College Sports

Here’s an interesting item. Duke University just won a lawsuit against Louisville by claiming they suck at football.

They really do suck at football, too. They have a mark of 6-45 over the past five years, and are 13-90 since 1999. That is really, truly bad.

The lawsuit stems from a four game series that Duke and Louisville were set to play. The first game, played in Louisville in 2002, was won by the Cardinals by a score of 40-3.

Duke yelled “no mas” and opted out of the final three games of the contract, set to be played in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The contract called for a “good faith effort” on the part of Louisville to replace Duke if they opted out of the series, and if they couldn’t replace the game with a team of similar stature, Duke would pay a $150,000 penalty for each game.

Duke’s argument is that they are so pathetic at football, the bar is set so low when it comes to replacing them, that any team would suffice.

According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Judge Phillip J. Shepherd (Franklin County, Kent., Circuit Court) agreed.
“At oral argument, Duke [with a candor perhaps more attributable to good legal strategy than to institutional modesty] persuasively asserted that this is a threshold that could not be any lower,” Shepherd wrote in a summary judgment issued Thursday, according to the paper. “Duke’s argument on this point cannot be reasonably disputed by Louisville.”

So now, not only does Duke claim they suck in football, but the courts have verified it.

Bet new coach David Cutcliffe is thrilled with this ruling. I can see it now… he enters the living room of a recruit. “That’s right, superstar, come to Duke. We stink it up on the football field, so it can’t get any worse!”

Louisville is looking over the case and will decide whether or not to appeal.

Can’t wait to see Duke’s next defense.