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SabreMail - August 25, 2008 |
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USC Game Week Arrives! Football season at Virginia kicks off this Saturday when the Cavaliers face Southern California at 3:30 p.m. at Scott Stadium. The Sabre EDGE subscription service already brought you 10 days worth of previews about your Cavaliers, but our weekly coverage begins this week. The Sabre features opponent scouting reports, UVa player features, notes, columns, and more for every game. We're also your source for all the information surrounding your Hoos!
That's not all The Sabre has to make things easier for you the fan during football season. Want to see the full schedule and results? Interested in the weekend weather? Media relations' game notes? We've got links galore so that you're one click away from the information you crave:
Kris Wright
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Recruiting News | |||||
This Week In Recruiting Virginia plans to host a number of recruits, including quite a bit of its 2009 class of commitments, for this Saturday's season opener. As far as the commitments are concerned, Tyree Watkins will be one whose reaction will certainly be important. The Camden Catholic (Camden, N.J.) star wide receiver will be in attendance and will be watching the game closely, monitoring Virginia's passing offense as well as how the Cavaliers fare against one of the nation's best programs. Watkins, who committed to Virginia while visiting for the Elite Prospect Day in June, may decide to take a closer look at other programs if he does not see what he is looking for on Saturday. He specifically mentioned Stanford as a program he could possibly take an official visit to, although he did say he would take an official visit to Virginia regardless of what comes from this weekend's experience. Tyree is one of many prospects we will check in with following Saturday's game. Uncommitted top target Logan Thomas is another. For the latest on Thomas be sure to check out an EDGE article later today on him, which includes comments from Brookville's (Lynchburg, VA) 24-21 win over Amherst on Friday night. Thomas also discusses a potential new team in the running for his services, and should this team extend an offer they would likely be added to his finalists. Thomas and top 2010 recruit Zack McCray plan to be in Charlottesville for Saturday's game. We will check around to see which other uncommitted prospects - both 2009 and 2010 - are likely to be there as well. Also coming this week is a follow up article on Chancellor (Fredericksburg, VA) star running back/linebacker Dominique Wallace, who is one of Virginia's most highly rated commitments in the 2009 class. Wallace and his teammates open up the 2008 season on Friday when they take on Turner Ashby. Firm in his commitment, Wallace will also be in attendance this Saturday. He reflects on his commitment, discusses what it will be like to play alongside friends Quintin Hunter and Corey Lillard at UVa and more in this latest article. A top prospect on both sides of the ball, Wallace is being recruited by Virginia strictly as a running back. Wallace was ranked the fifth overall prospect in the state in TheSabre.com's Pre-Summer Top 30. Later this week we'll release the Preseason ranks, so stay tuned for the updated version of the state's best prospects.
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 ...
Urban Reflects on Terrific Offseason
Is Watkins a Solid Commitment to Virginia? More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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UVA Bookstores Lends A Hand UVA Bookstores, the official Wahoo gear sponsor of TheSabre.com, is lending a hand to two Virginia non-profit organizations this fall. In Richmond, Meals on Wheels Serving Central Virginia is the sponsored group and in Waynesboro, the Waynesboro YMCA is the featured organization. Both groups will be raising funds by selling the 2008 UVA Bookstore Football Fan T-shirt as well as the 2008-2009 UVA Bookstore All-Sports T-shirt for just $10 each. Every t-shirt sold will help defray the costs for the more than 80% of Central Virginia clients unable to fully pay for nourishing home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels Serving Central Virginia) or will help go towards youth basketball scholarships as the YMCA turns no one away due to the inability to pay. In order to support these great causes by buying T-shirts, you'll need to make the purchase through specific channels. To support Richmond's Meals on Wheels Serving Central Virginia, T-shirts need to be purchased at the Meals on Wheels Office (1600 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23230, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Call Kristin Stokes or Kathleen Seal at 804-673-5035) or online at www.uvabookstores.com/mow. To support the Waynesboro YMCA, T-shirts need to be purchased at the Waynesboro YMCA (648 South Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980, 540-942-5107) or online at www.uvabookstores.com/ymca. Thank you for supporting Sabre sponsor UVA Bookstores in this community fundraising effort!
