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Live Blog | Penn State-UVa.

November 30, 2009 by afp  
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ACCVirginia.com will be live at tonight’s ACC-Big 10 Challenge matchup pitting Penn State and UVa. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

Contributor Scott German will be reporting from courtside. Editor Chris Graham will be joining in from the home office due to a touch of the flu bug keeping him back on the other side of the Blue Ridge.

Join in with comments and observations during the game.

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50 Comments on "Live Blog | Penn State-UVa."

  1. Jay on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:08 pm 

    You there yet Chris?

  2. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:16 pm 

    Finally here. UVa. 11-9, 11:59/1st.
    We’ve kind of cooled off after the hot start.

  3. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:21 pm 

    Mike Scott is a good player, but can be quite the enigma to talk with.

  4. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:22 pm 

    Report: Troy Calhoun scheduled for an on-Grounds interview this week.

  5. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:25 pm 

    He’s my top candidate to get the job.

  6. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:29 pm 

    Wow. Bobby Bowden to retire. I can’t believe they didn’t give him the retirement-tour year. Wonder if he gets to read a poem …

  7. Jay on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:30 pm 

    How is the crowd Chris? Sounds pretty good on TV

  8. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:33 pm 

    I am at home with a light touch of flu. I sent Scott German over. Scott, you with us?

  9. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:34 pm 

    Jay, your thoughts on Troy Calhoun. I’m reporting (here, on this blog, news just getting to me in the last hour) that Calhoun is due in for an on-Grounds interview this week.

  10. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:41 pm 

    Half-UVa. 27-21
    I agree with Mike Patrick. It seems like we should be ahead by a lot more.

  11. Jay on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:41 pm 

    I don’t know much about Calhoun. I would still rather have Petersen. I’ll have to read up on Calhoun a little.

  12. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:45 pm 

    I wrote a column on this today, going with Calhoun. The reasoning is Calhoun has had to recruit at Air Force, one of the few places in the country that has comparable academic requirements to UVa. He also has East Coast recruiting ties (he was an assistant at Wake Forest under Jim Grobe).

    I’d worry about Chris Petersen in one key respect. What I know of Boise State doesn’t have it inching toward Ivy League status anytime soon. Also, according to Scott German, their roster is full of JUCOs. No way we could become a JUCO school overnight, so I’d have to wonder how he’d do getting kids, especially with no East Coast recruiting ties.

  13. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:02 pm 

    Another run of offensive sluggishness. Those date back to the Holland era.

  14. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:06 pm 

    Virgina has gone cold here, and as a reult PSU up 34-31

  15. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:07 pm 

    36-31 psu at 14.00 mark. uva 2-12 in second half psu 7-12.

  16. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:07 pm 

    13-2 PSU run. Battle has taken over on offense, and we can’t get anything going on the other end.

    How is the crowd, Scott?

  17. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:08 pm 

    for the first six minutes of this half this performance resembles the type of play from last season

  18. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:10 pm 

    scott has 12 points, landensburg 9. tucker on bench in street clothes but is on the bench with team

  19. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:11 pm 

    third psu dunk of the half!

  20. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:12 pm 

    wow. psu 43-34. when things go south they go quickly for this team

  21. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:14 pm 

    They’re punking us now.

  22. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:14 pm 

    good monday night crowd, not great. I thought it would be more due to the firing of Groh.

  23. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:17 pm 

    Speaking of football. The air Force coach, Troy Calhoun is getting some discussion. This could be a solid prospect. Might be worth checking out his bio.

  24. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:18 pm 

    Does appear the AFP report on Tucker rejoining the team was indeed accurate. Tucker at least has made it from the stands to the team bench.

  25. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:20 pm 

    killer three by psu. 47-38 psu at the nine minute mark

  26. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:25 pm 

    No sherill magic tonite

  27. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:26 pm 

    49041 psu at the six minute mark

  28. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:28 pm 

    Karl Hess is still a bad official. Can he collect SS yet?

  29. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:29 pm 

    14 second half points by uva

  30. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:30 pm 

    Ok it might be time for some spin.
    PSU is current NIT Champions!!! 27-11 last season.

  31. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:31 pm 

    I don’t like that Battle kid.

  32. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:31 pm 

    U.Va. outscored 36-16 in second half. 7-24 from the floor.

  33. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:32 pm 

    Talor Battle is a special player, and Penn State is going to be in the NCAA Tournament.

    Having said that, I mean, we have 16 points this half. And they’re not doing anything to make that be the case.

  34. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:36 pm 

    battle has 23 points, 19 this half. Uva has 19 total in this half. (ouch)

  35. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:38 pm 

    crowd heading out. Patriots-Saints waiting.

  36. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:39 pm 

    both of uva’s recruits (Spurlock, Evans) have not played tonight

  37. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:40 pm 

    57-49 psu with 2:17 left. The free throw shooting parade begins…

  38. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:41 pm 

    More spin coming. PSU is regarded as Big-Ten’s best defensive team!!

  39. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:43 pm 

    After promising start, the cold hard facts as to why Leitao was fired is quite evident. Poor inside game, weak shooting, and no bench!

  40. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:44 pm 

    Sene a no show tonight as well!

  41. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:45 pm 

    Sophmore slump? Landesberg misses two straight free throws, only 13 points. may get some in garbage time though

  42. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:46 pm 

    60-53 psu with 1:26 left landensberg banks in a three!!!

  43. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:47 pm 

    60-56 PSU back-to-back threes by UVA. 1:15 left. To little to late? Maybe not

  44. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:49 pm 

    Wow, a foul by uva with 10 on the shot clock

  45. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:50 pm 

    62-59 another three by Sammy! 44.6 left. Do you believe in miracles???

  46. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 pm 

    PSU ball leading by three at 62-50. No foul needed. go for a steal.

  47. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:52 pm 

    cheap foul on uva

  48. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:53 pm 

    64-59 with 27 seconds left

  49. scott on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 9:01 pm 

    Final PSU 69 UVA 66 . What’s the lesson for tonight fans. You have to play the full 40 minutes to win against good teams.

  50. chrisgraham on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 9:02 pm 

    Wow. Credit to the UVa. team for not packing it in down 10 with two minutes to go.

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