Frank Beamer retires
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Question is will this be good or bad for the rest of the Coastal? Lot of people believe Beamer has been holding that program back the last few years.
Beamer accomplishment with VT is one of the amazing stories in cfb...ever.
But it has been over for a few yrs...his teams did not have "it"
The ACC needs good coaches everywhere and Beamer stepping aside is a good thing...well as long as they don't eff up the new hire
Narduzzi has a year head start on all of them. This is great.
VT will go as well as they can recruit that Hampton Roads area. Very fertile area. Will depend on what UVA does also. I know where I would rather go all things being equal.
Speaking of which, Cutcliffe is most likely not going anywhere but I could see people come calling for Larry Fedora.
VT fans believe that Beamer was holding it back. On the contrary, VT was a pitiful job before Beamer took over. It was right there with East Carolina. Beamer made that football program great for years.
Smart move by a good coach. At some point everyone needs to retire. He saw it was time and didn't let pride get in his way.
Smart move by a good coach. Everyone has to retire at some time. He realized it was his time to move on and not let pride get in the way.
His style of offense has been obsolete for years, and frankly Foster's defense hasn't been much to write home about inns good while.
Beamer was a great coach in his heyday who built a very solid program out of nothing at VT, much like Bill Snyder did at KSU. The game has passed him by, but that in no way diminishes what he did there. They should name the stadium after him.
And if Bud Foster doesn't get that job, he'll really regret all the opportunities he passed up over the years. Nobody has been ringing his doorbell for the last several years, that's for sure.
Agree in part, he made them a Top 25 Program and often Top 10 in Winning in the 1990s, sells out 87,000 every game at home, and was Ranked 18th in Wins since 1987 to 2014 with a .667% Winning Percentage! Just behind Notre Dame 19th and Penn State 16th. However, since 2011, Frank Beamer was 36th and just ahead of Penn State 37th!
While Beamer has done unbelievable things at VTech, he didn't take over a moribund, hapless team like many believe. VT had won seven years in a row before he arrived in 87, culminating in a 10-1 season and end of season ranking of 20 (and a bowl win). It seems like VTech before Beamer was the equivalent of the Walt Harris Pitt teams.
Thanks Cap Murphy, for additional Info, VT after joining the Big East did take off as a Top Program in the 2000s I recall reading how VT had taken over for being the Best Team in the Northeast over Penn State Program and VT did do better after joining the ACC then Miami and FSU for awhile. But the rise of UVA Recruiting taking some valuable recruits away from Beamer just these past 5 years hurt Beamer's Program and Coaching, in my opinion. Virginia has risen to equal status as a place to Recruit Top Players with a Top 45 Virginia Rankings just like Maryland's Top 35 and New Jersey's Top 35 have challenge Pennsylvania's Top 35 dropped from Top 50 to Top 35! Frank was born in the same Hometown as Andy Griffith in Mount Airy, North Carolina!
Captain Murphy was correct, Bill Dooley in just 9 years between from 1978-1986 built up Virginia Tech’s Program going 64-37-1 0.632% before Beamer! However, Beamer did improve the Program Winning, Attendance, and NFL Player Production!
Frank Beamer Bio Info Wikipedia:
Frank Mitchell Beamer is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Virginia Tech, a position he has held since 1987. Wikipedia
Born: October 18, 1946 (age 69), Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States
Career start: 1966
Career end: 1968
Team: Virginia Tech Hokies football
Spouse: Cheryl Oakley
Children: Shane Beamer, CTitle Head coach
Team Virginia Tech
Conference ACC
Record 234–115–2
Biographical details
Born October 18, 1946 (age 69)
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Alma mater Virginia Tech
Playing career
1966–1968 Virginia Tech
Position(s) Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972 Maryland (GA)
1973–1976 The Citadel (DL)
1977–1978 The Citadel (DC)
1979–1980 Murray State (DC)
1981–1986 Murray State
1987–present Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 276–138–4
Bowls 10–12
Tournaments 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 OVC (1986)
3 Big East (1995–1996, 1999)
4 ACC (2004, 2007–2008, 2010)
5 ACC Coastal Division (2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2011)
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1999)
Associated Press Coach of the Year (1999)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1999)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1999)
George Munger Award (1999)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1999)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1999)
Joseph V. Paterno Coach of the Year Award (2010)[1]
3x Big East Coach of the Year (1995–1996, 1999)
2x ACC Coach of the Year (2004–2005)
Captain Murphy was correct, Bill Dooley in just 9 years between from 1978-1986 built up Virginia Tech’s Program going 64-37-1 0.632% before Beamer! However, Beamer did improve the Program Winning, Attendance, and NFL Player Production!
