Lance Armstrong as the best sports athlete, comparisons of Al Groh to Pete Gillen, support for Hoo Crew, lacrosse recruiting a high school student arrested of steroid use ... The controversial topics that this systems engineer has written about this year are endless.
While I will not try to steal Larry Sabato's thunder, I have recently felt it appropriate to take a peak into the Virginia sports crystal ball.
This past weekend at the Masters, Phil Mickelson once again captured the heart of the country with a magnificent victory.
Baseball is back. Thank you, Barry Bonds. For real. Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro -- thank you guys from the bottom of my heart.
There is no debating that Virginia basketball is in major transition mode. With a new coach and arena, the program is on the verge of national prominence.
While Billy Packer and Jim Nantz (CBS sports announcers) were on national television last week ranting and raving about the sub-par job of the NCAA committee (chaired by Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage), it appears Littlepage did not get the credit he deserved.
Over the course of the last year, rampant steroid abuse among professional athletes gripped the headlines of many professional sports cultures.
While Coach K puts together a championship-caliber team each year at Duke, the Blue Devils are constantly antagonized by every other basketball fan.
Last spring, athletic director Craig Littlepage drew wide criticism in his search for a head basketball coach.
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mack Brown (Texas), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Pete Carroll (USC), Al Groh (Virginia). It does not take Big Bird or Cookie Monster to realize that one of these names doesn't belong.
