Frank Beamer
Frank Beamer
Frank Mitchell Beameris a retired American college football coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies, and former college football player. Beamer was a cornerback for Virginia Tech from 1966 to 1968. His coaching experience began in 1972, and from 1981 to 1986 Beamer served as the head football coach at Murray State University. He then went on to become the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1987 until his final game in 2015. He was one of the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 October 1946
CityMount Airy, NC
everybody fit leadership pointing respect team teams
Every team is different, some teams fit better than others. I think the leadership on this team has been very good, pointing everybody in the same direction. They respect each other.
ability athletic brown challenged experience feet great kid
And Brown has great feet for a kid his size. He's going to be challenged now. I think he's got the athletic ability to do it, but does he have enough experience to do it? We'll see.
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Our Hokie Nation has some great memories down there. We need to help as much as we can.
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He's been good, ... He's got everything it takes. He's tougher than heck and he's nasty on the football field. He's a nice person off the field, but to be a great player, you've got to have that nasty attitude and he's got it.
good gray promise road wins
I don't think it's been easy. You see this gray hair. It's not getting any darker, I can promise you. It's good to get two road wins this year. We've just got to get better each week. That's our deal.
great happened remember second
There were some great things that happened out there in the second half. I want to remember the second half. I don't want to remember the first half.
bring fourth guy guys help mike patience
I know a lot about Mike. I know what kind of guy he is. With our quarterback situation, you need someone to bring guys along. Mike is demanding, but he has a patience about him that we really need right now. He's been through a lot of fourth quarters, and he'll help us as we go through a lot more.
change count finding great hard offensive
I think we're going to have to change how we do that. Great offensive linemen are hard to find and can be hard to sign, but you need them. You can't just count on finding them anymore.
looked
I didn't think it looked like a fluke,
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There's a couple circumstances ... that may change that whole thing, so we're going to wait and see. We're talking about traffic violations.
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I am very appreciative to the university for allowing me to finish my coaching career at Virginia Tech. This is the only place I want to coach, and it's a great place to coach because of the administration and our great fan support.
improvement week
Marcus has been consistently getting better. Every week you see a little improvement.
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I don't remember the last time I saw Jeff King drop a ball. He's a smart guy who is just solid in every area. He's a guy who you can trust to get things done right.
football game great knack next ready soon win
He has a great knack of getting on to the next play, ... As soon as it's over, he's disappointed. Now, he's ready to try and win the football game for us.