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Mr. Webber... It's Mike London, the TimeCop... question.. how do you call-

I work in a very "international" office (World Cup gets way more attention than March Madness or any other sport). I walked around with my IniTech mug going, "Heeeey....what's happening?" and no one got the joke. It was really disappointing.

I'm using IE 9. My workplace hasn't approved IE 10 or 11 yet. (You wouldn't think a TV network would be so far behind the technology curve)
I could try Firefox....they won't approve Google Chrome either. I will see how it is on Firefox.
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of course it's a joke, but I don't see how that really matters.

Coaching Search reported that Pep Hamilton has withdrawn from Vandy consideration.

Its a joke Hokiegrad...Mike London is an easy target. I am sure he is a nice guy and and great at clock management.
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Rewind time with me, if you will, 15 years. VT was playing in the Big East, our biggest victory to date was over Texas in the Sugar Bowl

15 years later and our biggest bowl victory to date is still that sugar bowl.

Given current events the Washington Congressionals would be solid. Neither one of them can get anything worthwhile done!

Note: No need to start a political discussion, this is for satirical means only...

Some valid points, for sure. I'm simply comparing performance + history of national relevance + money spent. I lived a portion of my life in Tampa, post college, and would never compare the fan bases. But...you can't deny the similarities in the ascension of both teams, and the broad-spectrum view of their likenesses. The AL East...arguably the best division in baseball...even considering the BoSox :)

I can't speak for everyone, but I would have traded lower lows for higher highs. Like in a heartbeat.

Being consistently very good is nice, but never really being great is sad. I would have sacrificed some of the OK seasons into bad seasons if that meant some of the good seasons would have been great seasons.

Perhaps that's just me. "10 wins" is nice and all, but I don't personally see the point of it if you aren't using it to build something great.

@I Miss Tyrod....The fact is, we HAVEN'T gone 6-6 for 21 straight seasons. We have done MUCH better then that. In fact, we have only won LESS than 8 games TWICE since 1993. We have won 7 games TWICE and 10 or more games THIRTEEN times. We have NEVER gone 6-6. Your comment is irrelevant to the Hokies and our history over the past 21 years. Making one bowl is not a big deal, but to have the level of consistency is quite an achievement. We have had two down years. Other big time programs have had down years also. Florida State, Alabama, Texas....FLORIDA.
Check out their records over the past 21 years. 8-5 and 7-6 are down years for us, but don't forget the 8 STRAIGHT years with 10 more wins prior to that. Now that is consistency. I admit, we haven't won "The Big One"...but we consistently put ourselves in a position to make a run at BCS bowls. We have done very well in the ACC, frequently winning the Coastal and going to the ACCCG. We have won 4 ACC championships since 2004. We have been to 3 Sugar Bowls and 4 Orange Bowls during that span. We have the winningest Active coach in college football.
Beamer took over a Virginia Tech football program that was largely unsuccessful in its first century, having reached only six bowl games to that point. Beamer has since built the Hokies into a perennially ranked team. Beamer has a winning record against the SEC (40-27). In 25 years at the helm of VT, his overall record is 209-98-2 (.680), making him far and away the winningest coach in school history.
During the 21 year bowl streak, Beamer has amassed a record of 20069 (.743).

In fact, from 2000 to 2011, we had the 5th most wins in college football with a record of 121-38.
The only teams with more wins were Boise St, Oklahoma, LSU, and Texas. Yup, thats right...more wins than Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Ohio State, Alabama, Auburn, Florida St, Clemson, USC, Nebraska, Miami, Michigan etc.
Florida State looks great now, but during that same span, they went 92-52. Alabama went 80-52.
Our winning percentage in that span was 76%.

So I ask you...would you take this level of success again?? Do we give up and cry wolf...scream that the sky is falling?
Or do we give Beamer some credit and faith that he can right the ship and set us back on course? I for one will believe in Beamer and have faith that he has one last run in him to return this program to what it was just 2 short years ago. I am really disappointed that so many Hokie fans have responded like this, instead of giving the support that Frank and the team deserve. They have given us many great moments and memories over the past 21 years...and even just since 2004, with 5 BCS bowl appearances. Did you forget that we went to the Sugar Bowl in 2011??
Have some faith, stop being so negative, buckle up your chin strap and start being the type of fan that Beamer deserves. Beamer is a man of integrity and honor...he does things the right way and is loyal to Virginia Tech.
Things could be much, much worse...

My two cents...peace.

He also hired the guys they replaced and continued employing those guys for far too long. Which case was the exception and which the rule?

FWIW, I'm not really stressing over losing these guys. I knew they would be gone eventually if they did well. I'm stressing over losing them after a single season.

Pep Hamilton has reportedly taken his name out of consideration for the Vandy job, which should make everybody that was worried about Moorehead leaving feel better.

Guys... London can't coach, but that doesn't make him trash. Stay classy.

At least we aren't like the marlins. New everything and still suck. Kind of like uva except that the marlins actually have more fans than uva does for their spring game

If it's Chad Morris than RIP Clemson offense.

If it gets Chad Morris out of Clemson, I'll be happy.

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