Schools don’t HAVE to fund scholarships up to the roster limit, though you have to believe pretty much every hoops program will.

NIL became a workaround for scholarships…call a kid a walk-on but shovel NIL his way that is equivalent to a scholarship. So the settlement was no more scholarship limits, just roster limits. Everybody can get a scholarship/NIL to level each school decides to fund.

So walkons are no more, they have to be on scholarship to be on the team? Do current walkons get grandfathered in, or do they have to eat a scholarship or find a new school?

I'm a little unclear on the reasoning for a roster limit of players. Why not just raise the scholarship limit, but still allow walkons? Of all the issues in college hoops, having too many walkons did not seem to be one of them.

Coleman did a great job avoiding hits. He ran but he didn’t take big hits. Similarly he didn’t take hits in the pocket. Thought staff put him in good places and he did a good job with decision making.

spiderstudent17 said:

I completely understand this point of view and am sure there are many people who are fans of UVA basketball that share this sentiment.

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And probably plenty that are more than fine with Bennett picking his guy so I get that top.

Captain Anderson said:

There is a thread with (very deserved ) praise for the team’s performance yesterday. I personally noted that it was the most fun I’ve had at Robin’s Stadium in years. Message boards are unfortunately a haven for venting and knee jerk reactions (check out Alabama’s or even Texas’s boards last night). I don’t consider the “negative” posts about attendance as attacking the team or program…quite the opposite as these guys deserve a lot more support. I also have high expectations for this program so when we lay an egg against Morgan State or Wofford I’m going to be one of those venting but I’ll still be at every game supporting the team with my $ and voice. Great win yesterday. If we keep playing like this it’s going to be a very fun few months ahead.

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What he said.

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Even the P4 schools are cutting back because of the extra scholarships. My daughter works in a P4 athletic department and they did not hire any paid interns this year. Instead of working with 2 varsity sports, she is working with 4.

I wonder if Trump has ever been in a locker room with Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods. It can be the subject of his next big speech.

The guy is off his rocker. He has dementia.

spiderjpo said:

I will go ahead a start a thread since no one else wants to comment on game yesterday. I know we play great when I can come on here and there are no posts. Everyone that regularly posts must be sad because there was not much to complain about. Great job by players and coaches responding to a big challenge that Deleware brought to town. We were by far the best team yesterday and made plays that champions need to make. We finished red zones drives with touchdowns. We created turnovers. We controlled the line scrimmage on both sides of the ball and we pressured the QB. Great effort all the way around and certainly appreciated by this fan.

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There is a thread with (very deserved ) praise for the team’s performance yesterday. I personally noted that it was the most fun I’ve had at Robin’s Stadium in years. Message boards are unfortunately a haven for venting and knee jerk reactions (check out Alabama’s or even Texas’s boards last night). I don’t consider the “negative” posts about attendance as attacking the team or program…quite the opposite as these guys deserve a lot more support. I also have high expectations for this program so when we lay an egg against Morgan State or Wofford I’m going to be one of those venting but I’ll still be at every game supporting the team with my $ and voice. Great win yesterday. If we keep playing like this it’s going to be a very fun few months ahead.

The only equivalent thing I can think of to foster uncertainty this close a season would be if - just spitballing here - you didn't know all the teams you were playing 3 weeks before the season started.

CarolinaSpider said:

That was old fashion smash mouth football and secured the win!

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And Coleman ran as much as Wickersham.

This program is indeed strong. The staff has done an excellent job of recruiting local and nationwide talent but with a definite focus on the local high school talent that we are able to sign. We are a competing for conference championships again on a regular basis and and have been a playoff participant the last couple of years. Tickets and parking are a bargain. The talent level is great and we are winning. All we can do is keep supporting this team and try to bring friends and family out for a fun Saturday afternoon and hope they continue to come back. Times have changed since our City Stadium Days with television and streaming of games. We also have somewhat split up our fan base with the stadium structure with two sides and three parking lots but that was the sacrifice to move on campus. Hopefully we can win out and the WM game can pack the stadium. This team deserves it. What a great display of depth and talent to beat a team moving to FBS relatively easy with all of our injuries yesterday.

First of all with less than a month to go, choosing an assistant was a no brainer. But I know some UVA fans
were tired of the lack of offense and if the same story this year, we may see the AD go outside for a new coach.

Unfortunately athletic departments and ADs are all about control anymore; controlling the personnel and controlling the message. They want to control all aspects of anything related to athletics and have little or no desire for volunteer participation.

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Bryant has a pretty good QB in Jarrett Guest, who has a 63% completion percentage. Bryant is 2-5 on the season, with 3 CAA losses.

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Looks like they like to dink those short passes which I would expect against our pass rush. With our DBs hurting we need to be alert and not take these guys lightly.

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Thought the Spiders won this one in the trenches...controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball for most of the game...the almost ten minute drive in the 4th quarter was an old fashioned thing of beauty...the offensive line was getting big time push on the worn down Blue Hens...it was brutal!

Go Spiders!

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That was old fashion smash mouth football and secured the win!

When I saw the subject - header - title of your post I immediately thought of the lack of fans. I see you addressed that. One of my pet peeves is/was the elimination of the volunteer segment of the Spider club at least decades ago. We rely on employees of an athletic department to generate ticket fans. Avid fans and local alumni could do a lot to penetrate the community to garner more support from the general population of the Richmond area. I realize the world has changed from the time there were not tons of games available on cable tv and the internet. Maybe we can’t expect to routinely draw over 10000 fans like often occurred at city stadium. But may we could sell out Robins Stadium once a year and never have attendance drop below 50 percent of the seats. I would be willing to volunteer if others would do the same. If we don’t I fear economics will require we drop significantly below FCS.

VT4700 said:

I missed that from his earlier post. I don't think any coach has ever earned the right to pick his successor. And, especially now with Bennett, when he has admitted his way is not the best way to navigate the changes out there. This screams hire someone outside the program after doing a long, thought out search.

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I completely understand this point of view and am sure there are many people who are fans of UVA basketball that share this sentiment.

The dude brought them a national championship and they will in all likelihood never reach that mountaintop again. That should count for something but who knows or really cares (among Spider fans)

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I can't comprehend this. no, the guy that negotiated an extension 4 months ago and then quit isn't a part of the program anymore. he doesn't get to pick his replacement.

well in this case he does since there'e no time, but unless it goes amazingly well they may look for a permanent replacement after the season.

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For me it’s a respect thing. He won a national championship, was 2 time national coach of the year, and won several ACC championships. However, I completely understand the perspective you have that this doesn’t give a 100% pass for him to pick his successor; especially considering UVA’s recent performance and how what worked for Bennett in the past doesn’t appear to fit in today’s college landscape. My bigger point is whether or not UVA decided to go with who Bennett wanted, I am sure they would’ve liked more time to weigh all their options. Instead it was a last minute decision that forced their hand.

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I can't comprehend this. no, the guy that negotiated an extension 4 months ago and then quit isn't a part of the program anymore. he doesn't get to pick his replacement.

well in this case he does since there'e no time, but unless it goes amazingly well they may look for a permanent replacement after the season.

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I missed that from his earlier post. I don't think any coach has ever earned the right to pick his successor. And, especially now with Bennett, when he has admitted his way is not the best way to navigate the changes out there. This screams hire someone outside the program after doing a long, thought out search.