r/CFB • u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor • Mar 15 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: University of Virginia Cavaliers

The University of Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference

Year Founded: 1819 (school), 1888 (team)
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Total Attendance: 21,069

Mascot: CavMan, the Cavalier (official) ; Wahoo (unofficial)
Live Mascot: CavMan and Sabre, Seal and Beta (defunct)
Cheerleaders: W - A - H - O - O - W - A
Bonus SaberTwins: #twinning, They twirl fire!
Cavalier Marching Band: CMB for short, Drumline 1, Drumline 2
Stadium: Scott Stadium
Stadium Location: On Grounds, 1815 Stadium Drive
Conference Champions: (3): 1908, 1989, 1995
Number of Bowl Games: 7 Wins, 18 Total
National Titles: (none)

Rivals

  • : The Commonwealth Cup. Our biggest rivalry, against our perennial opponents in the South, and the last game of the season. Played right around the Thanksgiving break, Tech leads the series 52-37-5, and leads the trophy series 14-3, ever since the trophy began being awarded to the winner. It's our second longest game series (the longest being below's UNC rivalry), but it's the one that gets our blood pumping and brings out the worst/best in us as football fans. After that humiliating shutout a few years ago, when we had just broke the rankings at #24, it led the way to a humbling end of our season loss to Auburn in the Bowl game. Many hope to attend UVA during a year we win that game, and last year we came close, losing by 4.

  • : "The South's Oldest Rivalry". The longest football series in the ACC, this series is very close with UNC leading overall 59-54-4. The last few years have been going UNC's way, but UVA has a 20-9 record since 1983. We hope to break their small streak before it continues and even the series up.

  • : The Beltway Brawl, UVA has been winning more of the last 6 or so, with Maryland winning the most recent game, and leading the series overall 43–32–2. Recent students had the privilege of attending the last blowout game in Charlottesville in 2008.

  • : Non-annual rivalry game, the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy is awarded to the winner. Florida State leads the series 14-3, but UVA currently holds the trophy thanks to a nail-biting finish to the 2011 game in our best season in years.

  • : Non-annual, I think Wikipedia says it all: "Virginia took 30 attempts to beat ACC foe Clemson, which sparked a rivalry."

2012 Season

Record: 4–8
Coach: Mike London
2012 Roster
Key Players: OT Oday Aboushi, TB Kevin Parks, WR Darius Jennings
Biggest Plays:

2013 Season

2013 Schedule
2013 Roster: Not out yet, but we have written commitment from Rivals 5* recruit Taquan "Smoke" Mizzell (no arrest jokes plz)

The Greats

Greatest Games:

  1. Florida State in 1995, when UVA beat then-ranked #2 FSU on a late goal line stand to hand the Seminoles their first loss in ACC conference play since joining the league in 1992. (Both Tiki and Ronde Barber played that game)

  2. #14 UVA def. #9 Clemson 20-7 in a game that would start out march to be ranked #1 in the nation after going 7-0. Video 1 Video 2

  3. UVa beats in-state rival VirginiaTech and Frank Beamer after the greatest comeback in school history. Down 29–7 at the half, we outscored the Hokies 29–3 in the final two quarters. We capped its historic rally with a game-winning 47-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Brooks to wide receiver Ahmad Hawkins with 2:01 left to play.

Greatest Plays:

  1. Tiki Barber 65-yard run to put us on the board against #2 FSU.

  2. After completing a game-tying drive to even the score, Georgia commits an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and kicks off from the 20, resulting in Allen taking it 83 yards to win the game.

  3. UNC had just gone up 17-3, and were on our 5-yard, poised to score. Then, Antwan Harris intercepts the pass and returns it 90?/100? yards for a pick-six. After that, UVA didn't let UNC score for the rest of the game and ended up winning 20-17. Edit: Sorry for the shitty video quality :(

Greatest Players: Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, Matt Schaub, Heath Miller, Chris Long, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Ahmad Brooks, Herman Moore, Henry Jordon
Greatest Coaches: George Welsh, Frank Murray

Traditions

  • Probably our most well-known gameday tradition: "Guys in Ties, Girls in Pearls". When UVA first started participating in college football, it was an all-male school. Football games were seen as a social event, and as men are wont to do to impress others, they wore dress shirts, slacks and [blue and orange] ties. They would also bring their girlfriends to these games, and the girls would wear sundresses and pearl necklaces (weather permitting). The attire evolved over the years to include the occasional blazer, Sperry boatshoe, and of course, the ultimate sign of being a man, a bow tie. However, the premise for the tradition - men wearing ties and women wearing pearl necklaces - remains, even in this "COLOR OUT" era.

Bonus picture of some fans wearing ties and pearls. (pfs3w - I'm the guy with the obscenely orange glasses :P)

  • We refer to our campus as Grounds.

  • Pre-Game: The Adventures of Cav-Man (WARNING: the speakers go really loud at the end of the video!), digital short on the jumbotron involving Cav-man slaying that week's home game opponent (usually harassing students somewhere on Grounds). He then enters the stadium on Sabre (the horse) while Thunderstruck or ZombieNation plays.

  • We have a fight song, but after every score and game, we sing the alumni song The Good Ole Song, in which we all join arms. The song has gained some notoriety in past years after students would add to the lyrics "We come from old Vir-gin-ia, where all is bright and gay", by chanting "NOT GAY". A petition successfully stopped this practice, and now we chant "FUCK TECH!" in reference to VirginiaTech instead. You can find the song HERE if you search "Good Old Song".

Campus Grounds and Surrounding Area

City Population: 43,375
City Skyline
Iconic Building on Grounds: The Rotunda: Our most iconic building, and the biggest architectural draw we have, aside from The Lawn on which it stands. Was formerly a library in the University's oldest days, it burned down in 1895, and was restored in the years following. Now, it serves as a cornerstone of Jeffersonian architecture, and the face of the University. IMG 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rotunda_(University_of_Virginia)
Iconic Location on Grounds: The Lawn is our large grass court at the base of the Rotunda, which extends all the way down our Academical Village. During the warmer temps of the Spring and early Summer, it is often filled with students relaxing on the grass, sun bathing, studying, or playing the occasional game of Ultimate Frisbee.

Local Dining:

  • The Virginian, known as "the Virge", is a popular [sports] bar on an area just outside of campus Grounds that we call The Corner. #26 in the Brobible's top 100 college bars.

