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Audio PODCAST: Quarterback pecking order, buy-in and more


AJ Swann is the starter, but will the Commodores turn to Mike Wright or Ken Seals next if something happens? Chris Lee and Will Perdue go over Clark Lea's answer on that on Tuesday, talk about takeaways from the win and the mental aspects of a head coach getting buy-in from players.

The Curse of Bobby Johnson alive & well@UVA

For those that don’t know, former CBJ Offensive Coordinator Des Kitchings is the new OC under Tony Elliott at Virginia.

Last year (which was also Bronco Mendenhall’s last year before an abrupt retirement), UVA was one of the nation’s surprisingly scorching offenses, boasting a record-setting QB in Brennan Armstrong, and 3 highly-productive receivers. They put up massive points.

Even with Mendenhall leaving, Elliott won multiple nattys as Clemson’s OC, so you’d figure with Armstrong and all his wideouts returning this year, the Wahoos would keep that train rolling.

Enter Kitchings and his $#!+ play-calling.

Currently down 16-0 to mighty Syracuse, UVA has already been outscored 40-17 the last couple weeks against Illinois and Old Dominion.

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Doubt Kitchings lasts the season.

CBJ & staff, similar to Lea, proved themselves GREAT talent evaluators of diamond-in-the-rough talents.

But my oh my are they terrible game-day coaches.

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My apologies, I would have sworn I posted this earlier in the week but I didn't. Please get your questions in and I'll probably publish answers on Saturday morning.

Oh, and if you missed last week's, you missed your subtle heads-up on AJ Swann's starting vs. NIU.

Football Clark Lea

I gave Lea hell last year. Shoot, I was giving him hell during the NIU game. A lot of people in here have said he takes after his coach Deuce Johnson and coaches not to lose instead of to win.

Lost in the euphoria of A.J. Swann looking like the QB we've all been waiting for, is the fact that Lea was VERY un-Johnson like against NIU.

He benched his starting QB that he took to SEC media days in the fourth game of the season. To start a true freshman. On the road. VERY un-Duece like.

On 4 and 4, down 14 points, on the road, in FG range, midway through the 3rd quarter, what's Lea do? Deuce, and honestly, probably most coaches in that situation, probably kicks the FG. Lea, showing big balls, lets his true freshman QB go for it. TD, and with it, a game changing play.

Point being, Mason was a learning on the job coach that frankly never learned. Lea, well he is a learning on the job coach too. But, apparently, he's figuring this coaching thing out.

I think I may finally be all in on Lea.
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