Wednesday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
Share this story The U of L women’s basketball team’s game against North Carolina which was originally scheduled for Dec. 13 and then Jan. 1 will now be played on Jan. 5. The team’s scheduled game against Virginia on Jan. 3 has been postponed. The CJ’s Cameron Teague Robinson examines how Louisville’s current football offense compares to years past. A very happy birthday to Chris Mack. Arizona announced a self-imposed postseason ban yesterday. Pat Forde writes that nobody is buying it.
The new page in the playbook: take a ban with a team that is below the school’s usual standard, in a season that is a mess, and then expect credit for it when it’s time for an infractions hearing. Arizona is 7–1 but lost its only game away from home and has a No. 38 Ken Pomeroy ranking, after being in the top 20 six of the previous eight seasons. Auburn is 6–2 and No. 65 in the Pomeroy Ratings, its lowest ranking in four se
Tuesday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
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UPDATE: This game has now been postponed. The Athletic’s Brian Bennett tells the story of Carlik Jones finally being recruited at a high-level after being passed over by nearly every D-I program (including Chris Mack and Xavier) when he was coming out of high school.
Growing up, Jones had gone to Mack’s camps when Mack was the coach at Xavier. Mack was aware of him but never strongly considered recruiting him. The Musketeers had four-star guards such as Quintin Goodin and Edmond Sumner in the pipeline. In the spring of 2020, though, Mack put on the full-court press for Jones, who heard from more than 50 programs after he entered the transfer portal. It turns out that Mack’s parents and Jones’ family live less than three miles from each other on the far north side of Cincinnati. Mack grew up with several of Jones’ youth league coaches and trainers. Mack called all of them. He checked in with Rosemond almost e