Louisville files lawsuit

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Louisville files lawsuit

| | Story updated at 11:03 PM on Thursday, November 8, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Duke University claiming breach of contract after the Blue Devils opted out of the final three games of a four-game football series.

The lawsuit, filed in Franklin Circuit Court, is asking for $450,000 in damages or the opportunity to play another school from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The two schools were to meet four times between 2002 and 2009. Louisville beat the Blue Devils 40-3 in Sept. 2002, but Duke opted out of the final three games, to be played this season and in 2008 and 2009.

Duke, according to the suit, asked the Cardinals to find a replacement opponent and promised to pay Louisville only if the school could not find one after a "good faith" effort.

Louisville claims it could not find an opponent of similar stature to fill the schedule and received "little, if any, help from either Duke or the ACC" in finding a replacement.

Louisville still has one open date on its 2008 schedule and two open dates in 2009.

The university added Murray State and Utah to the 2007 schedule after Duke and Vanderbilt backed out of games with the Cardinals, said spokesman Kenny Klein.

The Cardinals have contacted every member of the Football Bowl Subdivision to find a replacement, according to the lawsuit, but has been unwilling to find a school willing to play two games at Louisville in exchange for one return game.

A call to Duke University by the Associated Press wasn't immediately returned on Thursday.

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[AU alum 2]

Not that Louisville would be my first choice, why doesn't Jay Jacobs try for a one and one with them?

[saniflush 0]

Not that Louisville would be my first choice, why doesn't Jay Jacobs try for a one and one with them?

I wouldn't bet on that happening since we have West Virginia coming onto the schedule next year.

[tigernt'town 4]

louisville, call up troy, they are the kings of the 2 for 1 deal, however, when you go to troy do not expect a victory.

[quietfan 233]

Not that Louisville would be my first choice, why doesn't Jay Jacobs try for a one and one with them?

Yeah...maybe he can borrow a Trustee's plane, and get the President and another couple of Trustees to fly up to Louisville with him to negotiate.

Oh, wait..