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By that rationale, Larry Coker was a better coach at Miami than Butch Davis.
Let's see where we are in year three of the new coach before we cast aspersions at Frank Beamer.
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10 years 8 months
# | Hokies' Coordinators Talk Future, Defense Prepares for Speed and Physicality of the Triple Option "Awesome," said Loeffler of his star receiver. "It's gonna be really cool to watch him next year. Just like I said, kinda like the progression of where year 1, knew we'd be where we were at. Year 2, completely freshman running around. Year 3, we're better. Next year should be the year that this place should rock and roll with guys that are gonna be all juniors and seniors. Normally when you've got a junior and senior group, you rock and roll. I'm as excited as all get out for those guys."
Does anyone else read this in a tone that says Scot means he knows he'll be watching from somewhere else next year?
What in the world do you think "we" are if not our perspectives?
Gotcha. I interpreted your original post to mean you were promoting the idea of Whit being ambiguous to coaches about their future.
Actually, I'd say the decent thing to do is to say, "Your position isn't secure. You need to get your name out there and find where you're going to land now, because I know how long and hard relocation can be."
I notice both of the coaches listed are on offense. It does not surprise me to see Shane is considered "in the coaching search." Seems like giving him an interview would be a sign of respect for Frank. I think there's zero chance of Shane getting the job.
Right now there's rumors that Bud is both in the coaching search and also being retained if he doesn't get the head job. If either of those things happen, I suspect the majority of our defensive coaches stay put. Either way, I expect a total restructuring of our offensive staff.
You post a lot of non sequiturs, but this one might be the most non sequituriest.
That's roughly the odds of winning the lottery. And somebody wins the lottery every week...
It's also Whit's job to decide what he himself believes is the path that will lead us to the mountaintop, and then hire the coach he believes will accomplish it. If, in Whit's estimation, that path includes Bud Foster as our DC, then coaches who do not share this vision are eliminated from contention.
You can look at it the other way too. Any head coaching candidate who honestly believes it would be prudent to dismiss Bud Foster as DC is not the type of head coach we want in Blacksburg.
Spirited Away. One of my favorite movies of all time.
Seconded. PMs, I can take it or leave it. I would love to have tagging functionality, as well as dashboard notifications for new replies to your own comments.
I'm not as classy as Frank Beamer.
Feed Brandon scrambled eggs with a cactus.
(For those who have seen the Comedy Central version of the Big Lebowski.)
Dude! Seriously! You can't just tell a girl she has nice tweets!
I'm gonna so ahead and predict he finally lands one for The Revenant.
Gotta be an alumni association nearby. Invade game day to deliver the message
I almost brought this up, but deleted it because it was kind of a tangent. My original comment on it was:
Toxic situation (and one that we could potentially have here, except that Frank Beamer is interested in Virginia Tech succeeding, and Lloyd Carr was interested in remaking Michigan in his own image.)
In essence, Frank Beamer >>>>>>>>>>>> Lloyd Carr.
Where is game day this week? We need to #GameDay4Frank signs on the air.
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I actually wouldn't say he's an excellent coach. I think he was on the cutting edge of offense circa 2004. I think other coaches have surpassed him. I think he is a very good offensive coach, and with a good DC could still be potent. I think there are much better options to make us a far more dangerous team. I actually think of RichRod as our safety net choice, a guy who is a proven commodity that we can fall back to if we can't get our first top priority picks. Like I said somewhere else, I don't think he has the blueprint to take VT to the next level.
I don't think anyone who is criticizing his offensive scheme is driven by emotion. There are reasons to believe that he is not at the forefront of college football offense anymore.
I think what's driven from emotion rather than logic is the notion that RichRod is going to destroy the culture of VT football and destroy any sense of family. I don't think that's true at all. I think that he had Lloyd Carr breathing down his neck, putting the harshest spotlight of any changes he tried to bring about at Michigan. In essence, I think the whole thing at Michigan got blown the hell up because old coach was keeping tabs on new coach. Toxic situation.
And I will say, the notion that he isn't a good coach because he's following up a really good year at Arizona with a mediocre one...I think we all need to pause and realize that if we're expecting a return to a 10-win season streak, we're deluding ourselves. We might never see that again as fans. It's almost unheard of to sustain that level of consistently stellar football. I think a more reasonable expectation for the new coach (RichRod, Fuente, Herman, Hamilton, Bud, whoever) is that in our really great seasons (2004, 2010, etc) we don't just contend for the coastal but that we make the playoffs. Having a string of four or five ten win seasons may never happen again in our lifetime. Set the goal as ONE national championship season, not seven 10-win seasons.
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10 years 8 months
# | Hokies' Recruits, Commits Call Beamer's Retirement "Shocking" Yet "Understandable" I don't care who you are, when your predecessor lands Darren Evans, Ryan Williams and David Wilson in consecutive draft cycles, you aren't going to continue that momentum. It's full on redonkulous that we landed all three of them.
JCC was rated the #4 running back in the nation when we landed him. McClease is a 4 star. Recruiting has been solid.
He is an excellent football coach who makes me want to gag.
Nailed it. I respect him and want to choke him at the same time.
RichRod had major NCAA violations at Michigan? I don't remember Brady Hoke coming into a bowl ban or reduction of scholarship situation. I remember there was something about unauthorized practices that got a warning from the NCAA, a slap on the wrist deal, but this is the first I've ever heard about Rich Rod having major NCAA violations anywhere he's been.
Sorry, just calling it like I see it, but for every argument posted, there has been a counterargument that addresses the particular grievance. At this point I think those opposed to Rich Rod have emptied the arsenal, and based on everything I've read, your platform seems more fueled by emotion than anything else. You guys really don't want him. And that's fine with me, really, because I don't have a horse (on a treadmill) in the race. The thought of a RichRod-coached VT doesn't cause me angst, but I'm not hoping against hope that we get him. All the net pluses that he brings to Tech, I think there are coaches out there that would bring them in greater without splitting the fanbase. But as for actual, fact-based arguments about why RichRod would be a terrible coaching hire that would threaten to undo everything we love about VT football, I've followed just about every argument posted here and I just don't see it. If anything about a RichRod hire would destroy the program, it would be the fans who walk away from it because of a grudge.
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My heart says the Hokies win the last three for Frank. My head says all the attention on Frank's announcement has actually been more distraction than motivation, the idea of winning one for the Gipper doesn't actually work that well, and Frank retiring won't suddenly fix all the issues we've had this season. I hope I'm wrong, but I see us dropping GT, beating UNC in a shootout and heading to Hooville with bowl eligibility on the line.