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Good luck getting bowl eligible against Air Force. Tough loss to North Carolina, great game, nice job as always.
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Cavs officially bowl eligible
London completes main objective of debut season
The game plan was simple for Virginia, run Mack - to run the Falcons - into the ground.
Charlottesville, VA -- Michael London did not have to extend his play calling too far today. A win was in the making when Torrey Mack blasted off the opening handoff for 25 yards, after that - as would be the theme - Dominique Wallace capped off the drive to put seven points on the board.
"Today was probably the most content I've been all season," says London, "All touchdowns were running plays - that is good for a head coach, means you got as close as possible to the goal line - just have to step over it now."
It was not all roses for the Cavaliers, the one touchdown the Falcons did score was highly questionable defending/tackling - 3 tackles missed by the All-Americans in the trenches, before allowing Asher Clark break loose for a record breaking 82-yard touchdown run from scrimmage.
"Things did not look good considering they answered so quickly. I was ready for a game, but I'd be lying if I said I just wanted to get out of our own stadium as a bowl eligible team."
The momentum, while appearing somewhat shifted, was weighted heavily back towards the Cavs side after safety Corey Mosley sniffed out a triple option play by Connr Deitz intended for Clark. Deitz tossed the ball in the direction of Clark, but Mosley got to the ball in the air first - destroying the excahnge for an impressive turnover in favor of the Cavs.
It seemed that from there on out, even after Metheny throwing an interception in the third quarter, the Falcons wings were clipped. Despite Clark's impressive statistics on the ground - the running game of Virginia led by Torrey Mack overpowered any kind of momentum the Falcons gained by first downs.
In the end, it was a blow out for Virginia, but more importantly the official determination that playing in the post season is now a reality for the debutant, Michael London.
"I think you can start calling me 'Mike' now, I've made it officially into the family - and into the hearts of the Hoos faithful. I want to finish the season strong, and continue to dish out victories."
Air Force 7, Virginia 28
AF Passing: Deitz, 4/10, 60 yds
AF Rushing: Clark, 19 rush, 159 yds, TD
AF Receiving: Warzeka, 2 rec, 46 yds
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UVA Passing: Metheny, 8/14, 106 yds, INT
UVA Rushing: Mack, 31 rush, 161 yds, TD
UVA Rushing: Wallace, 11 rush, 69 yds, 2 TD
Next : Bye
What better way to celebrate the a bowl berth, than to spend it hard on the recruiting trail. That is the news coming out of Charlottesville that head coach Mike London will be grinding out the lists for potential Cavaliers next season. After that though, it's back to work to face Georgia Tech at Scott Stadium.
Critics say: A bowl berth is always a great boost, but hopefully London isn't keeping his men in the clouds too long - because Georgia Tech can quickly ruin the mood with their highly potent option style offense. If London spends less time recruiting, and more time on preventing big runs like the Air Force game, he might have a shot at having his Cavaliers go to 7-2 on the season.
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