šŸ€ Tony Bennett Retires, Ron Sanchez to be Interim HC

just walked by this photo in my basement that iā€™ve walked by a thousand times. I usually smile but today i was sad. itā€™s one of our prized possessions, John McDonnellā€™s iconic (at least to me) photo at the end of OT against TT. John printed and signed it for us. We will miss coach bennett and the joy he brought to UVa fans.

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Is that not Auburn?

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oh shit right, we have another of TT on the other side. well i feel stupid.

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Awesome share. Have never seen this view.

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Good point. This goes beyond being in the eye of the beholder!

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i have a man caved full of uva last few days i just sat there reminiscing of the good times will never take tony bennett for granted ever

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I definitely get feeling sad but Iā€™m also extremely grateful. We were so fortunate to have witnessed that run from 2013-2019. I try to think of the Natty in terms of how epic the run up to it was and how any fanbase would kill for a story like that. Itā€™s the best sports moment any of us will ever have, nothing can top it.

Could you imagine what a VT fan would give up to have that experience? (For literally any sport not just basketball lol).

Iā€™m also personally excited for a new chapter. Felt like we just kept slipping further and further away from our peak TB years and I hated that for TBā€™s legacy. He didnā€™t Boheim us, which I can appreciate.

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i keep forgetting majority of yall went through the tough tough times at uva with me being so young iā€™ve been accustomed to nothing but success and even in our ā€œdown year ā€œ we werenā€™t even bad

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F is Matt Norlander?

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Just heard that on the pod, and was gonna note it

Norlander is the 104 DMB concert guy. Find a hobby Norlander!

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Oh good. That explains it. Never mind. Come on @brogdonfanpage cant take that seriously

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someone who you question how many brain cells they have

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I have watched some things multiple times. But going to the same concert Fresh cut off at 1 in 1989 is really something

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Sorry but really annoys me that he says Carla gave the interim to Ron and not Jay and says TB wanted it for Jay before. Zero chance he knows this

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I mean, apparently he has a hobby - I guess people did it with the Dead, so why not DMB?

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Good point @haney The dude did coin the phrase ā€¦ The weekENDs the weekā€¦ BE gins

Genius

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He had an exclusive with Bennett after the press conference and press gaggle. He might know what heā€™s talking about here.

Do you really think TB would tell the Dave Matthews groupie what happened?

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Reinforces all my thoughts about timing and Carlaā€™s insistence that she can put her mark on the program.

Iā€™ve thought for years that Norlander is the CBB journalist that TB has the best relationship with. I was surprised that Goodman broke the news and not Norlander, but sounds like Norlander was occupied on another story at the time.

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