Cardinal Couple Radio Hour

The primary topic of this week's show is the new Name, Image, and Likeness Executive Order passed by Kentucky's governor this week. Paulie, Jeff, and Jared talk about what it means for UofL athletics and how it might affect Cardinal Couple. There is still plenty we don't know so we're all learning together. Along with some other items, the news and notes topics are followed by a summer quiz. This...

It's a full house! For the first time in a long time, all of the Cardinal Couple contributors are in the house. Paulie, Jeff, Case, Jared, and Daryl bring you an exciting show as they struggle through the true doldrums of the collegiate summer slump. This week's topics include a brief look at the WNBA, an update on the FIBA AmeriCup, announcements of ACC All-Academic team awards, and the annual Lo...

We're back! Or rather, the pod is back. The show has been ongoing weekly (check out Cardinal Couple on YouTube) but with Case back from his long hiatus, the podcast returns to the internet. This week, like those before, the summer slump is upon us. The gang talks about the USA 3v3 tournament, the women's college world series, a bit of other UofL news, and wraps up with the famed Cardinal Couple qu...

It was a busy week for UofL athletics, with basketball joining in on the news front despite their season wrapping up a few weeks ago. The show opens with talk about Dana Evans being drafted by the Dallas Wings of the WNBA and then moves on to discussing the big victory for Louisville softball over Duke. After the crew loses Jared to rain, Paulie, Jeff, and Case continue the show by looking at voll...

The crew spends a fair bit of the show opening taking the topics completely off the rails. Who could really be surprised? Once things are back on track, the primary topic this week is softball's series against Georgia Tech. After looking at Friday's double-header and peeking ahead at the remainder of the season, the guys chat about some midseason awards for softball. Spring has kept UofL athletics...

It was a busy week for Louisville athletics. The crew starts off the show with the big wins for volleyball that clinched their third ACC title. After a look at those games and a brief discussion about the upcoming NCAA tournament, they move on to talk about the unfortunate end to women's basketball's run for a title. The guys move on to chats about the recent and upcoming games for lacrosse and fi...

Basketball is once again the meat of the show as the Louisville Cardinals played some tighter than expected games to advance to the Sweet 16. The crew manages to get through those recaps and preview the game against Oregon before moving on to other sports in action this week. Louisville volleyball took a big win to move atop the conference, while lacrosse and softball had a few stumbles over the p...

The NCAA women's tournament starts tomorrow, so the crew spends the first half of the show talking about UofL's draw and the mess the NCAA has created with its bubble discrepancies. They move on to talk about the tough softball loss to Clemson and the positives from the big lacrosse loss to UNC.  Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of Louisville women's athletics at the...

It's ACC Tournament Week. Louisville WBB played a tough game against Wake Forest before putting the Deacs away in the fourth quarter. The crew looks back at the win and takes a look at the semifinal matchups on Saturday. They move on to talk about the home opening romps by Louisville softball against Bradley. Wrapping up, the gang briefly chats about the spring season openers for the fall sports o...

Oops! Last week's episode never came up due to technical difficulties with the recording. We also apologize for some sound issues in this week's episode.  We're back this week and it was a big week for UofL women's athletics. With the basketball season wrapping up, it's a basketball heavy episode. The crew talks about the loss to Florida State and looks ahead to the matchup against Notre Dame...

Louisville women's basketball started the week out well with a pair of wins over Notre Dame and Georgia Tech, including the emotional senior night for Dana Evans, but the week ended with the unfortunate news of another Covid-19 related pause. The crew discusses the wins and what a second pause means for Louisville's season before moving on to the openings of the spring seasons for both spring and...

Louisville WBB suffered their first loss of the season against a tough NC State squad, but bounced back with a huge win over Boston College. The Cards will see if they can continue their recovery tour when they take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on Sunday. The crew breaks down last week's games and looks ahead to the week that will be. Volleyball and lacrosse seasons are also on the horizon,...

