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2017 Week 2 Louisville Cardinals Rankings

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User	Rank	Reason
sunburn_on_the_brain	4
stripes361	8	As a whole, Louisville played a better game against Purdue than the 35-28 final scoreline would indicate. Lamar Jackson completed 65% of his passes en route to finishing with 378 passing yards and ran for over 100 on the ground. We've become inured to such gaudy statlines from the defending Heisman Trophy winner to the point where we may even start to underrate his play. Meanwhile, the Cardinals held Jeff Brohm's high-powered attack to 344 yards of total offense. Purdue has talent on that side of the ball and Coach Brohm will utilize it much better than his predecessor did. I expect this game is more of a positive sign for Purdue than a negative one for Louisville. If Bobby Petrino's squad struggles against UNC this week, then I will think of dropping them outside the Top 10.
Ticklebump	8	Lamar was grinding. Purdue is a lot better than I expected. I'm going to enjoy Louisville challenging for first in the Atlantic.
PureCFR	10
relax_on_the_mat	10
T-Thugs	10	Purdue looked like they might actually have a pulse this year. If they end up winning some games, this could be a decent win for Louisville. I didn't rank them higher because Purdue was one of the absolute worst P5 schools last year. Hard to know what that game is worth yet. 
mickeyquicknumbers	11	no change
Acm0028	12
buckeyegold	12
myghtymouse	12
Red261	12
SearonTrejorek	12	0.69676
soonerfreak	12
ThaCarter	12
vanburen1845	12
aubieismyhomie	13
Daigotsu	13
LEGEN--wait_for_it	13
MarlinsGuy	13	Purdue is probably better than people think
Mythic514	13
SpeedxKills	13
Texasagsman	13
TheOrangeKush81	13
Xtremeloco	13
Andaldo	14
Bill3ffinMurray	14	Hard to drop a team for winning against a P5 opponent, especially a Purdue team that came to play. One of the more surprising results of Week 1 saw Louisville scrape by the Boilermakers. A good showing for the Cardinals offense powered by returning Heisman winner Lamar Jackson. 
CFSparta92	14
chweris	14
deadtofall12	14
g_mo821	14
gbuntin	14
orboth	14
Pikachu1989	14
qacha	14
scootmcgroot	14
SmokingCricket	14
Stockz	14
swanky-k	14
ToLongDR	14
Wurst_Law	14
BUSean	15
dan4223	15
djowen68	15
emueagles	15
esoterik	15
Fifth_Down	15
G-manP	15
GilBrandt	15	This is a confusing one. I feel like Louisville could be ranked a couple spots higher from Lamar alone, but it was a close win over Purdue. Is Purdue a better team this season? Maybe. Time will tell if this is a impressive win or not.
JCiLee	15
jmac_21	15	Louisville really struggled with Purdue, but the Cardinals still have their Heisman winning QB, and he is still clutch.
ReallyCreative	15
slntkilla	15
strikersteve60	15
TaylorLeprechaun	15	-1: Lamar Jackson showed off his Heisman winning skill once again.  It seemed like once again it was him trying to drag his team to a W with their performance against the Purdue Spoilermakers.  Time will tell if the rest of the team can keep up with him.
TDenverFan	15
toocleverbyhalf	15
warm_warmer_disco	15
alextoyalex	16
alsonamedbort87	16
Cobainism	16	Purdue HC  showed why Boilmaker fans are finally excited about football again, as his squad elevated their game above their actual talent level vs. the Cardinals. Yes, Louisville won, but they have issues they need to fix ASAP -- penalties and failing to protect the football. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner QB Lamar Jackson had a good day; watch him have a field day vs North Carolina's defense next week
coreyfra	16
dabul-master	16
grjohnst	16
HUSKEROYAL	16
IAmAChemicalEngineer	16
icklebush	16
lebaronslebaron	16	Only beat Purdon't by 7. Come on. 
marcellnation	16
monkeymatt1836	16
RegulatorRWF	16
TanzaniaMagic	16	Avoided a narrow upset against Purdue. Lamar Jackson is going to need some more support from his team.
The_DHC	16
TheFlyingBoat	16
TheTeamCubed	16
WeenisWrinkle	16
03040905	17
3RDnKING	17
BunnySelfDestruct	17	Purdue almost beat them... survived a potential train wreck. Lamar Jackson looks great, everyone else better do everything they can to make sure he stays healthy. He is this football team.
cfbguy	17
ChickenTaco	17
CockADoodleBOOM	17
d_mcc_x	17
DanNeverDie	17
DarkLegend64	17
DavoinShower-handle	17
doormatt26	17	Looked not-good against Purdue. 
FellKnight	17
GiovanniElliston	17
Harry_B_C_Dresden	17
HelioOne	17
jlh2b	17
kermic_the_frog	17
laminak	17
LeinadSpoon	17
MrDoctorSmartyPants	17
nemoran	17
olmsted	17
orangeslash	17
pileatedloon	17
Polarbear1914	17
Quentanamo_Bay	17
ScarletFever333	17
TheZachster	17
WarEagle9	17
wesman212	17
Arsenal7X	18	Man apart from Lamar Jackson, this team isn't very good. But they still have Lamar Jackson.
