I was bored so I figured I'd put together my All-ACC teams to this point. Let me know what you think.

1st team
Brice Johnson (POY)
Cat Barber
Malcolm Brogdon
Grayson Allen
Jaron Blossomgame

2nd team
Damion Lee
Brandon Ingram
Michael Gbinije
Michael Young
Demetrius Jackson

3rd team
Eli Carter
Malik Beasley
Sheldon McClellan
Zach Leday
Devin Thomas

Frosh team
Brandon Ingram (ROY)
Malik Beasley
Dwayne Bacon
Bryant Crawford
Malachi Richardson

So it got me thinking because the staff is so good at identifying the type of players we want, but I had to go back a few recruiting classes just to get an idea of who we got, who we kinda missed on and did Tony just finally figure out the last few years the type of player and athlete needed to be elite?

Disclaimer: this is not Tony bashing at all because I think he's a very fabulous recruiter, but at the same time some of the pieces signed were either to fill needs early on or misses because of our defensive philosophy.

11-

Atkins
Brogdon
Jesperson

Obviously with DA and MB we got two of the better players we've had in years. Jesperson was obviously a defensive liability, but my god if he would've been able to stick around how his shot especially last season could've been used, so I give that class a B+.

12-

Anderson
Barnette
Jones
Nolte
Tobey

Anderson was the gem. Once again I think Tony was trying to find shooters, but Barnette was never going to be a solid ACC player. Jones was the perfect teammate and his dance moves were almost house party like, but again another guy that wasn't going to be a solid ACC player. Nolte is a hard worker, but the shooter we expected him to be to this point has never come around. Tobey has always been an enigma. Remember at one point people ranking this guy as a top 15 pick and maybe two or three times a year he plays like it. This class gets a C because at the end of the day as many bodies as we took in this class it was a disappointment from the standpoint the whole class never really stood out the way they should've.


13-

Hall
LP

This class to me may end up being the best or one of the best in the TB era.

LP has been a gem as a PG and will be a 4 year starter. Hall is finally coming around to the point I'm willing to bet next season we see LP off the ball a lot. This class is an A right now and could be A plus by next year. Tony upgraded the position in this class alone and did a really good job identifying talent.

14-

Salt
Shayok
Stith
Wilkins

Another class where we might've overreached a bit when we are just starting to be on the national stage. Losing Stith was tough, but not sure he would have made an impact. Salt is very raw and I still feel he is two years away, but will be a complementary piece to what we have later. Shayok is the enigma of this class and where I had super high hopes he could be all ACC, I think the guy will just be a decent player who at times can play above his talent. Wilkins might be the star of this class when all is said and done. This class is a C- or D at best. I feel this class should've been better from the standpoint we had just started to arrive on the national stage, but three of these guys may have potential to turn this class into a B because of the pieces that have been assembled in front of them.

15-

Diakite
Reuter

Again, another two-man class that could potentially be an A. Upside is the word here. JR could fit right along side AN by his JR year. Diakite does have potential to be a star if we're very patient with him, so this class potentially has high upside, but is to be determined.

16-

Guy
Huff
Hunter
Jerome

This is the class Tony should've had in 14. This class is the one that finally puts us on the national stage as a player for years to come. Obviously we haven't seen them step foot on the court yet, but I expect Guy to be a stud, Huff to be a player by year 3, Jerome will be a better SZ and Hunter might be the most underrated of the group. We need at least two guys out of the four to be above average players. This is the class Tony finally made an impact and will keep doing so.

Obviously it took some time for the staff to get a foot in the door in the very hectic confines of college basketball recruiting. To be honest we probably had more reaches than hits, but with his style of defense and the fact that Virginia just became a player a few years ago you're going to have that, but we have arrived and not only do the players know it, but moms and dads do too and we know how important mom is to our recruiting.

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After No. 9 UVa beat Boston College 61-47 on Wednesday night, senior forward Evan Nolte and redshirt sophomore guard Devon Hall talked about their respective games, the team's leadership, and what they need to take from the last two games moving forward.

I don't think it's out yet.

I say -17.5.

Greetings from JPJ where BC and No. 9 UVa will tip it up in about 20 minutes. I'll be back with starters in a bit but keep an eye on London Perrantes' right shoulder. Watching him warming up, it looks like he's got some serious discomfort there. Not sure how it'll impact him but he doesn't look happy so far tonight.

As always, have at it folks...

It appeared that the weak spot with our baseball team this year was likely to be pitching with the loss of Kirby, Sborz, and Waddell. Jones is our only returning pitcher with meaningful minutes at the end of last year. The good news is that Derek Casey is recovering from his Tommy John surgery and is already throwing. While he is not yet ready to be a regular pitcher, there is a real possibility that he will be able to contribute this spring. In addition, Tommy Doyle was limited last year because of mononucleosis. As a result, he lost strength and speed on his fastball, and he tended to be too fine last year. This resulted in him getting behind in the count and either walking batters or throwing down the middle. He has since gained fifteen pounds and is now 6'6" and weighs 230 pounds, and he will be contending for a starting role in weekend games. The return of Casey and the improvement of Doyle will greatly strengthen our pitching staff.

Any word on Hill?

Welcome to Signing Day 2016, everybody! Recruits can officially start to sign their letters of intent at 7 a.m. and we expect things to get rolling soon. Keep it locked to this thread throughout the day as we tell you who's in.

What do you think - if they keep completely underperforming, is he on the hot seat?

Guess his recruiting will keep him around with some studs coming in next year, but he's definitely a less with more guy...

Then again, it's good to keep a weaker coach around

please provide

Kentucky looked very average.

