Speaking the Lawn

Zach and Pierce are back this week to talk about the many goings on in the world of UVA sports. Mainly, the utter debacle in the Commonwealth Cup rivalry, where football goes from here, and how crazy the transfer portal will be. Then, the duo discuss the men's basketball trip to Florida, the rebounding issues (and bounce back win against WVU), and look to tonight's game aga

Pierce, Zach, and Ben are all back this week to discuss the wins to start the season for the UVA basketball season. We were so close to starting with another HUGE upset over Louisville in football - but we discuss the context of the football season after the Hoos dropped a close one on the road. Most of the episode focuses on men's basketball - the early standouts and surprises

Pierce, Zach, and Ben are back to talk about the 1-0 start for the UVA Men's Basketball team. The crew discuss what surprised them about the opening win over Tarleton State, what roster decisions were the most interesting, and where they see minutes shaking out from here. They discuss how great Reece Beekman is at length - and what also really encouraging signs fans can take fr

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about the UVA football team's recent OT loss to Miami (and some UNC massive upset reflections as well). Truly, the conversation has changed about the program and this coaching staff - will that continue with some momentum against Georgia Tech? Does it really all boil down to winning the VT game? They also dive more into the men's b

Pierce, Zach, and Ben are back to talk about hoops this week! Football was on a bye last week, but the UVA basketball teams hosted their annual blue and white scrimmage - and our team of intrepid undergrad reporters made it to the JPJ to take in the first live action of the 2023-2024 squads. The crew discuss the results of the men's scrimmage and how things are starting to proj

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about UVA football. The Hoos are finally in the win column! With that excitement headed towards the bye week, there's an opportunity for the team to regroup and head towards some ACC wins. The next two opponents are slightly daunting (depending on how things in Miami are going...) and the duo run through their thoughts on the rest of t

Pierce, Zach, and Paul are back this week to talk about the brutal last-drive loss to the NC State Wolfpack. Yes, they discuss the iffy calls and plays that led to the late collapse for the Hoos, but really dive into the bigger themes about losing and where the potential is to turn things around. They discuss the quarterback decision, Tony Muskett starting, and how the Boston Colle

Pierce, Zach, and Paul are back to discuss the losing start to the UVA football season. What's gone wrong? What of these things was expected? What kind of surprising negatives have popped up for the team - and what are some happy surprises we've seen? The trio discuss the blowout at Maryland, how it compared to the back-breaking loss to JMU and where to go from here. There&

Pierce and Zach are back this week - and joined by Caroline! The trio talk about the positives to take away from the loss in Nashville and look at where the UVA football team is going into its home opener this weekend against JMU. The Dukes are favored by the sportsbooks, but there are reasons to believe UVA can pull off a victory in its first game back in Scott. The crew discuss a

Pierce, Paul, and Zach are all back this week to go through the 2023 UVA football schedule! They discuss each game, make predictions, argue about who is being too optimistic, and who they really really hope the Hoos can beat. The episode ends with an animated debate about starting the season 1-2 and which game would be the most critical win.