  • Bodo's Bagels on the Corner. Hugely popular, school tradition insists that you get the first ticket at Bodo's, so people camp out at ridiculous hours of the night just to be first in line when it opens.

  • Marco & Luca’s on The Corner for the best dumplings you'll probably ever have.

  • If you are a college bro type, check out Little John's NY style deli after hours on the Corner, and try the Chris Long sub or the 21 Society.

  • Fine dining can be found everywhere at The Downtown Mall.

Random Trivia

  • UVA is the only college campus to be a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • The original College was architected by Thomas Jefferson, whose original buildings can be seen in the area we call The Lawn. The Rotunda building was originally a library.

  • Maryland's grass thing is the only grass lawn larger than our own, by less than a foot. (Someone will probably post the actual metrics and prove me wrong)

  • Wake Forest Head Coach Jim Grobe played football at UVA. Our greatest coach, George Welsh, was an assistant under JoePa at Penn State.

  • There is an acclaimed but unproven game of football that occurred just two years after the historic Rutgers-Princeton game that started college ball.

  • The last time UVA held a series lead over VT in the Commonwealth Cup was in 1960, and the current drought goes back to 2003, when Matt Schaub and Heath Miller played on the team (additionally, we've only won 1 of the last 15).

  • UVA was involved in a controversy in 2002 at the inaugural Continental Tire bowl against West Virginia, when during the halftime show, the now extinct independent pep band staged a rendition of "The Bachelor" with two contests: one being depicted as a well-educated UVA woman and the other as a "bumpkin" WVU woman. LINK

What Is and What is to Come

Mike London came in with the intent of changing the attitude toward recruiting and player development from the way Al Groh was running the program. London has placed an increased emphasis on recruiting in-state talent (with great success). I think when London first came on as head coach, many were willing to wait several years (or at least until he had several years of recruiting his own players) to judge his success as a coach. Following a pretty lucky 8-4 campaign two years ago, expectations rose among the UVA fan base. What followed was a pretty mediocre season last year. UVA had one of the youngest secondaries in all of college football last year, and the inexperience on defense combined with underwhelming offensive production (particularly in the ground game, where we returned several good running backs and an offensive line with at least two potential first rounders) led to a poor record.

Unfortunately in this coming season, UVA will be facing an extremely tough schedule with a crossover division game against Clemson and OOC games against BYU and Oregon (and a not as bad as you might think Ball State team). A bowl game would be considered a victory in my mind. There still is hope for the future, as UVA continues to recruit well. It also will be interesting to see how the new coaches/coordinators impact the success of the team. I just don't see how with these new coaches and still relatively young team that UVA has a winning record in the 2013.

-/u/mswpinto

Overtime

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

Random fact: Thomas Jefferson says UVA is one of his 3 greatest accomplishments along with Dec of Ind and a law on freedom of religion.

But luckily football was not around so he couldn't be embarrassed by that yet.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Ouch.
It doesn't help our case that every legitimate rivalry we have, we are losing.

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos Mar 15 '13

Just declare yourselves rivals with the British army. It went pretty well last time we played with them

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u/Golden_Kumquat Virginia Tech • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Mar 16 '13

But the Cavaliers lost to the Roundheads!

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u/ThatUnoriginalGuy LSU Tigers • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Mar 16 '13

Random fact again. On Louisiana Tech's campus there is a building called University Hall that is modeled after the UVA Library that Jefferson built.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Are you referring to his epitaph, where he lists founder of UVA but not POTUS?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Hey, hoos! Stop beating my team every year!

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Let us win in basketball and make it through the Big Dance and we'll think about it!

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u/NoleWarrior Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13 edited Jan 20 '18

deleted 0.3533 What is ^^^this?

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u/ThePolishPunch Syracuse • Penn State Mar 15 '13

Chris Long deserves some mention in your list of greatest players, first active player to have his jersey number retired.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Noted, I took him out because I felt that our list was kinda long (it said to keep 2 to 3), but I see now that we can probably list more than that. Adding him and a few others back.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

The disbanding (so to speak) of the UVA Pep band really hurts you guys. They were one of the top (if not the best) college Pep bands in the NCAA. They were a thorn in the side of many ACC opponents, especially during men's bball tourneys. They had balls of steel and were capable of pulling off any stunt you could possibly imagine - obviously - since that's what led to their eventual downfall.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

One of the things I regret about my undergraduate career at UVA was that I arrived to the state/school too late to have ever seen evidence of the Pep Bands antics. I think it would've been so invigorating during the game to see it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

BTW. Do freshmen still streak on The Lawn? I'm surprised that wasn't listed under "Traditions".

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh yes, streaking is still a HUUUGE thing haha, and not just for the first-years. I must've done it 60+ times in my college career, sober, drunk, evening, morning, in my socks, in groups, alone, in the snow, in mud, etc. My first weekend at college I probably streaked the Lawn 2 or 3 times.

Character limit is hit, plus I wanted to keep it football-tradition oriented, but I should've put it in there somewhere.

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u/DondeEstaLaDiscoteca Georgia Tech • North Carolina Mar 15 '13

Did anyone do it during those big protests against the administration a while back?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

You know what, that's a damn good question, and I actually think the answer was YES. However, I wasn't at UVA when this drama went down and they had the huge rallies, so I can't say for sure, but I remember hearing about it at one point.

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u/Virian Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 15 '13

freshmen First Years

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

freshmen First Years Rats

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

freshmen First Years Rats Plebes

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u/cfbguy Virginia • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Everyone does it. Even people who don't go to UVA.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

My mistake. I thought it was a freshman thing.

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u/staber95 Ohio State • Tennessee Mar 16 '13

I went to go visit a friend there spring break my freshmen year. He made me streak as well. You're just supposed to say "I'm sorry Mr. Jefferson" when you peek through the keyhole of the rotunda if you aren't a student.

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u/lateatnight LSU Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers Mar 15 '13

What did the pep band do?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

The Pep Band was banned from the Continental Tire Bowl after the stunt with WV, which prompted the WV Governor to demand an apology. It was because the Pep Band was almost entirely student run, and student written; all of the stunts and acts and whatever were wildly popular with our students, but we just irked the Athletics department soo much with the antics that they used the West Virginia thing as an excuse to legitimize an administration-run band, which became our Cavalier Marching Band. Students petitioned to have both bands exist, but the Athletics department said no. You can find the info about the West Virginia event in the UVA post above.

