Andrea Adelson over at ESPN.com caught up with Virginia coach Mike London at the annual ACC spring meetings. The topic of the conversation? Expectations. Read Adelson’s blog post here for the full report, but here’s what Coach London had to say about expectations.

“Expectations are always at a point where you want to do well. I always make note that we won four games literally on the last play of the game last year. Look at whatever the record was, it could be four games less, two games less, but you want to attract very good student-athletes, guys that value an education. Virginia is the best of both world opportunities. The school’s academic reputation as well as what’s going on athletically, a chance to win, a chance to play, makes Virginia an attractive choice.”

So what do fans think? What are your expectations for UVa’s 2012 season. Editor Kris Wright started a football board thread here to gather fans’ thoughts.

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The Afternoon Break includes a daily video. Today features UVa and New York Jets offensive lineman D’Brickashaw Ferguson, who recently visited Lynchburg as part of the NFL’s United Way partnership. The clip comes from WSET 13 in Lynchburg and reporter Sally Delta.

Break Links

• Long-time visiting FSU fan Nolemike20 stopped by and the thread talks about the Seminoles and the Big 12. There’s also an EDGE board thread on ACC membership and potential shuffling.
• In the basketball world, UVa recruits Mike Tobey and Justin Anderson are mentioned in this top ACC newcomers article and fans are talking about it here. There are also threads on Washington DC is hosting an NCAA Tournament Regional in 2013 and a Maryland transfer.
• The UVa baseball team is wrapping up its regular season. Right now Aaron Fitt projects that the Hoos will host an NCAA Regional. There’s also a thread on parking at Maryland for this weekend’s series.
• On the lacrosse board, OUrulesU started two good threads on UVa’s depth and offense. There are also threads on Coach Starsia and Coach Van Arsdale and future Hoos in the Under Armour All-America game.
• On The Corner, chefhoo posted a beef jerky recipe. Plus, there are threads on the All Good Festival for music fans and on Virgin Gorda for vacation lovers.

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This portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @RichCirminiello. Rich Cirminiello has covered college football for more than a decade on CollegeFootballNews.com, FoxSports.com, and various radio and TV outlets.

@RichCirminiello: @MORGANMOSES_78 … not sure if Virginia has best tackle tandem in America, but Cavs are in the discussion … #MorganMoses #OdayAboushi

USA Today produced an article on College Athletics Finances and while it focuses heavily on Texas in the editorial part of the piece, there is an interactive graphic that details the revenues and expenses at NCAA D-I public schools from 2006-2011.

Naturally, Virginia is in that listing. The base numbers follow. USA Today explains the methodology here.

• 2011: $78,439,006 in revenue and $72,400,342 in expenses. (+6,038,664)
• 2010: $81,841,633 in revenue and $70,870,412 in expenses. (+10,971,221)
• 2009: $67,141,171 in revenue and $63,696,905 in expenses. (+3,444,266)
• 2008: $64,396,612 in revenue and $65,838,543 in expenses. (-1,441,931)
• 2007: $64,069,968 in revenue and $64,852,417 in expenses. (-782,449)
• 2006: $52,898,726 in revenue and $51,591,398 in expenses. (+1,307,328)

According to the article, “Texas’ program is one of only 22 across Division I that operate in the black – it generated enough revenue to cover athletics expenses” so the numbers put UVa in rare company in that regard. Over the six-year period, Virginia’s revenue exceeded its expenses by $19,537,099.

Talk about it in this football board thread.

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The Afternoon Break includes a daily video. Today’s pick is Mark Reynolds, who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. Reynolds hit more home runs last season (37) than any O since Albert Belle hit 37 in 1999. Here are the blasts.

Break Links

• Reports indicate UVa is playing Stanford in a football home-and-home in 2017 and 2018. Here’s a thread on that topic. There are also football conversations about offensive linemen switching positions and UVa’s fight song.
• The basketball board has threads on the Pack-Line Defense, Mike Scott, and the UVa-Wisconsin matchup.
• TheSabre.com recruiting analyst Chris Horne has recruiting updates on LB LaChaston Smith and S/LB CJ Reavis.
• Baseball fans are talking about Kendall Rogers’ tourney projections and Andrew Carraway in AAA.
• On the lacrosse side of things, Hoos hope fans are on their way to Philly. There’s also a conversation on how to beat Notre Dame, this week’s NCAA Tournament opponent.
• The Corner variety continues today with threads on How I Met Your Mother (spoilers!), Diablo III, security deposits, HVAC systems, and Mad Men (spoilers!).

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This portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @CoachRyanUVA. Debbie Ryan is the winningest coach in UVa women’s basketball history.