Frank Beamer Bio Info Wikipedia:
Frank Mitchell Beamer is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Virginia Tech, a position he has held since 1987. Wikipedia
Born: October 18, 1946 (age 69), Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States
Career start: 1966
Career end: 1968
Team: Virginia Tech Hokies football
Spouse: Cheryl Oakley
Children: Shane Beamer, CTitle Head coach
Team Virginia Tech
Conference ACC
Record 234–115–2
Biographical details
Born October 18, 1946 (age 69)
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Alma mater Virginia Tech
Playing career
1966–1968 Virginia Tech
Position(s) Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972 Maryland (GA)
1973–1976 The Citadel (DL)
1977–1978 The Citadel (DC)
1979–1980 Murray State (DC)
1981–1986 Murray State
1987–present Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 276–138–4
Bowls 10–12
Tournaments 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 OVC (1986)
3 Big East (1995–1996, 1999)
4 ACC (2004, 2007–2008, 2010)
5 ACC Coastal Division (2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2011)
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1999)
Associated Press Coach of the Year (1999)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1999)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1999)
George Munger Award (1999)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1999)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1999)
Joseph V. Paterno Coach of the Year Award (2010)[1]
3x Big East Coach of the Year (1995–1996, 1999)
2x ACC Coach of the Year (2004–2005)
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I think Beamer's success has a lot to do w/ good administration at VT. He had just two winning seasons in his first six but obviously had the support of his AD and higher-ups. I'm glad we finally have such an administration here.
Early rumors are Kirby Smart from Alabama being interested in the job. I think he would be a good fit. Make no mistake about it, even if they were winning nobody knew who Va. Tech was before Beamer. A good coach can win anywhere and turn any program into a big time program. I think Smart would be a "smart" hire.
Who will replace Beamer at Virginia Tech? LINK!
The cliche goes that you don't want to be the guy who follows the coaching legend.
Well, it's worked out OK for Jimbo Fisher, who has returned Florida State to elite-program status since taking over for Bobby Bowden at Florida State.
Virginia Tech does not have the advantage of the fertile Florida recruiting ground, but it is a program with lots to offer. Longtime coach Frank Beamer will step down after this season. Whomever athletic director Whit Babcock hires to replace the future Hall of Fame coach has a chance to get the Hokies playing for Atlantic Coast Conference titles again fairly fast.
Here are some possible candidates:
Matt Campbell, Toledo. The 35-year-old is primed to make a jump. He speaks the same language as Babcock when he talks about leadership and creating a culture of player ownership in the program.
Justin Fuente, Memphis. When you turn Memphis into a top-15 team, you're pretty much going to show up on all of these lists. Fuente was the offensive coordinator for Gary Patterson at TCU and that has been the most problematic side of the ball for the Hokies.
Butch Jones, Tennessee. Jones really wanted this job so it might be a stretch to see him leave it after three years. Especially considering the way the Vols, despite some excruciating losses this season, are progressing. But Jones worked for Babcock at Cincinnati and he is getting a taste of how impatient SEC fans can be.
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona. The former West Virginia coach is getting a little dose of reality at Arizona this season. The Wildcats are 5-4 after winning the Pac-12 South last season. It's a tough place to sustain high level success. The West Virginia native would be moving closer to home and at 52 could be there for the long haul.
Matt Rhule, Temple. The enthusiastic 40-year-old gets his players to play hard and believe in themselves. The Owls went from 2-10 in his first season to 7-1 and taking Notre Dame down to the wire this season.
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2015/W...nk-Beamer/id-97e115656f1843e7bb2f53611325400a
The cliche goes that you don't want to be the guy who follows the coaching legend.
Well, it's worked out OK for Jimbo Fisher, who has returned Florida State to elite-program status since taking over for Bobby Bowden at Florida State.
Virginia Tech does not have the advantage of the fertile Florida recruiting ground, but it is a program with lots to offer. Longtime coach Frank Beamer will step down after this season. Whomever athletic director Whit Babcock hires to replace the future Hall of Fame coach has a chance to get the Hokies playing for Atlantic Coast Conference titles again fairly fast.
Here are some possible candidates:
Matt Campbell, Toledo. The 35-year-old is primed to make a jump. He speaks the same language as Babcock when he talks about leadership and creating a culture of player ownership in the program.
