tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post2365112083774804454..comments2023-12-27T18:04:21.987-05:00Comments on From Old Virginia: game preview: DukeBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-29146572668921447972014-10-18T23:44:01.783-04:002014-10-18T23:44:01.783-04:00Truth is (and I've said this for a long time):...Truth is (and I've said this for a long time): Once you get outside the top tier of available jobs - which this year may include Michigan and Florida - this is among the best jobs out there, and we should be able to beat anyone out for the hot coordinator or mid-major HC type of coach. We pay well, we sit in a recruiting hotbed, and wives love the area. We tend to worry about not having an attractive job because of our record, but nobody who's hiring a coach has a good record, and every coach goes in figuring they're the guy to turn it around. No concern there.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-84423871689594300952014-10-18T18:12:39.574-04:002014-10-18T18:12:39.574-04:00Pezhoo, I'll grant you that this ain't exa...Pezhoo, I'll grant you that this ain't exactly Tuscaloosa, but if I'm an up-and-coming coach, I'm looking at UVA and thinking it's a pretty good place to be. First of all, the administration will have patience with you and give you time to get on your feet. Second, you're in the most mediocre BCS division in the country and will rarely face a truly dominant team. Third, you've got plenty of talent in the region and strong recruiting ties. And fourth, you've got a fan base that will show up and be a difference-maker if they believe in the team - see JPJ last season or even Scott back in the late 90s / early 00s. <br /><br />Here's the thing: this team is good enough to win more than 6 games, especially given the competition. We're under-achieving, and that's no longer acceptable to me. I don't expect a national championship, but good Lord, is beating Duke more than 1 time out of 5 really too much to ask?<br /><br />A crappy season for VT is 7 wins. And we're supposed to be doing cartwheels if we get 6? Please. Enough is enough.<br /><br />And don't get me wrong - I'm 100% behind this team and would love to see them make a bowl this year. But I've been backing London forever, even last season, and I'm just done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-90360548047230834342014-10-18T16:31:52.930-04:002014-10-18T16:31:52.930-04:00I think we better smarten up and realize coaches a...I think we better smarten up and realize coaches are not going to bed dreaming about coming to Charlottesville. I think London is what we've got. I still think we can win six games this year. I didn't think that in August.pezhoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-84526156444984353552014-10-18T16:08:39.052-04:002014-10-18T16:08:39.052-04:00That was an unacceptable loss. Just a field goal t...That was an unacceptable loss. Just a field goal the entire second half against a mediocre defense? I just can't swallow that. The delay of game penalty on 4th and 7 with the game on the line was what really put me over the edge. That just cannot happen. Sorry Mike London. I have always been a fan of yours but this was a game where you needed to have the team ready to win, and they clearly weren't. I'll pull for the team the rest of the season but I'm officially done with the CML era. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-45691422277161615472014-10-18T16:08:13.056-04:002014-10-18T16:08:13.056-04:00I am so sick of London. I don't care how many ...I am so sick of London. I don't care how many games we win this year, I am done with him. He is a nice guy, but at some point we need to stop embarrassing ourselves or just admit that all we give a crap about is basketball. <br /><br />Yeah, London is a good recruiter... and that's it. That it is literally it. I have never watched a game since he took over and thought "Oh man, the coach really contributed to this win. Great game plan! Great adjustments!". <br /><br />Our D-coordinator: alright, occasionally your application of tons of pressure does produce some great results and the beasts we've recruited have played well. But the coaching staff as a whole? How many bad QB management decisions can you make over the course of four years? How many times can you throw a screen to the short side of the field and expect it to work wonders? How have you let a program that used to produce some of the most talented TEs in the country become completely irrelevant at that position?<br /><br />How many times are we GOING TO LOSE TO DUKE? <br /><br />Anyway. I know I'm overreacting because I'm still heated after that loss. But watching them again piss away timeouts too early in the second half when we are down on the road, and then proceed to just saunter down the field at a snail's pace on our critical drive while picking up an absolutely unbelievable procedural penalty on 4th down... I'm just done. <br /><br />I don't know who we hire, but I'll take a slight drop off in recruit talent if I have faith the guy calling the shots has the ability to make basic adjustments in response to other teams' game plans and has some remote idea of how to handle the clock/timeouts. <br /><br />Anyway, sorry for the rant. I'm just sick of getting my hopes a little up and then losing games we should win. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-42622885574405484262014-10-17T11:49:05.257-04:002014-10-17T11:49:05.257-04:00I've realized the importance of line play over...I've realized the importance of line play over the years being a Virginia fan. And I was happy that we had some continuity there, one of the tackle spots aside. How do we lose our starting guard on on off week. And it's not questionable or anything, it's "Out." Only Virginia.pezhoonoreply@blogger.com