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
enjoy men smart treat
We treat them like men and give them some time. You have to let them come here and enjoy Jacksonville and all the things here. But they have to be smart about it.
playing
They're playing for a lot. We're playing for a lot.
fortunate guys hung
I feel fortunate getting out of here with the win. I really thought our guys hung in there. The play wasn't always pretty.
team
They're a team that just won't go away.
step time tough
He's a tough kid. I'm disappointed for Jimmy, but if he can't go, it's time for Brandon Frye to step it up.
challenge offensive prepare thursday wednesday
It's just different. You try to prepare for it here on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and it's a challenge for your offense. We haven't scored an offensive touchdown in two years. Part of that's them, part of that's us.
balls line offensive plays sure
I'm sure there are some plays he'd like to have back, ... But I'm sure there are also some protections our offensive line would like to have back. And some balls our receivers would like to have back.
feet great mind thrown tying
He's going to be a great player, but right now I think there's a lot being thrown at him and his mind is tying up his feet a little bit,
half last season
It's what you do the last half of the season that really matters.
advantage believe challenge football good last needs second situation state team week
I think the challenge for us this week is are we a better football team than we were last week? As many good things as we did in the N.C. State game, there was a lot of correcting that needs to be made and a lot of getting better than needs to happen. I believe ... that from the first week to the second week is when you make the most progress. And we have to take advantage of that situation here.
confident itself takes
He's confident out there. He takes control. There are a lot of things other than the play itself that you like about him.
compete matter playing proven
I think we've proven over the years we can compete at that level. We know how to be good, it's just a matter of playing with focus.
balls clock control guy house worked
He put some balls right where they had to be. He was in control and worked the clock down at the end. He was the calmest guy in the house and I thought it really showed today.
arm dangerous guy plays tremendous
He's a dangerous guy, and you can't tell a guy like that when to do what because I think it's very instinctive for him, ... But there's going to be a lot of big plays by his arm and his feet. I think he's a tremendous quarterback.