When should fans stand or not stand at a University of Louisville football game?

Some would say everyone should stand the entire game. That’s what they do at places like South Bend, College Station, and Gainesville, for example.

Not going to happen anytime soon at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Maybe after Charlie Strong has been here for three or four seasons, things will change.

But for now, here are few guidelines:

When to stand:

• U of L enters stadium the first time.
• Opening kickoff (and every kickoff thereafter).
• Playing of school fight song.
• Cardinal mascot parachute landing.
• Recognition of former players and coaches.
• Opponents are jumping on the Cardinal logo.
• When U of L players motion for you to get up.
• Louisville gains more than 20 yards on a play.
• Any time U of L scores … touchdowns, extra points, field goals.
• Defense sacks an opposing quarterback.
• Defense forces a fumble.
• Defense recovers a fumble.
• Defense makes an interception.

When not to stand:

• For the introduction of Dean’s Milk Chug mascot.
• If you’re the only one standing in your section.
• If someone is trying to start the wave.
• If you’re freezing your butt off at the Liberty Bowl.
• When the band plays “Y-M-C-A”.
• When a fight breaks out five or six sections away.
• You’re on a cell phone trying to wave to someone across the stadium
• You’re trying to get a free T-shirt
• Waving signs for TV cameras

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LOUISVILLE , Ky. (AP) -- Karen Cunagin Sypher's former attorney told jurors at her extortion trial he had sexual relations with the former model before writing a letter to Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino demanding $10 million.

Attorney Dana Kolter testified Friday that he and Sypher had sexual relations three times during the three-week stretch he represented her in March 2009.

Kolter eventually wrote Pitino a letter, signed by Sypher, accusing the coach of rape and forcing Sypher to have an abortion. In the letter, Kolter threatened to sue Pitino and make the allegations public unless he agreed to a settlement.

Sypher is charged with trying to extort millions from Pitino with a promise to stay quiet about their one-night fling in a Louisville restaurant in July 2003. She has pleaded not guilty.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A longtime aide to Rick Pitino told jurors the Louisville men's basketball coach asked him to take a woman out of town for medical services after she said the coach got her pregnant in a one-night tryst at a restaurant.

The aide, Tim Sypher, testified Friday that Pitino did not mention taking Karen Cunagin Sypher to get an abortion. Tim Sypher, 49, said he called clinics in Indiana and Ohio before taking Karen Sypher to Cincinnati, where she terminated the pregnancy on Aug. 29, 2003.

Tim Sypher testified that he paid for the procedure from $3,000 Pitino gave for medical insurance.

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