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SabreMail - July 30, 2007 |
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Meet the Team Day Announced The football team's annual Meet the Team Day is just around the corner as the Cavaliers look forward to the 2007 season. The team begins practice on Monday, Aug. 6 and the yearly fan festival event quickly follows on Sunday, Aug. 12. Meet the team Day begins when the gates open at 2:30 p.m. No open practice dates have been announced as of yet. Meet the Team Day, which features both free admission and free parking, will run until approximately 4:15 p.m. with the players and coaches arriving around 2:45 p.m. Scheduled activities include a uniform try-on station, face tattoo/painting, free autographable posters, raffle prizes, inflatable games, and a gyrosphere. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase concessions and select Cavalier merchandise. The Cavaliers report for preseason practice on Sunday, Aug. 5, and practice starts the following day. UVa opens the 2007 season at Wyoming on Saturday, Sept. 1, in a game that kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Virginia's home opener is Saturday, Sept. 8, against Duke. Kickoff is noon.
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting Recruiting analyst Chris Horne took a hard-earned and well-deserved vacation last week. Never fear, however, because he returns this week with plenty of content planned in the upcoming month. One feature on the way is the latest "Countdown to Signing Day" article, which takes a complete look at Virginia's 2008 football recruiting class up to this point. How does the class look? Are the Cavs addressing their needs? What shoudl you expect between now and National Signing Day? Also keep an eye out for the recent happenings in the basketball and football recruiting world. Of course, Chris didn't leave you empty handed while he was away. Last week, his article on the Virginia men's lacrosse team's incoming class shined the spotlight on Dom Starsia' recruiting success. The freshmen class features four of the top seven recruits in the entire nation, including the top three. Brothers Rhamel and Shamel Bratton headline the class, but it is a deep and talented group. In fact Shamel Bratton, Nick Elsmo, Adam Ghitelman, and Bray Malphrus were selected last week for the United States Under-19 team that will compete in the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) Under-19 World Championship. Make sure to check out the full feature on the EDGE.
Football recruiting ... Virginia lost out on an in-state football recruit last week when Oscar Smith wide receiver Kerry Boykins verbally committed to Maryland. Of course, that announcement was not surprising as Boykins openly favored the Terrapins throughout the process. "I've been leaning toward Maryland since my sophomore year," Boykins told The Virginian-Pilot. "They were the first to give me a look in my direction." Boykins (6'1", 210) bypassed UVa, UNC, Virginia Tech, and others in choosing Maryland. As a junior, he hauled in 37 receptions for 715 yards and 5 TDs. Chris Horne's Pre-Summer Top 30 rankings place Boykins as the No. 9 prospect in the state this year.
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 ...
Dynamite Class Joins Lacrosse Program
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Food For Thought LoyalHoo provided an interesting post on the EDGE message board this weekend and the follow-up discussion has been interesting. Check out the thread here and weigh in with your thoughts. Here's what LoyalHoo had to say:
Subject: While some seem down on the current state of the football program ..... (long)
While we will head into 2008 with the most expectations of any team since 2004, the difference between the 2008 team and the 2004 team is that the window of opportunity was fairly narrow with the 2004 team. There were a number of graduating seniors on that team (Canty, Miller, Pearman, Big E, etc.) and we were also starting a new QB in Hagans. The 2008 season will not only be lead by an experienced starting QB, but it will also once again return a quality nucleus for the 2009 season. Sewell would be returning for his final season and by that time, Peter Lalich should be groomed to take over the reins when needed. Remember in 2009, we will still have this year's entire corps of running backs except for Cedric Peerman and Josh Zidenberg. We will also have Ogletree and Minnifield along with a host of other current WRs. On the defensive side of the ball, Fitzgerald will be heading into his senior season, Nate Collins will be heading into his senior season, and established LBs such as Bivens, Sewell, and Burrell will be playing alongside J'Courtney Williams, Fells-Danzler, and other quality recruits from the past 2 classes. Obviously, there will be a level of attrition due to injuries, academics, and other sources. Still, with Groh's renewed commitment to recruiting quality athletes that are a fit academically and the more disciplined use of red shirting policies, it's not difficult to project that we are on the brink of an extremely exciting era of UVA football! That's why 2007 is so critical. We must establish a foundation of respectable results that we can use to propel the program into 2008 and beyond. Thoughts??
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Issue No. 183 - April 1, 2005 In a surprising if suspiciously timed April Fools Day announcement, athletic director Craig Littlepage named TheSabre.com as Virginia's new men's basketball coach. Fans with message board accounts now have full control of the program. "Those guys clearly know everything about basketball and how to coach, plus they are passionate about Cavalier athletics," Littlepage said. "To be honest, I don't know why I didn't think of this before. It's a perfect fit." Starting immediately, all coaching decisions will be made on the Sabre basketball message board. During games, a laptop will be placed on the table next to the UVa bench. Posters will be able to call timeouts, make substitutions, change defenses and berate officials. At the same time, UVa football coach Al Groh announced that TheSabre.com will take control of the offensive play-calling this season. Ron Prince will monitor the football message board to find out the best way to utilize Marques Hagans. Posters also will be allowed to scrap the 3-4 and install a defensive scheme of their choosing. "It's about time we were given a more active role," said Sabre editor John Galinsky, who quickly changed the school's apparel contract from Nike to Gucci. "Next up: World domination."
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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:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Ranking Virginia In 2006, Part II
Ranking Virginia In 2006, Part I
ACC Football Kickoff 2007: Swofford Speaks
JHoo's Summer Reading: Linebackers
ACC Football Kickoff 2007: VT, FSU Lead Votes
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