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.

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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 moving target, but the gang does their best to keep you on top of any changes.

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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 a lot of fallout to discuss from the cancelation, and they dive deep on the potential implications. Things are brought to a lighter tone when the crew looks at the fall academic reports for Louisville teams. The gang wraps up with looks ahead at a better 2021 and the brief 2020 slate of women's basketball. 

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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 choosing to transfer. They also look at the announcement by Emina Ekic to forego any remaining eligibility and pursue her pro soccer career. Finally, since it's Christmas week, the gang talks about some of their holiday favorites.

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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 forward. They briefly break down the wins over UT Martin and Duke, but much of the excitement of results is tampered by the recent news. Once more, in what has become a common occurrence, Case finds himself on the wrong stat sheet briefly, but weathers through. After everything, final thoughts get a bit heavier than normal.

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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.

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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 (with Jared acting as a silent observer) take a look at the season opening win and move on to preview the next game against EKU. All that and more on this week's Cardinal Couple. 

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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 going deep into how this season might be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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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's basketball program and the always thrilling "final thoughts" segment.

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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 games for each team. They also look at some news out of the Louisville women's basketball program before wrapping up. Jared makes his presence known from the chat room!

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