Louisville WBB played three (!) games over the last week, leading to a full show of basketball recaps. The Cards will also battle for the top position in the ACC when they take on NC State on Monday. It was an exciting week and looks to be another exciting week upcoming. The crew talks about what was a surprising bit of tough games but keeps things light as they celebrate the joy and excitement of...

Seemingly everyone has personal news as the show opens with the typical back and forth that takes place during introductions. After getting the show back on track, the show is full of basketball news and results as well as looking ahead to the upcoming week that has three games on the schedule. There are a few other news and scheduling items in the upcoming weeks that the crew discusses before wra...

Louisville opened the week with a delayed game against Clemson, but came out victorious. They later took care of business against Boston College for a two-win week. The crew, a full house this week, breaks down both games and looks ahead to the big matchup against Florida State. Louisville's NWSL team participated in their first rookie draft last week and kept UofL's hometown hero in the city, so...

Louisville women's basketball played three games over the last week, going 3-0 over Bellarmine, UT Martin, and Virginia Tech. The Cardinal Couple crew breaks down the wins, ranging from outmatched blowouts to last second nailbiters. The packed week leads to a basketball heavy show, filled with the usual derailments and banter. Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of Louisvill...

Louisville had four schedule changes over the course of a couple of days this week. Due to a noon game on Saturday, Jeff, Case, and Daryl are joined just briefly by Jared and Paulie as they await the game start at the Yum! Center. The crew recaps Louisville's return to the court against Northern Kentucky and previews the games against Bellarmine and North Carolina. The schedule continues to be a m...

It's a lighter crew on the call for this week's episode, as Case and Daryl miss the show for various birthdays. Paulie, Jeff, and Jared hold down the fort, though, as there's still news on the horizon. The guys open with a brief recap of their Christmases, then move on to talk about the latest scheduling news that comes with Duke women's basketball canceling the remainder of their season. There is...

Louisville women's basketball continues their Covid-19 induced hiatus, but that doesn't mean the gang can't figure out what to discuss. It's a full house for the first time since the show was on the actual radio. The show opens with Paulie leading the crew in discussions about ACC women's basketball standings and predictions. They move closer to Louisville to discuss  a current player choosin...

The gang is joined by Daryl Foust, the newest member of the Cardinal Couple staff. Unfortunately, that's where the good news ends. The Louisville women's basketball team has joined the ranks of programs afflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and they have shut down all team activities for an indefinite time period. The crew talks about how this impacts the team's schedule and what it means going forw...

The Cards went on national TV on Friday night in a rescheduled game against DePaul and promptly set a program scoring record. The guys recap the one-sided win and look ahead to Louisville's next game against UT Martin. They also touch briefly on the the previous game against EKU and put in their bold scoring predictions. Check out daily columns celebrating the joy and excitement of Louisville wome...

Louisville women's basketball opened their season with a victory, but not over the team the guys previewed last week. Rather than Middle Tennessee State, Louisville took on Southeast Missouri and managed a comfortable win. As more games have been canceled and new opponents have been announced, the Louisville non-conference schedule is essentially being made up on the fly. Paulie, Case, and Jeff (w...

The guys open with discussions about their upcoming holiday plans before launching into the meat of the show. Basketball season is on the doorstep so Paulie leads the way into recapping the recent women's basketball tipoff luncheon. The exciting item on the agenda is the upcoming University of Louisville season opener against Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night, but that doesn't stop the crew from...

It's a full house once more for this week's show and there's plenty for the four to discuss. The guys open the show by breaking down the big signing day announcements for the 2021 graduating class. They move on to talk about the preseason awards racked up by UofL's women's basketball team and look at the roster for the upcoming season. The show wraps with a brief touch on the news around UK women'...

Paulie, Jeff, and Case discuss the ongoing ACC tournaments for field hockey and soccer. The field hockey team picked up a win in their first match against Virginia and will take on the Tarheels of North Carolina in the championship. Louisville's soccer team will also meet Virginia in their first match of the tournament on Tuesday. After discussing the field hockey win, the guys preview the next ga...