats will have another playmaker.

Quick hits time:

-The Tennessee Titans lost to the Patriots 59-0 on Sunday and are still completely defeated in 2009. Unreal, particularly when you consider the Raiders have won twice.

-The New Orleans Saints look ridiculously good. Drew Brees throws for nearly 400 yards almost every week and now it appears they have a defense with Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator. Plus, he produces hilarious photogs like this one when he was with Jacksonville:

Gregg Williams is either mimmicking a fish or he's messed up