Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 It's official. Al Groh won the ACC Coach of the Year Tuesday, his second (2002) in seven years at Virginia. He beat out Boston College's Jeff Jagodzinski and Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer to win the award. Website: http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticl...DB_OEM_ID=17800 Now, if he could put up 9 wins every year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuraiders 10 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 very deserving this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIDIRON 10 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Congratulations! I never expected UVA'S season to turn out like it did! It might even have saved his job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Congratulations! I never expected UVA'S season to turn out like it did! It might even have saved his job! [/ QUOTE ] I can tell you're a little behind...he got a contract extension yesterday...FOUR MORE YEARS!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I knew you couldn't resist . They just exercised the rollover option. As much as it pains me to say it, it's hard for them not to exercise the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCRAM55 11 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Like I said, he and his coaching staff did a good jopb with their players buying into what they were doing. Let's see if the can win the Bowl Game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIDIRON 10 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 No not behind, just said that the season may have saved his job..........it had to be what did it because the last few years in charlottesville have been awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Granted, UVA had a good season but for the life of me, I can't figure out how a team that loses to Wyoming ends up with the coach of the year...and if UVA hadn't caught a break here or there during the season, they end up 6-6 instead of 9-3 and the point of Groh being COY in the ACC is moot. BC's coach is more deserving in my opinion. BC wasn't supposed to win their division and they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Yes, Boston College was not picked to win their division: http://inthebleachers.net/bcs-conferences/acc/2007-acc-media-day-predictions/ They were picked to finish second, which they nearly accomplished in a sloppy game against Clemson. By that same chart, in every preseason magazine I saw, Virginia was a mortal lock to finish fourth in the Coastal Division, and they finished third in the entire conference. Boston College exceeded expectations, but Virginia far exceeded them, hence Al Groh's coach of the year award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMoney55 11 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 UVA caught so many breaks this year it wasnt even funny. He shouldnt be coach of the year, unless the pick those on having the luckiest teams. BC's coach should have gotten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 It would be foolish to say that Virginia was not on the good side of many circumstances this year. Anyone will admit that. However, I'm of the belief that you create your own opportunities to win. If Chris Long didn't have 13.5 sacks, if Cedric Peerman didn't lead the ACC in rushing for the first half of the season, if Mikell Simpson didn't come out of nowhere to pull the weight as a dual threat for this team in the second half, if the defense as a whole wasn't in the 17th in yards allowed and 14th in points allowed, this team wouldn't have been in a position in the first place to win those games. Going 5-0 in games decided by 2 points or less and 6-1 in games decided by less than one touchdown is no coincidence. It speaks to the ability of a team to dig deep, and do whatever must be done to win games. Again, luck never hurts, but to say that luck was solely responsible is not correct, in my opinion. Again, I refer to my point above, to where the teams were projected to finish. Virginia far exceeded its expectations, and given what the team has went through, I think it's more than justified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman1986 10 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 As a hokie, I'm glad they renewed his contract. We love Groh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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