@CoachRyanUVA: Hey Tweeps UVA athletes need help. $150 short on Shootout 4 cancer goal. Go 2 http://supportuvacancer.org & put in special instructions. #DONATENOW

New York Giants linebacker Clint Sintim, a Virginia standout and Sabre.com “Beyond The Lawn” contributor, is supporting a great cause in the Washington D.C. area. Here’s a message from Clint about the Cinderella Ball:

“Please help support a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. The House Inc. is holding its 7th Annual Cinderella Ball for children of all types of disabilities in Washington D.C on the 3rd of June. Every child deserves an opportunity for normalcy and the ball helps provide this. For more information on the cause and how to donate please go to http://www.acinderellaball.com/#/event-info/. Remember every little bit helps!!!!”

Sintim is taking on the title of Prince Charming on Sunday, June 3 to escort his sister Brittany to the Cinderella Ball at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington D.C. The Cinderella Ball is a prom for students with a disability or lifethreatening illness. Clint’s sister, Brittany, is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neuro-development disorder that leads to impaired language, communication and social skills, affecting 1 in 88 American youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Ball provides a unique and unduplicated opportunity for Washington D.C.’s Capital Area disabled youth, who are often sidelined in social activities, to attend a prom event like none other, including a private dinner, a concert by Grammy Award-winning duo Mary Mary, and a dance.

“This is an outstanding event with a meaningful message,” Sintim said in a news release. “I’m honored to be able to escort my sister to A Cinderella Ball. This is a night our family won’t soon forget.”

Sintim and his sister will join other students and their families as they walk down the red carpet at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance to The Willard InterContinental Hotel, while forty Marines from Quantico Marine Base form the ceremonial sword arch, welcoming guests to the ball. The Walt Disney Company’s Cinderella will be waiting inside to greet each student as they enter the hotel. Once inside, the students
and their families will experience Mary Mary in concert.

To donate to this great cause, click here.

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The Afternoon Break features a daily video and today’s video features Mustapha Farrakhan, the former UVa guard that recently was named to the NBA Developmental League All-Rookie Second Team. After all, there’s nothing like a good dunk video to brighten up a rainy Charlottesville day.

Break Links

• FSU and Big 12 rumors continue to swirl with various Florida State voices speaking out over the past few days, including President Eric J. Barron here. Naturally, the topic is all over the football message board.
• Another thread on the football board is focused on the Hoos. “Who will replace Kris Burd’s production?” is an interesting topic.
• On the basketball side of the ledger, UVa’s opponent in the 2012 ACC/Big Ten Challenge is Wisconsin. Talk about that here. There’s also this recruiting thread about Matt Thomas, who is on a visit to UVa.
• On the baseball front, it looks like the VCU game on Tuesday may be cancelled. There’s also this thread giving well-deserved props to Timonium Hoo. Plus, there are threads on attendance and potential ACC Tournament pairings.
• The lacrosse board features threads on face-offs, Matt Lovejoy, and Chris LaPierre.
• Get ready for the Hoos’ next men’s tennis opponent, the Cal Bears, here.

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This portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @AC2Real. Anthony Cooper is a 2012 football recruit that signed with the Hoos in February. Cooper finished 2011 with 47 receptions for 1,014 yards and 11 touchdowns for Bayside High School.

@AC2Real I promise yall #UVA will be a top team years to come !!!!!!!!

Sabre poster Hoos in da house asked an interesting question on multiple boards last week. The Afternoon Break turned it into a poll. Here are the results from last Friday’s break poll!

Men’s tennis garnered the most votes as the UVa spring sports team with the best chance to win the NCAA Championship this spring; 47% of voters picked Brian Boland’s Hoos. The rowing team (29%) and the men’s lacrosse team (22%) also received more than 20% of the votes. Click on “view results” below to see the full range of votes.

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The Afternoon Break features a daily video and today’s video features the U.S. Women’s National Team Player Profiles of defenders Amy LePeilbet, Becky Sauerbrunn and Ali Krieger. Sauerbrunn played at Virginia from 2003 to 2007 where she appeared in every game and all but 10 minutes of her college career. She was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2007.

