Carlton Powell recently took a new position working for FanDuel and posted this article about "BeamerBall." It's an interesting look at the guts behind the speacial teams and how. Not sure it yeilds any new information about how much special teams play meant to Beamer, but it's a great chance to hear the voice of a former player to decipher some of the strategy. Link to the article is here, and below.
However, BeamerBall was more than just a well-oiled, finely tuned special teams unit. It was an attitude. Over decades, players stepped out onto that field with a purpose; a common goal to be their very best self every single play. Although Coach Beamer may have retired from his long-held post, the legacy of BeamerBall will live on forever.
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Thanks for the post, unfortunately my work firewall won't let me look at it but will definitely view it when I get home...
Powell was drafted by the Broncs if I'm not mistaken.
Thanks for the post AND the pic. That pic gave me a chill - really gonna miss that guy.
I liked when he slammed Reesing, but I try not to remember that game.
Reesing was like someone that cannot stop sneezing - as he continued, he was just downright annoying.
The only thing that I get irritated about now is when they talk about how Urban Meyer plays his "starters" on STs and is very unique in that. Ummm....who did he learn that from ???? Frank, and I know Urban has admitted as much. Frank changed the way special teams are played.
Yep, I distinctly remember Lee Suggs blocking a kick vs. West Virginia back in the day.
Good find, thanks for sharing!
Great read, maybe we can petition Carlton to reduce FanDuel advertising
Frank Beamer's retirement job: deploying BeamerBall to block FanDuel and DraftKings ads.