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The Sabre Celebrates 10 Years! In the summer of 1996, Virginia football fans were dizzy with anticipation for the upcoming season. The 1995 season had brought an exciting 13-game schedule and a 9-4 record - plus, the Hoos handed Florida State its first loss in ACC play. The season also had its disappointments with last second losses to Michigan and Texas. The fans were hungry for more. That offseason starvation - and a fateful suggestion from a roommate - led Mike Ingalls (our beloved Boardhost) to create an internet home about the Cavaliers. Mainly, the site touted Tiki Barber's credentials for Heisman and included helpful links. There was no Virginiasports.com yet and there weren't that many on-line places for Hoo fans to gather information. Out of those humble beginnings emerged The Sabre as you know it today. By the middle of September in 1996, UVa fans were still pumped up about the football program. The Cavaliers had just rocked No. 13 Texas 37-13 on Homecoming, which Mike recounted in his first postgame article: "Tale of the Broken Longhorn." After that, Mike continued to write a few articles here and there. But at the end of the season, Mike had no plans of continuing with his fledgling Virginia site. A steady stream of emails changed that and the next decade saw Mike's then nameless site grow into Virginiafootball.com and Virginiabasketball.com before eventually becoming TheSabre.com If EDGE subscribers want to follow the history of the Sabre, a four-part series is available in the archives:
With that in mind, Mike and all of the other Sabre employees past and present would like to thank you all for supporting The Sabre. Many of you have been supporting the site for the full 10 years while some of you may be newcomers to the scene - either way, we're happy to have you fellow Wahoos on board. Thank You and Happy Anniversary Sabre-ites!
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball recruiting . One of UVa's top remaining targets made his final official visit this past weekend. 7-1, 235-pound center Solomon Alabi tripped to Florida State this past weekend and is now expected to make a decision among Arizona, Florida State, and UVa. The Montverde (FL) five-star recruit made official visits to Virginia and Arizona each of the previous two weekends. TheSabre.com will get an update on Alabi's decision this week. We expect the choice to come down to the ACC programs, with Florida State potentially being the favorite at this time. Alabi was impressed with his official visit to UVa, however, so don't count out the Cavs just yet. UVa already has three commitments for the 2007 class, including PG Sam Zeglinski, G Jeff Jones and SF Eric Wallace. Zeglinski is rated a three-star recruit, while Jones and Wallace each have a four-star rating by at least one of the two major recruiting services (Rivals and Scout). Other remaining targets include Huntington (W.V.) five-star power forward Patrick Patterson and Hargrave Military Academy power forward Mike Scott, who played for Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake last season as a senior.
Football recruiting . Several EDGE updates were posted on current UVa commitments last week. Yorktown senior RB Max Milien is expected to return to his team's lineup this week. The 6-1, 195-pound back has missed his team's first three games (three wins) due to a bruise and a partial tear of the TCL in one knee. Coach Bruce Hanson was quick to say that Milien, who committed to UVa in March, will not be rushed back. Hanson says Milien has been impressed by the UVa staff's support throughout the injury. Milien remains very much committed to the Hoos. "He loves that place," Hanson said of UVa. Mount Carmel (PA) WR/TE/DE Mark Ambrose reaffirmed his commitment to the Cavs as well. The 6-6, 220-pound tight end prospect made an unofficial visit to the University of Iowa this summer after he received an offer from the Hawkeyes. The visit actually made Ambrose feel even better about his verbal to Virginia. This season has been a tough one for Mount Carmel, which had lost two games in a row (without scoring a touchdown in either) before rebounding with a 27-12 win over Shamokin this past Friday. The team is now 2-2 on the year.
Game ball . Though Nick Jenkins made eight tackles in a key win over Good Counsel, the game ball for the top performance among UVa commitments goes to Chase Minnifield. Minnifield, who is having an outstanding season, had four touchdowns on Friday night in leading Henry Clay to a 42-0 win over Bryan Station. The 6-0, 185-pound prospect returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown, had 55 yards receiving and two touchdowns, threw for 53 yards and one touchdown, and had 25 yards rushing in the win. What is more impressive is that the game was called in the third quarter due to weather.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. 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 ...
Hargrave Report: Wallace Impresses; UVa Targets Scott
Catching Up with TE Commit Mark Ambrose Also from the past week ...