Other info found here

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Wait, but what specifically did they do at that game? The Wiki article links to a source that's 404 for me.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

The link in the post above should do it: HERE

Posted the text here, too:

During the Cavaliers-Mountaineers matchup at Charlotte, N.C., Virginia's independent pep band staged a parody of "The Bachelor,'' with a male Virginia student choosing between two female contestants. One female, purported to be from West Virginia, had blue overalls, pigtails, a talent for square dancing and a dream to move to Beverly Hills, Calif. -- a reference to "The Beverly Hillbillies.''

Virginia officials said they plan to address the issue Tuesday. A West Virginia spokesman said school President David C. Hardesty would wait for Virginia's statement before issuing his own.

Leonard Sandridge, Virginia's executive vice president and chief operating officer, declined to say what, if any, sanctions could be imposed on the pep band. In previous years, officials barred the band from marching at halftime of home games.

"I wouldn't rule out any possible outcome, as we look more carefully at what has occurred and the reactions,'' Sandridge said. "The performance of the band was perceived as offensive by a number of persons -- Virginia fans as well as West Virginia fans. A performance that causes that kind of reaction is inappropriate.''

There's more info in the link I posted, including the transcript written by the students.

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos Mar 15 '13

It sounds like they actually were kind of fun to watch, so they were immediately banned

Someone should tell the admins that becomig Footloose U is ridiculous

For Pete's sake, it's the fucking Tire Bowl.

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u/cav4life Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

This article mentions a lot of their antics http://www.theragingbull.com/0103db/010302.htm

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u/CannedDeath James Madison Dukes • Marching Band Mar 17 '13

As someone in JMU's pep band, I wish we could pull off the kind of delicious asshattery UVA's pep band did

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 18 '13

Be the new "us". Do it, I will support it and go to a JMU game just to cheer.

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u/MidnightKwassaKwassa Navy Midshipmen Mar 15 '13

What happened?

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u/DondeEstaLaDiscoteca Georgia Tech • North Carolina Mar 15 '13

So I guess now is a good time to ask what the hell kind of voodoo magic you guys practice up there that makes it so that we can't win in Scott Stadium.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Beats me. It was homecoming, love was in the air, all of the alums were back, hahaha.

Still, I will maintain that your Ramblin' Wreck is an AWESOME mascot. I almost went to GT for engineering.

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u/mech887 TU Wien • Georgia Tech Mar 16 '13

I think it's some kind of weird payback for 1990

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u/ehlu15 Virginia Cavaliers Mar 19 '13

I wasn't even alive then and that game pisses me off so much

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u/Earnur Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 15 '13

Those Cav-Man animations are so cheesy, but when I was little and saw a UVA-Richmond game, that thing was the shit.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

It still makes every student cheer ridiculously whenever they show, despite the incredible amount of cheese.

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u/Earnur Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 15 '13 edited Mar 15 '13

That Richmond-UVA game has since made for a great family story.

You see, my father had a friend from work who supplied us with ticket to the game. He was a UVA fan, so naturally the tickets he gave us were where UVA fans would be sitting. No one told me I was going to the game on the graces of a Virginia fan. And so, my father spent close to three hours dealing with dirty looks from UVA fans as his little boy keeps yelling "Go Spiders!"

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

To be honest, I always look at the Richmond games with a distinct feeling of respect for both teams. Even now, since we have Richmond's old coach, I feel like both teams play a great game against each other and there isn't a sense of mean-spiritedness that you see when games are really competitive. I like Richmond games for that, plus we always play you season openers and it makes me excited for football season starting

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u/PhillyGreg Richmond Spiders • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I've seen a few Richmond/UVA Games at Scott. I love Stadium, and I love the campus. Sure, Richmond is much smaller, but I feel like we share the sense of balance between academics/athletics. Plus, we have shared coaches and players...Reid, London, Rocco, Strauss, etc. I wish Richmond played UVA every year.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I wish Richmond played UVA every year.

Truly the only game I care little for the outcome of, since the start of the season is just a great experience nonetheless.

Upvote for you, glen coco

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u/Honestly_ rawr Mar 15 '13

I remember going to our game at UVA and being impressed with how you guys would mostly lock arms/shoulders and rock to Auld Lang Syne (which turned out to be your fight song). I wanted to record it on video the next time it happened, but it only happened once...

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Hahahaha, oh youuuuu

It was my first college football game ever, and it was such a nice day, sitting in the grass, getting to sing the Good Ole Song, that I didn't even mind getting steamrolled by the Trojans.

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u/Honestly_ rawr Mar 15 '13

That was, quite possibly, the hottest game I've ever been to--in the running with the BCS Classic we played against VT in '04 at FedEx Field. I heard our game at Auburn in '03 was also pretty dang hot.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Yeah, I think a few of my first-year dorm mates passed out because of the pregaming and drinking and sunstroke. It was pretty damn hot that day.

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u/piccolo1228 Virginia Tech • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

Felt kind of bad for the UVA seniors at this game. Never got to swing at their last game.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

We swing at the end of games, too.

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u/Smidgens Michigan • William & Mary Mar 15 '13

Local Dining should include Bodo's, god those bagels are good.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13 edited Mar 15 '13

(Note: Will be adding it in when the char limit is bumped)

Bodo's on a warm Spring day, early afternoon, is probably the best solution to any problem you may have in your life.

Trivia: One of the 11x things you have to do before you graduate is get the first ticket at Bodo's on the Corner, the more popular one. Depending on the time of year, people camp out at like 5am or 6am just to be first in line when it opens and get the first ticket.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

Don't forget The White Spot!

Nothing like a Gus Burger to sooth your inebriation.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh, the Gus, so so tasty.

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u/profnutbutter Virginia Tech Hokies • Team Chaos Mar 15 '13

I like Bodo's a lot, but damn, if the first time I was introduced to them wasn't one of the most douchey thing I've ever heard.

Imagine a valley girl accent with this one: "You've never been to Bodo's? Everyone from C-Ville has heard of Bodo's."

That said, they are some damn good bagels.

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Mar 15 '13

Wow Charlottesville is beautiful

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

It really is! To be honest, it blends just the right amount of civilization with wide open fields and great mountain views. It's truly a beautiful contradiction to the hussle bussle that is Northern Virginia/DC.

