Tonight’s “exhibition” against the formidable Bellarmine Knights is not your daddy’s walkover.

Exhibit A: LeMoyne 82, Syracuse 79.

Exhibit B: Bellarmine Knights. Allow me to repeat what I said about last year’s edition of the Norris Placers. “They run the motion offense better than any team I’ve seen this year at any level.” There is no reason to believe it will be any different this season.

Exhibit D: Didn’t Bellarmine almost beat the Cards just a couple of years ago? With a far less talented squad.

Exhibit C: The Cardinals remain a work in progress. A really, really, really early work in progress.

BU lost only one player of consequence. Scotty Davenport has gone Lou Holtz on us, never failing to mention some injuries. My guess is that will be overcome by a team ready to prove its pre-season ranking of #1 in its division isn’t a fluke. Braydon Hobbs would play a lot if he were wearing the red and black.

The Cards need to find their personality as a team. The two forward spots are going to be question marks all year. Unless somebody steps up big time. Swopshire and Delk look like journeymen. Buckles looks too raw. Kuric will be a spark but he’s small. Goode and Van Treese??????

Then there’s the real key to the year: Will the Edgar Sosa we’ve been looking for again since the Texas A & M game ever show up again? If not, will he willingly had the team’s reins over to Peyton Siva?

All of which is to say, tonight’s encounter is perhaps the most intriguing “exhibition” game U of L has ever played.

– Seedy K