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When I went to UVa, I spoke briefly to Kevin Sauer about competing on the men's crew club team. As soon as he told me the practice schedule, I decided my college athletic career would consist of pickup basketball at Slaughter and Mem Gym. What college rowers do is ridiculous. Get up around 5 a.m. Be at the river by 5:45. Go through a grueling practice. Attend class all day. Study, do homework and go to bed by 10. It's not a normal experience for a college student. It's not even normal for a college student-athlete. (Only swimmers have comparable schedules.) That's why rowers often socialize only with other rowers. They don't stay up late enough to socialize with anyone else. Plus no one understands them. I sure don't. In college, I often went to bed about the same time the sun was coming up - the same time rowers were waking up. They're nuts. Rowing isn't exactly a "fun" sport - it's exhausting and painful. They don't get much glory - media and fans generally ignore the sport. But the Cavalier crew members are a devoted bunch, not to mention extremely successful. Virginia has never finished lower than seventh in the nine-year history of the NCAA women's rowing championships, and the 'Hoos came in second last weekend in Rancho Cordova, Calif., matching their best result. Two seniors, Margaret Matia and Carolyn McMillan, were named first-team All-Americans. So even if I don't understand them, I respect the heck out of them. I respect all the Cavalier women who have excelled in a tough sport over the years and competed at such a high level. I respect all the men who have rowed their hearts out despite receiving no scholarships and no NCAA support, thanks to Title IX. I also have great respect for Sauer, who has been UVa's only coach since women's crew gained varsity status in 1995. Before that, he used to coach the women's and men's club teams at Virginia. Just don't expect me to get up at dawn and cheer. Good night, you wacky rowers. I mean good morning.
John Galinsky |
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Football recruiting... Several in-state prospects could narrow their lists over the next month or so. Two players who definitely will whittle their lists include Liberty (Bealeton, VA) offensive lineman Alex Stadler and Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) defensive end/outside linebacker Brian Whitmore. The 6-6, 300-pound Stadler (pictured right) has narrowed his list of 25 written offers down to 15, but he is not saying any names right now. Stadler plans on making several unofficial visits later this month, including trips to Connecticut, Boston College, Michigan and Notre Dame. He hopes to narrow his list to 10 shortly after. In my opinion, UVa will make the cut to 10 and should be in good position to land an official visit. Whitmore, who shows excellent speed at 6-4, 250 pounds, could get his list down in the next week or so, according to Oscar Smith coach Richard Morgan. Whitmore currently holds 18 offers and should get down to about 10 schools or so. UVa is probably in the middle of the pack right now. -- Landstown coach Chris Beatty plans on meeting with Percy Harvin and Damon McDaniel within the next few weeks to see if they want to narrow their lists as well. Both Harvin, who was named the #1 recruit in the country by Rivals.com, and McDaniel have impressive offer lists that include some of the top programs in the country. Stay tuned for updates on both in the coming weeks. -- Several UVa offers recently added to the database include: Robinson (Fairfax, VA) RB/DB Lucas Caparelli, Huguenot (Richmond, VA) TE Dedrick Epps, Snow Hill (Newark, MD) TB Ben Tate and Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) WR/CB Trey Womack.
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Post of the Week Things are a little slow on the message boards these days, so any posts that start interesting discussions are welcome (and in this case, rewarded).
Subject: What would you rather have? Nat'l title in 1 mjr sport or success across all...
Johns Hopkins is only good in one sport. And, guess what, they don't much care. Stanford, on the other hand, could not live with only being good in baseball and that's it. Do we put all our eggs in one basket (say football or hoops) and leave the other sports to rot or do we diversify?
I don't expect Wilbon to understand what going to Virginia is really like. I happen to know that he's very close friends with Virginia alums, so maybe he, in particular, is overcompensating with the snide comments and insults to appear impartial. I mean, it's not like Northwestern is perfect except on the women's lacrosse field. So, what will it be, guys and gals? Do we live and die with football and basketball or do we live with the non-revenue sports? For the purposes of this poll, let's skip the monetary aspect. We could be booty in both men's hoops and rock bottom in football and Virginia will still be Virginia - just not in the hearts and minds of the media. This post started an excellent thread. To check out all the responses, please click the link below.
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Sabre Edge articles and columns from the past week
In recruiting, you always want to get as many outstanding players as possible, regardless of position. But each year there are certain areas of need. For Virginia, the biggest needs for the 2006 recruiting class appear to be inside linebacker, nose tackle, offensive line and possibly kicker. In this article, John will discuss what is needed at each position, while Chris breaks down the top targets (including quarterback Pat Devlin) and Virginia's chances of getting them.
Jason Jordan, a writer for ESPN the Magazine, Dime Magazine and The Basketball Times, sat down recently for an interview with new UVa basketball coach Dave Leitao. In this profile of Leitao for TheSabre.com, Jordan writes about the coach's calm disposition, his driven nature and his thought process in taking the Cavalier job. Is Leitao feeling any pressure? Is he stressed out? Nah...
For the Virginia baseball team, the road to Omaha (or so the Cavs hope) begins in Oregon. The Wahoos are in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year and fifth time overall. As the #2 seed in the regional, Virginia will battle top seed and host Oregon State, #3 seed St. John's and #4 seed Ohio State in a double-elimination format. All four teams have excellent ERAs. There are many outstanding pitchers coming to Corvallis, including St. John's closer Craig Hansen.
Bruce McGonnigal was nice enough to participate in our "Ask the Experts" series last week, answering your questions about tight end play. About a dozen of you submitted the same question: How did you really injure yourself in 1990? We didn't include that question in Bruce's "Ask the Experts" article because it doesn't fit with the educational aspect of the series. But hey, some fans are still curious about the circumstances that cost the All-ACC tight end the second half of his senior season, so he agreed to answer that question. Here's his response. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Football
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