Speaking the Lawn

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about the new football hires and the recent up and down performances of the basketball team. Looking at today's game at NCSU, the duo take in the muddled mess that is the ACC - how the Hoos are in 8th place but really tied for 3rd (and could be 2nd!). They discuss what was most disappointing in the loss against Wake Forest and what turned the tide in the...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk a little about the Hoops team and their mini-winning streak. They also are joined by Robert Friddell, author of the recently released “intangible: the story behind Virginia’s bigger-than-basketball program” Friddell is a UVA grad whose book compiles a series of interviews with former UVA players and current and former staff members detailing the first ten...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to close out your 2021 with a recap of some of the best moments of this year in UVA athletics! Before they get to that celebration, the duo talk through the recent UVA football coaching hires, news of where some of the previous staff has landed, and where things might shake out in the coming weeks with the rest of the staff. They also spend a few minutes lamentin...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about the Wahoos and their new football coach. Following Coach Tony Elliott's introductory presser, Zach breaks down the positives he sees from the new head guy in charge and how he immediately seems to fit in at UVA. The duo discuss some of the critical first steps needed for the program to continue its momentum and what could possible happen as he begin...

Well folks. Here we are. Just as surprised and lost and shocked and excited and afraid as you. We brought in nearly everyone tonight to let it out on the podcast. Please forgive the mixed levels of audio quality. We here at STL are just going to work through this in real time - come listen and work through it with us. Coach Mendenhall has decided to step down from his position at UVA and there are...

Back this week on the pod: Caroline! Darns joins Pierce again to chat about the recent basketball victories over Georgia and Providence - what have we seen in these wins that give us optimism for the rest of the season? The offense is clearly running through two of the newer Hoos - will that continue? With all the early season tinkering and growing pains, it's clear the road to success is coming t...

Tune in to Pierce and Zach this week as they welcome Caroline back on the pod for thoughts on the basketball team's rough start and the daunting challenges facing the Virginia football team. The crew run through the ups and downs through men's basketball's first three games - we know in general what's gone wrong, but what could we see Coach Bennett employee to fix these issues? What in the personn...

Pierce and Zach are back this week with another very special guest: ESPN's Mike Golic Jr! Mike, of course, is a Notre Dame alum and he stops by the pod to help us detail Notre Dame's football season so far - their standing in the national landscape, the ups and downs of their season, and the strengths and weaknesses that they'll be bringing to Charlottesville. The crew chat about Brennan Armstrong...

Pierce and Zach are back this week - joined by ANOTHER ZACH - as their special guest. Zachary Carter (UVA alum and author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy and the Life of John Maynard Keynes) joins the podcast this week to chat about the Hoos' upcoming men's basketball season and share his thoughts on the football team's painful loss to BYU. The crew go over yet another deflating performanc...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about how smart they are. Ok ok really just to discuss the 4 game winning streak that they pretty much predicted and how Brennan Armstrong and the UVA football team's offense are rolling through ACC play after the pair of disappointing losses earlier in the year. Can the team keep it up? This week presents an unusual challenge in a road trip to BYU Saturd...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to breakdown the UVA football's big win over Duke last week and preview the Georgia Tech matchup coming up on Saturday. Now that the team really has a winning streak going, how do we see things shaking out as we get closer to the November (much more difficult) schedule? The Coastal title is very much alive (Go Clemson, Saturday) - but bowl eligibility is nearly h...

Pierce and Zach are back today to chat about the recent streak of last-second wins for the Hoos! While the team owes plenty to opposing team's kickers - there's plenty to like about how the team has rebounded from the blowout losses to grab a couple of conference wins. Obviously the play of Brennan Armstrong at QB has had a lot to do with the wins, but the defense stepping up in critical moments h...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to talk about the Friday night loss to Wake Forest and tonight's game on the road in Miami. There's not much that hasn't already been said - but - as we all know, the defense right now is a total mess. The duo discuss what stands out in that mess - what t hey hope the coaches will find a way to fix - and where things seem to stand for the program. Pull out your c...

