Speaking the Lawn

STL podcast crew is back this week - to talk about Week 1 of the football season - but also to say goodbye to our longtime cohost, Caroline. As Darns moves on to greener pastures, the crew celebrate some of her highlights from her time at Streaking the Lawn, some favorite spots along her travels, and games the Hoos have won.

There's plenty of football talk as well - Pierce, Caroline, and Zach run through their thoughts on the big win over W&M and take a look at the visiting Fighting Illini coming to town this weekend. We're still a little confused about all the quarterbacks on the field - but what works, works...right?

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Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back to run through every Virginia football game this season. The crew breakdown their initial thoughts on each matchup - starting with Saturday's game against William & Mary and finishing with the Commonwealth Clash. They chat about the strengths they see from each team and what type of result they anticipate. Who is the most optimistic prognosticator? Who will pick the correct upsets? Will UVA start 3-0 or 4-0? Find out the certainly-accurate answers in this week's episode.

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Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to run through the recent conference ALLIANCE news and what that might mean for the ACC, PAC 12, Big Ten, and most importantly and specifically: the Hoos. The crew also discuss some questions continuing for the football team through the summer practice as we approach the season opener in a few days. The episode also closes out with a few minutes of basketball recruiting talk...and an announcement that could be coming soon...

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Pierce and Caroline are back this week to break down this week's batch of UVA sports news. Plenty of Hoos are winning medals over in Tokyo, the men's basketball team scored a major commitment, and the duo run through a bunch of questions they have about the football team's summer practice. Football is less than a month away! We discuss some of the bigger question marks in the depth chart and some potential under-the-radar names that could become stars on this year's team.

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Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to discuss the ACC's media season kickoff coverage in Charlotte - what the big issues are for the coaches and players as we get closer to the end of summer and the beginning of football season! The crew chat about what they're looking forward to, most curious about in the preseason practice coverage, and recap some of what you may have forgotten from the previous COVID season. Then, the show dives into the conference realignment chatter that's dominating the college sports landscape this week - more specifically what would be the best result for UVA - and what obvious (yet awful) answer is the smart decision for UVA athletics to make.

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Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to chat about the Hoos' national championship in men's lacrosse! After defeating the evil Maryland Terrapins, the lax team brought home yet another title to Charlottesville and our STL crew are excited to hand out their stars of the game, break down the tense moments, big plays, and gush over how great Coach Tiffany is. The crew also get you primed for the summer goings on in other UVA sports, including football recruiting, and the baseball team's regional this weekend!

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Pierce and Caroline are back this week - and joined by the newest member of the team, Zach Carey! Zach joins the crew to run down the newest basketball additions, including the newest commitment from Igor Milicic, and how the incoming transfers fit into next season's potential lineup. They then break down all the recent happenings in Men's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, and the other spring sports competing this season for the Hoos!

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Pierce and Caroline are back this week to wrap up the insanity that was the 20-21 COVID men's basketball season. The Hoos dropped a disappointing first round came to Ohio after dealing with a sudden ACC tournament COVID exit - and now the transfer flood gates have opened up. What went wrong for the Hoos outside of the pandemic? Where are the biggest needs on the roster now that most of the bench has decided to leave? With all of the turmoil and unknowns to be addressed, there should be more breaking news and new faces to join the team in what's sure to be the craziest offseason in NCAA history. The STL duo are here to start breaking it down!

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Pierce and Caroline are back this week to discuss the Hoos playing in the NCAA tournament and their first round matchup against the Ohio Bobcats. The duo run through the recent COVID news, hoping for the best for Saturday, and the ins and outs of the 13 seed opponent. The MAC tournament champions revolve around a star guard in Jason Preston - who gives the team a sort of...annoyingly familiar...look to a certain 2018 opponent...

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Pierce and Caroline are back this week to talk about the UNFORTUNATE RESULTS of the previous few basketball games. What's gone wrong for the Hoos? We saw plenty of changes in approach against NCSU, but the same end result - what happened? Why don't they just hit more shots? And the defense?!? Goodness.

The duo discuss what needs to turn the corner for most of the players as the team approaches the post-season - and the periously-thin resume UVA has right now for its bracket consideration. Certainly they're not a bubble team, but being a 3 or 4 seed sounds like a lot more fun than the alternative!

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