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Louisville fans take over big brother's arena to get March Madness started

The Louisville Cardinals and Creighton Bluejays got the March Madness started in the home of the Cardinals' most hated rival.

By Tyler Reed

A Louisville fan gets a photo with Cardinal mascot Louie before the game against Creighton In the first round game during the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
A Louisville fan gets a photo with Cardinal mascot Louie before the game against Creighton In the first round game during the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. / Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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When the brackets for March Madness were revealed, Louisville Cardinals fans felt disrespected that the ACC Tournament runner-up was going to be an eight-seed.

However, the argument for the Cardinals being terribly seeded didn't last long, as the team basically has a home game as they are currently playing the Creighton Bluejays.

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The Cardinals are in the friendly confines of Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., a place they know all too well. The Cardinals just lost there back in December of 2024.

However, the former number one fanbase for Papa John's Pizza has infiltrated enemy territory as the color red fills the house of the Kentucky Wildcats.

It is also fitting that the selection committee decided that the Cardinals would play a team that wears blue. Coincidence? Probably not.

The seeding might not be what the Cardinals hoped for, but the fanbase is making the quick trip to Lexington count.

Numerous times in the first half of their game with the Bluejays, the Cardinals faithful have gotten loud. If you're an Auburn, you might be hoping that the red birds get sent home early.

No worries; this Kentucky fan is feeling the same. The quicker those folks get out of the greatest arena in sports, the better off we all will be.

The Madness is just underway on day one of the first round action. Hopefully, nobody's bracket is busted before this day comes to an end, except for Louisville fans.

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