Cardinal Couple Radio Hour

If the show is ever on the rails, it's definitely not this week. With another beautiful late fall day, the crew is a bit stir crazy, but they get it together enough to get through the episode. It's been a busy week, with Louisville soccer, volleyball, and field hockey having matches in the last couple of days along with the women's basketball media day. The gang discusses all that (and plenty more...

Volleyball and women's soccer both had wins this week, but the crew can't put off basketball any longer. In addition to the victories and the field hockey loss, the guys talk about the basketball preseason awards watch lists and the Louisville Live event. It's a full show, made fuller by the shenanigans slowing things down early.  Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of...

It's been a winning week for the Cards, though the crew isn't the most positive about all of those victories. Field hockey nabbed their first ACC victory of the year and volleyball stayed undefeated in league play. Louisville women's soccer takes on a top-10 opponent Saturday evening in a must win matchup. The guys cover all that and more. Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement...

Daryl, Jared, Jeff, and Paulie convene to lament losses for Field Hockey and Soccer, but celebrate a Volleyball win.  We look forward to the women's basketball tip-off luncheon, and give a few minutes to spring sports playing exhibition fall seasons.

As fall is fully upon us, the outdoor squads have struggled a tad on the road. Louisville women's soccer and field hockey both dropped matches against ranked Virginia squads this week, but volleyball extended its ACC win streak to 32 matches. The volleyball team gets Georgia Tech on ESPN tomorrow, and the guys cover all three sports in depth in this week's episode. Check out daily columns celebrat...

We're back after a week off and we've got plenty to discuss. Volleyball has continued their hot streak, picking up a pair of ranked road wins before toughing out a trap game against Miami. Field hockey also won this week, defeating Indiana for the ninth straight time. Justine Sowry's squad looks to be getting things moving in the right direction. The guys cover all that and more in this week's epi...

Jared, Jeff, and Paul discuss the week's activity in women's sports including a win and a loss for Volleyball, a pair of draws for Soccer, and Field Hockey staying on the winning side of the equation.

It's been a busy week for Louisville fall sports and it's been a successful one. The show is packed full as the guys cover the three most recent wins for Louisville volleyball, field hockey, and soccer. Women's basketball managed to stretch its influence all the way to September as the non-conference schedule was released this week. The crew gives their brief thoughts on it before moving into fina...

After women's soccer opened their season with a victory last week, field hockey and volleyball followed suit a week later. The guys touch briefly on the tough loss by soccer team to a ranked Xavier squad before moving on to the wins for field hockey and volleyball over Bucknell, NKU, and South Dakota. They look ahead at the upcoming games this weekend for all three teams before moving into final t...

After getting the fall season started last week, the show starts to fill in a bit more as two more Cardinal teams get their seasons started. Louisville women's soccer took a win in their regular season opener while field hockey eked out a victory over Miami (OH) in their first preseason scrimmage. Finally, the volleyball team is guaranteed a win in their scrimmage on Saturday as they take on thems...

It's a full house for the first time in a long time and what a time for it with Louisville athletics back in action. The group of five on today's episode mirrors last night's crew at the Louisville women's soccer game. The Cards took on Cincinnati in an exhibition for what was the first official event of Louisville's 2022-23 season which makes up the majority of the show. There's plenty more compe...

After a week off, the show returns, and Case makes his return as well. With Daryl out, four of five are in for the last show before games officially take place at UofL again. The women's soccer team will get the season started with an exhibition next Friday, so the guys talk about what that game might look like and how the team will approach the season. There was also news galore this week, giving...

Jared, Jeff, and Paulie discuss what to expect and how to prepare for Fall Sports. With the beginning of fall sporting events only three weeks away, the panel discussions what to expect when, and offer some tips and advice for, attending the main three UofL fall sports.  They go through the environment you should expect to encounter and some things to do to make your attendance more pleasant...

