Thanks to LSU upsetting Miami and Virginia Tech doing the same to Florida State the next night, Dave proved that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then by going 15-0 to lead the pack in week 1 of the Pigskin Prophets. The Ratcliffe family – Hootie and Scott – both went 13-2 as did guest Roy Wheeler. Our other guest, Shawn Moore, was 11-4. This week there are two new guests: Former All-American UVA running back Thomas Jones, who after 12 years in the NFL has now become an acclaimed actor; and Mark Mincer, owner of […]

The reader writes … Question from Chris Brown: “Love the site. Living in the Charlotte area I am starved for UVa news. I was fortunate to graduate in 1990 with one year of season tickets that following fall for football. Can Bronco and staff really recruit both Virginia and North Carolina? We had a pipeline from Winston-Salem and Charlotte to UVa for years that is gone (too many great players to name) while we have barely been able to recruit in 757 for over a decade. The quote from Bear Bryant [used in last week’s Hootie’s Mailbag] is so right […]