I'll take it!

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There's been a lot of talk in the past few weeks about Malcolm and POY and if those in the NC media would vote for him. Thought you guys would like to see what David Glenn and the folks over at ACCSports.com are saying they might go with.

For the record, I'll post our votes before we send them in to ACSMA by 2 a.m. Sunday.

Link: Brogdon getting lots of love

Glad the ACC added after the forced football move, but we could make basketball even better

Dump- Wake F, Miami, Tech, BC

Add- Nova, Vandy, VCU, Georgetown or Xavier or U Conn

Pipe dream, but Football is where the money is, the adds of Pitt, Ville, ND, Cuse brought basketball back to where it needs to be.

Miami or Tech could move to SEC easy
BC or Wake could move to Big East

If we are just adding to make this a 16 team league-

1. Nova or U Conn
2. Vandy
3. Georgetown
4. VCU
5. Xavier
6. Memphis

Wondering if that is the longest current streak?

I was disappointed when I found that UVasports.com took away the marketplace to collaborate with stubhubs, which is the worst place ever to get tickets. I figured it was just football and basketball but apparently there is no marketplace at all for baseball anymore, either. Which leads me to this question, how do baseball ticket holders get rid of their tickets now? Stubhub doesn't really provide a market for college baseball. Anyway, I am looking for 2-3 reserved seats to the Saturday game in May versus Georgia Tech. If anyone has this game circled as one they can't make and would like to sell their tickets I am interested. I can get them straight from the ticket office in the left field bleachers as of now but I'd like something a little better.

Only pose this question because Tony went unconventional for him with the four guard lineup because the matchup presented itself where we needed that lineup and certain teams are going to give us different looks.

Vs. a traditional lineup with a true post:

LP
MB
DH
IW
AG

This matchup is where you can get away with playing Tobey or Nolte.


Vs. a 4 guard lineup or a team that has a big who can stretch the floor:

LP
MB
MS
IW
AG

When you play against 4 guards Tobey or Nolte should barely see the floor. MS plays bigger than DH with his wing span, so he plays or you go here:

LP
MB
DH
MS
AG

I heard a stat on the radio earlier I would like someone to confirm. No program has gone 0-for in both football and basketball in the same season since WWII. I don't want to necessarily pick on BC, but if they're racking up zero wins in football, why wouldn't the ACC look at replacing them with a school like UConn. I don't think I'm alone in preferring the ACC goes to 16 schools, but why not at least look at replacing BC. UConn and WVU? Just an idle thought.

I haven't heard anything concrete since it was revealed back in June when the plans were presented to the BoV. How far along is the process? How is fundraising going?

Made it to my first District Final (round of 32 in the state). Now you start playing teams that are good the rest of the way. Beat our rival last night by 22 and held them to 12 points at half. Our student section is buying into defensive stops

I really enjoy them. I spend a lot of time in the car, so it's nice to listen to them during my trips. Thanks!!

Do you root for Miami to win and thus deprive UNC of an outright title? (with the solace that a Miami co-championship guarantees us a double bye)

And if someone does win an outright title, do you prefer Miami (the ABC/Anyone But Carolina theory) or do you want to see "real" ACC teams win it?

So assuming everything goes perfectly for us, does UVA share the RS crown with Miami AND Carolina, or just Miami. Carolina lost to both UVA and Miami, so does that matter in terms of raising the banner?

Thanks in advance.

This is the 7th year of the Bennett era. We saw signs of what great coaching can do when Bennett took a team of Sene, Farrakan (sp), Sherrill, Sammy Z, Evans, etc...and had them 5-2 and in first place his first season in Charlottesville. It was then that I knew we had a great coach. Fastforward to Mike Scott's senior season. We were all worried when he left and rightfully so, the cupboard wasn't stocked so well, yet. The next season, we probably should have made the tourney. Word was we were first one out and the 4 or so last mid majors in tanked. We played well in the NIT and the next year we won our first ACC regular season title and first tourney title since 76. Everyone worried about losing Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell but this time it was different. This time there was a little bit of talent in the pipeline. Whereas before it was all unrated guys except for Harris and freshman Brogdon trying to fill the void of of Scott leaving, in 2014-15 you had rated prospects Brogdon, Nolte, Anderson, Gill, Tobey, Wilkins, Hall, and a prospect rated highly in other places, Perrantes, was running the point. So what happens? 30-7 turned into 30-4. Are you seeing a trend here?

