September 30, 2003

Notes from the 'Duh' School of Sportswriting

In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's coverage of Virginia's win this weekend over Wake Forest, I found this gem of a passage regarding Matt Schaub — Virginia's starting quarterback, coming back after missing three games with a shoulder injury (emphasis added):

More often than not, Virginia's offense, which amassed 477 yards, stopped itself. The Cavaliers turned the ball over five times, punting only twice.

Schaub, 18-for-22 for 203 yards and a touchdown in the first half, threw three interceptions in the second half. He threw only seven interceptions the last season, when he was the ACC player of the year.

Schaub showed no ill effects from his injury, scrambling for 4 yards on the game's first play from scrimmage, and going 4-for-4 for 63 yards on the opening drive ...

Pardon me for sounding dense, but I'd say that racking up half as many interceptions in a single game as he did in a whole season seems like an 'ill effect.'

Posted by Greg Greene at September 30, 2003 11:23 AM

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Of course, if you want real delusion, you have to read the folks over at Schaub4Heisman.com

http://schaub4heisman.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092703aaa.html

Including this gem from Al Groh:

"I was surprised how accurate he was today."

So was the Wake Forest secondary.

Posted by: Wyeth at September 30, 2003 4:13 PM

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