Disastrous.

That is the best way to describe the opening to Virginia's 2009 season.

The Cavaliers lost to an FCS opponent (William & Mary) for the first time in over 20 years and appear to be near the end of the Al Groh era in Charlottesville.

On the other hand, Virginia has gotten off to terrible starts before and found a way to recover.  In 2008, the Cavaliers went undefeated in October to temporarily grab the ACC Coastal lead. In 2007, they recovered to earn a Gator Bowl bid.

So maybe we should not be surprised by the slow start.  Virginia is 7-8 in the month of September since 2006 and 1-4 in September during the past two seasons.

Nevertheless, TCU is the last team Virginia would want ...

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