tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post8680335831781659700..comments2023-12-27T18:04:21.987-05:00Comments on From Old Virginia: 2011 recruiting class in reviewBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-32073007859595870512023-05-09T19:54:48.765-04:002023-05-09T19:54:48.765-04:00Thank you for sharingg thisThank you for sharingg thisNachos Recipeshttps://www.makingnachos.com/nachos/made_from_scratch_fried_tortilla_chips_with_queso_dipping_sauce_14287998614.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-85188904602980554492015-03-31T12:54:53.889-04:002015-03-31T12:54:53.889-04:00Wow, that whole list is depressing. But I'm ...Wow, that whole list is depressing. But I'm not reading many articles on football anymore. I haven't read one nugget about Spring football. How many games did we win last year? Five? I can tell you the exact high point of the season was. Valles' interception against Pitt. And he's gone now. What a wreck of a program.pezhoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-21724126009412829252015-03-29T16:26:06.657-04:002015-03-29T16:26:06.657-04:00After the Georgetown loss, I was fairly down on th...After the Georgetown loss, I was fairly down on the team and was actually mildly concerned we might not work our way into the field. We still have a lot of work to do, but the Notre Dame sweep is a step in the right direction. The lineup seems to be coming together a bit. Haseley's gotten it going in CF, and while Clement is struggling, he's better than Novak. Doherty's offensive performance has been much needed (and he's been one of our better pen arms).<br /><br />We really need McCarthy back. LaPrise sounds like he might be out for the year, but if we get McCarthy back, then the lineup suddenly has some depth with McCarthy/Smith/Thaiss anchoring the middle.<br /><br />Surprisingly, the pitching's been somewhat of a disappointment. Here's hoping Jones figured out what ailed him command wise, as the stuff's good. Kirby's command has been erratic as well. More disappointing has been the pen. We need 1-2 more guys to step up with Doherty (ad Bettinger when he's in there) to help anchor things for Sousa.<br /><br />Big couple weeks of ACC games coming up. A strong run should propel us back into borderline hosting potential. A bad run could really cause damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-90207201437262485522015-03-28T13:45:36.655-04:002015-03-28T13:45:36.655-04:00As unforgiving as college football is, the foolish...As unforgiving as college football is, the foolish decisions of the staff sure makes things worse. The poor QB situation made it so that it was hard for any skill player to develop a rhythm. The shoddy OL recruiting didn't help. <br /><br />A guy like Dominique Terrell in this class should've been redshirted (or ... should've been on defense). I get letting him try offense as a recruiting enticement, since he supposedly wanted that, but once it became clear he was never going to be much, someone should've sat him down. It's possible a redshirt year might've made a huge difference for him as well. <br /><br />That said, this class was probably a touch over-hyped at the time. It was nice to get high 3 stars/low 4 stars like Jennings/Terrell/Richardson, but those weren't elite skill guys, and as such, there needed to be a strong supporting environment for those skill guys to really have a shot (and Richardson obviously busted). Too much was made of the Watford commitment, probably by London as much as fans, as he was only a decent raw specimen, akin to Sewell (and it got worse by London doubling down and giving him so much PT). His QB skills were never that great. I mean, folks were talking about him moving to WR/S early on. I mean, a mediocre recruit got hyped up as a sign that London could win big recruiting battles!<br /><br />The defensive side of this class was fine. There was a bust in Croce, though I wonder why they never considered moving him back to LB as he played in HS for a time (although we never needed the help thee either). You can't really say 2/low 3 star guys are busts either, and Daquan Romero probably turned out better than expected (certainly didn't expect him to start that quick, and hold it ... there were some questions about speed/quickness translating to the college level if I recall correctly).<br /><br />Granted, if anything, the big positive of this class was probably London getting UVA's name back in the pipelines with a lot of schools. Although, to this day, I think Groh's recruiting problems were a bit over-stated. Groh still had solid recruiting classes every other year. Not great, but Groh's problem was <br /><br />a) Not recognizing how to recruit for his 3-4 defense until too late (it was only later that he got nice pieces like Conrath, Zane Parr and co., maybe not great talents, but guys that can play in college)<br /><br />b) Same problem as London. That darn QB position was a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-90469102841284328902015-03-28T10:10:33.656-04:002015-03-28T10:10:33.656-04:00It's terribly sobering to see all of the disap...It's terribly sobering to see all of the disappointments laid out in one place like this. College football is an unforgiving place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com