Break Links

• The football board congratulated Marques Hagans on the birth of a child here – the name will please any Hoo. Shockingly (OK not really there’s another uniform thread too.
• Sabre media partner CBS 19 Charlottesville reports that Cam Johnson signed a rookie contract with the 49ers.
• The basketball board remains active with threads on Tony Bennett’s contract extension, beating fullcourt pressure, reasons for missed 3-pointers, and UVa’s ACC schedule next season.
• The women’s basketball board has a thread starting on Jeff White’s article at VirginiaSports.com on new assistant coach Ashley Early.
• The baseball board is talking about the upcoming series with Georgia Tech. Don’t forget you can follow the play-by-play of the game on that board all weekend long. Here’s a scouting report on GT too.
• On the lacrosse board, there’s a good discussion about a shot clock in college lacrosse here. The conversation started with this article from the New York Times. There’s also this thread on lineup strategies for the NCAA Tournament.
• Music, food and travel are often hot topics on The Corner board. There are threads today on Italian restaurants in NYC, the Avett Brothers, The Connells (plus others), and Washington DC travel advice.

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This portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @beckysauerbrunn. Former Cavalier star Becky Sauerbrunn plays for the US Women’s National Team!

@beckysauerbrunn: “@ussoccerfndn: Let’s hear your soccer-related plans for the weekend!” At training camp with the #USWNT preparing for the Olympics!

Virginia lacrosse player Steele Stanwick has been named one of five finalists for the 2012 Tewaaraton Trophy, according to this VirginiaSports.com news release. The Tewaaraton Trophy is given to the top male collegiate lacrosse player each season. Stanwick won the award last season.

So far in 2012, Stanwick has compiled some impressive numbers with 26 goals and 45 assists. He leads the nation in assists and is No. 2 nationally with 5.07 points per game. Stanwick currently ranks No. 22 all-tie in NCAA Division I history with 260 career points. Stanwick puts 62.7% of his shots on goal; he owns a 38.8% shooting percentage.

The other Tewaaraton Trophy finalists are Colgate’s Peter Paum, Duke’s C.J. Costabile, UMass’ Will Manny and Loyola’s Mike Sawyer.

Don’t forget that fans also can vote through May 14 for Stanwick to win the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

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The Afternoon Break features Wahoo standout Ronde Barber in today’s video. Check out this video from thebucszone on YouTube and make sure to read about Barber’s likely move to safety in Tampa Bay linked below from Twitter.

Break Links

• On the football board, there’s a thread on 2013 DT recruit Maurice Hurst. There’s also a thread about UVa’s future possibilities on defense.
• Here’s a discussion on the new ACC-ESPN television deal. Read the news release on the new deal from TheACC.com.
• On the basketball board, poster Bigfoot thinks UVa could be better this season than last year’s team that made the NCAA Tournament field and that thread is hopping with opinions. Also, here’s a thread about rumors of a Virginia-Wisconsin matchup in the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
• On the women’s basketball board, there’s a post about former Cavalier assistant coach Jen Hoover, who has been named the head coach at Wake Forest.
• On the lacrosse board, poster CavalryCharge thinks there could be some madness in this year’s NCAA Tournament with seeded teams taking losses – join that conversation with your opinion.
• The Corner is always an interesting collection of topics. Here’s a classic thread on great closing lines on sitcoms. This one is about San Francisco food spots and this one is about Punta Cana resorts.

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This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @RCummingsTrib. Roy Cummings is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat writer for the Tampa Tribune and a correspondent for The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly.

@RCummingsTrib: Bucs GM sounds an awful lot like a guy who has settled on moving CB Ronde Barber to safety. Read more here: http://t.co/fxOxyMG5

Former Virginia baseball star Ryan Zimmerman returned from the disabled list this week in Major League Baseball. The Nationals activated Zimmerman on Tuesday; he had not played since April 20 due to right shoulder inflammation.

In 16 games this season, Zimmerman has posted 14 hits in 62 at-bats (.226 batting average). He has scored 11 runs and recorded 7 RBI for Washington. You can keep up with Zimmerman’s stats at this link.

The Washington Post wondered where Zimmerman would slide into the batting order upon his return.

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The Virginia men’s basketball team picked up a commitment from Lexington, Kentucky, combo guard Taylor Barnette at the end of last week. Here’s a highlight video for Barnette.

Break Links

• The football board has a couple of update threads on Chase Minnifield and Rodney McLeod. And an old rival fan poked in to talk about UVa and TCU.
• There’s a pair of conversations on rival UNC here and here (EDGE).
• The men’s basketball board has a thread on recruit Matt Thomas, a 2013 guard out of Wisconsin. There are also conversations here and here about coach Tony Bennett’s desire to be a long-tenured ACC coach. Bennett, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, just signed an extension through 2019. There’s a thread on that too. Plus, this thread is talking about Justin Anderson.
• The baseball team is back in action after the exam break with a game against High Point tonight. Read TimoniumHoo’s scouting report and this thread on Scott Silverstein starting. There’s also some chatter about the ACC Tournament field.
• OUrulesU thinks the recent break should help the UVa men’s lacrosse team.
• The variety of The Corner board is evident in today’s links. Here’s one on a Civil War buckle and one on a World War I uniform. Other topics include plumbing help, The Avengers, and cars here and here.

