If Louisville women's head basketball coach Jeff Walz was a typical high school coach, he'd be spending his entire coaching salary on one tab of alcohol. Then again, if Walz was a high school coach, his offer to buy the first 2,500 beers at #5 Louisville's (2-0) Thursday night game versus #14 LSU (2-0) wouldn't really be appropriate.

Fortunately for Walz, Thursday is $2 beer night at the KFC Yum! Center at Louisville's off campus basketball facility, ESPN reported. That brings his total to a maximum of $5,000. (Students will only receive one free beer as part of the deal.)

"I tried that once in college, but I only got up to about 400 [people]," Walz joked to the Louisville Courier-Journal. "But no, no, no, I've never done that."

The promotion was Walz's idea and stays within NCAA guidelines, according to ESPN. Beer is typically sold during basketball games.

"We're just trying to have a little bit of a good time here at the ballgame," Walz told the Louisville Courier-Journal. "Make sure you have a designated driver if you want to come and have a few of them.

"It's a little way to say thanks to all our adults who come and support us, and we're just trying to get some of our fans who haven't come out to come on out one time and get a drink and enjoy the ballgame and hopefully grab the attention of a few more fans."

Walz's is the latest ESPN headline-grabbing gag used to promote women's college basketball. Last week, Kansas State offered students not just free bacon, but free "boats" of bacon (defined as six slices per student) for attending their home opener against Tennessee State. (It didn't not work; Kansas State won a 85-53 route.)

"It shows his commitment to the program and his desire to grow the program and expose as many fans as possible to their play on the court," said Amy Morgan, Louisville's assistant marketing director for athletics.

Walz is one of the best young coaches in the game. He led his team to two NCAA Tournament runner-up finishes in 2009 and 2013, according to Louisville's basketball page.