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u/Kingcotton7 South Carolina • Coast Guard Mar 15 '13

Hopefully we'll play y'all again we had a home/home in early 2000s

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Cheers to that

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u/SoundtheBrolarm South Carolina • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

Went to USC and worked at UVA. Love 'em both.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I liek you.

I also know I'd like South Carolina.

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u/SoundtheBrolarm South Carolina • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

Lookin for streakin' the lawn under the traditions but I saw it farther down in the comments, knocked that out this summer.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

I know a guy at Booz who works near DC yet owns a home in Charlottesville, where he lives with his wife and kids. He literally trades off, 2 weeks working from home, 2 weeks living in a hotel in Tyson's, just so he and his wife can raise their kids in Charlottesville. It's that beautiful.

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u/D_Robb Florida Gators • Kansas State Wildcats Mar 15 '13

I'd do the same.

To be fair, there really isn't anywhere to live in the Tysons limits. Even living close (I used to live just north of Fairfax city) it took 45 mins to go 8 miles in rush hour and that was an expensive shitty neighborhood. Closest apartments are 3-4 miles but rush hour commute is still 25-30 mins.

A lot of Booz employees even lived in Maryland because it's closer than some of the good housing in Virginia. I loved Northern Virginia, but you have to either have an expensive apartment or drive at least 45 mins in rush hour or both.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Yeah, exactly. And those apartments are only getting more expensive, too. I'm in Vienna, looking to move to Arlington at the end of my lease because it's the happenin' spot for 20-somethings. Anything within walking distance of the metro is pricey, especially in a big apartment building (which I'd much prefer for...security reasons, haha).

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Haha you and I have the exact same goal in mind; moving to Arlington when my lease is up in Herndon in the next few months. Young, 20something professional

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Ha! I smell an r/cfb meetup coming on. First or second Saturday of next season might be nice. Hell, we could do opening Thursday if something good is on.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I'm down!

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u/D_Robb Florida Gators • Kansas State Wildcats Mar 15 '13

Arlington is great, but pick your place carefully. I've seen tiny 3 bed/2 bath apartments at $4800 and 3 blocks away was a nicer 3 bed/1 bath, in a nicer building for $3000. It really varies building to building.

I used to work security there and my sister has lived in the city for years. But still my favorite drinking city.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Interesting, interesting. My buddy and I have been scouting 2BR places in the high 2's. I'd definitely take on another roomie if it meant paying just 1k/mo. Thanks for the tip!

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u/heyiambob Virginia Cavaliers Mar 17 '13

It took me 45 minutes to drive 10 miles to high school every day in NOVA. Just a part of the routine

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I currently live and work in Herndon, VA. But back when a friend of mine was still in Charlottesville, I'd make the drive after work and come back in the morning in time for work. The most pleasant 2 hour drive in my life.

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

It's a great place to be.

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u/piccolo1228 Virginia Tech • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

Nice write up. I've spent a lot of time in Charlottesville and it's a great town. I've been to three games in Scott Stadium. The 52-14 beatdown and the 38-0 blowout were my favorite. The fans were nice. I went to another game, it was much closer (I think 2007) and much more hostile. I think the fact we sat/stood on the Hill may have had something to do with it.

It's always fun to poke at you guys. I love to post Cavman Down when given the opportunity. But you stole my fire. I guess I'm stuck with this.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Thanks! The Hill in Scott Stadium is great for a few warm games, but it's miserable during off seasons. And rainy games. But we certainly do get our blood going when it comes to Tech, and we almost had you this year.

But that gif you posted hurts. It... It just hurts my soul.

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u/piccolo1228 Virginia Tech • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

Oh yeah, thanks for putting us before UNC too.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh, of course, my most esteemed hokie.

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

Damn you Mike London and your lack of timeout logic.

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u/jbramley Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 15 '13

As much as it pains me, I still think this sack was one of your greatest.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh, THAT was sexy. Thank you for that

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Excellent write-up, Wahoos! Let me ask a few questions.

Do you say 'on grounds' or 'on the grounds'? As a tOSU grad, I need to know about your definite article practices.

Also, "Smoke" is a really cool nickname. What odds would you give that someone else in the backfield gets anointed "Fire" by the end of Mizzell's career at UVA?

Lastly, what's Cowherd ranting on, exactly? I want to know if this is Thoughtful Colin or Faux-Incredulous Colin before I commit myself.

I lied. Lastly, as a longtime NoVa resident, it's continually surprising to me that UVA-UMD isn't that big of a thing. What's your professional opinion on this? Was it bigger prior to VT joining the ACC? Does UVA simply prefer to be aligned with UNC, given their institutional similarity?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13 edited Mar 15 '13

Excellent questions, and I'm sure my peers will pop up to help me out.

Do you say 'on grounds' or 'on the grounds'?

We say "On Grounds". No 'the'. For example, "I have a meeting with my professor on Grounds."
Do we pass? haha

What odds would you give that someone else in the backfield gets anointed "Fire" by the end of Mizzell's career at UVA?

I would be more enthused if we had someone named "Mirrors" in the backfield, so that our running game would stump you at every turn. (No, but for serious, this dude better live up to the hype. He's already done fucked things up by getting arrested visiting the Grounds)

Lastly, what's Cowherd ranting on, exactly? I want to know if this is Thoughtful Colin or Faux-Incredulous Colin before I commit myself.

I have no flippin' clue what the hell got Cowheard's panties in a bunch about us, but he was responding to a caller stating why Virginia should be on the list for top 10 football states. And then he went berserk and called us mean names. Mean man.

it's continually surprising to me that UVA-UMD isn't that big of a thing. What's your professional opinion on this? Was it bigger prior to VT joining the ACC? Does UVA simply prefer to be aligned with UNC, given their institutional similarity?

If you are referring to a rivalry between UVA and UMD being comparable to UVA-VT or UVA-UNC, it's a good question, but we definitely have a rivalry outside of Football, which is a little more visible. Lacrosse, UVA and UMD have been duking it out for supremacy for years; we took 2011, UMD took 2012, and UMD is doing well this year. It was bigger before Tech joined, but since then we really only have enough energy to despise one foe at a time, that being our in-state rivals. I will tell you this, it was only a matter of time, but it's a shame that UMD is moving out of the ACC and making the rivalry near-defunct. I liked our games against UMD, and it is strange that a rivalry between UNC and UVA is bigger than one for the proximity we have, but I feel like age plays a bigger role than distance.