Daily Retweet

This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @wahoovoice. Dave Koehn is the Voice of the Cavaliers.

@wahoovoice: Shout out to @PJONES_33 for hanging w my Little in @BBBSOCBR & me for a bit yesterday…A truly great role model!

The picture that Koehn included with that tweet follows. Anyone interested in volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge can click here for more information.

Virginia linebacker Steve Greer earned some prestigious recognition this week.

Greer has been named to the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, honoring the top collegiate defensive player in the country according to this VirginiaSports.com release.

The Ohio native piled up 103 tackles in 2011, which led UVa’s defense and ranked seventh in the ACC. That earned Greer a spot on the All-ACC second team.

A national voter panel, made up of more than 200 former collegiate stars, former college coaches, members of the media and both the Lott IMPACT Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, will select the four finalists who will be honored at the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy banquet Dec. 9.

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TheSabre.com produced a pair of articles on legendary Cavalier running back Frank Quayle last week. Read those articles here and here. The Virginia Athletics department allowed The Sabre to share this video of Quayle in action!

Break Links

• Hoos-SJ met Coach London at an event and posted about the experience here. Fellow poster dardenhoo heard Coach London speak as well and talk about it here.
• The football board has also had some conference shuffle talk again with rumors of FSU and Clemson possibly joining the Big 12. There’s also an EDGE board thread reviewing the angle of Notre Dame and the ACC.
• Poster blah says the ACC should start its own TV network and that sparked a lot of discussion here.
• There’s an interesting basketball board conversation about the priorities for 2013 recruiting here. There is also talk about Mike Scott’s draft potential here (courtesy tpain) and here (courtesy of klofron). This thread talks about Jeff White’s VirginiaSports.com article with Tony Bennett.
• This thread talks about the potential for the women’s basketball team next season.
• With the baseball team about to return from its exam break, there’s talk about postseason prospects and pitching on the baseball board.
• Lacrosse fans are having a haiku contest here. There’s also a thread on first round matchups.
• hoos73 asked about the best viewing spots for the NCAA tennis matches this weekend. Share your thoughts in this thread.
• The Corner has a thread on an upcoming miniseries. CavMan1 needs some hotel suggestions for Manhattan.

Daily Retweet

This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @BIGN98. Nate Collins played defensive line for the Hoos!

@BIGN98: Took me 6 years to finish but I’m proud to say that I’m finally done!

Congratulations to Nate!

Sabre poster Hoos in da house asked an interesting question on multiple boards this week. The Afternoon Break is a great place to repost it in the form of a poll. Vote through next Friday at noon!

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There’s a link from The Corner below about U-Hall so The Afternoon Break video is a look back at the old home of Virginia hoops.

Break Links

• There’s another developing thread on the EDGE board about Phillip Sims.
• Poster cavaleerjones points out Mustapha Farrakhan’s success in the NBDL this season here.
• On the tennis board, Hoosbro asks “What is THE key for us to bring home the title this year?”
• UVAWatcher posted about Garrett Billings on the lacrosse board. As noted in the post, Billing was the runner-up for the MVP honor in the National Lacrosse League.
• The Corner links start off with this interesting video find from uvadeac92; it’s a redesign of U-Hall. Join the thread here. Here’s a conversation about transferring computer files. This one is about Vietnam books.

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This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @JSNELZ44. Jason Snelling played running back/fullback for the Hoos!

@JSNELZ44: Since I’ve broken my jaw it tells me when it’s going to rain But I only wish it would have told me to duck or move when I was getting hit!

Emily Fraser (women’s tennis) and Steele Stanwick (men’s lacrosse) were honored as Virginia’s top female and male athletes for the 2011-12 academic year at UVa’s annual awards dinner on May 2 at John Paul Jones Arena, according to this news release.

Stanwick will have to make room on a crowded awards shelf. He was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2012 after being named the ACC POY in 2011 (the award was split for offense and defense for the first time this season). He’s the first Cavalier to receive two ACC Player of the Year honors. Earlier in his career, Stanwick received the Tewaaraton Trophy (top male collegiate lacrosse player) and was named ACC Rookie of the Year (2009). He is a finalist for this year’s Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s lacrosse too (vote for Steele Stanwick here).

Stanwick is UVa’s all-time points leader with 260 points so far in his career.

