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It also requires email, something Frank has stated he knows nothing about.
I agree. The AD role requires business skills, and I just don't see Frank doing that. I could imagine that when he retires, he'll be given a plush job in the Athletic Department, something like "Director of Football Operations," to stick around as long as he likes and be part of the team. As for Bud, I think he deserves a shot at being the next HC here, but I also wonder if he even wants it. Does he want to deal with publicity and politics and meetings, etc, or does he just want to keep training tough football players? Seems to me he's had a lot of chances to leave, but hasn't. Either that's true loyalty, or he really just loves what he's doing. Some guys use coordinator positions as stepping stones. Others just love their favorite aspect of the game.
The Beamer dance is even better taken out of context.
YOU'RE THE BEST!
(...around)
This one is going to be fun.
I love the intensity from these players. What I noticed from all the "bull-fighters" were the leg drive. I remember French mentioned how the leg drives last season killed the offensive line's ability to finish a play, and from the small sample of the videos above, it looks like the coaches are preaching about that.
Foster, in the interview, seem to make that a point of emphasis with the defensive line as well. I may not know a ton about football, but I can observe things. One of the glaring weakness from the defensive line were the inability to shed blocks quickly to get into the backfield, which put linebackers and secondary in a tough position to stop big gains from happening, and I think that is traced back to leg drives and techniques.
I feel that the coaches are really, really putting a lot of emphasis on a "return to the basics" and play fundamental sound football.
Would I be out of hand if I said I want Virginia Tech to mirror Stanford?
I have once posted the question at Aaron McFarling's blog about Beamer being promoted to the office of AD, and got a good response from a long-time Hokies' fan. He pointed out that the BOV may not want another Dooley issue, but in that case, Dooley was juggling between head coaching and running the AD position, and got an NCAA sanctions in the process.
No, I don't think that Beamer will become an AD because that is more of a CEO type of role. And we need to step back and look at this way. The AD responsiblity is not to keep the football program in shape, but every other sports on campus. Football is not the only sport that is popular in Blacksburg, yes it is a money making machine for the university, but at the same time, it is not just the only sport. Beamer may eventually step down as head coach and become a de facto ambassador for the athletics department and a fund-raising machine.
I hate to say this, but it is possible the university will appoint a new president (remember, Steger is as old as Weaver is), and then the president may hire an outside the Hokies' family for an AD.
This bring up the question of who will eventually become a head coach at Virginia Tech. I doubt Bud Foster ever will be a head coach. I think he knows he has it made as the long-time defensive coordinator. Somebody already pointed out he has been interviewed for head coaching job at several different school, most recently the Clemson job, and he could have left but never did. I also think Foster have crimped his candidacy to just a BCS-level job. Maybe it's his way of saying, "I'm staying put because I love my job and the kids I coach, and I'm not leaving just to become a head coach."
Then Shane Beamer as a head coach? He already was linked as a candidate at Georgia Southern, which, IMO, would have been a good move for him to get credentials build up. He has the background as defensive coach, special team coordinator, and his recruiting prowess is enough to warrant serious look. However, his blunder as a running back coach, which he admits freely was his fault, cast some doubt. I don't know if 100% of the fan base wants another Beamer in the head coaching spot. It is not a knock on him by any means, just offering a different perspective.
I think the next AD may want to bring his own guy. The question, of course, is who?
So...we are all going to start calling Exum the #Centaur? I'm in.
I get the feeling we will be surprised by the wide receivers this fall. I think the tight ends are going to be utilized more this fall, more so than just as run blocking and pass blocking, but as a legitimate receiving threat. Thomas to Drager plays have bailed out the offense often, and last season, there wasn't a real threat from the tight ends to consistently force the defense to take account of it.
Morehead sounds like he is keeping the receivers accountable. He is demanding a lot from them, and I think the more a coach demands, the more likely some will really embrace it and shine. Morehead fits Beamer's vision of a blue-collar, no-nonsense type of coach who will kick butt when needed, but offer encouragement and constructive feedback to improve the receivers.
We may not see much of a 3 or 4 WR sets from Loeffler, but I feel that Loeffler have some plays in his book to keep defense honest.
Not twitter, but Exums awesomeness has expanded.
Ignore the article (its about NCAA14) but click on the annotations on the picture at the top. I laughed enough I had to post it somewhere
http://kotaku.com/ncaa-football-14-promises-it-wont-give-you-the-same-ol...
I am nominating Willie Byrn for the Corey Fuller 'where the heck did that guy come from' award this season.
Just blur out the score if this gets added
There are two Pillar songs that lend themselves to a football video, Frontline and For the Love of the Game.
Frontline would work for a video focusing on the O and D lines. I would picture it starting with the clip of Grimes from the introductory press conference when he has the Tip of the Spear/Toughest Line in the ACC quote.
For the Love of the Game would fit well with a video about bouncing back from a bad year. One shot that I would suggest for a video like that would be the trophy case at the line, "Your final destination keeps you focused on the win."
The ratings for this show might be the only thing not greater than the number of fans at UVA's spring game...
That song is best used in the Benny Hinn montage
Posting from my phone, so no link, but isn't too hard to find on Youtube
guh i miss that kid. i really hope jc may be able to show something similar at some point in his career here
The biggest problem I had last season were tackles. It seemed guys were going for the blowout hit and just missing bad. Do you think Bud is gonna get on guys about wrapping up with their arms or just letting the big hit tries and misses continue? Instead of trying to get on sportscenter with the big hit I'd rather see the guys wrap up hard and tackle.
We don't want to break up Team Goatee.
Prome should help them some Lacross recruits! Not sure why they didn't give any props to their soccer program.
But somehow he was still open!!!!
My favorite thing about that run was Danny Coale blocking 15 yards downfield...
My guess is the only way for Grimes or Foster to win that battle would be for the victor having tore the other's head off, to render the loser's limbs from attempting to continue on in sheer blood-thirst. Lightning would then strike the ground; opening the scorched earth wide and swallowing the fallen gladiator, as a 16-piece Norwegian metal band sings a death ballad from the clouds, with said gladiator to be reborn in to another plateau along the Appalachians...
..and it will be spoken up on by the bards for many many centuries. Amen.
I think Foster looks at the HC this way. He can keep a strong DC job on a BCS contending team or he can risk everything by becoming a HC somewhere. The risk is with today's mentality, if he doesn't perform in a year or two, he could be jobless. Then, where does he go from there? His old VT position is gone, and he would probably have to go to a lesser school to build back up.
I think he likes the stability of VTs program and wants a chance at the NC. Any incumbant coach would have to be crazy to let him go.
No one has mentioned the possibility of another set up. This could happen in 2 or 3 years from now. By then, many will know the value of Scot. For all we know, he could be set up to be running the show.
We need to consider how much VT hates searching for coaches, and the threat of a new HC changing everything when CFB is gone, so I can see something from the inside to keep everything intact.
With the way things have always been run, can't count out planning ahead. Beamer knows what he is doing, and will always have a say at VT, so I wouldn't doubt plans aren't already in process.