Surfing UVa: Pinpointing Problems, Suggesting Solutions

The Virginia football team’s season ended in a very sour fashion on the infamous blue turf of Boise State University eight days ago. The overtime loss to Fresno State, coupled with those two bitter defeats in November to Miami and Virginia Tech, left many in the Wahoo Nation wondering what could have been. A season that started with so much promise has now ended with many questions to examine in the offseason.

The ire of many fans has been pointed at the coaching staff. Certainly, some of the most trendy areas to attack are the 3-4 defense, the technique of the secondary, Ron Prince’s play-calling and the lack of a downfield passing attack. In this article we will look at those areas, as well as how the personnel and coaches performed. Plus we’ll suggest some improvements that must be made for the team to compete for an ACC title in ’05 and beyond.

Groh is still on the right track

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