Hungry For Football Discussion?

The Michael Vick saga has dominated sports headlines around the country recently, but some Sabre posters don't think it should dominate the discussion on the football message board. As a Wahoo and UVa graduate, I tend to agree. But here's the catch: EVERYONE controls the message board topics! So if you want less Vick, then you need to help do something about it.

The board had several great threads on Friday thanks to a few simple starter posts that got people thinking and talking. Check out these threads for inspiration and then hit the football message board to start your own hot topic today!

• Topic: Jameel Sewell - Tosh asks where Sewell will end up among Virginia's all-time QBs.
• What will be the % of carries be for Peerman and Payne? Predictions? - TulaneUVa asks how the carries will be split among Virginia's running backs
• MTSU game kickoff set for 6:00 PM - dunnwv lets people know about the Middle Tennessee State game's start time, which leads to a discussion of the Cavaliers' October opponent.
• Last year's class cardcav asks about this year's recruiting class and academics. The discussion focuses on recruiting, UVa's in-state struggles this year, and more.
• Poll: Does Lalich earn backup nod by September 2nd in Wyoming? - NewEraHoo08 asked a straight forward question. The answers? Not so easy to come up with a straight forward answer.

Don't have a message board user name? It's easy to get in on the action. Just follow this link and join the conversation with your fellow Hoos.

Kris Wright
Editor
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This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

SabreMail subscribers,

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be on vacation this week. I will return next Monday with my usual football and basketball recruiting updates. Also, look for a new "Countdown to Signing Day," a complete look at Virginia's 2008 football recruiting class. I will analyze what has taken place thus far and what may lie ahead in the months to come before National Signing Day. On the basketball side of things, I will look into where coach Leitao and company will go from here in the 2008 class in light of Ed Davis' recent decision. Virginia is in hot pursuit of star guard Elliot Williams, guard/forward Sylven Landesberg and center John Brandenburg, but we'll also look at other potential targets that could fill the three scholarship spots.

Have a great week. I look forward to returning!

Virginia landed the top lacrosse recruiting class in the country in 2007, landing nine Under Armour All-Americans. TheSabre.com will feature three of the Cavs top recruits and provide a look into Dom Starsia's incoming freshman class this week. Huntington (N.Y.) Shamel Bratton was rated the #1 player in the county by RISE.

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 ...

4-Star WR/DB Visits UVa
After not making several previously planned unofficial visits to the University of Virginia, 6-3, 180-pound wide receiver/defensive back Deion Walker finally returned to Charlottesville on Friday. The Christchurch (VA) star, rated a 4-star prospect by TheSabre.com, discussed his recent trip and updated his recruitment as well.

The Latest on Marcus Davis
6-5, 215-pound Marcus Davis, a star out ATH of Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, has only made visits to Virginia Tech and Virginia these past few months. He has mainly been focused on lifting weights with his teammates, preparing for his upcoming senior season. Davis took time to discuss his recruitment, which has not changed too much recently.

More updates since the last SabreMail ...

• Hopkins Finished with Summer Visits
• Saddler Down to Four
• Star Safety Takes his Time

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• Wright Leads U.S. U19 World Championship Team to Three Exhibition Wins: Virginia's Monica Wright helped the USABasketball U19 World Championship Team to three exhibition wins on the Canary Islands prior to next week's World Championships in Slovakia. The rising sophomore led the USA with 14 points against Australia and 11 points against host Spain.
• Ayeni Takes Fourth in Discus at All-African Games: Virginia All-American Yemi Ayeni, who won the ACC title in the discus in 2007 en route to taking seventh nationally, finished fourth in his signature event at the All-African Games. After opening the competition with a 189' 1" (57.63m), Ayeni tossed a 57.64m on his fifth throw to keep himself in the top four of the continental games.
• Murczek Hired as Assistant Volleyball Coach: Ken Murczek has been hired as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers. He will begin his duties July 27. Murczek spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Western Michigan. In this capacity, Murczek was instrumental in match preparation and training strategies in addition to recruiting responsibilities. The Broncos posted back-to-back 20-win seasons (2005 and 2006) for the first time since the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
• Virginia Rowing Announces Class of 2011: Virginia women's rowing announced its Class of 2011. The class of 18 incoming student-athletes has committed to row for the Cavaliers next season.

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Issue No. 179 - March 4, 2005

Sean Singletary has been a bright spot in a dismal season.

How sorry is this? Virginia's game at Florida State on Sunday will be the battle for last place in the ACC. The Cavaliers weren't expected to be an upper-echelon team in the conference, but they sure weren't supposed to be the worst.

Yet that's the position the Wahoos put themselves in by losing their last four games, including two in the past week. They are 4-11 in the ACC and could fall into a last-place tie with the Seminoles if they lose in Tallahassee. In that case, FSU would win the tiebreaker and Virginia would be the bottom seed in the ACC tournament next week.

Last Sunday's loss at Wake Forest and Wednesday's home defeat at the hands of N.C. State were like so many UVa games this season. Bad defense, weak rebounding and a lack of hustle and heart doomed the 'Hoos, who seem ready for this season to come to an end.

Coming Soon

The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:

• Impressive Lacrosse Class Chris Horne profiles the Cavaliers' incoming men's lacrosse class, which is an impressive collection of talent to say the least.
  
• JHoo's Summer Reading JHoo's summer reading series continued with the defensive line. On deck: Linebackers.
  
• ACC Football Kickoff ESPN 840 AM's Wes McElroy brings us a coaches' report from the annual ACC Football Kickoff.
  

In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

ACC Football Kickoff 2007: Players Ready
PINEHURST, N.C. - August is just days away and football fans are anxiously - to say the least - awaiting the start of fall practice. The Atlantic Coast Conference is getting a jumpstart on the upcoming season this weekend with the annual ACC Football Kickoff event for all 12 league teams. ESPN 840 AM's (Charlottesville) Wes McElroy trekked to the Tar Heel State for the festivities and he checks in with a report from around the ACC.

JHoo's Summer Reading: Defensive Line
Since Al Groh arrived in Charlottesville and installed his version of the 3-4 defense, I have had annual concerns about whether we had he personnel on the defensive line to properly execute the defense. That is, until this year. Chris Long is an All-American candidate. Jeffrey Fitzgerald may be down the road. And at defensive tackle, the rotation should be up to the task. Add to that a talented depth chart, and you can understand why the defensive staff is looking forward to rolling out this unit for the 2007 season.

Best Seat in the House: Debbie Ryan
Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan has been named to the Class of 2008 for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Ryan has won 651 games and earned the ACC Coach of the Year Award seven times in her career at UVa. The 30-year coach of the Hoos joined Jay james on The Best Seat in the House to talk about the recent announcement.

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