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The House that Jones Built

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I had been there before, so I didn't think much of my second visit to John Paul Jones (JPJ) arena to watch the Virginia-Pitt football game. I was praying for a Cavalier victory after such a turmoil-filled offseason -- where it seemed Al Groh spent more time getting athletes out of Charlottesville jails than game-planning, and our top assistant coaches left town faster than Marquis Weeks running from the cops. But as the football game progressed, and the outcome became clear -- even for us die-hard Cav fans -- I found my mind drifting and I began to take in the new jewel of the Virginia athletics department.

Maybe it was the atmosphere -- thousands of fellow Virginia fans cheering in support of a team

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