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Post of the Week This week's Post of the Week came from the EDGE board where KemHOOsabe started an excellent thread. This post is really what message boards should be about instead of bickering and nitpicking. KemHOOsabe made a set of observations, backed up those observations with analysis and numbers, and then posed a few potentially opposing questions in order to provide answers to the most obvious critiques. That approach brought this post:
Subject: Statistical comparison: Sewell v. McCabe (long)
Number of series played in 06 (excluding end of half "take a knee")
Number of TD drives
McCabe 3 Sewell 2
Number of drives of 10 yards or less
Number of drives 25 yards or more
Number of times crossing midfield from inside our own 30
Number of times crossing midfield (total)
Number of series with 4 plays or fewer
Sewell 2 (TD and Missed FG) McCabe 1 (Overtime TD)
5 longest drives (yards)
5 longest drives (plays) My Conclusions and argument for McCabe:
1) McCabe has had bad field position every time he's started a series and has crossed midfield every time except two times (yep, his two ints against WM). I apologize for the long-winded post, but I am absolutely baffled how people can dismiss McCabe so easily. Is it inconceivable that he could learn from his mistakes? After all, his three INTs were all different (trying to do too much against Pitt, ball sailed on 2nd, and misread our number 6 receiver on the third). Chad Henne, Brady Quinn, and others who have played more than 8 series have made those same mistakes and yet they still play. You may ask: But KemHOOsabe, two of his INTs were returned for TDs, what about that?? My response is that they were bad breaks. The Pitt one didn't matter, just like Sewell's two against GT. The other was a tough break. If we had tackled the guy and held WM to a field goal, he may still be in and we may be 2-2 instead of 1-3. What about him calling the wrong formations?? He's played 8 total series -- give the kid a break. I would rather have a guy gain yards from the wrong formation than two guys who gain nothing from the correct formations. Don't we need a QB who can elude the rush?? Yes. But my observations are that McCabe has a greater pocket presence and senses the rush much better. It ain't like Sewell is an elusive scrambler. Isn't better to have a QB in that doesn't cost us points?? If you assume McCabe will never learn from his mistakes, he will continue to cost us points (and he will score some too). If you assume the same for Sewell, our defense will be on the field 75% of every game, which is guaranteed to cost us points (and we won't score any). McCabe looks off his receivers, makes quicker decisions, has a pretty quick release, has touch, has pocket presence, has made clutch plays, and makes mistakes. Sewell has a stronger arm, tends to telegraph passes, throws from the wind-up and makes mistakes. In sum, I hope Sewell learns, matures and is ready in two years. I like the kid but he ain't near ready -- he needs practice and not in games. I'll support whoever Groh puts out there, but I'm tired of stagnant offense. McCabe is anything but stagnant. Give the kid another chance -- now, please. Go HOOS
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.
UVa Bookstores' 2006 Virginia Football Pick 'Em Pick'em is simple. The first contestant who picks the winner and comes closest to predicting the final score wins. In case of ties, the earliest entry will be awarded the prize. Entries must be received by 12:00 a.m. EST game day. Entries received after 12:00 a.m. (midnight the night before the game) are ineligible. Limit one entry per person. The next business day following game day, UVa Bookstores will email a short note regarding the results. For the full information or to enter, click here!
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Issue No. 1 - Sept. 6, 2001 Welcome to the first edition of SabreMail. What is SabreMail, you ask? Well, it's a combination of things. Primarily, it's designed to efficiently keep you up to date on the Hoos. If you just don't have the time to visit TheSabre.com a dozen times per day, then SabreMail is just what you need. SabreMail has two purposes: 1) You'll get a weekly email from us which will include the latest University of Virginia football and basketball news, recruiting news, and hot issues on the message boards, as well as recent updates we have made to TheSabre.com. 2) SabreMail will bring you important breaking news - for example, a recruiting commitment or the receipt of a large multimillion dollar gift for the new basketball arena. SabreMail also gives us the opportunity to inform you of new merchandise in TheSabreShop.com as well as special sales and close-outs. If you think you'd enjoy this feature, then you don't have to do a thing. SabreMail will be delivered to your email address every week. Just remember to update us on any email address changes you have in the future. If you aren't interested in this feature, please scroll to the bottom and click the REMOVE link. But before you do, please scan over this SabreMail and make your decision then. Note: the 'remove' link is a one click removal system, so don't click it unless you are certain you do not want to receive SabreMail. Thanks and enjoy!
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What's New on TheSabre.com? |
Coming Soon Football season has kicked off for Virginia and the Hoos are 1-3. The Sabre is the place to be for all of your Cavalier content as we keep you up to date on all that's going on. Here's a sneak peak at some of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles from the past week
Vandy-Hoo's Running Look at UVa-Georgia Tech
JHoo: 10 Things I Learned Against GT
Jackets, Johnson Stomp Cavaliers
Keys to the Game - Georgia Tech
Best Seat in the House: Gailey & Fitzgerald
The Hawk's Nest - Thursday Night Can Be A Boost
Game Preview: Georgia Tech, Part 3
Hoos Tailgating With Mom - Mushroom Dip & Club Rolls
Sabre Roundtable: WCAV Debuts With GT
Game Preview: Georgia Tech, Part 2
Cavalier Call-in Highlights 2006, Show 4
The Sabre & WCAV Announce Partnership
Game Preview: Georgia Tech, Part 1
Greg's Game Grades: WMU 17, UVa 10
Photo Gallery: Western Michigan at Virginia
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