Make no mistake about it. Jon Oliver's departure is a great thing for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Oliver is leaving the school on September 15, 2017 after 16 years as associate executive athletic director, a role that saw him run the day-to-day operations of the department under athletic director Craig Littlepage. The legacy he leaves is, at best, complicated. He played a role in bringing rich successes in men's basketball and a host of non-revenue sports to Charlottesville. But by the same token, the track record of complete failure in football that precedes current head coach Bronco Mendenhall rests at Oliver's feet.