At various times during my time at U.Va., students and fans have called for the firing of Virginia football coach Al Groh. In my time as a student reporter, though, I have stayed away from the subject. I do not feel it is my place to call for the firing of someone who has coached football for longer than I have been alive.
I am not calling for the firing of Groh. But I am telling you that I think it is safe to say that he is already gone.
With Groh likely on the way out, I think it is important for students to have as accurate of an impression of Groh as possible. Particularly now, when everyone and their mothers are so down on Groh, there are a number of negative qualities of the head football coach at Virginia that are seemingly well-known, but the accuracy of these qualities is open to dispute.
I am in my second year of covering the Virginia football team, and I'm not na
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