European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 19,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 College football Cavaliers ignore founding father game. Quot games played with the Ball and others Nethat nature Are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. A Ana y Thomas Jefferson 1785 by Rick Warner a football writer Charlottesville a. A if Jefferson were alive today he would probably change his mind. As someone who valued excellence in every Field our third president and founder of the University of Virginia would no doubt appreciate the achievements of the Cavaliers 1990 football team. Virginia for years one of the worst teams in the country is now one of the Best. Off to their Best Start in 41 years the Cavaliers Are 6-0, ranked no. 1 and Lead the nation in scoring and total offence. Its a remarkable turnaround for a school that had Only two winning seasons in 29 years before George Welsh became coach in 1982. A Virginia football used to be a joke a says David Sloan who played on Cavalier teams in the 1970s that went 11-33. A but nobody a laughing at us  crying would be More like it. The Cavaliers have outscored their opponents 28866, averaging 48 Points and 540 Yards per the contests have been so on sided that the teams Leader quarterback Shawn Moore has sat out the fourth Quarter four times. With such impressive performances there is even talk of a National championship in a major sport at Virginia for Derek Dooley the first time since Ralph Sampson played basketball for file Cavaliers in the Early 1980s. A every year there a probably 10 teams who think they can win it All. This year we re one of those teams a says wide receiver Derek Dooley son of former Georgia coach Vince Dooley. The players Are excited and so Are the normally Placid Virginia fans who dress for the games As if they were attending a formal dinner. After the Cavaliers beat Clemson last month for the first time in 30 tries they Tore Down the goalposts at Scott stadium. The game Drew a record crowd of 46,800, highlighting an attendance Boom that has guaranteed sellouts for All but one game this season. Last year Only one Home game was a sellout. A fans Are taking off their ties and actually watching the game instead of just getting drunk a says defensive lineman Joe Virginia a productivity usually shortens Qushawn Moore a game to three quarters. Hall one of nine graduate students on the earn. Of course you  blame hem for getting drunk with the kind of teams we used to  Cata it for the dramatic change is a a a quiet but driven Man who re vied the Navy program before coming to Virginia. His insistence on better facilities players and work habits have paid before Welsh the Cavaliers had never to i a w same now they be been to vet a a a Ihei last Sec years before Welsh Sisr a  won 10 games in a sea a did both first inthe acc last year Letyr Yelsh Era the Cavaliers and tips u-t0p 10 Only four times Thev Werkng ran ninth this season weeks m t0p 0 be straight Serif a Ltd a ish no Virginia player was a Phi Venn la or the Heisman Tro passer ? nations second leading passer is now a contender. Accomhixf1?1 is amazed at what he has prize acad6 at a sch Al that has always Quot  a Var athletics up 3 by  have come Here if Success helps Cavaliers recruit Blue chippers such As freshman running Back Terry Kirby. Winning George Welsh want the losing i Felt i had to be a National championship contender or a top 10 football team a says Welsh a former standout quarterback at Navy who finished third in the 1955 Heisman race. The climb to the top has had a few bumps. Despite his Success at Navy Welsh had a hard time recruiting Good players when he first arrived. Virginia had won Only one game the previous year and had a reputation As a dead end program. A i underestimated the problem a Welsh says. A at Navy we had three bowl teams and won 31 games in my last four years. But when i came Here it did no to make any difference. They  even visit  the Cavaliers went 2-9 in Welsh a first season but improved to 6-5 the following year and then made a major breakthrough in 1984, winning eight games and the peach bowl. With the exception of a 3-8 stumble in 1986, they be been Ever since. A i thought we could just come in Here wave a magic Wand and get players to compete Ana win. But it took us a year a Welsh says. A they did no to know How to win. They did no to know How to pay the Price. They did no to know How to be in position to  the Cornerstone of this years squad is a tight knit group of. Fifth year seniors who re shirted in 1986. Twelve members of that Classy class Are starters including Moore Dooley Hall and four of the five offensive linemen. Dooley says the group did no to socialize much with other teammates Back in �?T86 because a we did no to attitude to rub off on  a it was almost like we were isolated from the upperclassmen a he says. A we wanted to be different. We wanted to be  the winning spirit has since spread to the whole team. A we look to each other in Tough times a Center Trevor Ryals says. A if you done to feel like practising one Day and you see the next Guy is out there busting his Tail it really motivates  Virginia has upgraded its facilities As Well As its team. A $3 million locker room and dining Complex next to Scott stadium was completed m 1985 and a $10 million building that will House coaches offices conference rooms and a weight training Center is scheduled to open next Spring. A when i got Here we had the worst facilities in the conference a Welsh says. A it was All part of our losing  when High school stars look at Virginia today they see a Winner. That helps the Cavaliers attract Blue chippers like leading rusher Terry Kirby a Virginia native who was the nations top prep player in 1988. Kirby is a two sport Star who also plays basketball for the Cavaliers. A when kids consider a school they look at the rankings a says Herman Moore a Junior who has already caught More touchdown passes 21 than any receiver in Virginia history. A in the past the Best players from Virginia left the state now they can stay close to  in. Contrast to some football Powers Virginia has been Able to improve its tean without sacrificing its academic Stan Dards. During Welsh a reign the Cava Liers have had one of the highest graduation rates in the country a about 9 percent for All scholarship players. A a there a no pressure at any level to alter our standards to ensure the Success of our football team a says Alan Williams a history professor who represents the faculty on Mcaa issues. A this is an institution that expects excellence but it has to be done the right