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I agree.
Are there any college football fields that have permanent signatures on them? I know some basketball courts do (OK State with Eddie Sutton, Tennessee with Pat Summitt, Maryland with Gary Williams).
If ya can't beat 'em!
RichRod's peak, and perhaps the Hokies best all-around team since 1999. Watch, draw your own conclusions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnMiN9IRbT4&list=PLwsGbrHuvj3joqlg9Y4UOG...
That Miami loss will forever stick in my craw.
Can this be permanent?
The Keon Carpenter post, wow, my own father gave up on me but you didn't. That is so sad but so special that coach Beamer was a father figure to a lot of these young men like Keon. That one really hit me.
Even when Arizona does well on offense (see Utah win), the big takeaway I have from watching the film is that if the defense challenges the run and plays man on the edge, the passing game can work. Against zone coverage, RichRod's QBs are really clueless. No site checks. No sitting down in soft spots in zones.
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10 years 8 months
# | Houston is serious about keeping Herman, Board approves $3 million salary proposal "Who would you add to the BigXII ?"
Pretty sure the Texas schools wouldn't want Houston.
They should definitely think about going after Memphis. Get a school that is hot right now like Houston, especially if they keep Fuente. Gives them someone closer to WVa. #50 media market (depending on source)and gets a foot in SEC territory.
Pair that with someone like Cincinnati. #36 media market and another team close to Memphis and WVa. Get all of the Ohio kids that didn't get into anOSU and give them the chance to play for a P5 school.
I'm not even arguing that you are wrong, that there is so much grey area here that it is impossible for us to discern. I played for many coaches who were tough and cursed. Some guys heard the teaching and tuned out the cursing. Some guys couldn't hear the teaching, just the tone and the cursing. Often, but not always, it was the weaker players who couldn't handle a rough coach but sometimes good players struggled with it and bad players responded better to rough coaches.
It is a very likely scenario that RichRod ran off players when he got to Michigan, like most coaches do, and they used the "he curses too much" to defame him on the way out. It's tough to say if he was too tough and an ass or just a hardnosed coach.
That said, after watching some Beamer tribute videos today, the contrast between the picture painted of RichRod (by the fleeing Michigan players) and Beamer is quite stark. No matter who we end up with, the difference will be felt.
one more comment about 3-3-5 and VT's branding. You get next to nothing from your DL in terms of pass rush in a 3-3-5. It makes can make linebackers look really good (see Scooby Wright III, a two star recruit and one of Casteels first gets at Zona), however the Commonwealth has gone awhile without producing any big time linebacker talent in the high school ranks.
I have no clue. Hence why my talking points were focused around players leaving the program at Michigan because of the atmosphere and the documented treatment of the Zona QB following the bowl loss.
I was responding to the comment "you say 'he cusses to much.' means nothing to you." I was sharing that it would mean something to me as a player. At EHC, I played for Fred Selfe. If I had played for some of the other coaches that I have been exposed to either as a player or second hand, I would have not played. It wasn't directed towards RichRod. His well-documented track record is secondary to his system and recruiting flaws for me.
RichRod without Bud is a different animal for a lot of us than RichRod+Casteel and his 3-3-5.
And, correct me if I'm wrong on this, you are not familiar which of the two is RichRod. He could be a peckerhead teacher or a worthless shitbox.
It means something to me. At some point, EVERY player will tune out a guy who goes to the whip, either physically or verbally, too often. I didn't care if a coach used bad language. However, it bothered me when a coached screamed and bellowed and insulted you instead of TEACHING you what you did wrong. If he was teaching and happened to call me a peckerhead in the process, no harm no foul. If he spent 10 minutes hurling euphemisms calling me worthless etc. etc... to hell with that shitbox.
So, I am not in the business of spreading scuttlebutt and I don't KNOW any of this. However, if you are a head coach with a history of using specific systems, there is a reason you use those systems. Specifically, you believe that they are the best bet for you to win football games. Right or wrong, RichRod believes in the 3-3-5. RichRod brought Jeff Casteel to West Virginia, and even though Casteel didn't follow RichRod to Michigan, he did follow RichRod to Arizona. There may be mutual respect between RichRod and Bud, but using logic, it is clear that RichRod believes in the 3-3-5 and Casteel. Even if Bud is retained, that is such a clear point of potential conflict that it can't be ignored.
Damn it.... Feelings.....
It's like your grandpa is retiring from being your grandpa. Or he's moving away to Florida. He'll still be at Christmas, but he won't live in your hometown anymore and won't be at your football games or school plays or randomly come over some evenings for dinner.
For those of you who think that Beamer is too young and Dabo is not religious enough.
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10 years 8 months
# | Techonomics: How Frank Beamer's Football Program Fuels Southwestern Virginia No one person gets credit for the architecture department's top 10 status. Beamer didn't single handedly build the architecture program, but most seem to feel (myself included) that the football program brought a lot of visibility to the school, which brought more applicants and more money, which helped build many programs (including architecture) to levels they hadn't been before.
No one is insulting the school pre-Beamer. We're saying he's helped improve it beyond just the on-field product.
When most people think Internet today, they think of the World Wide Web, which was created, conceptually, in 1989.
I wouldn't mind seeing a Ralph and Bud combo.
I was kinda hoping it would be Fridge instead of Loeffler a few years ago.
Dude, his thighs are HUGE!
I was getting ready to say that one brought tears to my eyes...
Maybe the Internet as we know it, but it's been around before then by far.
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/invention-of-the-internet
Darryl Tapp's forced fumble on the second drive against veer triple option... man what a play.