The Virginia baseball team made a run to the College World Series and the women’s soccer team opened the new UVA sports year last week so the summer wait to see the Wahoos maybe didn’t feel as long as some years. With Labor Day weekend on the radar now, it means the Virginia football is almost back too.
The Cavaliers open their season on Saturday, Sept. 2 in Nashville at Nissan Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. They face Tennessee at noon in a game to be televised by ABC. The Volunteers enter the season ranked No. 12 in The Associated Press poll, while the Hoos come into 2023 unranked and picked to finish last in the ACC.
Despite the long odds at an upset, the matchup has the attention of Virginia fans. A few threads this past week on the football message board discussed the game from different angles. Check it out:
- Had a dream last night that we beat Tennessee. Mike Hollins ran wild Hope that actually ends up happening haha ~ AmericanHero247
- Man I would love to give Tennessee a game in Nashville! They so arrogant … Totally 💯 overlooking Virginia and acting like this will be a good scrimmage for their 2nd string team. ~ FirstFan
- Other than winning, what’s a successful game vs Tennessee look like to you? ~ hooshouse
- Score against Tennessee? How bad? Will we surprise? ~ OU1973
- UTenn is a 28 pt favorite over us. Do we cover? ~ Mo Better Hoos
- Is UVA getting a big paycheck for playing Tennessee in Nashville? I’m not sure why this game was scheduled. ~ Pezhoo
- Can’t wait to watch our Hoos in Nashville next weekend! ~ IllinoisHoo04
So what do you think? Can the Hoos pull off an upset? Can they cover the spread? Join any of the threads or start your own to talk about the game.
Fan(s) Of The Week
Hoos coming in strong.
Student Fan(s) Of The Week
Signs for the win again!
Feature Photo Of The Week
Long punts get you lot of preseason recognition – Daniel Sparks was named preseason All-ACC by the conference media and by Athlon Sports with a spot on the Ray Guy Award watch list too. He was second team All-ACC last season.
