As a current Louisville resident, I take offense to that. The city is actually quite thriving and very nice outside of the western portion. The facilities are actually top notch, and their AD is far superior to anyone we've had sniff that position in recent years. That being said, UL is in a dying conference, and it makes sense for Strong to jump to a program with tradition and eventual upside. I'm impressed with what he's done at Louisville, and I think he can do even better at UT given time and the program name recognition we have here.
Besides, you live in Southern Indiana. When I first moved to Louisville, the first thing everyone ever told me was not to believe or respect anyone from Southern IN. lol