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Louisville - Rutgers Basketball Game Watch (DFW)

The stretch drive for the Big East championship has begun, and the Louisville Cardinals are climbing back up the standings after hitting a rough patch in January. Next up, a home contest this Saturday against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

We invite all local alumni and fans to join the UofL DFW Alumni Club at the first of several Game Watches to be held this month.

Game time is 3:00 PM Central Time and the venue - as always - is Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map).

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoros (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

We'll see you there!

2012 Louisville Basketball Game Watch Schedule (DFW)

If you're a Louisville Cardinal alumnus or fan and live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, we hope that you will join the UofL Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Club for one or more of our basketball game watch parties, as listed below.

Date	Opponent	Location	Game Time	Result
February 4	Rutgers	Louisville, Kentucky	3:00 PM CT	W, 78-66
February 18	DePaul	Chicago, Illinois	11:00 AM CT
February 26	Pittsburgh	Louisville, Kentucky	1:00 PM CT

Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map) will host all of these parties. Once inside, just look for the red and black balloons to find us.

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors for every game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of these game watches or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact please contact Club President Mitch Matamoros (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

University of Louisville - University of Kentucky Basketball Game Watch (DFW)

It's time again for the annual grudge match between the Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats, and the UofL DFW Alumni Club wants you to join us to watch the 2011 edition of Kentucky's greatest sports rivalry.

On New Year's Eve morning in Lexington's Rupp Arena, the Cardinals will attempt to rebound from their first loss of the season against the once-beaten Wildcats to establish state supremacy in basketball.

We invite all local alumni and fans to join the UofL DFW Alumni Club in supporting the Cardinals in what will no doubt be a difficult task. 

Game time is 11:00 AM Central Time and the venue - as always - is Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map).

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

We'll see you there!

University of Louisville Belk Bowl Game Watch

Next Tuesday evening, December 27, 2011, the University of Louisville football Cardinals travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium.

We invite all Cardinal football fans to join the UofL DFW Alumni Club to cheer on UofL as they compete in their second consecutive bowl game under the leadership of Coach Charlie Strong.

Game time is 7:00 PM Central Time and the venue - as always - is Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map).

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

Watch Louisville Stake a Claim to the Big East Title

As the up-and-down University of Louisville football Cardinals prepare for their final regular season game this Friday morning against the University of South Florida, they find themselves in a very interesting position.

By winning in Tampa, they will put themselves squarely in the mix for the 2011 Big East football championship and its automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. They will need some help to get there, but it will be a real possibility.

We invite all Cardinal football fans to take a break from their Black Friday shopping join the UofL DFW Alumni Club for our final 2011 regular season football game watch. Let's watch the Cardinals attempt to stake a claim to the Big East title.

Game time is 10:00 AM Central Time Friday November 25 at a new venue: Mr. Miggs Bar and Grill  at 3427 Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton, Texas (map). You'll find it on the northeast corner of Marsh Lane and Trinity Mills, next to Lifetime Fitness.

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

Louisville Cardinals - Pitt Panthers Game Watch This Saturday

On the heels of last weekend's unexpected and exciting road win over West Virginia, the University of Louisville football Cardinals host their final home game of the year this Saturday against the University of Pittsburgh in a critical Big East Conference matchup.

We invite all Cardinal football fans to join the UofL DFW Alumni Club for our penultimate regular season football game watch of the 2011 season.

Game time is 11:00 AM Central Time Saturday November 12 at a new venue: Mr. Miggs Bar and Grill  at 3427 Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton, Texas (map). You'll find it on the northeast corner of Marsh Lane and Trinity Mills, next to Lifetime Fitness.

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

Louisville Cardinals - North Carolina Tar Heels Game Watch This Saturday

This Saturday, October 8, 2011, the University of Louisville football Cardinals travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in an important interconference matchup.

We invite all Cardinal football fans to join the UofL DFW Alumni Club for our second football game watch of the 2011 season.

Game time is 11:00 AM Central Time and the venue - as always - is Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map).

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

Charting Our Course - UofL President Ramsey Visits Dallas

On Friday August 26, 2011, the University of Louisville Alumni Association and the UofL Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex Alumni Club hosted University President James R. Ramsey at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Dallas.

The primary purpose of Dr. Ramsey's appearance at this alumni reception was to provide an update on the University's Charting Our Course Capital Campaign, through which UofL is attempting to raise $1 Billion in private money by 2013 in order to become a premier metropolitan research university (donate here).

Also in attendance was Cardinals basketball great Darrell Griffith, who now serves the University as a Special Assistant to the President.

The UofL DFW Alumni Club wishes to thank Dr. Ramsey, Assistant VP for Alumni Relations Jimmy Ford, Associate Alumni Director - External Relations Jonathan Israel, and all the other UofL staffers who made the trip to Dallas for the event, which was captured in part in this photo album.

Louisville Cardinals - Kentucky Wildcats Game Watch This Saturday

This Saturday, September 17, 2011, the (1-1) University of Louisville football Cardinals visit their hated in-state rivals - the Kentucky Wildcats (2-0) - at Lexington's Commonwealth Stadium.

Accordingly, your UofL DFW Alumni Club is hosting its first football game watch of the season for this important matchup between the forces of good and evil. 

Game time is 6:00 PM Central Time, and we invite all DFW Cardinal football fans to join us at Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map).

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors to the game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of this event or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).

2011 Louisville Football Game Watch Schedule (DFW)

If you're a Louisville Cardinal alumnus or fan and live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, we hope that you will join the UofL Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Club this fall for one or more of our 2011 football game watch parties, as listed below.

If the Game Time is listed as TBA, that means that the schools - in concert with ESPN - have not yet set the start time for the game. This schedule will be updated as that information becomes available.

Date	Opponent	Location	Game Time	Result
September 17	Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	6:00 PM CT	W, 24-17
October 8	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	11:00 AM CT	L, 14-7
November 5	West Virginia	Morgantown, West Virginia	11:00 AM CT	W, 38-35
November 25	South Florida	Tampa, Florida	10:00 AM CT

Buffalo Wild Wings on  at 3320 E. Hebron Parkway, Suite 100 in Carrollton, Texas (map) will host all of these parties. Once inside, just look for the red and black balloons to find us.

NOTE: The November 25 Game Watch against South Florida will be at Mr. Miggs Bar and Grill  at 3427 Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton, Texas (map). You'll find it on the northeast corner of Marsh Lane and Trinity Mills, next to Lifetime Fitness.

Be sure to wear your RED and BLACK colors for every game!  GO CARDS!

If you have questions about any of these game watches or about the UofL DFW Alumni Club, please contact please contact Club President Mitch Matamoras (uofl@verizon.net / 214-348-5325).