Charlie Strong has fought for respect for the Louisville football program since he arrived on campus. Entering his third season as the head coach, that's still on his mind—and he doesn't much care if the basketball team makes the Final Four.

Upset with the fact that his team was relegated to an afterthought in the wake of Rick Pitino's trip to the Final Four, Charlie Strong abruptly closed spring practice to the media. If they weren't going to give the program any ink, web space or air time, Strong figured, why did the press need access?

"Even though a lot of you were covering March Madness and also with the Final Four ... aren't there interns available? Are there just junior reporters that can come out and just cover our football program? ...More