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Live Blog: College Football Saturday

October 4, 2008 by afp  
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Join The Augusta Free Press today for our College Football Saturday live blog. We’ll be discussing throughout the day the Virginia Tech-Western Kentucky, James Madison-Hofstra and Virginia-Maryland games.

AFP editor Chris Graham will be in the press box in Scott Stadium for the 7 p.m. ‘Hoos-Terps game.

(Yes, you can feel sorry for me now.)

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73 Comments on "Live Blog: College Football Saturday"

  1. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 6:26 pm 

    I’m here, with about 10 or 12 of my close friends. Seriously, did they cancel the game and not let anybody know?

  2. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 6:51 pm 

    We’ve got a much better band than we have a football team.

  3. Brian Rostron on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 6:54 pm 

    What no sea of orange in support of Al Groh?

  4. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 6:56 pm 

    Sadly, Brian, there is something of a sea of orange. I don’t know what happened to the Blue Crew. The kids chickened out. Maybe they brought signs with them.

  5. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:01 pm 

    The last time I came to a night game here, man, what a night. Pitt game, last September. Virginia led 27-0 after one en route to a 44-14 shellacking. At least we get another shellacking …

  6. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:03 pm 

    Somdev Devvarman and Chris Long are raising the Power of Orange flag.

  7. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:04 pm 

    Actually a surprisingly decent and lively crowd here at kickoff.

  8. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:07 pm 

    The upper deck behind the end zone is quite empty, upon further review.

  9. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:09 pm 

    4th and 1 MD at 32
    They’re going to go. They have to. This is four-down territory.

  10. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:09 pm 

    Incomplete pass, turnover on downs.

  11. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:10 pm 

    In other action …
    What the hell happened in the FSU-Miami game?
    It was 24-3 FSU at the half, and I’m looking up at the TV in the press box, and it’s 34-32 FSU in the fourth.

  12. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:11 pm 

    I have not seen Verica at QB. I don’t have ESPNU, and thus have not seen the team play since the UR game.

  13. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:12 pm 

    FSU TD puts that one away …

  14. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:14 pm 

    Jay W. will be happy to hear that we lined up in an I formation on two of the three snaps heading into that first down.

  15. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:32 pm 

    OK, so the Verica kid has a helluva arm …
    UVa. 7, Md. 0, 2:41/1st

  16. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:33 pm 

    All set up by the establishment of an effective running game. The play action had the entire Maryland D biting.

  17. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:34 pm 

    Officially …

    3 plays, 63 yards, 1:08
    51-yard pass from Verica to Ogletree

  18. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:37 pm 

    Scott Stadium is a-rockin’

  19. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:39 pm 

    Tight ends and FBs,and we’re opening up running holes. Strange how that works, ain’t it?

  20. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:41 pm 

    I am very torn. I want the team to win because it’s not the kids fault who coaches them, but I want Groh to lose so we can speed up the process of getting him the hell out of C’ville.

    When I saw an I-formation I choked on my dinner. Fist time I’ve seen that formation since 2000.

  21. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:45 pm 

    And they just gave the ball to Rasean Jackson. Something’s up here. Looks like somebody wants to keep their job.

  22. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:46 pm 

    And there we just threw the play-action to the tight end. George is coaching this team.

  23. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:48 pm 

    Jackson actually was the the featured back for most of the Duke game that you didn’t see.

  24. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:49 pm 

    Why wasn’t that kid starting from day one?

  25. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:50 pm 

    Told you that Verica was the best athlete we had at QB. He still has a long, long way to go as a QB though.

  26. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:50 pm 

    Verica made that play all on his lonesome. We’ve always had QBs who could play that way. Except when they made Toke the QB this year.

    Oh, well …

    UVa. 14, Md. 0, 10:14/2nd

  27. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:50 pm 

    Groh Jr. and Sr. must have been catching a contact high from being around Lalich is my only guess as to why.

  28. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:51 pm 

    He threw a pretty good ball on that long one in the first. Did you see that one? Did the TV replay do it justice? He hit Ogletree in stride 50 yards downfield.

  29. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:52 pm 

    Had they scrapped the four- and five-receiver junk offense by the UConn. or Duke games?

  30. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 7:54 pm 

    The D is what’s getting me. They’re not getting anything going.

  31. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:03 pm 

    That series was brought about by a bad checkoff by Verica on first down. He misread the Maryland D and threw the ball into coverage. Setting us up with second-and-long, and then third-and-long.

  32. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:19 pm 

    Um, Jay, WTF?

  33. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:19 pm 

    We’re screwing up this Fire-Groh thing big time.

