CFB: Beamer to retire at season's end
Frank Beamer has told the staff that he will retire at the season's end. A lot of big hires will be made at the end of this year.
https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/660890410458464258
November 1st, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
Career.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:00 PM ^
That he was able to build what he built in the backwoods middle of nowhere, with no recruiting base, in a basketball conference (twice), is just incredible.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
There's actually a lot of football talent in Virginia. He just had to convince it to come to Blacksburg.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
VA is a lot like NJ though. There's a ton of talent in the DC, Richmond, and VA Beach areas but the state constantly gets raided by outside programs. We're even in on the party with Speight and Green. It's not overly easy to recruit to Blacksburg
November 1st, 2015 at 3:30 PM ^
The Tidewater and NOVA areas don't really view Blacksburg as "in-state" from a regional point of view. It's in the boonies.
It would be like expecting to recruit the Detroit area successfully just because you are in the U.P. of Michigan.
November 1st, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 1:55 PM ^
Man, there are going to be a lot of coaching vacancies next season.
Even Beckman, Edsall, and Hoke will find jobs.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:07 PM ^
So many decent jobs are open now that I think some programs may actually put off firing their coach because of it. I'm looking at you Purdue and Rutgers.
And now there are 9 FBS openings: Illinois, Maryland, Miami, Minnesota, North Texas, South Carolina, UCF, USC & Virginia Tech
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) November 1, 2015November 1st, 2015 at 3:22 PM ^
Rutgers may as well. Not a lot of options for either school this offseason.
November 1st, 2015 at 8:27 PM ^
Lotttt of transition this upcoming offseason.
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November 1st, 2015 at 3:53 PM ^
That's a good one.
November 1st, 2015 at 1:55 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 1:57 PM ^
Intrinsically, no. But because of realistic / unrealistic expectations, yes.
November 1st, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:02 PM ^
But their expectations are whacko. All the while they have to compete in the Big Ten East.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:07 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
1. Maryland - College Park sits in one of the B1G's most fertile recruiting areas. If you hire a good coach, you will field a top 25-35 roster based on pure talent.
2. Illinois - You can also get good players at Illinois, but Champaign is further away from where the talent is (Chicago, St. Louis suburbs) than is College Park.
3. Minnesota - There is minimal talent in the state of Minnesota, and minimal talent in the surrounding states.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:16 PM ^
Maryland's in a great recruiting spot if they could actually build a program. Tons right in state, and very close proximity to the depths of talent in PA, NJ, and VA.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
Maryland's stadium sucks (who wants to play at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium lol) and I feel like they are a basketball school. Plus they have to compete in the B1G east with Michigan, OSU, PSU and even MSU. It's hard to win a division with that many blue blood programs. At least in the west, you can win when Nebraska and Wisconsin have a down year and neither of those programs are great at recruiting.
November 1st, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
It's going to be hard in either division. At Maryland, you can build a championship caliber roster. The downside is that you will face four other teams with championship caliber rosters. At Minnesota, the competition isn't as tough but you won't be able to build a roster than can take advantage of it.
Look at the West this year. Nebraska is at historical low. Wisconsin is underdoing a coaching transition. Illinois fired its coach prior to the season. Purdue is just awful. Minnesota was projected to have its strongest team since the Mason era and it still couldn't win the West and will be lucky to go bowling.
At either school, you are going to need things to break right for you to have a chance at a title. Might as well do it a school where you can build a roster capable of seizing the opportunity.
November 1st, 2015 at 3:42 PM ^
They need to clean house above the football coach first. If the rumors about what Maryland is willing to spend are true, it's the best job of the bunch. The competition is greater than in the west, but so is the opportunity. I'm not going to assume that the expectations at Maryland are more unrealistic than anywhere else.
November 1st, 2015 at 6:14 PM ^
Maryland's going to need to spend big if they ever want to compete. The Big Ten East is just brutal with them having to face M, MSU, OSU, and PSU all the time.
November 1st, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
As an aside, holy hell there are already a lot of vacant HC positions. I'm getting more nervous about holding onto all of UM's assistants. Really want continuity to begin the Harbaugh era.
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:00 PM ^
Is the only one I'd be concerned about. But if what happens yesterday continues I won't be worried about him leaving either.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
I don't think Minnesota outschemed Durkin. Their WRs just made some difficult plays in coverage and we missed chances to pick some passes off.
November 1st, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
Yeah, UM should only have D-coordinators who can help a team get three straight shutouts!
Wait.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
after he beat Ohio State. Playing Urban Meyer that close in a game was just proof positive how much the game had left him. He should've won by more.
I think you will be seeing a KSU like regression after Bill Snyder retired. Should be funny.
November 1st, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
Rich Rod is a hot name in Blacksburg right now, although he's not doing himself any favors this year.
They have a new AD and I'm not sure Foster is the head coaching type. If you've ever been around the man for more than 5 minutes, you'd see what I mean.
November 2nd, 2015 at 7:50 AM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 5:17 PM ^
He'd be OK with Foster too. He's built up a lot of goodwill over the years, so I wouldn't rule them out. I don't know if announcing his resignation now signals anything.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
My wife is a Hokie as well. Last few seasons have been rough but he built the program and should be remembered for his ACC dominance. Lot's of folks talking/hoping RichRod here in Blacksburg.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
Tennessee & Virginia Tech are scheduled to play that ridiculous game at Bristol Motor Speedway to set the college football attendance record. I can't imagine either of those fanbases being that fired up for that game right now.
November 1st, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^
They will attend anyway, just for the novelty of it and to say "I was there".
I would not try to to it 2 years in a row though. Once the novelty is gone, it's a shitty way to watch a football game.
November 1st, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
Look at the division each is in. Its not comparable. And Arizona is basketball school.
November 1st, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
But is it better than USC, South Carolina, or Miami (YTM)? I think it all depends on the candidate. Another interesting scenario: what happens if Virginia fires their coach? Does UVa think twice about canning Mike London now?
November 1st, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
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November 1st, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
November 1st, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
Good a reason as any.