Ackerman To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Virginia Athletic Media Relations
The Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award was instituted by the Board of Trustees of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973 and is the most prestigious award presented by the Hall of Fame outside of Enshrinement. Named in honor of Hall of Famer John W. Bunn (Class of 1964), the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee who served from 1949-1964, this award honors coaches, players and contributors whose outstanding accomplishments have impacted the high school, college, professional or international game. "Val's contributions to the growth and development of the game of basketball on all levels embodies the true spirit of this lifetime achievement award. Her service and visionary work span her career, from early roles within the NBA legal department to her groundbreaking work in launching the WNBA to her appointment as the first female President of USA Basketball", stated John L. Doleva, Hall of Fame President & CEO. "Val is held with the highest regard among her peers as an attorney, sports executive and former player. Her forward thinking approach gives confidence to the basketball community that the game's potential will continue to grow and evolve." "This is a tremendous and very unexpected honor, and I'm deeply grateful to the Hall of Fame for the recognition", said Ackerman upon receiving the news. "It has been a privilege for me to work in basketball and to witness many of the exciting developments in our game over the past 20 years, especially in women's basketball, which I know will only continue to grow in popularity in the years to come."
Blog Banter: Sorting through the pieces after Lars So, looking at the roster, I guess we could assume that Lars for Tunji was a one-for-one trade. I think with Lars, we're losing a good deal of energy and hustle on both ends. And this is in exchange for someone who hasn't played for a year. Personally, I don't think it's an even exchange on the floor, but it's close. Tunji is better shot blocker, so he brings a different dimension on the court on defense. I prefer Lars on offense - I've always thought that Tunji had hands meant for swatting and not catching. How many well-placed Singletary passes have you seen careen off Tunji's hands and out of bounds? In the end, I give a small edge to Lars because he held his own on defense while bringing hustle and better offense. Keep in touch with all the hot topics around Virginia athletics on The Good Ol' Blog.
Rob Mahini (Vandy-Hoo)
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Issue No. 326 - January 28, 2008 Time To Panic Yet? The Virginia men's basketball team has lost five of its last six games, blowing second-half leads in three straight ACC losses. The Cavaliers' record now stands at 11-7 overall and 1-4 in the ACC. Obviously, things don't look good right now for the Hoos, particularly when you throw in the fact that Sean Singletary said he is nursing a bruised hip/hip pointer. Last week, I was asked in radio interviews whether it was time to panic with this year's team. My answer was "not yet, but it is getting closer." The analogy I point to is a contestant on Deal or No Deal. The little plastic box is open, the red button is flashing, and a decision will be made soon. So how do I feel after the Georgia Tech game? I'm still not sure it's time to panic, but that deal is looking more and more appealing. After all, there are two ways to look at this. The team is in last place in the ACC and ailing with injuries while the schedule features five road tests in the next seven games - the forecast doesn't look bright. Or, the team is only two wins behind the third place team in the league and the last three conference games have been close (two went to overtime) - the forecast is cloudy, but there's a chance of clearing. GT coach Paul Hewitt thinks it is too early to start deciding who will end up where in the ACC. "I think it's so early to talk about that, honestly. We're not even at the halfway point yet so there's a lot of time left; there's a lot of basketball left to play," Hewitt said. "We're just going to keep playing, and I'm sure Dave's going to have them keep playing. There's a long way to go." So does UVa coach Dave Leitao see an added sense of urgency at 1-4? "I operate that way game one, day one. There's always urgency," Leitao said. "You only get 30-some odd [games] a year and 365 days so every one is critically important in my book. It's not the end all, be all to it - the season didn't end today - but obviously at 1-4, it doesn't look as good as if you were 4-1. What that means is you wake up tomorrow and I don't think panic sets in or any of that stuff happens, but you certainly have to change your fortunes if you have any level of expectations."
Kris Wright
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What's New on TheSabre.com? | |||||
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 soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Hoo Preview '08: JHoo's 10 Things ...
Hoo Preview '08: Better Than Expected?
Hoo Preview '08: Quarterbacks
Hoo Preview '08: Q&A With True Freshmen
Hoo Preview '08: QB Quotables
Hoo Preview '08: Practice Photos
Hoo Preview '08: Cabbell Set For Challenge
Hoo Preview '08: Offensive Line
Hoo Preview '08: Bradley On Right Track
Hoo Preview '08: Texas Tech East?
Hoo Preview '08: Cavalier Conversation - Covington
Hoo Preview '08: Jobe Keeps Proving Himself
Hoo Preview '08: Wide Receivers
Hoo Preview '08: Q&A With Jenkins
Hoo Preview '08: Conrath Vies For Time
Hoo Preview '08: Defensive Line |
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