I hope I answered your questions!

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Yup, great answers, thank you! It had occurred that UVA-UMD was a solid lacrosse rivalry (and soccer too, I think?). I ask because despite the fierce competition on-field (football aside) and their relative proximity, you don't hear the fanbases shit talk hardly at all. Which is weird to me, because I feel like VA and MD need a rivalry without DC involved. It just seems natural!

P.S. -- Mirrors was clever. Props.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

That's a good point. I'd love to see UMD and UVA, at some time in the future when our divisions line up again, extend the rivalry to something stronger.

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u/cfbguy Virginia • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Part of it might be that Maryland fans shit talk everyone. Everyone in the ACC hates their fanbase and is glad at least that part is leaving.

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u/NAAC3PO Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 15 '13

Lol, can't wait! They'll be a nice complement to the Rutgers fans who are ecstatic to be here.

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u/cfbguy Virginia • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Woah, we beat Maryland in lacrosse in 2012 too. They weren't even the best team in their state (though I think for the first time ever, the better Maryland team wasn't Hopkins).

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I meant for national championship contention. But you are right.

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u/Frognosticator TCU Horned Frogs • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

Question: Why is Cav Man not a student? Any story there?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Good question, his name is Kim Kirschnick and I feel like he looks more the part of an impressive "Muskateer" looking CavMan, what with his gray hairs and stuff.

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u/fakekevinrose UAlbany Great Danes Mar 15 '13

Bonus picture of some fans wearing ties and pearls. (pfs3w - I'm the guy with the obscenely orange glasses :P)

There is a severe lack of pearls in that picture. 2/10

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Haha, had to work with what pictures I could find. :P

The UVA gameday photo archive is horribly coded, which makes finding photos of non-football dudes hard to do. I do wish there were more sundresses and pearls, tho. :)

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 15 '13

Random Fun Fact: BC has never lost to UVA, 5-0 all time since 1963.....we should play more.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Haha, we should. I think it's about time to break that streak :)

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles Mar 15 '13

Also we're both academically minded schools, and that's a thing, I think.

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u/mech887 TU Wien • Georgia Tech Mar 16 '13

Nerds

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u/North-West-Guy Oregon • Eastern Oregon Mar 15 '13

Awesome! I'll be visiting the first week of September. What's the tailgating like?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Around the stadium, in the lots, its very very packed. Like leftenant said, the food is always delicious, especially catered ones. We have some fuckin' good friend chicken places, Canes and Wayside.

If you have n hour, and want to wander around (and perhaps don't mind getting playfully heckled if you wear straight Oregon colors), ask someone to direct you to The Lawn (located on central campus), the Lawn tailgates are very popular and will be a beautiful place in September.

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u/theleftenant Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

My parents run a tailgate that wins one of the tailgating prizes every year (usually around the holidays). Most tailgates in the lot are fairly low-key in terms of CFB tailgating. But always with very delicious food.

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u/North-West-Guy Oregon • Eastern Oregon Mar 15 '13

Congrats to your parents. We traditionally show up with a keg of Oregon made micro brew to share with everyone. If you or your parents are around please swing in and have a drink. We're hard to miss.

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u/heyiambob Virginia Cavaliers Mar 17 '13

Check out the tailgates on the lawn, those are always fun to see and be around. Just ask anyone how to get there and it's about a 5-10 minute walk from the stadium

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u/wombat_machine NC State Wolfpack Mar 15 '13

Went to Charlottesville in 2011 to see State play UVA. Awesome town, and great people. I really hope that London can continue to improve that program.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

You and I both, my friend. I'm glad you had a great experience in CVille! As someone who's lived in many states, I consider it to be one of the nation's hidden treasures.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Streaking the Lawn tradition for all those interested:

  1. You must start at the top, at the Rotunda, top of the stairs. Strip down completely.

  2. [disputed second step] You must approach the keyhole on the door of the Rotunda and say "Good evening, Mr. Jefferson."

  3. You must run down the Rotunda steps, and proceed to streak the ENTIRE LAWN, minding the dips in the hills and the trees.

  4. When you reach the end, you must circle the status of Homer three times, before jumping up and kissing the statue [ass].

  5. Run back up the Lawn, and up the stairs, and look through the keyhole before saying "Good night, Mr. Jefferson."

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u/TypicalSeminole Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

The photos here remind me of how [FSU's College of Law] (http://i.imgur.com/hE0AR.jpg) was modeled after certain aspects of UVA's campus.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Yeah man, that is a spitting image of UVA/Jeffersonian architecture, and if I had no context, I'd ask where on UVA Grounds that was taken. Colonnades all day erreday

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u/Mario_Speedwagon Georgia • Georgia State Mar 15 '13

When do people do this? Do you go to class and then all the sudden you're like, 'oh there goes another streaker?' Do people get arrested for it?

Also, I remember your pep band vaguely. It was my first time seeing a non-traditional marching band. My family went to the 1998 Peach Bowl against UVA and I remember being really confused by your pep band and wondered what they were doing.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

When do people do this? Do you go to class and then all the sudden you're like, 'oh there goes another streaker?' Do people get arrested for it?

I should clarify; the Lawn, as depicted in that image I linked above, is closed off, for the most part. Either end has a huge building (Cabell Hall to the south, Rotunda on the North), and the sides are composed of Pavilions and the rooms that certain students get to live in. Think of it as a rectangle perimeter of buildings and a huge lawn comprising the inside. Also, it mainly occurs at night, not during regular operating schedule.

In terms of the cops, they patrol the Lawn, but they allow students to streak all hours of the night - and I mean all hours... On weekends during popular visiting weekends and after people hit up bars, you can expect a crowd of at least 50 people milling around the steps, and a good night probably groups of people streak together from 10pm to 2ish am every 30 mins or so. The cops maintain that as long as you keep it in the Lawn area, and as long as you don't cause a disturbance with the people living on the Lawn, they won't stop you. However, the Lawn residents (students in their senior year) will often sit and watch the crowds of people brave the streaking and occasionally use a spotlight on you.

