While the actual midpoint of the season was last week, a lot of Hoo fans looked at the UConn game as the real midpoint, the last game in what was viewed as a stretch of winnable games before the team heads into a tougher stretch of ACC competition. But UConn was no automatic win, and the Hoos again had to overcome a late deficit to pull victory from the jaws of defeat.

Impressive performances by Mike London’s defense have UVa at 6-1

(1) Disproving a theory. Over and over and over again, I have heard that a head coach and his staff are ultimately judged by wins and losses. Al Groh and his staff seem to be trying to disprove that theory. Six wins in a row, and still much of the fan base remains unsettled about what they are seeing on the field.

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