I'm just throwing this out there,I'm not for or against Shane Beamer at this point,but people keep referring to him as "Frank's boy" inferring that he's not as good as his dad or what ever,but I've been around awhile and I know it took Frank along time to get VT to where he did.Tough question. Please answer ... YES (LOL!!!) or NO.
Frank Beamer took over a Va Tech team that was 9-2 in 1986, 6-5 in 85, 8-4 in 84, 9-2 in 83. So the previous 4 years they were a very solid program under their winningest coach Bill Dooley. He left for Wake Forest and Beamer took over, going 2-9, 3-8, 6-4 then 6-5 in his first 4 years.I'm just throwing this out there,I'm not for or against Shane Beamer at this point,but people keep referring to him as "Frank's boy" inferring that he's not as good as his dad or what ever,but I've been around awhile and I know it took Frank along time to get VT to where he did.
Yeah but isn't he considered a hall of fame type coach for what he was able to do there over the long term,that's my pointFrank Beamer took over a Va Tech team that was 9-2 in 1986, 6-5 in 85, 8-4 in 84, 9-2 in 83. So the previous 4 years they were a very solid program under their winningest coach Bill Dooley. He left for Wake Forest and Beamer took over, going 2-9, 3-8, 6-4 then 6-5 in his first 4 years.
I'm just throwing this out there,I'm not for or against Shane Beamer at this point,but people keep referring to him as "Frank's boy" inferring that he's not as good as his dad or what ever,but I've been around awhile and I know it took Frank along time to get VT to where he did.
Yes eventually he had them running great. Great era he had there.Yeah but isn't he considered a hall of fame type coach for what he was able to do there over the long term,that's my point
To my knowledge, I am the jerk who came up with 'Frank's BOY'. Why? Because of all the possible candidates for a Head Coaching position in the South East Conference, WE, selected "FRANK's BOY!!!" Whose ONLY QUALIFICATION was being Frank Beamer's kid. May the Gamecock's BBQ until this sin is acknowledged.
Being Frank Beamer’s son was his “ONLY QUALIFICATION”??? Wow, he must have falsified his resume with all of those coaching/recruiting jobs under numerous world-class head coaches.To my knowledge, I am the jerk who came up with 'Frank's BOY'. Why? Because of all the possible candidates for a Head Coaching position in the South East Conference, WE, selected "FRANK's BOY!!!" Whose ONLY QUALIFICATION was being Frank Beamer's kid. May the Gamecock's BBQ until this sin is acknowledged.
How do you think he got those?Being Frank Beamer’s son was his “ONLY QUALIFICATION”??? Wow, he must have falsified his resume with all of those coaching/recruiting jobs under numerous world-class head coaches.
Implying.I'm just throwing this out there,I'm not for or against Shane Beamer at this point,but people keep referring to him as "Frank's boy" inferring that he's not as good as his dad or what ever,but I've been around awhile and I know it took Frank along time to get VT to where he did.
There's no long-term anymore for programs that lose big more than two years in a row anytime after the first year.Yeah but isn't he considered a hall of fame type coach for what he was able to do there over the long term,that's my point
However that is not the whole story. Dooley was forced to resign due to NCAA violations. Due to those violations, VT was penalized, and limited to 85 total scholarships in 1988, 1989 and just 17 initial scholarships in 1989.Frank Beamer took over a Va Tech team that was 9-2 in 1986, 6-5 in 85, 8-4 in 84, 9-2 in 83. So the previous 4 years they were a very solid program under their winningest coach Bill Dooley. He left for Wake Forest and Beamer took over, going 2-9, 3-8, 6-4 then 6-5 in his first 4 years.
😂😂🤣🤣Tough question. Please answer ... YES (LOL!!!) or NO.
Good elucidation.However that is not the whole story. Dooley was forced to resign due to NCAA violations. Due to those violations, VT was penalized, and limited to 85 total scholarships in 1988, 1989 and just 17 initial scholarships in 1989.
I'm not a FB apologist, but he walked into a unmitigated Cluster ....
I doubt anyone could have done much better given his circumstances.