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Virginia Ready for Final Four Weekend
"I would tell you that just in passing, and I've said it over time, we never go into a season thinking about being undefeated. With the schedule we play, we just don't think that that's likely to happen," Virgiia coach Dom Starsia said. "So the fact that it has happened [in the regular season] is memorable. I think that's significant. But I think we're now focused on trying to finish this in the final weekend and then we can all sit back and look at the big picture of this thing." The Cavaliers have won the men's lacrosse title three times, including their run in 2003. The seniors on this team were freshmen then and they would like to bookend their careers with National Championships. "You certainly don't come to college and think you're going to play. The fact that I got a chance to play, but also to play on a team that was so talented with great senior leadership and win a National Championship was an unbelievable and indescribable feeling and experience for me. I certainly would like to duplicate that this year," senior Matt Ward said earlier this season. Virginia and Syracuse face off in the second game Saturday - the start time is slated for 2 p.m.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne The final full week of the Evaluation period has been very kind to the University of Virginia football staff. It started on Monday, when UVa pulled out a bit of a surprise when 6-0, 185-pound Chase Minnifield verbally committed to the Hoos over Louisville. Louisville, alma mater of Frank Minnifield, Chase's father and an NFL standout for the Cleveland Browns, was thought as the likely favorite heading into Monday afternoon's announcement. UVa was able to pull out a commitment from the talented speedster. A running back and cornerback for Henry Clay High School (Lexington, KY) in his junior season, Minnifield is being recruited by UVa primarily as a wide receiver. He plays some slot receiver for Henry Clay and finished with 20 receptions. He had 16 total touchdowns (rushing and receiving) and, on defense, earned all-city and all-state honors for his 6-interception performance last season.
At 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the 6-2, 220-pound Taliaferro publicly announced his commitment to Virginia. He picked the Hoos over Maryland, N.C. State and Virginia Tech. Like Minnifield, Taliaferro is a player said to be high on UVa's target list. As a junior last season, he racked up 19 sacks from the defensive end position. He will play linebacker his senior year for head coach Tommy Reamon. Shortly before Taliaferro's announcement, some more slightly surprising news broke. Culpeper (VA) standout Terence Fells-Danzer, a very athletic 6-2, 230-pound linebacker recruit, had also pledged to the Hoos. The fact that Fells-Danzer chose UVa over Virginia Tech (both offered) was not the surprise . it was when he committed. Fells-Danzer indicated on previous occasions that he wanted to wait until closer to his senior season to commit. Fells-Danzer and Taliaferro join Christchurch (VA) star J'Courtney Williams - another player offered by both UVa and Virginia Tech, Williams is being recruited by UVa as a safety but could easily end up at linebacker because of his size - and Woodside (Newport News, VA) standout Jared Detrick to make a formidable linebacker group. Including the new commitments, Virginia now has nine verbal commitments. The staff hopes to keep the momentum going, and more prospects hope to make their declarations in the coming weeks and months. Pottsville (PA) offensive lineman Brad Hallick is very likely to decide between UVa and Vanderbilt very soon, possibly as early as the first week in June. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) offensive lineman/defensive lineman Andrew Nuss hopes to decide somewhere in the middle of the summer.
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Thread of the Week
Subject: If you could choose the ideal schedule for UVa this fall ... This combines topics we've had previously: Some people complain about when we have our scheduled games (day and month), and some people don't like our out-of-conference schedule. So take your best shot at the dream schedule, choosing which teams we play out of conference, and the dates of all games. I know we would all like to go further and alter the division set-up, and maybe give Tech our FSU game, but let's say we have to stick with who we play in the conference and division. So how would you set up our schedule?
