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.

Gallipoli said:

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.

mojo-spider said:

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)

spiderman said:

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.

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spiderstudent17 said:

While I think Bennett has earned the right to pick his successor ...

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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.

companies know the range. not specifics for individual emplyees, but they know what it takes. so do coaches.
when you offer a couple kids X and they turn you down for similar level schools, you start to get the sense you're low. you adjust.

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.

CollegeObserver said:

Hey Satch, it was good to meet you today. Your Spiders were definitely the better team today. Obviously, it did not get better after we departed Sec. 207!
Good luck the rest of the way. Make a deep run in the FCS playoffs. A bit sad that the series is ending, but we will be in the same conference for MLAX, which is a good thing. All the best!

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It was a fun conversation. Thanks for the good wishes. The Hens ran into the Spiders best game of the year. Best wishes for the rest of the season and settling into FBS.

Ha! But before focusing on FBS most Spiders fans and myself would appreciate CAA wins over Rhode Island and Villanova.

I hadn't heard that the Hens had signed on for A-10 MLAX. I've enjoyed a few LAX games every spring since our program began about 10 years ago now. Ha! even after 10 years the finer points of the sport and rules still give me trouble!

Good luck!

Go Spiders!

Cam Coleman is one cool cat and a nice kid.

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URSpider95 said:

Really great game for the Spiders on both sides of the ball 🏈 🕷️

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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!

Really great game for the Spiders on both sides of the ball 🏈 🕷️

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How is the hurricane recovery effort?

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Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten he went there.

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I heard Beagle and Dusan played well, that Mike was tough to stop. CM played his bench significant time. To early to tell, but the comment was we can score.