T minus 9 months and counting.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...depth_chart_event/depth_chart_20171120aaa.pdf
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...depth_chart_event/depth_chart_20171120aaa.pdf
UVA depth chart VT game, 11/24/17:Navy Clubs Hoos,49-7, 12/28/17
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looked like either team could have used KL...
heard/saw during the broadcast that the last UVA team to beat Tech (2003) had 19 players on its roster that either played, or had a shot in the NFL...talk about a collapse in a program!
Go Spiders!
Yea, I think UVA takes a step back next year. Losing Benkurt, Kizer, and Blanding are huge losses. Think Blanding and Kizer had been tops in tackles in ACC for a couple years. Looking forward to seeing another Spider victory in Charolettsville to start the year!
Hoos Get clubbed by Midshipmen in Military Bowl,49-7.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...d-stats-from-navys-blowout-win-over-virginia/
UVA depth chart vs Navy:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...depth_chart_event/depth_chart_20171222aaa.pdf
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...d-stats-from-navys-blowout-win-over-virginia/
UVA depth chart vs Navy:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...depth_chart_event/depth_chart_20171222aaa.pdf
If we can run on them in this early September game we can get the W.Get ready #7.
WOODY: After unhappy ending, UVA's foundation may not be as solid as believed
Paul Woody·1 hour ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md.
From the beginning to the bitter end, the Virginia Cavaliers huddled together, shoulder to shoulder on the field and sideline.
That the temperature at kickoff was 24 degrees - Fahrenheit, not Celsius - and didn't rise as the long day of the Military Bowl wore on, might have had something to do with that.
Virginia fans huddled in their cars as they drove out of the parking lots throughout the second half.
Couldn't blame them for that. It wasn't any warmer in the stands than it was on the field. And the Navy Midshipmen displayed a cold-hearted determination as they ground down - literally - the Virginia defense.
Every one of Navy's 452 yards of offense came on running plays. Navy won 49-7, with just one pass attempt.
It wasn't the Cavaliers' day, in large part because of the Middies. But Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall admitted without prompting he didn't have the players ready to play a team as dogged and precise as Navy.
Virginia is left with a 6-7 record, a marked improvement over the 2-10 mark of 2016.
"No one said we'd play in a bowl," said Virginia safety Quin Blanding. "No one had us winning more than two games. I laugh at all the people who doubted us. We made history today."
OK. But assessing that history might not be as impressive or as much fun as Blanding wants to believe.
After six games this season, Virginia was 5-1. Then it went 1-6. It lost its final four games. As the season wore on, the Cavaliers wore down. They became less and less competitive.
Does their improvement from the 2016 season indicate they have built a foundation for success? Or did they take advantage of a 2017 schedule that was front loaded, with the exception of the game at Boise State, for success?
The Cavaliers' first five victories came by margins of 18, 20, 19, 8 and 6 points.
Their final six defeats came by margins of 31, 17, 17, 16, 10 and 42 points.
"I think quality of opponent has a lot to do with it," Mendenhall said. "Depth on our roster has a lot to do with it. As we played better and better teams with fewer and fewer players, it's just kind of exactly where our program is.
"More quality (opponents) back to back to back with more wear and tear back to back to back. My job is to make sure the results are in place regardless of that."
With the careers of Kurt Benkert, Blanding, Micah Kiser, Andrew Brown, Jack English (St. Christopher's), Brandon Pertile, Andre Levrone and Doni Dowling (Varina) over, Virginia heads into the offseason searching for a quarterback, safety, linebacker, defensive end, offensive linemen and receivers, not to mention the team's strongest leaders and the seemingly never-ending work on establishing physical and mental toughness.
Several Virginia players said Thursday's defeat was a matter of not filling a gap, of being one step slow at times and blown assignments.
But a 42-point loss doesn't occur because of failing to fill a gap now and then or being a step slow in reaction time.
The difference, said linebacker Chris Peace was, "Mindset. I don't feel like all 22 players, offense, defense, came with the right mindset. We definitely had time to prepare. Mendenhall put us in the best position. That's just one thing (mental toughness) we have to change this offseason, for sure. That's one thing I'll emphasize this offseason."
It wasn't as if Navy was a powerhouse. The Midshipmen finished 7-6. They lost six of their past seven games entering the Military Bowl.
"The physical preparation of our team in terms of strength and in terms of capability and mental toughness and all that, we still have to address that as we build our roster," Mendenhall said. "And right after that comes the assignment of having guys go where they're supposed to go."
On Thursday, the Cavaliers suffered an ignominious ending to a season that reached its zenith almost two months ago. That was when they notched their sixth, and final, victory at home against Georgia Tech, which made Virginia bowl eligible.
Still, Thursday's game isn't an indication of where Virginia is as a football program. Anything can happen in a game played a month after the regular season.
What concerns Mendenhall is that the six games leading into Thursday's game might be the indication of where Virginia is as a program.
"We started a foundation, a platform," Blanding said. "And it's only going to get better from here."
It's nice to think that, but Mendenhall and Peace know the challenge involved in proving that.
Paul Woody·1 hour ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md.
From the beginning to the bitter end, the Virginia Cavaliers huddled together, shoulder to shoulder on the field and sideline.
That the temperature at kickoff was 24 degrees - Fahrenheit, not Celsius - and didn't rise as the long day of the Military Bowl wore on, might have had something to do with that.
Virginia fans huddled in their cars as they drove out of the parking lots throughout the second half.
Couldn't blame them for that. It wasn't any warmer in the stands than it was on the field. And the Navy Midshipmen displayed a cold-hearted determination as they ground down - literally - the Virginia defense.
