Major Coaching attrition at UVa

By: Joe Lanza
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on January 3, 2014, 7:45 PM | 30 comments

Anthony Poindexter and Vincent Brown are going to UConn.

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-uconn-football-0104-2014...

According to sources, Poindexter will be defensive coordinator at UConn after spending the past three seasons as the Cavaliers safeties coach. Poindexter was a hard-hitting defensive back at Virginia from 1994-98.

Also set to join coach Bob Diaco's staff from Virginia's Vincent Brown. Brown will coach on the defensive side of the ball. At Virginia, Brown was defensive line coach and assistant special teams coordinator. Brown, nicknamed "The Undertaker," played eight seasons for the New England Patriots before retiring in 1995.

And according to Doug Doughty, Wake Forest is interested in Chip West.

Virginia could lose its two best recruiters and a well thought of position coach.

Is the writing on the wall for coaches at Virginia? Will this affect how they close their 2014 class? Might it alter the athletic director's position on retaining Mike London?

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hatenmyeyez's picture hatenmyeyez | 12 years 6 months #

LOLUVA the writing is on the wall and has been for some time.

Haha

VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
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| 12 years 6 months # ^

by 'some time' do you mean 'ten years'?

Onward and upward

papilgee4evaeva's picture papilgee4evaeva | 12 years 6 months # ^

I was gonna mention Mike London's CFA-Bowl year, but more and more that looks like a fluke.

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

jpcvt's picture jpcvt | 12 years 6 months #

Naturally this comes right after Andrew Brown signed his financial aid papers and was made official to UVA. Good looking out, Coach Time-Cop.

hatenmyeyez's picture hatenmyeyez | 12 years 6 months # ^

lol REAL dick move haha He coulda signed with the good guys

tb42's picture tb42 | 12 years 6 months #

This also begs the question who in their right mind wants to fill these guys positions at UVA. It would only be someone who went to the school or someone with no other opportunities with another BCS team

Virginia Tech '12
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ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
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| 12 years 6 months #

Even by signing the financial aid paperwork, Brown isn't locked into UVA until he shows up for classes to start the spring. There are several big recruits that have signed the financial paperwork to all of their top five schools to keep their options open. All the papers do is allow the coaching staff to actually discuss the recruit.

Rob Peterson
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ryane26vt's picture ryane26vt | 12 years 6 months # ^

correct.

arnie3959's picture arnie3959 | 12 years 6 months #

Ya it's not a good sign for your university when your coaches leave for less than a top gig at a lesser conference.

VTimHokie85's picture VTimHokie85 | 12 years 6 months #

London's tears are falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London's tears are falling down,
No more time outs.

@VTimHokie85

RocketHokie13's picture RocketHokie13
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| 12 years 6 months # ^

There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.

VTimHokie85's picture VTimHokie85 | 12 years 6 months # ^

I've never received an applause from the great one. Now my life is complete.

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8300A_Hokie'12's picture 8300A_Hokie'12
🏝NO BAD DAYS🏖🤙
| 12 years 6 months # ^

I wish I could upvote this several times. Made me lol

"The Big Ten is always using excuses to cancel games with us. First Wisconsin. Then Wisconsin. After that, Wisconsin. The subsequent cancellation with Wisconsin comes to mind too. Now Penn State. What's next? Wisconsin?" -HorseOnATreadmill

fernleyhokie's picture fernleyhokie
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| 12 years 6 months # ^

excellent

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 12 years 6 months # ^

This... just....

This

krak_t's picture krak_t | 12 years 6 months #

Writing on the wall indeed.

Gobberlerman1's picture Gobberlerman1 | 12 years 6 months #

Does mean quin Blanding may flip???

TechHokie13's picture TechHokie13 | 12 years 6 months # ^

I'd say it's unlikely, but ya never know.

lizardkingvpi's picture lizardkingvpi | 12 years 6 months # ^

If he does, it won't be to us IMO. I don't believe he's interested in Blacksburg at all.

"I'll put a quote here to distract you from my inane comment."-Me

Gobberlerman1's picture Gobberlerman1 | 12 years 6 months #

Also saw where poindexter was Tim settles main recruiter.

Unkle_Jak's picture Unkle_Jak
| 12 years 6 months #

As I see it just a logical choice to leave a sinking ship no big financial incentive to stick around a la TOB.
The question/problem for the time cop and AD is how to replace them. Who wants to be associated with this dumpster fire if you're worth a damn?
So they likely end up with someone with no experience or a failure elsewhere-damn I hate when that happens

RetiredHokie13's picture RetiredHokie13 | 12 years 6 months #

So, does anyone think Nnadi will keep his reported appointment to visit UVA on January 31st?
Hmmm

rockidr4's picture rockidr4 | 12 years 6 months # ^

He should keep it. And wear all maroon everything for the entirety of the trip.

Hokieknightfx2's picture Hokieknightfx2 | 12 years 6 months #

Wait a second! Poindexter didn't hit THAT hard.

True Hokies STICK IT IN!!!

STICK IT IN Army of Virginia Tech

Fosterball

fernleyhokie's picture fernleyhokie
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| 12 years 6 months #

TimeCop never ceases to amaze me. Here he is with what appear to be well sought after coaching talent that are defecting to other programs like rats on the proverbial sinking ship, and yet he still managed to over-shadow them with his own terrible coaching so much so I had always assumed the rest of the coaches were as bad or worse.

NavyEMC's picture NavyEMC
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| 12 years 6 months # ^

They HAD the best 3rd down defense? (Of course we're tied for #3 with FSU behind Louisville & Michigan St.)

To be fair, we haven't put up a lot of points on UVa since 38-0.

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wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 12 years 6 months #

So RIP "Orange Crush" Defense? #LOLUVa

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RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 12 years 6 months # ^

You mean the "Third Down Orange Crush Defense"

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

Hokie_since_92's picture Hokie_since_92 | 12 years 6 months #

Excellent news! Hopefully all of these coaches leave followed by their two 5-star recruits! That will put a fork in their pre-season hype machine.

Touchdown Tech - Bill Roth

krak_t's picture krak_t | 12 years 6 months # ^

Coming soon to a Lane Stadium North office: