http://www.roanoke.com/sports/colleges/va_tech/beamer-has-earned-the-res...
Al Groh:
"As succinctly as I can put it, he was a classy winner," said Groh, the Cavaliers' head coach from 2001-09. "For anybody starting out in coaching, if they could be like Frank Beamer, they'd hit the bull's-eye."
"It's a time-tested formula," Groh said. "He put an emphasis on special teams, both on the teams and the utilization of top personnel. Kids, when they grow up, aren't aspiring to be a great kick-cover guy."
"As many people would tell you, the landscape of coaching has changed dramatically," said Groh, who now does football commentary on television and radio. "There's no better example of that than the occurrences already this year."
"Frank did so much for his institution and was given the time and the opportunity," Groh said. "That kind of patience is rare to find among administrators."
George Welsh:
"I'm not surprised," said Welsh after learning of Beamer's announcement that he would step down at the end of this season. "Between Navy and Virginia, I was at it for 28 years. I wore out."
"I don't know how guys like [Joe] Paterno go on like that," said Welsh, speaking of his one-time boss at Penn State, who was 85 in his last season. "Joe Paterno was never nervous for a game. I was nervous for every game in my life, going back to high school. Frank never looked like he was nervous on the sidelines."
"I think we had a lot of respect for each other," said Welsh, who lives in Charlottesville. "I was only together with him once, maybe [at a speaking engagement] in Roanoke."
"His kicking game won a lot of games for them, but not at the beginning," said Welsh, who was 5-1 against Beamer from 1987-92 and sensed that his rival's job was in jeopardy.
"We never recruited Michael Vick because we thought we had [Ronald] Curry," Welsh said. "I remember running into one of their coaches, who said, 'I think we got a steal.'"But, by the end of the '90s, it wasn't just Vick. Their defense was great."
Mike London:
"I have nothing but respect for coach Beamer and his accomplishments," said London in a statement distributed by UVa. "His longevity and influences in the game of football are outstanding."
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Mike London as eloquent as ever. /s
London thought he had a timeout to work with, so he only gave a few words to start.
Can you still say, LOL?
'cause that made me LOL
London is just a little bitter. He's still hoping to beat him once during his career.
He's used to speaking curtly from his time as a cop. Because he was a cop before he coached. Did you guys know Mike London used to be a cop? He used to be a cop.
I get the sense that George Welsh still hasn't gotten over the Michael Vick/Ronald Curry thing.
He probably has noticed how many times in a row VT has beaten UVa.
That's bound to get after ya.
"Time Out" - Mike London
"As a coach, he's just unbeatable" - Mike London
YOU!
Nicely played.
I upvoted, then cleared it because I realized I just made it 39. It oughta be 38... 0, bro.
But if this gets voted up past 40, I'll restore my vote just because.
And a thank you to Frank for not hiring Mike London.
There's still time. I have a feeling he'll be available soon.
You shut your whore mouth...for both of your sentences
I guess you didn't notice the inherent sarcastica font.
Doesn't show up on my work computer
here you go
Clearly, nobody with an account here would seriously propose Mike London for anything other than Time Cop at Large.
Though I'd love him to stay at UVa for a few more years, it's an unrealistic thing to hope for. They've gone to the extraordinary effort not to extend his contract, or even pretend to do so.
Yet he stills stands on their sidelines we can still hope something crazy happens and he stays.
At least that part is entertaining.
If Frank Beamer truly loved Virginia Tech, he'd tank our game against UVA this year to get Mike London that extension.
I'm kidding. Kidding!
Right?
If that would do it, that would be the right thing to do.
I don't think it would be enough to save Time Cop's job, though.
If I had to guess, I'd guess that Littlepage is busy trying to line up their next coach.
I think Littlepage is having a lot of conversations that sound a little like this with potential hires:
"Yes sir, Mr Littlepage. I would be very interested in the UVa head coach position. Hold on a sec, I just got an ESPN alert. Huh, Beamer's retiring. Hey, Craig, can I stew on this for a little while before I give you an answer? Thanks"
Interesting angle.
Would you rather work for Babcock or Littlepage?
Seems an easy choice.
I might be biased, as I like V to be accompanied by a T and not a pair of scissors.
Time Cop would be a perfect fit at.... The "U"!!!
Thank you, I'm on at 9pm also, try the veal.