CHARLOTTE, N.C. As Georgias band performed during halftime of the Belk Bowl, the flaming batons being twirled on the field were hotter than Louisvilles offense was the entire night.For every seven-play-or-more scoring drive Georgia produced, Louisville answered with three interceptions, six punts and a turnover on downs on a fake punt.MORE: | In their 37-14 lo s, lex Reyes Jersey the Cardinalsscored late in the first and third quarters, on two of their three red-zone trips.Louisville coach Bobby Petrino is often heralded as one of the brightest offensive minds in football, but in the Cardinals first meeting with Georgia, scheming couldnt make up for inexperience.Freshman QB Kyle Bolin was making his first career start,amonth removed from a three-touchdown performance against Kentucky in relief of injured freshmanReggie Bonnafon. Bolin finished 20-of-40 for 300 yards, atouchdown and two interceptions, but it didnt feel as though he had even that good of a night.This is the first time I'm hearing about the stats, Bolin said. Honestly, the most important part was the victory and we didn' Drew Robinson Jersey t get that. I would rather throws for 50 yards and win than throw for 300 and lose.Much of the time between the Kentucky game and the bowl game was spent determiningwhether Bolin or Bonnafon would start against the No. 13 Bulldogs. Bolin said he didnt know hedbe starting until he stepped on the field.Petrino, coaching in his first bowl game since the 2012 Cotton Bowl with Arkansas, didnt believe the quarterback he tabbed was unprepared.MORE: I just felt our inexperience showed up a little bit and (Georgia) did a good job, Petrino said. They mixed things up (against Louisville's offense), they changed coverages and blitzes.Georgias variety on defenseled to those three interceptions. Bonnafon threw one on his second and final drive in place of Bolin.They Bob Gibson Jersey both understood what the plan was going to be going in, Petrino said. They were both going to play in the game it just didnt work out the way we had liked to have seen it work out.On top of that, a rushing attack that came in averaging 149.4 yards a game managed just 86 and one touchdown Tuesday from four credited rushers, none of who were Michael Dyer, who was ruled academically ineligible for the game.It all added up to Louisvilles lowest point total of a 9-4 season that marked Petrinos return to the university eight years after he Tyler O'Neill Jersey leftto briefly coach the Falcons.His return also coincided withthe schools first year as a member of the ACC, a season that included wins over Notre Dame, Boston College and Miami.The Cardinals also led Florida State21-0 before eventually losing 42-31.To go (9-4) in our first season in the ACC and be in the other three games where we had a chance to win in the fourth quarter says a lot for the senior group and says a lot for our young guys that got in and contributed, Petrino said. We got a ways to go. I think tonight was a great measuring stick.If youre measuring the beginning of Petrinos second tenure with the Cardinals to some of his past inaugural seasons (he lasted just one season with the Falcons and Western Kentucky), then Petrino is doing fine. In his original first year with Louisville, Petrino also went 9- Marcell Ozuna Jersey 4,losing in the GMAC Bowl. He improved to 11 wins and a victory in the Liberty Bowl the next year.His first year with Arkansas, in 2008, the Razorbacksfinished 5-7. Again, Petrino's team improved the next season, to 8-5,and won the Liberty Bowl.A 9-4 season isnt bad. But Petrino probably could have done without the familiar S-E-C chants that played him off the stage of his postseason return.