Jed Williams

The coming and much-too-quick passing of Memorial Day brings with it several annual rites: honoring the memory of those who served, rediscovering the grilling gluttony of the Big Green Egg, and soaking in college lacrosse’s crowning weekend. Oh yeah, and beer’s usually involved too.

For sports fans, it’s often a time to reflect. For the most part, the games have ended (NCAA trips for baseball and rowing not withstanding). And for how much we all love college football, the countdown to Pete Carroll-Joe McKnight-Tommy Trojan still borders on 100 days.

So naturally, certain questions arise. Two in particular always peak my interest. Both – a la ‘Bird v. Magic,’ ‘Alba v. Biel v. Johansson,’ and ‘Bull Durham v. Major League’ – have no perfect answer. In this case, the snobby columnist/host/moderator isn’t always right, and that’s exactly what makes these so much darn fun to kick around. They are ‘who’s the best coach at UVa’ and ‘which is Virginia’s top sports program?’ Today we’ll take up the coaching quagmire.

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