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Article: MISSED OPPORTUNITY KEEPS GROH AWAKE
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- Roanoke Times & World News
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- November 15, 2004
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If Virginia had been able to sustain a late comeback and beat
Miami early Saturday evening, the celebration might have lasted until
3:45 a.m.
As it was, UVa head coach Al Groh virtually had the streets to
himself when he drove to work at that time.
As predicted, Groh was unable to sleep following a 31-21 loss to
the Hurricanes, one third-down conversion in particular - which Miami
picked up with UVa trailing 24-21 - was the most daunting.
That play alone was likely to cost him three hours' sleep, Groh
estimated, "which, on a normal Saturday night, would take it down to
about nothing," he said.
"Whether we would have won the game or not, I sure would have
liked to take a shot at it."
The ...