We realize coaches often leave programs in bad shape, and the next coach gets blamed for a lot of things he can’t control. But in the case of Louisville football, come on: Losing 27-2, at home, to your rival Kentucky? Seven losses in Steve Kragthorpe’s first 13 games, with a team that won the 2007 Orange Bowl?

And now this quote from Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich in Sunday morning’s edition of The Louisville Courier-Journal:

“Everybody knows out there what kind of coach he is,” Jurich said of Kragthorpe. “I think the only place that doesn’t is Louisville, Ky … The more I’ve seen of Steve, the more impressed I’ve been.

Oh boy. And when asked if UofL fans would support Kragthorpe with a victory?

“I don’t know if they’d come back even if he did win. I don’t think he is worried about that, though. I think he wants to do the best job he can, and our fans, they’ll make their own decisions”.

Well, based on what we’ve seen, they’ve made they’re decision: Kragthorpe blows. Find “Fire Steve Kragthorpe” websites here, here, here, here, and this funny song from AOL Fan House. But of course, everyone knows how good a coach Kragthorpe is, right Tom?