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A look around Conference USA

By Adam Rittenberg
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Louisville's defenders entered spring practice with a new coordinator and plenty of old baggage. LB Brandon Johnson and his teammates were well-versed in the theory of why Louisville, a team that led Conference USA in scoring and total offense, finished tied for third in league play last season. "We had a great offense last year, but no defense," Johnson said, matter-of-factly. "We just got tired of people talking about us, how sorry we were, how the offense was going to have to carry us. It ...

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