Comcast sports network aired the first episode of the ground breaking new series "Virginia Football: The Building of a Program" on Monday evening. The honesty of the show was astounding and the inclusion of the famous guy in the glass poem was a ghastly reminder of the pain the program, the fans, students, an alumni felt as the Groh era mercifully ended.
After Al Groh backed up the Wells Fargo truck to Scott Stadium to collect his multi-million dollar buyout for those impressive three wins last year it was time for the power brokers to pick his successor. Plenty of names were thrown out there and everybody had their favorite and a reason why, but Mike London was the pick and a helluva pick it was! In his first few months on the job his number one objective was hitting the delete button repeatedly.
He deleted the negative image of UVA to the VHSL Coaching Staffs. He deleted the one voice of the program media relations nightmare. He deleted the "you're in my doghouse" attitude that destroyed many a young player's confidence. He deleted the Al Groh ERROR.....I mean ERA and it's about damn time!
The expectation level is middle of the road as it should be, but I've seen all i need to see to let me know this was the man for the job. I am extremely excited about seeing all 18 episodes and can only hope that there aren't any State Politicians out there who will say that this show hurts the economy of Southwest Virginia!!!
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