Justin Fuente, Memphis. When you turn Memphis into a top-15 team, you're pretty much going to show up on all of these lists. Fuente was the offensive coordinator for Gary Patterson at TCU and that has been the most problematic side of the ball for the Hokies.
Butch Jones, Tennessee. Jones really wanted this job so it might be a stretch to see him leave it after three years. Especially considering the way the Vols, despite some excruciating losses this season, are progressing. But Jones worked for Babcock at Cincinnati and he is getting a taste of how impatient SEC fans can be.
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona. The former West Virginia coach is getting a little dose of reality at Arizona this season. The Wildcats are 5-4 after winning the Pac-12 South last season. It's a tough place to sustain high level success. The West Virginia native would be moving closer to home and at 52 could be there for the long haul.
Matt Rhule, Temple. The enthusiastic 40-year-old gets his players to play hard and believe in themselves. The Owls went from 2-10 in his first season to 7-1 and taking Notre Dame down to the wire this season.
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2015/W...nk-Beamer/id-97e115656f1843e7bb2f53611325400a
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Foster made the same mistake some of those psu guys made, guys like Ganter and Bradley.. Bradley should have taken a HC job in early part of 2000's when his name meant something.. Besides being affiliated with raping kids, being in one program for too long actually hurts.. Asst coaches in same position for 10+ years is very rarely a positive, position coaches, 5 years.. Maybe for someone like a LeBeau who has been an HC and it didn't work, but for college, if you aren't moving up the ranks, you are failing..
Beamer was the product of set of nearly impossible lucky breaks. By virtue of some success with an easy schedule, populous state and an association with WVU as one of their long time rivals, they got invited to the Big East. This allowed them to attract a higher caliber of player which allowed them to take advantage of Pitt crapping the bed and Miami going on probation. That led to the next lucky break when a young Michael Vick committed to the program. Since then, they have been living off of those lucky breaks. They rack up wins with an easy schedule and then soil themselves when the tougher opponents hit the schedule in late Oct/early November. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Every year, the same sequence occurs.
The bottom line is that Beamer is a good enough coach to take advantage of a series of lucky breaks, but not good enough to do much more when the luck started to run out.
We have gotten some lucky breaks. I said that Beamer was good enough to be able to take advantage of the lucky breaks. Our coaches/admin were not.
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CBS SPORTS WEBSITE has these Candidates for VT Job. CoachRod leads the lists, what a slap in WVU face if CoachRod takes the VT job and turns down WVU?
Article At CBS Sports!
When Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer stepped down Sunday effective at the end of the season, a trend continued.
College football is increasingly becoming a young man's game.
In a span of 19 days, college football has lost four of its five oldest coaches. For various reasons, Steve Spurrier (South Carolina, 70), George O'Leary (Central Florida, 69), Norm Chow (Hawaii, 69) and Beamer, also 69, have either resigned or been let go since Oct. 13.
Should the game's most senior coach -- Kansas State's Bill Snyder, 76 -- be concerned? That's to be determined.
It's safe to say these schools are going to go young(er), starting with Virginia Tech. Think about this: The Hokies will make their first head coaching hire since 1986.
Here are some of the top candidates for the position ...
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona coach: Rich Rod has to be at the top of the list for now. He and Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock were together at West Virginia. Rodriguez, 52, has a massive annuity at Arizona that could be worth approximately $5 million if he stays until the end of the decade.
It's hard to turn that down, but being a ball coach, Rich Rod may have to ask himself: Where do I have a better chance to win?
Tom Herman (Houston) / Justin Fuente (Memphis): There is a flat-out bidding war developing for these two undefeated hot coaching prospects out of the AAC -- the 40-year old Herman at Houston, the 39-year old Fuente at Memphis. They face each other Nov. 14 in Houston. No matter who wins, it seems they're going to have their pick of jobs at Miami, South Carolina and in Blacksburg. I'd be shocked if at least one of them don't end up at one of those three places.
Matt Rhule, Temple coach: Saturday night was a three-hour advertisement for Rhule, a former Temple assistant under Al Golden. The Owls' defense gave Notre Dame fits. The offense performed better than expected. Think what Rhule, 40, could do with the resources at Virginia Tech. Another guy who could have his pick of jobs.
