LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There's been national noise this week about Indiana canceling a future home-and-home series with Virginia. Sportswriters wagged fingers. Talk shows tut-tutted. You would've thought the Hoosiers had backed out of a bowl game.
Funny, isn't it, how no one seemed to care when Indiana canceled its home-and-home with Louisville last year?
This year's game in that agreement — scheduled for Sept. 6 in Bloomington — would've been a non-conference highlight, at least in these parts. A short drive. A guaranteed sellout. A legitimate early test for both teams. Louisville tried to find a Power 4 replacement. Struck out. You can't make someone dance with you.
What's curious is how quiet the national reaction was. No debate segments. No viral quotes. Just Indiana crossing off