I'll Bet Even Jefferson is Smiling

I haven't met a single person who thinks that Virginia has a chance against Tech this weekend (this, even though the game is being played in Charlottesville). That, my friends, is the bad news here (for Wahoo fans). The good news is that it finally appears likely that head coach, Al Groh, will be terminated. In the words of the late, great (at least in his mind), Howard Cosell, "IT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE!"........................................................................................Now, don't get me wrong here, folks. I take absolutely no pleasure in rooting for this fellow's downfall. Unlike Rush Limbaugh, I am in no way rooting for Al Groh to "fail" (sorry, I couldn't resist). But when you're the frigging head coach at one of the country's most prestigious universities, with a beautiful stadium, great facilities, and a better than average recruiting base, and you go only 59-53 (not to mention 1-8 against your cross-state rival), the vitriol shouldn't come as any surprise to you.........................................................................................Of course, now UVA has to find a suitable replacement for Groh. One of the names that comes up consistently is Richmond coach, Mike London. London, a young man with strong Cavalier ties, has done an exemplary job with the Spiders (22-4 over the past two years). And, yes, he would in fact be an obvious/excellent choice. As would Temple coach, Al Golden. Golden, another fellow with strong ties to the university, has basically pulled off a miracle; 9-3....AT TEMPLE! I mean, come on, Temple hasn't won that many games in a season since the 70s. And then, of course, there's former Auburn and Ole Miss coach, Tommy Tuberville. His name has also been mentioned. And, no, I can't think of a whole hell of a lot of bad things to say about him, either...............................................................................................But, seriously, what about it, folks? What, pray-tell, is stopping Virginia from going/thinking really big? What about a Brian Kelly (Cincinnati), a Gary Patterson (TCU), a Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) even? I mean, I know that Virginia doesn't quite have the panache of, say, an Alabama, or a Michigan. But neither did Miami....prior to Howard Schnellenberger, Florida State prior to Bobby Bowden, BYU prior to Lavell Edwards - just to name a couple. Craig Littlepage - would you just think outside the frigging box for a change? Please!