BamaPride95	18
beerslingerjay	18	They didn't look to great, but a win is a win... I guess? Lamar Jackson is still the best player in CFB, but literally everyone else around him needs to pick it up if they're going to contend with FSU and Clemson in the ACC. With a performance like this past one, don't be surprised if UNC knocks them out before Clemson or FSU has a chance to.
bties	18
corundum9	18	Starting to think that Louisville might even be overrated here at 18. Purdue is an improved team, but that should have been a runaway game in the third quarter for a team like Louisville. If they struggle again v UNC, I'll most likely be dropping Louisville into the 20s.
Ghost_of_Dude	18
HonProfDrEsqCPA	18
JeromesNiece	18	LW: 13; played below expectations
kamikazeguy	18
KingKliffsbury	18
Laschoni	18
Mario_Speedwagon	18	Thinking I way overranked these guys to start the season so I'm putting them back down here for now.
nolez	18
retnuh101	18
scronko	18
seaotter2	18
theeguy	18
TheReformedBadger	18
ucieaters33	18
UNC_Samurai	18
uwbjb	18
xelphin	18	The Purdue Spoilermakers very nearly lived up to their name, but were instead only one score away.
AaronRodgers16	19
BallSoHerd	19
bluegrassborn	19	Is Jeff Brohm using dark magic to make Purdue a respectable opponent? Is Louisville just overrated this year, which showed against an actually bad Purdue team? Would Louisville really be ranked if Lamar Jackson wasn't on the team?
BugsSuck	19
CertifiedSheep	19
Chris-P-Creme	19
cinciforthewin	19
conchobor	19
DFWTooThrowed	19
dupreesdiamond	19
Extra_Excrement	19	They nearly stumbled against Purdue but they still have the talent to win some big games and maybe upset one of FSU and Clemson. Fumbling twice deep in Purdue territory, numerous penalties, and losing Jaire Alexander certainly didn't help. Fortunately is sounds like Alexander avoided a major injury. I feel like people have already forgotten about Lamar Jackson? When you have a clutch QB you can squeak out of ugly games and still have a shot at winning bigger ones.
gohuskies	19
hokies220	19	Well Lamar Jackson is still amazing. The rest of the team maybe not so much. 
MrTheSpork	19
noodlethebear	19
Our-Gardian-Angel	19
PalmettoFace	19
plannedsickdays	19
puffadda	19
Rainbow_Beefcake	19
RiffRamBahZoo	19
THECrew42	19
typicaliconoclast	19
BoboIsDead	20	(-3) Ugly win
brobroma	20
CambodianDrywall	20
captain_sasquatch	20
chceman	20
Hummer77x	20
Khavanon	20	(-3) 35-28 over renowned Big Ten "powerhouse" Purdue. Actually, it seems like all of the B1G's lower echelon is making their presence known around the country. No excuse for the Cardinals, though.
Knightro2011	20
mellolizard	20
Nathanael-Greene	20	Though they won Saturday, a one-score win over Purdue isn't all that impressive, especially for a team with a returning Heisman winner. Louisville will need to improve a lot if they want to win the ACC Atlantic this season.
nickknx865	20
SCsprinter13	20
spsellers	20
Techwid	20
A-Stu-Ute	21	For the time being, having a close game against Purdue isn't a great indicator.
BabyBladder	21
BlueFalcon89	21
dicky_________seamus	21
DonnieNarco	21
funtubs	21
Jpkun	21
ssnider23	21
Aeschylus_	22	Almost shit the bed against Purdon't.
bakonydraco	22
BosskOnASegway	22	Is Purdue good? No, probably not.  Is Louisville good?  No probably not, but they won and they have the reigning Heisman champion so they stay. Their defense is bottom tier and their offense is one dimensional.  Lamar Jackson isn't going to be good enough to bail them out against even average teams. I almost expect a lose at UNC, but we shall see.
DisraeliEers	22
snwidget	22
thatwasntveryraven	22
WhiteBaseCoat	22	I'm assuming that by this point you've ignored my wishes and looked at my preseason poll, and so you'll know that I was super-super-super high on Louisville. I have come to understand that this was probably a mistake. Did they deserve to drop this far for struggling with Purdue? Maybe not. I tend to think that Jeff Brohm knows what he's doing. However, he's doing it with Purdue. Thus, I've sent Louisville to the meaningless dungeon that is the 20's.
eclectic_tastes	23
G-Aardvark	23
No_Way_Pablo	23
tmart12	23
Wescat	23
DoveFood	24
Dropbackandpunt	24
HarbingerOfFun	24	Maybe Purdue is back????
mjacksongt	24
remwin	24
CarbonCamaroZL1	25	Looked pretty bad against Purdue. Purdue did look good, but not top 16 good. Dropped to 25th as they did still win, but definitely are not a top 20 team.
cmdrcaboose2	25
Foxmcbowser42	25
galacticdude7	25
SCRx	25
SurpriseSalami	25	Flawed team where it matters most, Jackson is still a beast.

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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