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JHoo Sneak Preview One of the most popular features here on TheSabre.com is JHoo's "10 Things I Learned" series on the EDGE. Check out a sneak preview of this week's column on the Indiana game and subscribe to the EDGE for the weekly read! By JHoo 1. Hoos vs. Hoosiers. I know that Indiana has not been a Big Ten powerhouse in recent years. I know that they lost the season opener to Ball State. I know that they are a team in transition. I know all that ... and yet, I still thought going into this game that it was going to be a challenge for the team. Indiana still is a Big Ten team. This still was a road game, the first road game for a lot of the guys on the field on Saturday night. The Indiana offense still was one that would offer a different challenge to the UVa defense, and Edward Wright-Baker was a quarterback who could offer some match-up opportunities for the Hoosiers. Kevin Wilson still was (and is) a coach who knows the game and can put together a solid game plan. In other words, I thought this was a step-up in competition for the Hoos, and certainly not a gimme game. Of course, the game looked like it could become a laugher early in the third quarter (about half the IU student section believed so because they were long gone). At that point, after all, UVa was following the same script as the week before: a few missed opportunities to score more points but still holding a widening lead while allowing few points. In fact, through six quarters of football in 2011, the Hoos were outscoring their opponents 63-6, which is not half bad ... ... and then, all heck broke loose. Turnovers. Wasted opportunities. Quick possessions by the offense. The defense on the field for what seemed like three straight hours. An oh-my-goodness fumble, quickly followed by a what-was-that? interception. And a 20-point lead became an 8-point deficit, with the fourth quarter winding down and nothing remotely close to momentum on the Hoos' side ... ... and then, something strange happened. Panic was replaced by calm. Execution was cleaner. Mistakes were less costly, and then quickly erased. A razor thin margin for error was margin enough. A quarterback started to emerge, winning players made winning plays, and a kicker who can't seem to miss this year didn't. Defeat became victory. Unbelievable. Look for the dark cloud, if you wish, but this win is mostly silver lining to me. A comeback win. On the road. Against a BCS school. From the Big Ten. When the breaks were going against the team. For a 2-0 start. There is plenty of room for improvement, yes. But you go through that list and end with 2-0 and I can live with it.
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This Week In Recruiting On the basketball recruiting front, the Contact period began last week. College coaches from all across the country are hitting the road, doing in-home visits and watching workouts. Virginia has three commitments in its 2012 recruiting class and could add as many as two more if it so chooses. Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) senior Madison Jones remains on the radar as far as point guards are concerned. At last check, Virginia had not extended an offer but was still interested. We'll check back with Madison for the latest on his September workouts and any possible movement with respect to Virginia's recruitment. UVa also remains in the running with 5-star combo guard Rodney Purvis, but at this point the Cavaliers are just vying for a visit from the North Carolina prep star. Football-wise, stay tuned this week for a closer look at the in-state 2013 class. While Mike London and company were busy collecting 2012 class commitments over the summer, they were also extending offers to in-state juniors. The staff has already offered double-digit prospects in the state's 2013 class. We'll take a look at those prospects and give early odds on Virginia's chances of success. There are few scholarship spots remaining in 2012, but we'll continue to track those remaining targets this week. Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA) wide receiver Canaan Severin was at Penn State this past weekend and took an official to Boston College the previous weekend, but we'll check in with the talented senior for more on his recruitment. We also hope to check in with Lake Taylor (Norfolk, VA) safety Mike Tyson for the latest on his decision making process. Cavalier fans, be sure to check the Good Ol Blog every Sunday for the "Week In Review," a look at how Virginia's 2012 class prospects fared on the gridiron.
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 ...
More On B.J. Stith's Commitment
The Latest On Mark And Devon Hall
Q&A With 2012 ATH Max Valles More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Hoos Talking Is Back
The third season of "Hoos Talking" is back on the Richmond airwaves on Sportsradio 910 am (WRNL)! The show normally airs from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesdays. "Hoos Talking" is a sports magazine style program that is devoted to University of Virginia sports, athletes, alumni, coaches, and fans. The show's third season plans to run on Wednesdays from August 2011 to March 2012. As always, you can access the live web stream and listen to archived shows as well on TheSabre.com. Just click here for the "Hoos Talking" page on TheSabre.com.
License Plate section is up in Wahoowa! In earlier editions, we 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 in 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.
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SabreMail History | |||||
Issue No. 408 - August 24, 2009 More Blog Banter: Disappearing Redshirts?
Kris Wright, Sabre Editor With 15 days remaining until the Virginia football team kicks off the 2009 season, some of the position battles on the depth chart are starting to sort themselves out. No quarterback isn't one of them - at least not one of them that Al Groh gave any hints on. After a scrimmage on Saturday, however, the coaching staff will spend the majority of the day Sunday working out evaulations of the various positions on the team in order to prepare for the final two weeks of preseason practice. That doesn't mean there'll be some big announcement next week about "starters" and such, but the team is starting to take shape in preparation for the opener. For example, some of the spots on the special teams units are becoming more clear with final auditions coming in this Saturday's scrimmage. "After Thursday's big special teams practice, a lot of positions have come to solidify themselves. We'll have quite a few more plays tomorrow [at Saturday's scrimmage practice] and that will be the final determinant," Groh said. "We're doing some things specifically to have a final audition, the final competition for some of those spots." Also of note in terms of depth chart discussion: several true freshmen are likely to be on the list at various positions and will likely see time this season. Groh didn't provide any clues as to who those players may be, but the top two candidates figure to be Will Hill (defensive end) and Tim Smith (receiver) due to the depth needed at those spots. Other candidates could be athletes and speed merchants like Perry Jones, Corey Lillard, LoVante Battle, Quintin Hunter, Laroy Reynolds, and Javanti Sparrow due the potential value they could bring to special teams units. "There's a pretty good-sized list that I would anticipate are going to help us this year, at least at this stage with two weeks to go," Groh said. "They're showing they certainly could solidly put themselves in the mix." |
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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
The Sunday Sampler 2011 - Indiana
Hoos Nab Dramatic Road Win
Indiana Watch List
Beyond The Lawn With Tyler Wilson: Blessed With A New Chapter
Game Preview 2011: Indiana
Tailgating With Chefhoo - Indiana
JHoo's 10 Things I Learned 2011 ... W&M
Hoos Gear Up For First Road Test
Greg's Game Report 2011: W&M
Photo Gallery: UVa 40, W&M 3
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