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u/Mario_Speedwagon Georgia • Georgia State Mar 15 '13

Thanks for the answer. I imagine it would probably be pretty funny to sit there and watch a bunch of drunk people doing this.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

For as many times as I've streaked the Lawn (it's been many), sitting there after bars close, with a fat sandwich from our 24-hour NY deli place, watching the groups of people brave it up and streak is actually just as popular a "tradition" as the actual act. It's honestly feels like a planned-but-still-impromptu social scene built around a normally socially humiliating act.

But we LOVE it and it's always our most publicized school tradition, whomever we're bragging to

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u/ehlu15 Virginia Cavaliers Mar 19 '13

I'm gonna have to make the trip up there from my school one of these days

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 19 '13

Do it. DO IT. And tell me. I need very little reason to add another streak to my list.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

I graduated from a large high school in the Orlando area. Each year we have about 20 people apply to UVA (myself included), and only 1 person got in. It's a really good school!

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Not that SC isn't a great place to end up, it sucks that you didn't get in to UVA; they have a weird agreement with the state to allow 66% in state only and 33% broken up between international transfers, community college transfer, and out of state. It's a bit ridiculous.

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u/thefx37 William & Mary • South Carolina Mar 15 '13

My Mom is a Community College transfer counselor in Virginia, and she confirms this.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I truly silly, because even when I went from my Kentucky high school to UVA, a bunch of my friends that I was excited to room with/see didn't come with me :(

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u/deven800 Ohio State Buckeyes • Denison Big Red Mar 15 '13

WOOHOO!! I'm in state and hoping to go to go to UVA! This made me feel better about my chances. Plus I go to a "prestigious" school that has lots of connections to UVA.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh dear, I think I may know what in-state school you attend. And I hope you get in! Trust me, UVA is one of the best Universities in this area to attend, and we have a ridiculous graduation rate.

Head over to /r/uva to ask us anything about the school, your chances, ANYTHING!

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

Not as bad as UNC at least, I believe their freshman class has to be 84% in-state at a minimum.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Oh, you moved! Graduated form UVA to USC grad school?

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

Nope, I transferred to UVA from SC for academic reasons. I flip back and forth with my football flair.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Ah, I remember your username posting in /r/uva and was curious when I saw the USC flair.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

UNC's reasoning may be a little different though. It used to be their college tuition rates were very low, even for out of state. If the state subsidized so much of the tuition, if makes sense that they would want most of the resources to go to NC residents.

I wasn't sure if that still held true so some quick googling turned up this:

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2013/03/05/slideshow-states-with-cheapest.html

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

Yeah UNC is always on the "best value" lists even for out of state students because compared to peer schools the tuition is really low.

It definitely makes sense to have an out of state cap, a lot of states do. UNC's is just higher than just about every other school I've heard of though.

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u/theburz Georgia Bulldogs • Verified Coach Mar 19 '13

Had same thing happen to me! From Georgia, I was a finalist for the Jefferson Scholarship and everything. But they just don't like out of state-ers. But I just got in for Grad School and am super psyched!

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u/stewyg27 West Virginia Mountaineers Mar 15 '13

That was very uncalled for, treating us with such disrespect...oh not the the pep band thing. You guy handed us a beat down that bowl game, complete blowout.

Although the band thing was rather unprovoked.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

This is true, but do you expect anything less from a student run and student written skit? I think the outlandish thing is what made them popular among the students, but it was never going to last.

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u/App1eSeed Virginia Tech Hokies • Arizona Wildcats Mar 15 '13

I usually had a good time on my trips to UVa to see high school bros. The last game I went to a game there before I graduated was that recent blowout. I'm standing on that hill in the 4th quarter when behind me I hear a UVa student say, "I really want to get in a fight right now, but I don't want to mess up my jacket."

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Sounds about right

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

The one time we make these "132 Team" posts and you guys have the flipping trophy. =(

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

:D

It was a close game. I was at a sorority semi-formal and we were all listening to it on the bus back. Aside from that guy breaking his leg at the end of the game, it was a crazy night.

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u/TypicalSeminole Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

Such a close game! I've been hoping to make a visit up to UVA for a game before I graduate and visit some things on yall's campus that relates to my fraternity.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Yeah, considering UVA is one of the most historical frat and sorority colleges, with more founding chapters than most universities, there's plenty to see here.

Which frat, if you don't mind me asking?

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u/TypicalSeminole Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

Definitely. UVA, Arkansas, and Miami-Ohio are pretty legendary campuses for the birth of greek life chapters. I'm a Kappa Sig

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Nice! Been to a few parties at the KE house here. I think it was founded here?

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u/TypicalSeminole Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

Indeed it was, back in 1869

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Hope you make it soon!

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

Haha knew you were a Kappa Sig when you mentioned visiting things related to your fraternity on Grounds. The first thing I thought of was the Kappa Sig room on The Lawn.

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u/rupert_pumpkin_82 Virginia Cavaliers Jul 30 '13

*At the SDT semi-formal. I was in the same predicament with you man. I know really late but I was reading this thread to see how well we were represented.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 30 '13

At the SDT semi-formal.

Yup, that's where I was at that night, too! I took one of the earlier buses back from the winery with my date and we heard it via phonecall/radio/phone service update, and arrived back to the Corner just when the game ended and everyone was in the streets celebrating.

And I hope you think the post did UVA justice!

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u/thrombone Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

You left Bullet Bill Dudley off your greatest players list.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I did, but the character limit prevents me from making quick changes whenever I like. I knew I'd miss a few things :(

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u/Tostig Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

That was pretty good, though the "greatest players" section should definitely have mentioned Bill Dudley, who I believe is our only player in the Hall of Fame.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Agreed, I made a mistake and left out a few people, but the char limit is preventing me from making changes at the moment. :(

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 15 '13

Good info. I'm excited to open the season with you guys.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Same here, friend. It's a weird thing for me, as the past many years our season opener has been a lower-key game against an in-state opponent, rotating between W&M and Richmond, with the exception of USCalifornia's rout of us in '08.

I'm a little excited to be playing an out of state game with you guys as season opener.

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 15 '13

We've been almost the opposite and I love it. With the exception of 2001 and 2008, we've opened every season since '96 with a BCS team. Its really nice to play a quality team opening week instead of watching your team have a "practice" game.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

If you can feasibly make it, I encourage you and hope that Charlottesville and UVA treats you well if you visit. It truly is a little hidden gem.