Every one of Navy's 452 yards of offense came on running plays. Navy won 49-7, with just one pass attempt.
It wasn't the Cavaliers' day, in large part because of the Middies. But Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall admitted without prompting he didn't have the players ready to play a team as dogged and precise as Navy.
Virginia is left with a 6-7 record, a marked improvement over the 2-10 mark of 2016.
"No one said we'd play in a bowl," said Virginia safety Quin Blanding. "No one had us winning more than two games. I laugh at all the people who doubted us. We made history today."
OK. But assessing that history might not be as impressive or as much fun as Blanding wants to believe.
After six games this season, Virginia was 5-1. Then it went 1-6. It lost its final four games. As the season wore on, the Cavaliers wore down. They became less and less competitive.
Does their improvement from the 2016 season indicate they have built a foundation for success? Or did they take advantage of a 2017 schedule that was front loaded, with the exception of the game at Boise State, for success?
The Cavaliers' first five victories came by margins of 18, 20, 19, 8 and 6 points.
Their final six defeats came by margins of 31, 17, 17, 16, 10 and 42 points.
"I think quality of opponent has a lot to do with it," Mendenhall said. "Depth on our roster has a lot to do with it. As we played better and better teams with fewer and fewer players, it's just kind of exactly where our program is.
"More quality (opponents) back to back to back with more wear and tear back to back to back. My job is to make sure the results are in place regardless of that."
With the careers of Kurt Benkert, Blanding, Micah Kiser, Andrew Brown, Jack English (St. Christopher's), Brandon Pertile, Andre Levrone and Doni Dowling (Varina) over, Virginia heads into the offseason searching for a quarterback, safety, linebacker, defensive end, offensive linemen and receivers, not to mention the team's strongest leaders and the seemingly never-ending work on establishing physical and mental toughness.
Several Virginia players said Thursday's defeat was a matter of not filling a gap, of being one step slow at times and blown assignments.
But a 42-point loss doesn't occur because of failing to fill a gap now and then or being a step slow in reaction time.
The difference, said linebacker Chris Peace was, "Mindset. I don't feel like all 22 players, offense, defense, came with the right mindset. We definitely had time to prepare. Mendenhall put us in the best position. That's just one thing (mental toughness) we have to change this offseason, for sure. That's one thing I'll emphasize this offseason."
It wasn't as if Navy was a powerhouse. The Midshipmen finished 7-6. They lost six of their past seven games entering the Military Bowl.
"The physical preparation of our team in terms of strength and in terms of capability and mental toughness and all that, we still have to address that as we build our roster," Mendenhall said. "And right after that comes the assignment of having guys go where they're supposed to go."
On Thursday, the Cavaliers suffered an ignominious ending to a season that reached its zenith almost two months ago. That was when they notched their sixth, and final, victory at home against Georgia Tech, which made Virginia bowl eligible.
Still, Thursday's game isn't an indication of where Virginia is as a football program. Anything can happen in a game played a month after the regular season.
What concerns Mendenhall is that the six games leading into Thursday's game might be the indication of where Virginia is as a program.
"We started a foundation, a platform," Blanding said. "And it's only going to get better from here."
It's nice to think that, but Mendenhall and Peace know the challenge involved in proving that.
I was at the game, freezing, but there to root for my home team.
The idiots from UVA decided during the warm ups to walk through Navy's stretch line
and try to intimidate the players. The Midshipmen are faced with intimidation from their first day
at the Academy, they sure aren't going to be intimidated by a bunch of dumb Wahoos.
UVA made one good play, the initial kick off return for a touch down, and then Navy manhandled
them for the next 49 points.
Virginia is not a very good team. I'm betting on the Spiders next fall!
The idiots from UVA decided during the warm ups to walk through Navy's stretch line
and try to intimidate the players. The Midshipmen are faced with intimidation from their first day
at the Academy, they sure aren't going to be intimidated by a bunch of dumb Wahoos.
UVA made one good play, the initial kick off return for a touch down, and then Navy manhandled
them for the next 49 points.
Virginia is not a very good team. I'm betting on the Spiders next fall!
VIRGINIA: WHO WILL PROVIDE DEFENSIVE LINE DEPTH?
Virginia DL Eli Hanback (No. 58) makes a tackle. (Photo: Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports)
Virginia's defensive line will only have two players, defensive tackle Eli Hanback, and tackle/end Mandy Alonso, that started games last season return. Sophomore defensive ends Juwan Moye and Steven Wright were kicked off the team in December due to a violation of team rules, and defensive lineman James TrucillaandJohn Kirven had to retire due to injury issues. That leaves the Cavaliers relying on some new faces to make an immediate impact. Virginia added Ohio State graduate transfer Dylan Thompson and junior college prospect Cassius Peat, a former Michigan State player. Both players, along with a host of underclassmen, will have to contribute. The Cavaliers were 13th in the ACC in rushing defense last season.
Virginia DL Eli Hanback (No. 58) makes a tackle. (Photo: Amber Searls, USA TODAY Sports)
Virginia's defensive line will only have two players, defensive tackle Eli Hanback, and tackle/end Mandy Alonso, that started games last season return. Sophomore defensive ends Juwan Moye and Steven Wright were kicked off the team in December due to a violation of team rules, and defensive lineman James TrucillaandJohn Kirven had to retire due to injury issues. That leaves the Cavaliers relying on some new faces to make an immediate impact. Virginia added Ohio State graduate transfer Dylan Thompson and junior college prospect Cassius Peat, a former Michigan State player. Both players, along with a host of underclassmen, will have to contribute. The Cavaliers were 13th in the ACC in rushing defense last season.
