Uva really kicked the can on this one. Game day in cville would be electric and great for the fans.
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They just donât want us to apart of itâŚ.
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Thanks for the info!!
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Classic.
Unserious.
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Hot girl: Letâs go back to your place
UVA: Could you come by in like in an hour or two? I need some time to clean up first
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Host it at the AFC. Those swimming banners in the background would be 
Plus close to the football stadium!
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Cal line has moved up to -5.5 even 6 in a few books. significant movement over night.
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Yeah it topped out at 3.5 and is really coming back our way. Like that sign.
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Iâm still worked up about this the next morning.
What needs done to prep the lawn?
They contact schools 2 weeks out, we have a beautiful campus with a central landmark that may genuinely be one of the most beautiful academic settings in the United States. ESPN wants to broadcast with it in the background on one of their most watched shows for free for 3 hours. Make the necessary preparations this week for them to come and if they donât come thatâs tough. Consider it a practice round.
We are a very rich institution, we can afford a couple bucks worth of risk for the opportunity. Itâs embarrassing weâve never had it! Tell gameday âyes, no problem the Rotunda awaitsâ and figure it out later. Whoâs even saying no? Not like thereâs a real president right now.
I think we may still get it and they may still get it figured out, but thatâs just not the right answer to those guys. And If we end up with it but not on the Lawn, that may be even worse! I will dedicate the rest of my life as a UVa fan to holding anyone responsible for that to account.
And FWIW I heard something similar many years ago from a donor about our hosting it on the lawn should we ever get it. Itâs something theyâve thought about and donât really want to do for years.
I do think weâre still like 55% likely to get it at this point though. Like it or not Game Day isnât a charitable endeavor for the sport anymore and weâre an ESPN partner and TTU isnât. Theyâve been getting a lot of heat about the SEC, and this satisfies both pressures. Let Big Noon kick it in Lubbock. I heard the BYU fans have already fallen in love with Portnoy (as long as he doesnât curse!) so that means both fan bases will appreciate the trip.
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If true, it is a massive PR mistake and missed opportunity not only for the football program, but for the University. Tony and Carla should be livid.
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Interesting. I have no confidence in our offense being able to score. Kind of surprised to see things move our way but maybe this is the week we learn how to move the ball despite Morrisâ injury
Check out my game preview in a few hrs i know why its moving
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Donât do this to me
One of the Big 12âs TV contracts is with ESPN.
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I canât imagine itâs that different than what they have to do to prep the Lawn for graduation. More power requirements I guess.
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Oh shit I forget they donât have their own network that Fox operates. That will be an ESPN or ABC game too. That is actually not great for us.
I just donât understand why we, a âsmart person schoolâ, who employs smart people, canât figure out the logistics of hosting a TV studio set with a medium sized crown on the Lawn on a Saturday morning when literally almost a hundred other schools have figured out how to do that very thing over the past several decades. Why are we tripping over our own feet here? I bet if Jim Ryan were still President he would make sure it happened. He understood the PR and possible application increase implications and actually cared about the Universityâs future.
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then heâd just get axed again for allowing the woke disney corporation DEI show on grounds or something
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Why canât we just do it somewhere else?
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