  34. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:20 pm 

    Before we get too excited, I remember that we led Md. 20-0 at the half here two years ago and lost 28-26.

  35. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:21 pm 

    Speaking of screwing up …

    The band is on the field getting ready for halftime, so there was nobody to play music for “The Good Ol’ Song.”

  36. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:21 pm 

    Thank you Mike Brown for muffing a punt at the two point yard line on that day.

  37. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:22 pm 

    I will say I don’t really care if we win the rest of our games I still don’t think Al Groh is a good representative for the University.

  38. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:22 pm 

    Anyway I’ll need an update on what you eat at halftime.

  39. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:23 pm 

    UVa. is in the locker room, and Md. is not yet.

  40. crystalabbegraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:30 pm 

    Game is not on TV here … what is score 14-0?

  41. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:42 pm 

    UVa. 21, Md. 0, half

    Eclaires and oatmeal cookies.

    Nobody can figure out what the hell is going on.

  42. Brian Rostron on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:42 pm 

    So Maryland loses to Middle Tennessee State and it appears Virginia but beats Clemson and 4-1 California (who admittedly were playing at 9 a.m. Pacific time)?

    What a mercurial bunch.

  43. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:45 pm 

    Cuh-lassic! That has to be the worst onside kick of all friggin’ time!

  44. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:47 pm 

    Fridge was admitting there that he didn’t think his team could win this game straight up.

  45. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:51 pm 

    Dink … and it’s good.
    UVa. 24, Md. 0, 11:34/3rd

  46. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:52 pm 

    Brian – I talked to a Maryland beat reporter at halftime. He said they looked better against Middle Tennessee than they’re looking tonight.

  47. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:56 pm 

    Maryland seems to think that all it has to do is run the ball into the line to win this game. Um, hello, you guys are losing.

  48. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 8:56 pm 

    Whoa, Nellie, it’s a fumble! UVa. recovers. First and 10, UVa. 40.

  49. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:01 pm 

    Quite easy football. Get four, five yards on first down, four, five yards on second down, four, five yards on third down.

  50. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:01 pm 

    The guy who says “And that’s another Cavalier first down!” needs a breather.

  51. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:06 pm 

    TD Cedric Peerman – the rout is on.
    UVa. 31, Md. 0, 5:21/3rd

  52. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:09 pm 

    We’ve scored 31 tonight. We’d scored 36 points in four games to date.

  53. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:10 pm 

    Update – Vandy 14, Auburn 13, final.

  54. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:11 pm 

    Lit him up!

  55. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:11 pm 

    Chris Long on the sidelines looks like he wants to tackle somebody.

  56. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:17 pm 

    When Chris Long says, Get up and cheer, you get up and cheer.

  57. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:20 pm 

    I think I’ve ventured into some sort of alternate dimension where UVa can actually play good football. Is there a door back to my own reality?

  58. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:20 pm 

    And through the end of three, it’s …

    UVa. 31, Maryland 0.

  59. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:21 pm 

    No, Jay, for we are now in Bizarro World, where down is up, up is down, McCain is Obama, Obama is McCain, and Virginia football can actually block and tackle.

  60. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:23 pm 

    I’m extremely happy for the kids on the team. They get to enjoy themselves for the first time this year.

    I still think a Ryder truck should camp outside of the Groh residence though.

  61. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:24 pm 

    The moon will rise in the morning and set at night, and spinach will taste good, and eclaires will taste like spinach. And in this Bizarro World, Al Groh is a genius. I, of course, miss the Old World, but it will be nevermore.

  62. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:25 pm 

    Esay football, man, easy football. Third and two is easy football.

  63. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:28 pm 

    Stats through three

    First Downs – UVa. 22, Md. 8
    Marc Verica – 21-26, 214 yards, 2 TD
    Cedric Peerman – 17 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD, 7 rec., 23 yards
    Kevin Ogletree – 5 rec., 100 yards, 2 TD

  64. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:31 pm 

    FG partially blocked … Md. ball.

  65. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:32 pm 

    Today’s attendance – 50,727

  66. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:35 pm 

    The first Don Sutton Permanent Wave of the night breaks out in Scott Stadium.

  67. Jay W. on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:36 pm 

    May Skip Carey rest in peace.

  68. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:37 pm 

    I have not seen a Wave at a UVa. game since the Temple beatdown in 2005. Pity Maryland.

  69. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:38 pm 

    I was doing a status check there. Only Jay W. would know that reference.

  70. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:58 pm 

    I’ll wrap here by saying the 31-0 score doesn’t surprise me. I fully expected Maryland to win by at least that margin.

  71. chrisgraham on Sat, 4th Oct 2008 9:58 pm 

    G’night.

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