The crew have a frank discussion about the progress of gender equity in sports, the impact the NIL has had on it, who is the benefiting the most and why?  Then they take a look at who they expect to be breakout starts in the big three fall sports.  Daryl is keeping her boyfriend's closet stocked with WNBA jerseys, and Jeff is trying to get his backup headset working, while Jared plays Pu...

There are four in the house today as the guys cover a glut of current and former Cards competing in the pros and for their international teams. Scott Teeter leads a huge contingent of the Louisville Lacrosse program for Team Canada in the Lacrosse World Championships, Emina Ekic is joined by Allison Whitfield at Racing Louisville, and Kianna Smith is back with the LA Sparks. They also look at the...

Daryl, Jared, Jeff, and Paulie talk about the newly announced Basketball player, 6'5" Josie Williams, being added to the Cards roster, including what this means for the overall Basketball roster, as well as some impact on the Volleyball roster as well. They also take a look at the schedules, all announced this week, for Volleyball, Women's Soccer, and Field Hockey.  There were also discussion...

Paulie is out this week so the guys are left to fend for themselves as the summer slump begins in earnest. A fortuitous discovery on the composite calendar leads to discussions about the 2022 UofL Volleyball season and various news throughout the week gets the guys through a surprisingly full show.  Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of Louisville women's athletics at...

It's been a surprisingly busy week in the early part of the summer slump, and the guys do their best to hit all the main points. Angel McCoughtry christened a renovated basketball court in Shively, giving back to her adopted home of Louisville. Beth Burns headed back West to coach at USC. Jaz Jones has been picked up by the Connecticut Sun and AD Durr is nearly back to full strength on the floor....

Paulie, Jared, and Jeff form a trio for this episode of the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast.  The crew discuss Cards across the gamut from former cards, in WNBA, NWSL, a new Pro Card with the Florida Vibe Softball, and even jump back to a reference to Maggie Ruckenbrod.  Hailey van Lith is going to showcase her skills for the USA in a game with rules pretty much custom written for her...

After a few weeks with the podcast away (and a couple week hiatus for the show in general), we're back with one of the last episodes of the official UofL Women's Athletics seasons. The guys talk about the track and field competitors working towards a championship, former Card Lauren Hartlage in the LPGA US Women's Open, and all kinds of news around the UofL programs. Check out daily columns celebr...

A bit of a choppy start as the beginning of the recording is missed, but it's a great show from there. A throwback to the Studio on the Hill days, Paulie, Jeff, and Case bring you stories and complaints about Thunder Over Louisville as the 2022 Kentucky Derby Festival kicks off today. The crew opens with chatting about the basketball coaching staff moves before looking at the lacrosse and softball...

It's a three man show this week as Paulie, Jared, and Case lead the way. The crew can't quite give up the basketball season yet, so they discuss the Ramani Parker transfer and prognosticate a bit more about the 2022-23 roster. With the heart of the spring season underway, they look at the remaining schedules for Softball and Lacrosse and talk about what they need to do to make their respective NCA...

Louisville won two games after last week's show and found themselves in the Final Four for the fourth time. Unfortunately, they had probably the worst matchup available in South Carolina. This week's episode is full of discussion of the loss, as well as the season at large and the future. Louisville is still poised for a strong future, despite their season coming to a disappointing close. It's bee...

The crew is without Jeff today, but they're still four strong. They cover the softball week, the NCAA tournament so far, and preview Louisville's Sweet Sixteen matchup against Tennessee. It's an exciting show so be sure to check it out! Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of Louisville women's athletics at the Cardinal Couple website.

Louisville opened the NCAA tournament last night with a win over UAlbany and now set their sights on Gonzaga. The crew looks at the win, briefly previews tomorrow's game, and looks back on the loads of other basketball news that came out this week. Jeff Walz has a new contract, and he's looking for a new assistant as Sam Purcell left for Mississippi State. The show includes discussions about Walz'...