tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post6077872676092834975..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Groh's parting poemF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-54949061479986619452009-11-29T20:02:27.339-05:002009-11-29T20:02:27.339-05:00The Wahoos should toss in the towel with regard to...The Wahoos should toss in the towel with regard to "Big Time" Division I sports. <br /><br />Most of us would be perfectly happy to see a Division III, non- scholarship program, where UVA could return to playing old rivals such as W&L, Hampden Sydney and Randy Mac.<br /><br />I would be happy to again hear interviews with REAL student athletes, who could articulate the American language, as well as form a coherent thought, rather than the mumbling idiocy of the latest, "Watch us play" advertising campaign.<br /><br />It is clear that neither Mr. Groh, nor the players gave a crap about the school that they were supposed to represent, but this dismal attitude was not limited to this current crop of steroid pumped, "athletes." Virginia has been in decline for years and a string of carpetbaggers who are supposed lead a bunch of non-Virginia imports who don the orange and blue, but lack any loyalty or even affection for Mr. Jefferson's school, or the real students.<br /><br />The right answer or UVA is to chuck the whole Division I program and revert to Division III. This would be a first step toward restoring academic standards and placing sports in its proper place on the Charlottesville campus.Grove Leoningnoreply@blogger.com