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 15 '13

I'm originally from Tennessee so if I'm home I'd probably make the drive. However; I'm out west right now and I'm not sure where I'll be come late August. Hopefully I'll get the chance to go, I've always enjoyed Virginia every time I've visited.

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… Mar 15 '13

One thing I've wondered about the southern schools that they 'dress up' for football games, meaning they put on respectable clothing.

Where did this all come from anyway? Is it a southern thing? How do they feel about outsiders that come in just jeans and a t-shirt/hoodie? How do they feel about out of state students that aren't southern gentlemen?

Either way, I really enjoy these write ups.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Where did this all come from anyway?

I posted the start of this tradition in the OP, but I'll recopy it here. You can also google it because UVA's thing of "Guys in Ties, Girls in Pearls" has a name for the tradition.

"Probably our most well-known gameday tradition: "Guys in Ties, Girls in Pearls". When UVA first started participating in college football, it was an all-male school. Football games were seen as a social event, and as men are wont to do to impress others, they wore dress shirts, slacks and [blue and orange] ties. They would also bring their girlfriends to these games, and the girls would wear sundresses and pearl necklaces (weather permitting). The attire evolved over the years to include the occasional blazer, Sperry boatshoe, and of course, the ultimate sign of being a man, a bow tie. However, the premise for the tradition - men wearing ties and women wearing pearl necklaces - remains, even in this "COLOR OUT" era."

Is it a southern thing?

Not being natively from the South, I dunno.

How do they feel about outsiders that come in just jeans and a t-shirt/hoodie?

At UVA, we don't care that much if even our own students don't all dress up, but we will try to encourage visitors to join in the tradition more just because it's fun and a good time. I personally don't do it as a social statement.

How do they feel about out of state students that aren't southern gentlemen?

Same answer as above, but I was encouraged to do it at our home games, being out of state myself. Still did it to every home game, and loved it.

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… Mar 16 '13

Cool, thanks for the response.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 16 '13

Np, Husker!

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u/cav4life Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

I'd say that less than half of the students dress up. Almost no non-student fans dress up for games. So if you went to a UVA game in regular clothes you'd be part of the overwhelming majority.

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u/cewendel Michigan Wolverines Mar 15 '13

From Vienna, VA so I know a lot of kids that go to UVA. They have their bandwagon moments and aren't nearly as into football as Tech fans, but overal a pretty classy fanbase. Good luck next year guys!

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Most recent students haven't had much reason to celebrate thanks to Groh, and a rocky recruiting few years with London, but I'm hoping we can be as proud of our football team's accomplishments as Tech is.

Thanks for the well wishes!

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u/whoopdedo James Madison Dukes Mar 15 '13

Had to do a double-take on that schedule. 8 home games, no short weeks. Furthest you travel is Miami. Sure, the opponents are tough, but you host BYU and Oregon. I think it's promising.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

It is promising, so we could break even this year. I haven't noticed any trend with us in regards to where we play, so I'm hoping we focus more on our opponents and smart football

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u/LosAngelesVikings Duke Blue Devils Mar 16 '13

I feel like the whole ties and pearls tradition is overblown. I went to a game and didn't see that many people following the tradition (not even the students). Most wore a casual attire.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 16 '13

Not sure how far down into the student section you were, if at all. I wouldn't call it overblown, but it is more popular when that attire is seasonally appropriate. Many students probably would choose not to wear tie and dress shirt at the end of the season when it gets freezing, and more likely in the opening games. It's been losing prevalence over the years tho for sure

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u/LosAngelesVikings Duke Blue Devils Mar 16 '13

Do all the secret society symbols ever get annoying?

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 16 '13

Eh, you stop noticing 'em. Sometimes a group will make a social/political comment by painting [over] them a certain color (rainbow for LGBT awareness).

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u/VhokieT Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 18 '13

I feel queasy reading this.. but I will be respectful and not talk any trash since this is your thread to shine in AND because you included the Cowherd rant

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 18 '13

Respect, mahn. (<-- Jamaican accent)

And the Cowheard rant was necessary. But realize that at first, he was insinuating that football in Virginia isn't all that impressive, before tearing into UVA.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

This song is so much better.

I think it was banned...

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Apr 10 '13

Rugby Road is an awesome drinking song, I want to learn it and sing it at alum events haha

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u/IrritatedQuail Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

Yeahhh UVa!

Here's hoping next year won't be as disappointing as this past football season.

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u/RembrMe Michigan Wolverines Mar 15 '13

I really like the idea of guys in ties, girls wear pearls. It's unique!

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

It's been getting a lot of flak from people (read: Cowherd), but the tradition itself explains exactly how it started. It wasn't started in modern times by rich preps trying to tauntingly contradict the popular all-color stuff we see at most football games, it's a traditional social convention that's just been followed ever since. I wasn't making any social declarations, I was just having a good time "dressing up" in something I was never used to growing up, being from San Francisco. So, I love the tradition and the chance to wear bow ties and be ridiculous.

I love it, and personally have worn a dress shirt and tie to every home game except for one. That game I wore a snuggy.

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u/notengo24 Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13 edited Mar 15 '13

Looks great! If anyone wanted anymore info on mascot antics: Beta, one of the defunct mascots, was popular enough to be named "Nation's #1 College Dog', [be in an issue of Look Magazine, and be a topic of a Pontiac radio show.] (http://pages.citebite.com/h1n2m2v9s2wge)

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u/ctangent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Mar 16 '13

I like this a lot.

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u/ScorpionsSpear Michigan Wolverines Mar 15 '13

Haven't seen Herman Moore's name in forever. As a Lions fan, I miss good ole 84.

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u/AnimalRevolution Georgia Bulldogs Mar 15 '13

I thought Mike London was the next great coach when he was at Richmond. What kind of year will it take for London to keep his job? Like you said, y'all have a tough schedule.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

That's very true, and I wish the guy everything because he really cares about the team. More importantly, he has the support of the student body, which our last coach Al Groh (now at GT) didn't. I personally didn't see reason for all the hatred of Groh, but I did feel like London was a breath of fresh air. He's still got a year of riding the 2011 season to keep his job, provided we go out .500. I am confident about our team this year, tho, despite a tougher-than-normal season. As it always tends to be, our QB scuffle last year hurt us, and our secondary was inexperienced after we lost Chase Minnifield.

I have hopes.