Pierce and Zach are back this week to break down what went wrong and what went right against UNC - don't worry, they do spend some time talking about the highs, it's not all lows. They also chat about Friday night's game against Wake, what it would mean for the Hoos to bounce back with a big win, and where things stand around the ACC. The episode ends with a look at Tony Bennett's recruiting class...

Pierce and Zach are back this week with a special returning guest to the podcast: Tate Frazier. STL listeners certainly know him from the exceptional college basketball podcast Titus and Tate and his new UNC show: Football School. Tate is a favorite guest here on the pod and the crew this week have a blast running through the early UNC results and how things might shake out Saturday night in Chape...

STL podcast crew is back this week - to talk about Week 1 of the football season - but also to say goodbye to our longtime cohost, Caroline. As Darns moves on to greener pastures, the crew celebrate some of her highlights from her time at Streaking the Lawn, some favorite spots along her travels, and games the Hoos have won. There's plenty of football talk as well - Pierce, Caroline, and Zach run...

Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back to run through every Virginia football game this season. The crew breakdown their initial thoughts on each matchup - starting with Saturday's game against William & Mary and finishing with the Commonwealth Clash. They chat about the strengths they see from each team and what type of result they anticipate. Who is the most optimistic prognosticator? Who will pick...

Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to run through the recent conference ALLIANCE news and what that might mean for the ACC, PAC 12, Big Ten, and most importantly and specifically: the Hoos. The crew also discuss some questions continuing for the football team through the summer practice as we approach the season opener in a few days. The episode also closes out with a few minutes of bas...

Pierce and Caroline are back this week to break down this week's batch of UVA sports news. Plenty of Hoos are winning medals over in Tokyo, the men's basketball team scored a major commitment, and the duo run through a bunch of questions they have about the football team's summer practice. Football is less than a month away! We discuss some of the bigger question marks in the depth chart and some...

Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to discuss the ACC's media season kickoff coverage in Charlotte - what the big issues are for the coaches and players as we get closer to the end of summer and the beginning of football season! The crew chat about what they're looking forward to, most curious about in the preseason practice coverage, and recap some of what you may have forgotten from t...

Pierce, Caroline, and Zach are back this week to chat about the Hoos' national championship in men's lacrosse! After defeating the evil Maryland Terrapins, the lax team brought home yet another title to Charlottesville and our STL crew are excited to hand out their stars of the game, break down the tense moments, big plays, and gush over how great Coach Tiffany is. The crew also get you primed for...

Pierce and Caroline are back this week - and joined by the newest member of the team, Zach Carey! Zach joins the crew to run down the newest basketball additions, including the newest commitment from Igor Milicic, and how the incoming transfers fit into next season's potential lineup. They then break down all the recent happenings in Men's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, and the other spring sports comp...

Pierce and Caroline are back this week to wrap up the insanity that was the 20-21 COVID men's basketball season. The Hoos dropped a disappointing first round came to Ohio after dealing with a sudden ACC tournament COVID exit - and now the transfer flood gates have opened up. What went wrong for the Hoos outside of the pandemic? Where are the biggest needs on the roster now that most of the bench h...

Pierce and Caroline are back this week to discuss the Hoos playing in the NCAA tournament and their first round matchup against the Ohio Bobcats. The duo run through the recent COVID news, hoping for the best for Saturday, and the ins and outs of the 13 seed opponent. The MAC tournament champions revolve around a star guard in Jason Preston - who gives the team a sort of...annoyingly familiar...lo...

Pierce and Caroline are back this week to talk about the UNFORTUNATE RESULTS of the previous few basketball games. What's gone wrong for the Hoos? We saw plenty of changes in approach against NCSU, but the same end result - what happened? Why don't they just hit more shots? And the defense?!? Goodness. The duo discuss what needs to turn the corner for most of the players as the team approaches the...