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That's interesting that we see two different things from different games. Wonder what his bread and butter is? It didn't look like in the Alabama game that much was ran from the shotgun or pistol, other than a couple of draw plays and stuff on 3rd and long.

I will let some other folks respond to what OU fans and beat writers thought of Chuck Long, but I am not a clever enough writer to make up Chuck "Third and" Long.

As for "hanging Frank," his biggest offensive talent decides his future by Tuesday, so that is Beamer's timetable (unless for reason I can't understand he wants Logan out of the program.) To me, this fits a predictable pattern that we have seen from Beamer over the last couple of years. Loyalty to the staff, even when counterproductive; and then hemming and hawing and looking for backdoors instead of making a decision and being accountable (see Danny Coale and the fake punt.) Without knowing anything, and until someone inside the program tells me otherwise, I believe the following:

1) Pep Hamilton was their first choice, and Beamer has been in contact with him, confident that they would land him, since the Miami game (maybe sooner.)

2) Beamer did not have a contingency plan when Hamilton changed his mind.

3) Beamer is reaching out to people who have had some success, but are not immediate theats to want the head coaching job if he wants Shane to succeed him. Please note, if these are folks he interviewed in Nashville, we would have heard about them sooner.

4) Beamer is floating names to be reported as "sources" by media outlets who will not go to print with the staff being the source of information, and both he and Shane are measuring the reaction by the general fan base and the boosters.

I love what Beamer did for the program, and despite my rants, I am perfectly happy with a team that can win the ACC each year. I am happy with that because I am old enough to remember how completely irrelevant this program was when I was 10 years old growing up in Southwest Virginia (while I called myself a Washington Huskies/BYU fan.) I may be completely wrong, and I probably am. If this negatively impacts my credibility, so be it. But, I am sure that Virginia Tech needs an offensive coaching staff that uses the same concept as Bud Foster on defense.

1) Select a true system, where the staff teaching the system understand the fundamental skill set each position needs and recruits to that skillset. Preach attention to detail and do things right on every play. Take talent, and "coach them up" rather than depend on that talent to make up for a bad playcall.

2) Have a playcaller with experience in that system, who not only knows the goals and objectives of each play inside and out, but has the feel for when to call them in game. If that means running a power lead 20 times, then mixing in some play-action, so be it.

3) Whatever the system is, instill in the offense the same bully mentality that the defense has. Each player must have the attitude that, win or lose, the guy on the other side of the line hurts more than you the next day.

The first day of training camp on day 1 with the Packers, Vince Lombardi walked into a locker room that had seven future Hall of Famers (Paul Hornung, Bart Starr, Forest Gregg, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Henry Jordan, Jim Ringo) but they were coming off a 1-10-1 season. The first thing Lombardi told them according to Bart Starr was:

"GENTLEMEN. We are going to RELENTLESSLY chase perfection, knowing full and well that we will never catch it. But we will RELENTLESSLY pursue it. And, as result of our work, we will capture EXCELLENCE."

Nick Saban didn't build his dynasty by recruiting the best players. He created the best system, won, and then the best wanted to play there. Stanford hasn't been winning with five star talent. Hell, our own Hokies did it in the 90's. Virginia Tech can be a dominant program, but they must be bring back the attitude and the attention to detail that brought them from the college football netherworld in the first place.

passing words, joe, but I think you are right.

If LaFleur was interested in the QB coaching job, I would be over the moon, but I can see what you are saying.

...LTs capabilities. AT BEST he's here one more year. Yes, we have a diverse set of RBs and an OL that HAS NEVER BEEN COACHED BEFORE....so, bright side, blank slate!

It's seems we are considering OCs and offensive identities. Those two things are pretty inseparable. I think we also are caught up in a VT centric world where we have our choice. We don't.

Every Hokie fan should just agree to stay off of every social networking site until something is official.

That's about as much of a mystery as who will be coordinating the offense next season.

If you're not gonna stay and watch the game up until at least the fourth quarter, don't even bother buying tickets. That's the way I look at it. If we're getting our asses handed to us, it's sure not gonna make the players feel any better if they look out and see an empty crowd (although they shouldn't be concerned about the crowd at that point) if everyone is gone mid third quarter or earlier, and if we're murdering someone, I'm sure the younger players would love a pretty decent sized crowd watching them play. They are the future, after all.

And what sickens me is how some people leave in a close game in the fourth quarter just because they think we can't win, notably the 2009 Nebraska game, the 2011 Miami game, and the 2012 Georgia Tech game.

With that being said, I do understand that some fans have to meet commitments and that may require them to leave a game early, but if you're leaving to beat the traffic, that's unacceptable. It looks terrible, recruiting-wise, and you just never know what may happen.

At least we have about 4 running backs to choose from and each one would fit nice in one of these offenses. I just don't know if this team can handle another change of personnel like they did in the 2012-13 season, especially the returners on the offensive line and Logan Thomas.

But hey, I don't think anything can be worse than what Stinespring did from 2006-08 and what Stinespring and O'cain did in 12-13. At least I hope not.

He has a nice resume for an NFL up-and-comer, but his lack of college experience makes me think twice.

Prior to joining the Texans, LaFleur worked at Ashland University as the offensive coordinator, coaching the quarterbacks and wide receivers. LaFleur began his coaching career at Saginaw Valley State as an offensive assistant in 2003 before taking the same position at Central Michigan from 2004-05. He coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers at Northern Michigan in 2006.

That's it. I have a hard time believing Beamer would turn the keys over to someone that inexperienced too.

Had to put them in a couple times. They played the ECU game a couple years over the loud speaker so we had to listen to them lose as we installed the seats. This past year I sat on the west side and got to sit in them and they are better than sitting on the bleachers.

I thought Brady was an excellent college QB. I never understood the switcheroo with Henson. Brady was consistantly more effective. He wasn't a hot NFL prospect because of the QB switcheroo and because there were questions about his arm strength. Scouts knew he was a heady guy who got the ball out quickly and was confident. Both he and Brees had very similar profiles coming out (although it took longer for Brees to get established.)

Perhaps this is why Stiney and Shane were at the skins game two weeks ago.