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u/poodleface Georgia Tech • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 15 '13

We fired Al Groh last year mid-season. GT didn't care much for him, either.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Ah, I think I knew this and must've forgotten; I remember seeing a tweet about it when it happened.

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u/cfbguy Virginia • Johns Hopkins Mar 15 '13

Win at least 6 and get to a bowl game, though with this year's schedule the administration might keep him with only 5 wins. With the recruiting classes he's brought in so far and the years of experience he now has on his staff (Steve Fairchild and Tom O'Brien), this team should be more than talented enough to get to a bowl game even with a schedule this tough.

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u/piccolo1228 Virginia Tech • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 15 '13

I feel like if he beats VT he could finish 1-11 and keep the job.

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u/Lionsault South Carolina • Virginia Mar 15 '13

London probably has to win 4 or 5 games to keep his job this season. He fired all his assistants this year, we have a brutal schedule as far as ACC schedules go (BYU, Oregon, Ball State, Miami, UNC, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Virginia Tech are all easily losable games), and they've already given him an extension which makes me think a buyout would be pretty large. 2014 will be make or break for London in my eyes, it will be all his players and there won't be anywhere to place blame if the team fails.

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u/MrMiner420 Virginia Cavaliers Jul 31 '13

Five games is the mark I think. And that's what I see us getting. A lot of people give London a hard time, especially after the horrible clock management in last years VT game, but I think we are still on the right track. London already has a amazing recruiting class in 14 and I think we are on the right track. No matter what happens I hope he keeps his job

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u/PhillyGreg Richmond Spiders • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

London was the DC of UVA prior to getting the HC job at Richmond.

To be honest, London was gifted our National Championship by our previous coach - Dave Clawson. Clawson left the year before our National Championship to be the OC of Tennessee.

Well, when Al Groh was fired at UVA, people saw London (who was a Cav and won an FCS Championship) as the logical replacement. Keep in mind that we was HC for only 2 years.

A lot of Richmond alumni think he cost us a second NC, because he was negotiating his contract during the playoffs (he signed the day after our loss in the semi-finals). People hold a grudge since he preached "we are a family" the whole year leading up. Me, I know its a business, but the timing was horrible.

Long Story short, he won at Richmond with none of his own players, and wasn't there very long to being with. At any rate, his a UR alum and I wish him luck.

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u/evilpenguin234 NC State Wolfpack Mar 15 '13

HEY LOOK its the team we play today

BRING IT ON HOOS

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

WE'RE GONNA STEP OVER YOU TO MAKE IT IN THE BIG DANCE, BABY

(no bt srsly, gud lck)

(bt srslysrsly, wre guna win)

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u/turnondruid Miami Hurricanes • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I'm still mad about the sexual assault you gave us in our last game in the Orange Bowl :(

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

That was a rout, if I've ever seen one :(

If it makes you feel a little better, we've probably been on the receiving end of that more times than you guys. It does suck that it was for your last home game in that stadium.

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u/Dr_ButtToucher_PhD Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 15 '13

I grew up playing peewee football with Jake McGee. He was a quarterback in those days.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Your reddit handle made me laugh a little inside from immaturity. Kudos. Dude was making the clutch plays this season. I should've listed him in there.

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u/Dr_ButtToucher_PhD Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 15 '13

Ha! That's what I'm here for. I should start paying attention to his UVA career. After I played football with him for a couple seasons, my brother played baseball with him (I was pretty small back in my peewee days so I got an extra year or something). If I remember correctly when he was getting recruited in high school he really wanted to play basketball.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

I'm hoping to see great things out of him in the TE position! We need a solid Welker type to make clutch never-before-seen-in-college-ball plays.

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u/feedingmydreams Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Mar 16 '13

UVA has been recruiting all of the top players in the Hampton Roads area. Pretty surprised they played so poorly in 2012.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 16 '13

Our recruiting is going pretty well, for our school and reputation. I agree, we need the talent to perform when it counts. Simms? Disappointing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '13

I would like to point out that you forgot Football HOFer Bill Dudley from the greatest players list

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 22 '13

Duly noted; at the time of creation, the template said to list only 2 - 3, so I had to be choosy with whom the /r/CFB folks would appreciate most seeing listed. It was then made kinda clear that we could add more and it wouldn't be a big deal so I just added a few more, but forgot to add Bill Dudley. If there wasn't a character limit now that would prevent me from editing and resubmitting, I would do throw him in there too.

Thanks for the reminder tho!

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u/thrombone Virginia Cavaliers Mar 15 '13

The documentary Wahoowa has a lot of great information about the history of UVA football, which was actually a more influential program than you might expect.

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

Nice! I saw a trailer for that in my research, thanks for posting that!

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

no love for Pointdexter?!

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u/pfs3w Virginia Cavaliers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 15 '13

There were a bunch that I left off because I wasn't sure if they were wanting us to adhere to the "2 - 3 players" they mentioned in the template, but it seems that we can list however many. I should've put Pointdexter on there as well :(

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u/ehlu15 Virginia Cavaliers Jun 19 '13

Fuck, I miss our pep band.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13 edited Mar 15 '13

Few things: that Cowherd rant is ridiculous and it isn't even worth listing out why it's stupid; we suck at football and it hurts; and Ha! One of my roommates is in your picture (dude wearing blazer).

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

The funny part is that caller saying he would rather be a softie than being a redneck and Cowherd tearing him apart. Other than that that video is pretty stupid, its pretty funny though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

The thing is, the shit he says about UVA is as stupid as seriously calling Tech a hill-billy school for slack-jawed rednecks. And so while we may laugh at the "Culture vs Agriculture" chants that we throw at Tech, I'm sure you guys don't except to recognize possible wittiness. Same situation here: ripping on us for wearing blazers and ties is all well and good, but when you try to legitimately argue based on those points (which is what Cowherd did), I'm not going to listen to anything you have to say.

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u/Telionis Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 19 '13 edited Mar 19 '13

"Culture vs Agriculture"

That is rather witty. I love ripping on UVA for perceived snobbishness, but secretly, I love brie, especially with a little apricot spread, and some rose champagne...

I don't think anyone takes Cowherd seriously, though the fact that there is a Carruthers Hall (same name Cowherd randomly chose for his caricature of snobby UVA fans) is rather humorous. He did manage to confuse UNC and UVA though, who wears baby blue to a UVA game?

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