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Who needs a vacation? You do? Sorry, get back to work. I don't need (or deserve) a vacation, but I'm taking one anyway. Starting next Tuesday, I'll be spending two weeks lying on the beach in Greece, eating fettucine alfredo in Rome and drinking at every pub in London. I'll come back with a tan and 10 extra pounds. In the meantime, the Sabre will hum along without me. Over the next two weeks we'll have plenty of great content, including my interview with UVa athletic director Craig Littlepage. (He had a lot of interesting things to say about facilities, the basketball coaching search, department finances, and more.) We'll have an "Ask the Experts" article with Matt Blundin, features on Sean Singletary and the new basketball coaching staff, plus plenty of football-related stories by Greg Waters. Chris Horne also will stick around to cover all the latest recruiting news as the commitments roll in. And it'll be like old times as Mike (BoardHost) takes over the day-to-day responsibilities of the site and produces the next two SabreMails. If you have customer service requests during that time, please write Mike at [email protected] . So enjoy TheSabre.com for the rest of the month. I'll be checking in daily from Internet cafes throughout Europe. And if I see any 7-footers strolling around, I'll make sure to give them Dave Leitao's phone number.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Football recruiting... The "blue-chip" day idea is looking better and better. For the second consecutive year, the 'Hoos have been able to land commitments out of this event. Asa Chapman, John-Kevin Dolce and Almondo Sewell said they will become members of the 2006 football recruiting class. Chapman is a 6-5, 340-pound nose tackle out of Orange County High School in Virginia. A good athlete, Chapman plays basketball as well and shows good movement for his size. He earned second-team all-region at defensive tackle last season as a junior. Dolce, a 6-2, 220-pound prospect out of St. Anthony's in New York, plays weakside defensive end in high school but projects as an outside linebacker in the 3-4 defense. Very strong, Dolce can bench press 185 pounds 28 times. He is also a good athlete who can run in the 4.7s in the 40-yard dash. Speaking of speed, Sewell, a 6-2, 235-pound linebacker out of Trenton (N.J.) Central High School, can run the 40 in 4.5 seconds. A solid performer in track, the native of Jamaica has been timed at 6.7 seconds in the 55 meters. Sewell is being recruited as an inside linebacker for the 'Hoos. -- Before Joe Torchia's commitment was announced yesterday, Virginia's commitments all had projected on defense. But Torchia, a 6-5, 231-pound prospect out of Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, N.J., will play tight end for Virginia. Torchia, who can run the 40 in 4.8 seconds, caught 20 passes for close to 500 yards and six touchdowns last season as a junior. He earned second-team all-state honors as voted by the AP. An excellent student, Torchia is a member of the National Honor Society and hopes to major in Sports Medicine at UVa. Torchia did not visit for the "blue-chip" day and actually committed a few weeks ago. -- Other prospects who visited for the "blue-chip" day included Vance (N.C.) defensive back Rico Bell, Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) offensive lineman Lou Eliades, Deep Run DE/TE Sean Gottschalk (right), Meadowbrook DE/OLB John Graves, Forestville (MD) OL Antonio Logan-El, Mount Hebron (Ellicott City, MD) OLB Aaron Maybin, Davie County (Mocksville, NC) CB Raeshon McNeil, Liberty (Bedford, VA) DT Daryl Robertson and Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) athlete Trey Womack. UVa is in excellent shape for in-state recruits Gottschalk and Graves, but not in good shape with Robertson. Among the out-of-state prospects, the 'Hoos are in the top three for McNeil. The rest plan on narrowing their respective lists later this summer. Logan-El, who originally committed to Maryland, is now a soft commit. He is considering about 8 schools (including UVa) and will narrow his list to three by the end of the summer.
For more recruiting information and updates, please see Sabre Edge.
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News, Notes and Fan Discussion |
Post of the Week An interesting perspective from our friend in Tallahassee...
Subject: Curious
I have seen people say that P. Harvin is not considering either state school and how bad that is, but it would seem to me that if your a UVA fan and he doesnt list UVA, that you would hope with all of your heart that he doesnt go to VT. I love the state of FL, and many of my best friends are Gator grads, and we would do anything for each other, but ask us about football, and we want the other program to fail each year, we dont see thier success as a good thing for the state. I dont mean this post in any negative way at all, I am simply curious. I can understand being from VA and wanting your state to do well, but when it comes to football, do you really feel that a big time player from the state of VA staying in state but going to VT is a good thing? To read the responses to this post, please click the link below.
Worst Post of the Week Well, you've just gotta see it...
Thanks for that, hoosinphilly. You're banned from the site forever. :) Around the Wahoo sports world...
For more information on UVa athletics, please see their official website below.
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Every team in the ACC has talented players, valuable players, important players. But which players will make the biggest impact in the conference in 2005? Over the next week or two, we'll break down the top five "impact" players in each class. Let's start with the seniors. In addition to Virginia's D'Brickashaw Ferguson, we list one Hurricane, one Eagle and (ugh) two Hokies.
Now that the 2004-05 school year in sports is over for Virginia, it's time to hand out the report card. Why not? After all, UVa isn't one of those schools that strives to succeed in one or two sports. Its stated goal is excellence in all 23 varsity programs. And since all 23 were fully funded (in terms of NCAA allowable scholarships) for the first time this year, let's see how each one fared. Here's a hint: Five programs received A's, including men's tennis, and four got D's, including men's basketball.
The Virginia baseball program has already reached new heights under Brian O'Connor. With consecutive 40-win seasons and NCAA tournament appearances, the Cavaliers have put together the best back-to-back years in the program's long history. But where do they go from here? UVa loses some outstanding players, including #4 overall draft pick Ryan Zimmerman, but the influx of talent may be even greater. Here's an early look at who's gone, who's back and the impact newcomers for 2006. 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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