Washington defeats St. Louis 4-3. Zim now has 200 major league home runs. Holding the NCAA trophy seems to have put a little pep in his bat.

I know we want an offensive mind as our next head coach if something happens to the current staff, but I've been impressed with Durkin for sometime now. Florida was excellent on defense when he was there and he's doing the same thing at Michigan. He is 37 years old and I'm sure has enough connections to let someone run an offense for him. He definitely will be on someone shortlist very soon

ICYMI this weekend from Adam Friedman.

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After a few practices, three intra-squad games, and high school performances, it appears that the following first years are likely to have some impact during the 2016 baseball season : Pitchers - Eason, Lynch, Sloan; Catcher - Comer; Infielders - Karstetter, Meola; and Outfielders - Dozier, McCarthy, and Simmons. I hasten to add that this is based on very little college experience, and obviously some players will likely be added to this list, and some could drop off.

First double nono in one year since Nolan Ryan.

Pitt in Blacksburg holds Hokies to 9 rushing yards and sacked Hokies 7 times! Score was much closer than the game. Let's hope they got too tired from all those sacks and have to rest during our game.

Can not figure out who to pull for, I hate UNC and their coach, I hate the snooty, cocky, and holier than thou attitude of Johnson (he just got his attitude stuffed on 3 & goal and 4th & goal - from the one); but Ga Tech would be 0-2 in the ACC if they lose.

I cannot wait to see what Fairchild's power rushing offense does next week.

I am very high on Briles son. I know it's the Big 12, but we need a offensive mind in the worst way. 48 points vs a power 5 team at half is insane

Glad he is having success. Lambert did not today

I can't recall any head to head recruiting battles, but I feel like there have been. http://www.ibj.com/articles/55155-book-louisville-hired-prostitutes-to-woo-basketball-recruits

Doughty wrote a nice article about future UVA recruits for FB and how they are committed as a team:

http://www.roanoke.com/sports/colle...cle_4cf65522-ceab-5776-9a07-2857369c87e6.html

I know ACC play hasn't started. We could actually do pretty well in conference. However, I just don't feel like ML will ever become a competent coach. He's had 6 seasons and the progress he has shown has been minimal. With the talent he has recruited, this just isn't where we should be. That being said. I wanted to get others opinion. Kyle Whittingham from Utah seems to me to be one of the best coaches in college football right now. I'm sure bigger programs will go after him at the end of the season. I hope UVA can get in his ear.

I know it is only one practice and only a video. but after watching about 20 times (rather watch us practice hoops than watch this football team) I have some observations

It starts with the only statement from CTB: "Can the defense outlast the offense YOU KNOW THAT IS WHO WE ARE"

This team is EXPERIENCED at every position and has DEPTH, and they know who they are and what Virginia basketball is all about. Last year, CTB was indoctrinating a large first year class on the basics of the packline and UVA hoops. There was one drill after another on transition D and setting up the pack line. No need to do that this year. These kids understand.

CTB will finally have a "complete" team where he can teach greater nuances on D, focus more on O and get these kids playing in April.

Bottom line, this team will not face a better defense than they face every day in practice. Games will be about breaking down inferior defenses, while UVA fulfills its motto:

"Welcome to the JPJ. Please check you offense at the front door. It will be returned to you when you leave."

This team will hold opponents to less than 50ppg, even with the shorter clock. WE will grind down opponents like a salt grinder.

My prediction: 28-2 ACC 15-1 ACCT champions Final 4 35-3 overall.

1. Tom Herman (not likely to leave Houston but I believe he would be a home run hire.

2. Doug Mecham - been an excellent offensive assistant for a lot of years and would not cost us a fortune. And his work at TCU and Houston has been exciting.

3. Bo Pellini - dude just wins! Drawback is he is another defensive head coach but has a great track record when you get past his drinking. As a plus we would get another great fake coach on Twitter. @fauxpellini was my favorite follow when he coached at Nebraska.

4. Lincoln Riley - may not be ready for prime time but is exciting on offense.

Brian Hairsin - only 5th because I don't think he would leave Boise.

A lot of my Hokie friends are on the boat with this being Beamer's last season. I want him to hang on one more season because Tech has a better football track record and I don't want to be looking for a coach at the same time as them, but some on this board think they are still very good when they have been dropping for a few years now. We just really suck, but should have won at least 2 of the last 3 meetings. Their new AD hired a solid basketball coach and think he could get a really good coach there or Rich Rod. Uva's future hire better be Tony Bennett like or we will suffer in the rivalry even more.

My daughter's admission to the University of Florida this fall has given me a chance to root for another as our Hoos struggle so badly. As you may know, Florida is going through some tough times (its previous coach was terrible) and its current team is not good. In fact, talent wise there is not much difference between UVa and UF. Yet UF is 4-0 and feeling great about itself and UVA is 1-3 and falling apart. So, let's take a look at some differences.

1. UF fired its bad coach at the end of last season. If Muschamp was still coaching I doubt UF is 4-0. UF, like UVa, needed a fresh start, and UF was smart enough to give it one.

2. Schedule - UF would be 1-3, and falling apart if it played UVa's schedule. UF did not have a starting QB when the season started, and like UVa it had lots of question marks. No way UF beats UCLA in LA, and while it would have given a ND a good game in the Swamp, it most likely would have lost that game. Finally, UF is still a mess, and well-coached team like Boise State would probably won easily in the Swamp. Instead, UF started the season with a patsy, which let them work out a lot of kinks. It then played ECU at home and eeked out a victory. While its next two games were against conference opponents, the two teams were a bottom feeder SEC team and a good Vols team that has huge issues finishing games. UVa would have been a lot better if it played a regular schedule, and just may be it would have learned how to win if it played teams it could beat.

3. No stupid mistakes - Florida missed tackles, dropped passes, ran a predictable offense and missed open receivers, yet it did nothing stupid. The team played with confidence, confidence you could feel in the stadium, and as a result, in the last 3 games it was the opposing team that made key mistakes down the stretch that helped the Gators to victory.

4. The Gators have a plan. They know they are not a good team. UT's d-line was much better than UF's O-line, so the Gators were constantly trying different things. They did not run the same play over and over again when it was not working. As a result, you did not see much frustration with the players.

5. Good things happened to the Gators - The Gators made some gutsy 4th down calls, a few of which were not advisable, but they made everyone of them. I cannot remember the last time UVa made a gutsy call and it went right for them.

6. Jake McGee- Jake was awesome. Whenever the Gator QB needed him Jake was there. How in the world did we let Jake leave campus.

will they go down to ECU again? Ruffin is pretty good against the ACC

What do we know about this kid from Baltimore area who is supposed to be a terrific outside shooter who can also handle and score off the dribble? Supposedly UVA has offered already though he is only sophomore!

Hey Jamie, I have been hearing from some sources down here in houston that no other than Texas Techs own Kliff Kingsbury is high on UVA's coaching radar what are your thoughts on him. Personally I would love that hire I know we would score points, he young energetic and has a great scheme offensively. Hire a quality D-coordinator and he could turn things around.