Fraser has posted a record of 12-5 in No. 1 singles competition in dual match play this season. She is ranked No. 21 nationally and earlier this season was ranked as high as No. 15, the highest ranking for a UVa women’s tennis player in 17 years. She earned All-ACC honors for the second time in her career. Fraser owns a career singles record of 102-54.

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Sabre TV has featured some basketball recruiting highlights from this past weekend’s 2012 Nike EYBL event in Hampton. Today’s featured video in The Afternoon Break is of guard recruit Stanford Robinson.

Break Links

• Inside the Locker Room on ESPN 980 in Washington DC caught up with Chase Minnifield. For the audio interview, click here.
• Also on the football front, the conversation is dominated by quarterback talk after the official word that Philip Sims is headed to UVa. Two EDGE board threads here and here are hopping and there’s lots of talk on the football message board too. There’s also some murmurs about Arkansas transfer Quinta Funderburk out there.
• On the basketball front, here’s a thread on Hubert Davis leaving ESPN for UNC and another on Tyler Harris leaving NC State. There’s also a thread on BJ Stith.
• At least one baseball publication sees Virginia as a No. 2 seed and fans are talking about it.
• 1moreUVAfan posted about Inside Lacrosse bracketology for men’s lacrosse. Read the thread here.
• Tennis fans are talking about the individual tournament draws for the men.
• The Corner board has threads on Bruce Springsteen, painting and heat pumps.

Daily Retweet

This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from @Inside_Lacrosse:

@Inside_Lacrosse: A group of Virginia alumni are playing @PowerballLax, and will donate the 25K prize to @JoinOneLove if they win. http://t.co/CHxmtZnc

The Virginia tennis programs are hosting NCAA Tournament play for the third straight year, according to this VirginiaSports.com news release.

The 24-1 men’s team earned the No. 3 overall seed. The Hoos have made seven straight trips to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals and they earned semifinal appearances in four of the past five years. The Cavaliers were the runner-up last season. UVa opens with Fairleigh Dickinson; the winner meets the VCU-Columbia winner in the second round.

The 18-7 women seek another successful NCAA Tournament run this season after the program advanced to the round of 16 for the first time ever last season. Virginia tied a program record this season with seven ACC victories. The Hoos face Fairleigh Dickinson as well in the first round; the winner will face the Tennessee-VCU winner in the second round.

The women’s first match is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. with the next round set for 3 p.m. on Saturday. The men’s first match is set for noon on Saturday with the second round set for noon on Sunday.

There’s a lot of chatter about the teams’ matches on the tennis message board so take a look there for the scoop on the postseason action. Sabre poster CharlestonSC also created a bracket challenge on the Tennis Recruiting Network so click here if you want to join the fun.

Hoo-Tube Video Of The Day

Sabre TV has featured some basketball recruiting highlights from this past weekend’s 2012 Nike EYBL event in Hampton. Today’s featured video in The Afternoon Break is of point guard recruit Anthony Barber.

Break Links

• On the football board, some of UVa’s NFL free agent signees are being talked about here. Poster pawleyhoo suggests watching the movie The Fifth Quarter and other fans agree; it’s about former Wake Forest linebacker Jon Abbate. FirstYearHoo wants to know where the over-under wins mark should be set for UVa this year – what do you think?
• On the basketball board, Axtun pointed out potential recruit Phil Booth in this thread and there’s a great conversation started by uvadeac92 here.
• On the baseball board, Wahoosyourdaddy takes a look at post-exam hitting numbers here, while Sabre Rattler wonders if the Hoos can catch the Heels in the Coastal standings. Also, Will Roberts has been called up and there’s a post on recent RPI ratings too.
• On the lacrosse board, there’s a discussion about separated shoulders. The Daily Progress’ Whitey Reid made a blog post about injured midfielder Chris LaPierre.
• The men’s crew team (club) is going to the Windermere Cup.
• One of the classic topics on The Corner is often driving directions and suggestions. Notorious KOM asked about Charlottesville to Crystal City routes here. Also on the driving (and hiking) front, M.C. Hoo asked about Blue Ridge Parkway spots. In non-driving Corner news, Hoogle.com is looking for a great guacamole recipe and TulaneUVa needs a graduation gift.

Daily Retweet

This new portion of the break looks at TheSabre.com’s favorite Twitter retweet of the day. Follow @thesabre.

Today’s retweet comes from UVa film maker and Sabre contributor Kevin Edds. Remember, you can buy Edds’ “Wahoowa: The History Of Virginia Cavalier Football” DVD from Sabre sponsor UVA Bookstores!.

@UVaFBallHistory – How about some love for Wahoo baseball? They’re surging. And still very little acclaim for making college baseball’s “Final Four” last year!