9.10.2006

The Season...

I am now the proud owner of season tickets so that I can witness UVA's worst season in almost 20 years. In 1986 Virginia finished the season with the stellar record of 3-8. Since that time the only losing record we've had was in 2001 when current coach Al Groh went 5-7 in his first season. After watching the first game last Saturday, in which we ended up beating the mighty powerhouse Wyoming by virtue of a missed extra point in overtime, I'm thinking we'll probably win 4 games this year and will definitely flirt with tying that 20 year nadir. Our only real shot is that it looks like that this may be the weakest the ACC has been in years: Florida State squeaked by Troy (I'm not sure if that's one guy or a whole team), NC State lost to Akron, and UNC and Maryland have looked equally pathetic.

Not to get you completely depressed, there are a few positives to look at as well. We have very good 50-yard seats (albeit very high), I get to hang out with my family a bit, and we do play most of the weaker ACC teams home (i.e., thank God I won't have to watch us get pummeled by Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Florida State).

I just hope the UVA coaching staff realizes very soon that this is a rebuilding year and instead of starting a senior QB with no years of eligibility left, we actually give a young quarterback some experience and give the team a chance for next year. If not I'll begin supporting coach Al Groh with the same zeal as Don't Fire Al Groh.