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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball UVa has yet to sign any more commitments in the spring signing period. Paulding County (Dallas, GA) power forward Andy Ogide will not sign with UVa at all according to Paulding County head coach Joel Boone. Boone, who refused further comment on the situation, believes his standout will end up somewhere in the SEC. 6-5, 225-pound Community Christian (Stockbridge, GA) shooting guard Solomon Tat has not yet signed but remains firmly committed to the Hoos. Tat is in good shape academically, but Virginia is hoping he secures his Visa before he signs a letter of intent. Tat put forth a strong senior season, averaging 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He recently earned MVP honors in the Atlanta East-West all-star game, lighting up the scoreboard with 36 points in the contest. Tat is very excited about heading to Virginia and has been talking recently with fall signee Will Harris. UVa commitment Jamil Tucker, a 6-9 forward from Gary, Ind., recorded 11 points, five rebounds, and a block for the U.S. All-Stars in the 33rd annual Capital Classic on Thursday.
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Targets in attendance who recently received offers over the past month or so include 6-6, 282-pound Pottsville (PA) OL Brad Hallick (offered on Saturday), 6-5, 315-pound Union (N.J.) OG prospect Desmond Stapleton, and Good Counsel products including 6-5, 235-pound TE Danny Parker and 6-0, 190-pound ATH Joe Lefeged. Gloucester (VA) OLB prospect Aaron Taliaferro made a visit to UVa last Friday and really enjoyed it as well. He hit it off with current UVa commitment Jared Detrick, another linebacker who is also out of the Tidewater area. Detrick and fellow UVa commitment, CB Dom Joseph out of Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA), were both in Charlottesville over the weekend. Check the Sabre EDGE for specific updates on the above prospects with much more to come in the coming weeks. UVa's next big recruiting day will be next Saturday for the spring game. Among those prospects planning to attend are LB Terence Fells-Danzer, QB Peter Lalich, QB Tyrod Taylor, WR Jay Smith and LB/ATH J'Courtney Williams, among others.
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Subject: FB Parent Rant ... (long one) But I will also say that a large group of uninformed board posters out there have a very poor understanding of just how hard most of these boys (and other student athletes - scholarship or not) have to work to get here and how hard it is to stay successful. I say with no intent to "take away" from any other group of hard working students as they toil through their college years. First - I can say that my son is academically qualified to be at UVa - both GPA and scholastic test exceeded the levels required to gain entry. Second - here is a snapshot of what a typical day looks like for my son:
Day: This is the schedule for the entire school year. Then add travel requirements to school work when the season starts. Then add the NCAA requirement for minimum of 6 SH per summer (mine is taking 12 to be able to finish undergrad by 3.5 years and be able to work grad - unless NFL takes him). Some additional points: Holidays, nope - they are playing football. Birthdays and other events - nope playing football - practicing, training, etc. Spring break - not always available. Yes - he is receiving an outstanding education for the school of his choice because he worked hard and got good grades. Yes he is paying it all back by working hard and playing football. He comes from a very middle class rural family - he is not "privileged" - he busted his butt to get where he is. No one gave it to him. He is grateful to the good Lord, the parents who raised him, the family and friends that support him, the school that allows him to do what he loves, the fans that show up to cheer him on, and the coaching staff and teammates that challenge him to do better. He tells us every day how much he hates it when his teammates and fellow student athletes pull stupid stunts - but he understands that he can only manage his environment and his own behavior. He is not perfect. He knows if he get caught doing anything out of the "box" that he will be held responsible. So - next time you decide to bash or trash a football player or other student athlete and mark them as the privileged and pampered bunch . Don't STEREOTYPE - the lions share of them are just good kids, doing what they love, to get a degree, make a better world, to entertain you and to hold up the Lord and Praise him for the gifts he give them. The media is looking for a story - they will always find a story. Society (you) demand the dirt on those who are in the limelight; it is what fuels the media - sells papers, gains ratings, etc. My $0.02 worth - soap box is now closed. Want to read the entire thread? Football Message Board
License Plate Gallery for Wahoowa Section Don't forget, the Sabre is looking for your UVa-related license plates! We're collecting photos of any Sabre users' plates that have Cavalier-related themes on their tags. (Take H8Tech for instance, who obviously is not a VT supporter!) We'll start the photo gallery in the Wahoowa section of the site once we get enough plates to start us off. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email it to [email protected] with the header: License Plate Photo. If you have a really cool ride (I don't know, maybe Xzibit pimped it for you) and want to include a photo of you with your car and plates, that's cool too. We'll let you know about the gallery once it gets started!
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Sabre articles from the past week
No Need To Debate: Olsen Still No. 1
Devvarman Delivers At No. 1
Copper's Value Could Go Up
White's Career Simply Spectacular
Secondary May Play Primary Role
Rain Soaks Spring Practice
Monroe Out For The Spring
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. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
UVa Recruiting Notes
Hughes Drawing 1A Attention
UVa Jumps Into Contention with Top OL Elliott
Martinez Enjoys First UVa Experience
Stupar Visits Virginia
UVa Offers Hallick on Saturday
UVa to Sign Only One in Spring?
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