Ok, to hammer down the point further, what do all or most of the rated recruits above have in common? Don't know? They were all rated towards the bottom of the 150 except for Anderson. Brogdon was 104, Harris, Scott, Gill were all between 135-150, I forget where Tobey and Nolte landed because they bounced around so much but I am certain it wasn't top 75.

Before I get to the incoming recruits, I want to reiterate just what Tony and his assistants have done with average talent to date. Yes, I said average talent. If these players were as talented as they look in the UVa uniform, they would be dotting NBA rosters. As it is, I believe Mike Scott and maybe Justin Anderson are the only ones in the league and playing marginal roles. I may be jumping the gun on that point because the coming years could still unfold some surprises but I still think it works to reinforce the overall point. That being, you can expect certain players currently on the roster to make jumps next season. Someone out of Shayok/Thompson/Hall is GOING to average double figures next year. Wilkins may average near a double double. This is GOING to happen.

Now, add in what we have coming in. We have our first MDAA, we have a 5 star transfer and proven elite defender (was Nichols a MDAA, too?), we have a top 30ish jumping jack athletic big man, we have a top 50 point guard who dominated New York City, we have a top 50-60 wing, and we have the shooting up the rankings but rail thin big man that can shoot from North Carolina. To put it simply, Tony has more to work with than ever before. This thing is bigger than Brogdon, it was bigger than Joe Harris, it was bigger than Justin, and it was bigger than Mike Scott. This is a machine rolling forward and gathering steam. This is the Hoo Crew and JPJ being a death valley to opponents, this is coaches saying playing us is like playing "boys against men', this is the NCAA changing rules to slow down the culture yet the culture adapts. If you are worried, stop. Just stop. This is bigger than you know.

We'be been telling you about three-star linebacker Jaquan Henderson for a while now and coming off of the weekend, we told you about the connection Henderson has made, as mentioned in the update on Joey Blount. Well tonight the UCLA commit has decided to open things up. Could mean good things for UVa down the road...

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Thats the way I see it in worst case scenario.

Canes insure that the Hoos have a double-bye. Would be nice to avoid the 4-5 game, but ND appears to be leaking a bit of oil, so maybe the drop is 4 to 5 and not 5 to 6. It might not matter.

Chokies up fairly substantially on the Panthers at the moment. Maybe them getting Miami in Bleaksburg isn't entirely far-fetched. Sadly, we have to root for the Chokies and Dookies on the same day (although the latter in what I call the double forfeit game ... the only truly way to be happy in a UNC-Duke contest is for 18 guys to sprain their ankles and both teams have to forfeit for being unable to play).

Where is Derrik Casey? I see he has no stats thus far, which leads me to believe he is injured. Possibly the same injury that shut him down last year? I thought he would crack the rotation this year, maybe Saturday starter. Just wondering for those who have the information. Thanks.

Regardless of the last game. But sure am glad it is a home game!!

I am having a feeling we have a really great shot at winning the ACC.

If the team shows up that played at Pitt and at Louisville, we can win it all.

I think we all realize that had Justin Anderson returned, UVA would likely be the top team in the nation. Anderson was the team's heart. Brogdon is the team's soul and backbone, but Anderson was the heart and his dynamic play is one of the two elements this team is missing this year. The other element we are missing is the post defender in the Akil Mitchell, Darion Atkins mode. I think that is a crucial piece in Tony's defense and there's no question that we missed it early in the ACC season.

All that being understood, I think the job Tony has done this season so far with this group of players is better than what he did the prior two seasons, and Tony was clearly the ACC COY the last two seasons. Without an established 3rd perimeter starter and without a strong post defender, Tony has had to mix and match and find the right chemistry from one game to the next. The Clemson game was another example of Tony having to find the right combination to win the game. He went small and received strong performances from Hall and Shayok.

When you look at the teams that are being considered for 1st seeds in the NCAA tournament; Villanova, UNCheat, Michigan State, Kansas; they're all considerably more talented than UVA. The difference has been how Tony has taken a group of players, achieved total buy-in to his scheme and the team concept. I cannot look at our roster and believe we are the #4 team in the nation. It is just an amazing coaching job.

I don't know how far we will go in the tournament this year but I am convinced our best days are ahead of us.

im heading to C-ville today with my oldest daughter to sit 5th row center stage for Fall Out Boy concert. My only hope for tonight is that my ears work tomorrow.

It looked like Tony went to a 4 guard lineup for a lot of the second half with Shayok, Hall, LP, and Brogs, with AG as the only big. What did you all think about that? I hadn't seen that for long stretches before. Both IW and Tobey didn't have it tonight so maybe that had something to do with it.