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Just wanted to share what I wrote in the comments section of the article after some people were saying Frank needs to go...I realize many people here feel the same way about that.....and i totally respect those opinions......i really do.....but i also respect my opinion...which is posted below.....take it for what it's worth...simply the opinion of a fan who will never have any effect on what does or does not happen in the grand scheme of VT football
Frank Beamer has done things the right way for almost thirty years. He is an example of what a coach should be at any level of athletics. He is universally regarded by his peers (other coaches) as knowledgeable, honest, fair, patient, gracious in victory or defeat, a good husband, father, grandfather, and a mentor both on and off the field to his players. He doesn't take liberty with the rules of recruiting as some other FBS coaches (and some universities as a whole) do. He fights for his staff to be properly compensated. Every team has cycles of down years (hello FSU just a few years ago), and I would rather suffer as a VT Alum & fan through some sub-par years with a guy who does things the right way, than to have success at the cost of the collective soul of our athletes, students, faculty, and alumni. Frank has EARNED the right, both as a coach and an alumni, to retire when he sees fit, not to be shamelessly undermined and shown the door as Bobby Bowden was. Football is a fickle game, with a ball that bounces in the most unpredictable ways, just as recruiting does, and a bad year or two of recruiting can change the landscape of a particular team for more than just a year or two. I for one have faith in Frank's ability to coach VT back up from some down years, and I also have the utmost respect for Coach Beamer as a person. In the long run, it is the latter of these two things that is more important to me.
BTW - Merry Christmas everyone.
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