9/9: Virginia Tech (away) No byes; I don't think bye weeks really help, unless a key person's been mildly injured. Mercy on that basis never seems to come our way, so Forget it, let's roll for the entire season. Sit out til 9/9 for a variety of reasons: It's an extra week of practice (like a bye before playing VT), U.Va. reveals nothing on the field before meeting Tech, and hopefully Tech plays a game to show more of what they are doing. Most importantly, play Tech early. Both teams benefit from getting the game out of the way and potentially rising in the ranks after that. Take it easy afterward by playing East Carolina. U.Va. fans can enjoy the beach and take in the game in the same weekend. Players get an easier game than the week before, and a chance to retool as needed before Notre Dame. Notre Dame is good, but is one of the most consistently overrated teams out there. This is another chance, like the game against VT, to take a step up. I'm looking for payback for '89, too. Best of all, have them play here; we can play them in South Bend later. From there, I alternate between an easier team and a tougher team for most of the rest of the schedule. I'm not saying Illinois is all that weak, but compared to FSU, they are still a primer. I'd also consider Michigan for stealing that Kickoff Classic from us, but my payback factor is higher with Illinois. But whomever, they would play in our stadium. With no bye weeks once we start play, I at least lined up two easier teams before Miami. Central Florida would be our chance for that elusive win in the state of Florida, and a chance to take a respite from a mid-Atlantic November. I'd hope it would be cold when Miami shows up. I like the idea of Miami as the season-ender every year, home or away.
Subject: Here's mine First game in front of 100K + people every other year. By week five you should know what your team is made of. UNC and FSU, big rival games, sandwiched by hopefully two very winnable games. Tough stretch run against three teams you love to hate. May get a break every now and again with Maryland.
Subject: I would enjoy this schedule ... Posted by: Mikeysurf on Fri May 26 2006 12:01:52 PM Message:
9/2: Georgia (away)
So what do you think? Join the discussion!
Hot Spot The Sabre's Baseball Message Board has become a hot spot in recent weeks as the Cavaliers rolled to the best regular season in school history. UVa opened double elimination bracket play of the ACC Tournament 1-1 this week, meaning it has a win-or-go-home game today with Florida State. Join your fellow Hoo fans on the Baseball Message Board today for the 4 p.m. game.
License Plate section is up in Wahoowa! A few weeks ago, SabreMail made a request for anyone who had license plates that reflected your status as a Hoo fan. The responses have started to trickle in and the Plates Photos are up and running the Wahoowa! section of the site. The Wahoowa! section of the Sabre is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. If you have suggestions for new and interesting things in the Wahoowa! section, please email us at [email protected] with the header: Wahoowa! suggestion. We'd like to keep adding photos to the section so if your license plate shows that you're a Hoo fan, let us know so we can include you in our gallery. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email a jpeg version of the photo to [email protected] with the email header: License Plate Photo.
DMB at the JPJ ticket swap For anyone out there heading to the Dave Matthews Band concerts at Charlottesville's John Paul Jones Arena this fall, there are some Sabre-ites out there looking to swap seats. Since the venue limited people to purchasing 2 tickets at a time, pairs of friends may not be seated close together at all. If you want to try to swap your tickets to get closer to your friends, just visit our Ticket Exchange messageboard and see if anyone has tickets that they are willing to swap with you!
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Sabre articles from the past week
Sit On It, Poskay? Nah, Fire Away!
Lacrosse Notes: Seniors Setting the Tone
UVa's Young Receivers Could Make Impact
ACC Baseball Tournament: Virginia's Bracket
Around the Horn: Cavs Try to Stay Hot in Tourney
Why or Why Not? - UVa in the ACC Tournament
X Marks the Spot: Face-offs Key in Lacrosse
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 ...
Halfway Finished with the 2007 Class?
Nosal's Recruitment Gaining Momentum
St. Anne's Star Lands Offers
Cloy Schedules Unofficial Visits
Taliaferro's Commitment to UVa
Fells-Danzer's Early Decision
DeChristopher Adds Two Offers
Cavs Add Two Talented Linebackers
Cavs Pull Out Commitment from Minnifield
Minnifield Commits to Virginia
Taliaferro to Announce Tuesday
Offer List Soars for Hylton's Alvarez
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