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Changes Coming Wahoo fans, We will be working to change the design of TheSabre.com this week in the hope it will be completed by the start of football season on Saturday. The changes will not affect your ability to use the site and the changes will not all happen at once - we will change each page's design one by one. The new design will be clean and functional and include new navigation elements, including drop down navigation that will allow you to jump to just about anywhere on the site with one click. This new design is a wider format, so you'll need to have your screen resolution set at a minimum of 1024x768 and will need to fully expand your browser. Chances are, 99 percent of you are already doing this if you've visited most news or sports sites on the web (i.e. ESPN, CNN, etc.). Besides freshening up and widening the site, as well as adding better navigation, one of the primary reasons for this change is to bring the design code up to today's standards. For you technical types, it means we're moving out of our table-based layout and into a full CSS layout that is XHTML compliant for most of the site. While the message boards will adopt the new look, the programming for them will still be the same until we switch over to a new board system hopefully next spring or summer. We hope you enjoy the changes. If you have any problems with the site or see anything broken or misaligned, please let us know so that we can make adjustments promptly. Sabre Staff
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Recruiting News | |||||
This Week In Recruiting The regular season is finally here, and two top targets appear set to take in Saturday's home game versus William & Mary. First Colonial (Virginia Beach, VA) safety/linebacker Nick Dew and Southeastern (Detroit, MI) defensive tackle Johnathon Hankins headline the prospects expected to be in Charlottesville this weekend. Dew, a 6-2, 195-pound prospect, will be making an unofficial visit. A Virginia Tech lean, the Under Armour All-American decided against making an early commitment to the Hokies in favor of thoroughly exploring more options. He listed Virginia in his top three earlier this month, with Virginia joining the Hokies and West Virginia. Dew has never taken a visit to UVa, which will have its shot to impress this weekend. The staff has been persistent in its pursuit over the past few months, Dew says, a big reason why the Beach standout wants to visit. Hankins, a 6-3, 300-pound prospect, seems like an ideal fit for the nose tackle spot in Virginia's 3-4 defense. Illinois, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are among the other programs in the mix with the talented big man, who reportedly favored Ohio State as of several weeks ago. He did not name a clear favorite when talking to TheSabre.com earlier this month, though, and seemed excited about visiting UVa. Hankins says he will be in Charlottesville on an official visit this weekend. Seniors are allowed to take official visits beginning in September, which is also when FBS coaches are allowed phone contact with prospects. Stay tuned to TheSabre.com over the weekend, as we'll follow up with any news on these prospects and more. Today, be sure to check out the latest on one of Virginia's top remaining offensive line targets, Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) prospect Khamrone Kolb. The 6-6, 300-pound prospect claims three favorite schools and he plans to visit all three in the fall. Virginia, a program Kolb says has recruited him the hardest, is one of the three. Later in the week, I'll release my In-State PreSeason Top 30. Don't expect too much change from the PreSummer ranks, but there will be some slight movement. Currently, Virginia has earned commitments from three prospects in the Top 30. They are Deep Run (Glen Allen) offensive lineman Conner Davis (15), Bethel (Hampton) cornerback Rijo Walker (27) and Bayside (Virginia Beach) linebacker Henry Coley (30). For the latest on Davis, be sure to check out my EDGE article posted last Friday and linked below.
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 ...
Preseason Report: OL Conner Davis
UVa Coaches Impress Star Junior More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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News, Notes, and Fan Discussion | |||||
Hoo Preview Concludes The Sabre's annual "Hoo Preview" has wrapped up its August-long run. The site produced 31 updates over the course of August to get you ready for Virginia's football season! The final update featured a breakdown of Virginia's new offense: check it out. If you're not a subscriber, you don't know what you're missing on the EDGE! Sign up here! The Sabre now shifts the attention to game week as the Cavaliers prepare for William & Mary this Saturday. Stay tuned to the site for press conference notes, the game preview, feature articles, columns and more! In the meantime, make sure you get all the important information for the game on our FREE game news page: William & Mary game news.
McDonald On The Air Again Mac McDonald, the former play by play Voice of the Cavaliers, is back on the airwaves - here's The Daily Progress report. Starting today (8/31/2009), McDonald is hosting his own three-hour talk show called "Inbounds" and it will air on various stations throughout the state (Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Roanoke, and Lynchburg for example). In Charlottesville, 1400 AM is carrying the show.
Men's Basketball Schedule Arrives The UVa men's basketball schedule was released last week. The Sabre has updated the "basketball info" area with the new schedule so you can reference it quickly. Just click here.
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SabreMail History | |||||
Issue No. 206 - Sept. 9, 2005 Well, Virginia's first game of the football season sure generated a lot of discussion on the message boards, huh? To me, that's a good thing.
That's fine. In fact, that's the beauty of the Sabre message boards - fans can discuss the good, the bad, the ugly and the excellent about UVa sports. It's not a cheerleading site or a mouthpiece for the athletic department. TheSabre.com represents and reflects the whole spectrum of fan opinion and provides an open forum for discussing anything and everything about the Cavaliers. That's why it bothers me when some fans try to stifle those discussions by attacking anyone who's critical. Over the course of the week, some posters jumped into critical threads and accused anyone negative of failing to be a good fan. As if being a good fan means never voicing complaints or expressing concerns. Please. Sure, some fans overreact to a poor performance and become overly negative or critical. If you don't like it, ignore them. Just please do me a favor and avoid casting a chill over the message boards by accusing your fellow 'Hoos of being lesser fans. Challenge their opinions if you like, but don't challenge their right to express themselves. And please don't forget that you can be critical and still be a great fan.
John Galinsky
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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 '09: The Spread
Hoo Preview '09: Q&A - Dom Joseph
Hoo Preview '09: Defensive Backs
Hoo Preview '09: The Hawk's Nest
Hoo Preview '09: Greer Set To Start
Hoo Preview '09: JHoo's 10 Things ...
Hoo Preview '09: Linebackers
Hoo Preview '09: Clark Happy To Return
Hoo Preview '09: Head Or Heart For Hoos?
Hoo Preview '09: Defensive Line
Hoo Preview '09: Dolce Finds Niche
Hoo Preview '09: Special Teams
Hoo Preview '09: Practice Photos II
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Sabre Edge | |||||
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