The board has been eerily quiet with LOI day so close.

and one of only five locks for the NCAA tournament according to the ESPN Bubble Watch.

Amazing what 4-0/8-1 against the top 25/50 will do for a resume.

Just curious as to what others think. Do you think if UVa had won one of those games, that the thought process on UVa would have changed drastically (even if everything else stayed the same, including the need for a miracle to beat Wake in W-S)?

The reason I ask is after demolishing UL in the Ville, there seems to be a consensus that we at least split the remaining four road games and sweep or nearly sweep at home. Some feel we might go 8-1 down the stretch (which, admittedly is possible ... would be likely playing like we did Saturday). I also would not put it out of the realm of possibility to win all nine and win the league outright, particularly if Jefferson is not ready when we go to Duke.

BUT I also could see us dropping three of four on the road, because all are tough trips/venues, and Louisville is the only really strong road effort we have put forth to date (BIG hat tip to Arden for calling the shock factor for UL's transfers not having seen the UVa D like other ACC opponents). And while they dropped the first last night, Carolina is capable of beating anybody anywhere.

FWIW, I really hope those back-to-back Tech losses don't end up taking us off the 1-line come tournament time (although, realistically, there is little significant difference between a 1 or 2, particularly after the first weekend).

Does anyone have 2-4 tickets (good seats) either upper level low row or lower level wherever that they are willing to sell for a reasonable price? The game is on my Aunt's birthday and thought it would eve a great gift. Thanks.

Beat the Heels!

Got to looking out of curiosity. Interesting tidbits. If anyone can figure this mess out, have at it. To sum up, it's a backloaded schedule for most of the best teams.

Don't look now, but I think Clemson is absolutely going to get a double bye in the ACC tourney. "Home" games in Greenville against UVa and ND, with every other remaining game against VT, NCSU, BC, Wake or GT. This team is going to finish somewhere around 13-5 or 12-6 in the ACC.

Miami has a pretty brutal stretch drive (still have VT twice and @GT, but have two against ND, @UNC, home against UVa, UL and Pitt and a roadie at FSU).

UL isn't much prettier ... road games AT five upper tier venues (Duke, ND, Pitt, Miami, UVa) plus home games against UNC, Cuse and Duke (plus BC and GT). A lot of their hay might already be in the barn.

Duke still has two with UNC and UL, plus us at Cameron. The rest of their schedule is manageable but not without pitfalls (@GT? vs. FSU?).

Pitt has a pretty tough slog ... @ Miami, Cuse and UNC, plus home dates with UVa, UL and Duke (to go with trips to both Techs and a home date with Wake).

Notre Dame might have the "easiest" remaining schedule, but only because it's all kind of hard without anything super hard (@Miami, Clemson, Wake, FSU and GT ... home against UL, UNC, NC State and Miami).

Florida State and Syracuse play each other twice ... Cuse has an otherwise extreme schedule down the stretch (@UL and @UNC offset by @BC and home dates with VT and NC State) while FSU goes to Duke, hosts ND and Miami, but has an otherwise manageable schedule.

FWIW, UNC has a monster schedule down the stretch as others have pointed out. Six road games remaining (including UL, ND, NC State with its rivalry factor, UVa and of course Duke) and four upper half home games (Pitt, Duke, Miami, Cuse). Starting to see what others are saying about 14-4 maybe winning the league outright now.

There has been lots of talk about potential 9-9 and I always had a hard time seeing that because of watching these players and coaches the past 2 plus years. Also, because we have annihilated every ranked team we have played. I knew that team was lurking inside somewhere. Now.....at the halfway mark UVa is 6-3. More than half the road games are out the way, 5. Which way do you think it goes from here? Questions and data to consider. UVa is 4-0 against ranked teams at home, neutral, or away. UVa has shown it can play poor games against lower level competition on the road but there are no games left like that unless you think Clemson is going to fade ( I don't). There are 3 should be wins at home and 2 toss ups (if there is a such thing as a toss up at 30-1 over the last 31 at JPJ then UNC and Louisville would fit that bill). There are 4 tough road games (Clemson is tough for us at LJ even during their down years, kinda like VT).

What do you see?

12-6?
11-7?
13-5?

Break your predictions down.

I say 12-6, 13-5. I have UVa going 2-2 on the 4 road games and just for "it has to happen sooner or later reasons" I have them losing once at home to UNC or UL and going 12-6. Wouldn't be surprised about being wrong on one of the predicted losses and it being 13-5, though. Going 5-4 the rest of the way to go 11-7 is just like when people were saying 9-9, just can't see it.

There has been some on this Board who seem to question MB's leadership qualities, or perhaps his failure to motivate his teammates. If you go to the Louisville board and find the video clip of Pitino's postgame press conference, you should be moved by what he says. For all of his faults (and he has many), Pitino has been more than charitable over the last 2 seasons when talking about UVa. In this press conference, he spoke of certain things that really impressed him about Virginia. The comment he made about Brogdon was that in the 2nd half, as Louisville was bringing the ball up court behind by 20 points, Brogdon would keep exhorting his teammates on the floor: "Just get one more stop! One more stop!" He implied that that was just the defensive mentality that he wanted to see out of his guys, and that until they adopted the Brogdon "one more stop!" mindset, his guys would not be the defensive team it needed to be to be successful.

and is he related to the new oc?
3 star with offers from uva, byu etc..

I haven't seen it posted on here, but shout out to Cedric Peerman for being selected to play in the Pro Bowl held yesterday. He was picked as a ST player but got 1 carry for 6 Yds and had 2 rec for 24 yards. Congratulations Mr. Peerman. Hard work pays off, glad to see he got the recognition for it.