Famous in our own minds: Pick ’em week 7
🎯 The Cavalier Connection Pick’em — Week 7 Edition 🎯 “Famous in Our Own Minds” rolls on… The boys are heating up as we roll into Week 7. Jay and Jack both went 2–1 last week while Jeff stumbled to 1–2, giving Jay a little more breathing room at the top. Updated standings: 🏆 Jay: […]
Washington State Just Did Virginia a Massive Favor
Sometimes, the best thing that happens on a bye week doesn’t come from your own locker room. It comes from 2,000 miles away. And for Virginia, the biggest storyline of their off week came courtesy of Washington State — who nearly stunned No. 4 Ole Miss in Oxford before falling 24–21. Why is that good […]
Where does UVA stand mid-season, Unamba kicked off team, what needs to happen in the second half of the season
Well to say the least, this football season for UVA has been exciting for a couple of different reasons. For one, Virginia has only lost one game, 5-1. The Hoos are ranked at the moment number 18 in the country in the AP poll. UVA has pulled an upset over then number 8 FSU, a […]
Famous in Our Own Minds: Pick ’Em Week 6
Jay’s Picks Lions (+2.5) at Chiefs Jay’s loyalty to Detroit runs deep — and he’s not backing down now. “Give me the Lions and the points, no matter against who, no matter where.” With Jared Goff slinging it and that offensive line mauling people, Jay’s rolling with Dan Campbell’s crew to bite some kneecaps at […]
UVA Football Is the Blueprint for the Transfer Portal Era — Built on Fit, Not Flash
Last November in Blacksburg, Virginia football walked off the field beaten and broken. It wasn’t just another loss to Virginia Tech — it was the kind of defeat that forces a program to take inventory of everything. The Cavaliers lacked depth, explosiveness, and, most glaringly, stability at quarterback. Hope was thin. The fan base was […]
The Curtain Will Soon Be Pulled Back: Hype Meets Hardwood for Virginia Basketball
The curtain’s about to rise in Charlottesville, and this one feels different. We’ve all spent the offseason glued to UVA’s YouTube series, trying to glean whatever clues we can—who’s gelling, who’s vocal, who’s looking confident in drills. Every slow-motion clip and mic’d-up moment has been studied like film before a Duke game. Because with this […]
Midseason Superlatives: The Hoos’ First-Half MVPs and More
🥇 Coach of the Year: Tony Elliott Let’s start at the top — because this one matters most. Sure, it’s hard to lose the award when you’re the only option, but this one’s more than a formality. Spoiler alert: Tony Elliott is your Jay Ballard–Guaranteed ACC Coach of the Year in 2025. If you’d told […]
Finding a Way: Virginia Wins Ugly, Proves Its Championship Grit
For the first time all season, Virginia’s offense hit a wall. Saturday’s 30–27 overtime win at Louisville was far from the sharp, explosive display fans have come to expect, but it might have said more about this team’s toughness and championship makeup than any of their previous victories. From the outset, the timing was off. […]
Across the Grounds with Steve Brindle: UVA Fall Sports and Beyond
For this week’s article, I was thinking about “The Pluses and Minuses of Rushing a Football Field After a Spectacular Win” but then I would become Victim #20 after Carla was done with me! Instead, I want to address a few other fall sports whose past and current records deserve mention. They also deserve closer […]
Famous in Our Minds Pick’em: Week 5 – A New Leader Emerges
Jay’s Picks (7-5 Overall) Broncos at Eagles – Over 43.5 Jay sees too much offensive firepower on both sides of this matchup to expect anything other than fireworks. With the Eagles’ balanced attack and the Broncos’ ability to strike quickly, he believes this total clears with room to spare. Cardinals -7.5 vs. Titans Arizona hasn’t […]