11-27-2022, 10:01 PM
Notes on Mendenhall from my brother (UVA grad).
Great coach. Super idiosyncratic. Not very dynamic or personable. His style doesn't play well in the NIL era. A good fit at a tier 2 school like BYU (Mendenhall is Mormon).
Inherited a car crash at UVA. Took the team as far as he could. First 2 years were rough. Then 4 consecutive winning records but did not compete for league titles.
Doesn't recruit all that well. Recruits for character. The 3 kids who were shot were his (but so was the shooter).
Great coach. Super idiosyncratic. Not very dynamic or personable. His style doesn't play well in the NIL era. A good fit at a tier 2 school like BYU (Mendenhall is Mormon).
Inherited a car crash at UVA. Took the team as far as he could. First 2 years were rough. Then 4 consecutive winning records but did not compete for league titles.
Doesn't recruit all that well. Recruits for character. The 3 kids who were shot were his (but so was the shooter).
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