Dino Babers, Bowling Green coach: BG quarterback Matt Johnson throws for more yards per game than anyone. The Falcons offense is in the top 10. Babers' offensive chops are established. If he goes to a Power Five job, he'll have to make a significant hire at defensive coordinator. The Falcons are 87th in total D.
That guy might already be in place at Virginia Tech (see below). Babers will likely get a call from Hawaii (he's an alum) but there are way better jobs out there for him after this season.
Bud Foster, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator: At one time, Foster was assumed to be Beamer's successor. One of the nation's best defensive minds may have waited too long. Foster is 56 but hasn't lost his fastball as a top coordinator. Let's not forget he is part of the last staff to beat Ohio State. But in the end, he is the defensive coordinator for a boss who is stepping down at least in part because he isn't winning at a high rate.
There is an easy fix here if Foster can handle it. The new coach should seriously consider keeping Beamer's defensive coordinator.
Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern coach: Some FBS school is going to wake up to this versatile coach. The Eagles currently lead FBS in rushing (for the second straight year) with a devastating option attack. Get past the fact Fritz, 55, has made his bones in junior colleges, Division II and FCS and somebody somewhere is going to hire a star.
Don't be fooled by Fritz' run-based spread offense. When Oregon and Auburn are cooking, they use many of the same concepts. A word of warning to Georgia: Don't sleep on the Eagles when they come to town Nov. 21.
Article At CBS Sports!
When Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer stepped down Sunday effective at the end of the season, a trend continued.
College football is increasingly becoming a young man's game.
In a span of 19 days, college football has lost four of its five oldest coaches. For various reasons, Steve Spurrier (South Carolina, 70), George O'Leary (Central Florida, 69), Norm Chow (Hawaii, 69) and Beamer, also 69, have either resigned or been let go since Oct. 13.
Should the game's most senior coach -- Kansas State's Bill Snyder, 76 -- be concerned? That's to be determined.
It's safe to say these schools are going to go young(er), starting with Virginia Tech. Think about this: The Hokies will make their first head coaching hire since 1986.
Here are some of the top candidates for the position ...
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona coach: Rich Rod has to be at the top of the list for now. He and Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock were together at West Virginia. Rodriguez, 52, has a massive annuity at Arizona that could be worth approximately $5 million if he stays until the end of the decade.
It's hard to turn that down, but being a ball coach, Rich Rod may have to ask himself: Where do I have a better chance to win?
Tom Herman (Houston) / Justin Fuente (Memphis): There is a flat-out bidding war developing for these two undefeated hot coaching prospects out of the AAC -- the 40-year old Herman at Houston, the 39-year old Fuente at Memphis. They face each other Nov. 14 in Houston. No matter who wins, it seems they're going to have their pick of jobs at Miami, South Carolina and in Blacksburg. I'd be shocked if at least one of them don't end up at one of those three places.
Matt Rhule, Temple coach: Saturday night was a three-hour advertisement for Rhule, a former Temple assistant under Al Golden. The Owls' defense gave Notre Dame fits. The offense performed better than expected. Think what Rhule, 40, could do with the resources at Virginia Tech. Another guy who could have his pick of jobs.
Dino Babers, Bowling Green coach: BG quarterback Matt Johnson throws for more yards per game than anyone. The Falcons offense is in the top 10. Babers' offensive chops are established. If he goes to a Power Five job, he'll have to make a significant hire at defensive coordinator. The Falcons are 87th in total D.
That guy might already be in place at Virginia Tech (see below). Babers will likely get a call from Hawaii (he's an alum) but there are way better jobs out there for him after this season.
Bud Foster, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator: At one time, Foster was assumed to be Beamer's successor. One of the nation's best defensive minds may have waited too long. Foster is 56 but hasn't lost his fastball as a top coordinator. Let's not forget he is part of the last staff to beat Ohio State. But in the end, he is the defensive coordinator for a boss who is stepping down at least in part because he isn't winning at a high rate.
There is an easy fix here if Foster can handle it. The new coach should seriously consider keeping Beamer's defensive coordinator.
Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern coach: Some FBS school is going to wake up to this versatile coach. The Eagles currently lead FBS in rushing (for the second straight year) with a devastating option attack. Get past the fact Fritz, 55, has made his bones in junior colleges, Division II and FCS and somebody somewhere is going to hire a star.
Don't be fooled by Fritz' run-based spread offense. When Oregon and Auburn are cooking, they use many of the same concepts. A word of warning to Georgia: Don't sleep on the Eagles when they come to town Nov. 21.
