Bronco Mendenhall to step down at UVA
To add to the coaching turnover this year, UVA is on the hunt now.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32772659/bronco-menden…
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:03 PM ^
With all these coaching vacancies, I may even get a call soon.
December 2nd, 2021 at 9:14 PM ^
lets give it up folks, a round of applause for our new coach here at UVA, the alaskan yeti!
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:04 PM ^
Hope no one poaches Gattis just as he, Harbaugh and Jay Harbaugh are starting to click
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:07 PM ^
Is Jay calling plays now?
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:32 PM ^
I’m very fond of Jay as a coach/recruiter… but I have absolutely no idea how you’re connecting him to Gattis/Harbaugh here…
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:37 PM ^
No, the three of them started a metal band on the side. They're really good!
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:55 PM ^
Hope their music success doesn’t give them big heads.
December 3rd, 2021 at 5:05 AM ^
Gaaaaaatoradeeeeee
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:16 PM ^
Two thoughts: he wasn't exactly shitting the bed in Charlottesville, I wonder if there's another angle here like a sick family member or something; and dear Lord in heaven, please keep this Michigan staff together, every last one of 'em, for at least a few seasons.
December 2nd, 2021 at 7:26 PM ^
I don't know how much this matters in Virginia, but the Cavaliers haven't beaten the Hokies much lately:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%E2%80%93Virginia_Tech_football_rivalry
On-topic, I got my first-ever look at the UVa campus over the Thanksgiving holiday. Interesting, especially the dorm rooms on "The Lawn."
December 2nd, 2021 at 9:40 PM ^
UVA Charlottesville is beautiful...
December 3rd, 2021 at 3:00 PM ^
Yes it matters.
December 2nd, 2021 at 8:09 PM ^
Well their playcall on 3rd down with a minute left against Virginia Tech where they threw a pass to a lineman made it look like he was trying to get fired.
December 2nd, 2021 at 8:27 PM ^
I had seen the statement on Virginia football's site first a few hours ago, and it had nothing from Mendenhall himself, so the whole thing initially seemed sudden and very cryptic, but it makes much more sense after seeing the clip and the ESPN piece. In that event, hopefully he gets the rest and reinvigoration that he seeks.
December 2nd, 2021 at 8:38 PM ^
I think Gattis's public comment about Ohio State being soft was an indicator that he probably won't be around to deal with the consequences of what is a hugely motivational billboard quote for them, and signaling that if he gets a HC job, he will stress physicality.
December 2nd, 2021 at 9:14 PM ^
Virginia has a ton of potential. High academic school with tons of cash. Talent rich recruiting area (tidewater, NOVA, DC, Maryland subs.) No reason they cannot be successful. Go get the dude from Coastal Caroline and get that program rolling.
December 2nd, 2021 at 9:47 PM ^
Great academic school, growing area, nice campus, but terrible facilities. In the ACC there is no reason they can’t be at the upper tier of that conference. Probably should get Chadwell and see how that goes.
Hope Mendenhall takes care of himself. Seems like a solid dude, never have heard anything negative about him. Always thought leaving BYU for UVA was a bit of an odd move
December 2nd, 2021 at 11:41 PM ^
Bronco's a little bit of an odd guy. He's not the high-functioning insane workaholic that most coaches are. He insists that Sundays be a full-blown day off outside of injury treatment and all but kicks his assistants out of the office at quitting time. Much bigger on recharging and family time than he is on setting up cots at the football building. He usually spends those days off surfing or motorcycling and is in real life one of the most introverted dudes in the whole sport. And after the initial shock of him leaving, it makes sense. He left BYU because he basically thought he was in too much of a rut and because the UVA job - and specifically the UVA job - came open. And it's completely within character to leave now, if he felt like he needed a bigger recharge than just Sundays to do the job right.
December 2nd, 2021 at 10:08 PM ^
What the hell kind of a first name is Bronco?
December 2nd, 2021 at 10:14 PM ^
It’s a football (associated) name. ie Bronco Nagurski, White Bronco etc. etc.
December 2nd, 2021 at 10:28 PM ^
It's his middle name, but you oughta see what his three sons are named. Cutter, Breaker, and Raeder.