Frogs ignore hype; business-like in 45-31 victory
By Danny Gillham
Sports Editor

Heading into Saturday’s game against Louisville, a lot of talking was being done by the Cardinals.

They went on and on about their upset victory over then No. 4 Florida State, somewhat overlooking their upcoming game with TCU.

Then Louisville senior wide receiver Damien Dorsey gave the Frogs bulletin board material, saying that they would take TCU “behind the woodshed” on Saturday.

This was not the case though, as the Frogs built a 38-6 halftime lead, and held off a ferocious second half comeback by Louisville to defeat the Cardinals.

“They didn’t think we were as good as we were,” redshirt freshman quarterback Tye Gunn told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “We hit some big plays on them early and took advantage of it. Everything was going our way. Those situations don't happen very often. We came into their house in the rain and got it done.”

The team scored 31 points before the Cardinals could even get on the board, when Dorsey caught a 40-yard touchdown from Cardinal senior Dave Ragone.

The Cardinals came out in the second half with guns blazing, scoring on two touchdowns and a safety in a span of 1:58. However the Frogs never relinquished the lead, and a one yard touchdown run by true freshman Lonta Hobbs gave the team the cushion it needed, as the team went on to win 45-31.

Head coach Gary Patterson said the team is obviously pleased with the win, but doesn’t want his team to think too much about it.

“I told them if they’re too excited about this win, then they didn’t really think they could do it in the first place,” Patterson said. “I think the key to the whole situation is to understand that this win counted as much as Army and Houston. You just got to put it out of your mind, move forward and go back to business.”

The Frogs allowed the Cardinals to make it interesting for a while, allowing Louisville to make big plays in a short amount of time. The team held the Cardinals in check for the majority of its 56 offensive plays, but a few lapses attributed to 23 of Louisville’s 25 second half points.

Patterson said the game was one of the best the Frogs have played in a while, but they still could have done better.

“They had (around) 47 that were only for about 62 yards, but (the others) were for about 200,” he said. “I understand we’re aggressive, but at some point and time that’s going to come back and haunt us if we don’t (stop it).”

Danny Gillham