Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett

Bad luck, thy name is Steve Kragthorpe.

Louisville had every opportunity to beat Kentucky on the road today. The Cardinals got three third-quarter turnovers, and had the ball inside the Wildcats' 10 four times in the second half. But they only came away with 16 points on those drives, and they gave it away twice themselves in the fourth quarter, falling short, 31-27.

What can we take from this game? Louisville played hard, and Justin Burke showed me something. He didn't make many mistakes until the fourth quarter, and even his interception was tipped at the line of scrimmage. The Cardinals played hard and showed some life.

At the same time, it's the same old story under Kragthorpe, with Louisville coming up on the wrong end in a game it could have and should have won. Kentucky did everything to give this game away, yet the Cardinals still couldn't take it. Now with a trip to Utah coming up next week and few breaks on the schedule, you wonder where the wins will come from.

Kentucky has won three straight in this rivalry for the first time since it resumed after a decades-long hiatus in 1994. And don't think fans won't remind Kragthorpe of that, no matter how valiantly his team performed today.