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AppWest

I don’t think the next coach stood a chance after so many years of Beamer

You see it all the time, sometimes you need a stopgap after a legend retires to get everything truly reset.
Posted: 09/07/2025 at 04:16 PM ET
(In response to this post by UberHOKIE)

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I'll bring up the skunk in the room
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:05 PM ET
Wouldn't work here. Too passionate about his team. No water bottle. Makes
soldcokesatLane • 09/08/25 01:25 AM ET
Our failure is more than just on the field. Our athletic department did
97Hokie • 09/07/25 05:53 PM ET
Ding Ding Ding**
thewhofartedlook • 09/07/25 07:17 PM ET
And they were right. **
BlackwaterHokie • 09/07/25 05:09 PM ET
Nope then. Nope now. Nope forever. Gotta do what VT has failed to do
Hokiefied • 09/07/25 04:33 PM ET
same for WVU
surroundedbyhokies • 09/07/25 06:01 PM ET
☝️☝️☝️**
97Hokie • 09/07/25 05:54 PM ET
Great post !**
RiverVT • 09/07/25 04:54 PM ET
That's has work really, really well hasn't it rotflmao
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:40 PM ET
It hasn’t been tried to know if it will work.
Hokiefied • 09/07/25 04:57 PM ET
I don’t think the next coach stood a chance after so many years of Beamer ◄
AppWest • 09/07/25 04:16 PM ET
He is a BEAMER. RESET?
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:44 PM ET
VT has had two so far**
WestyHokie • 09/07/25 04:32 PM ET
Don't be factual... It's confusing. **
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:42 PM ET
True We've now had 2. A new AD that knows football pays the bills may hire
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 04:23 PM ET
Go hire Gruden and bring the magic back lol**
NYCHokies • 09/07/25 04:29 PM ET
I'm not convinced. When he as an assistant at USCe he killed it on the
UpstateSCHokie • 09/07/25 04:14 PM ET
Totally agree.... **
HokieinSD • 09/07/25 05:43 PM ET
...to be honest, hes doing alright at SC. Call me when he plays for an SECC**
Techsupport • 09/07/25 05:06 PM ET
He wouldn't have 1/2 the resources at VT he has now. Wouldn't have an extra
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 04:20 PM ET
Well who we got didn't get it done. And he was very familiar
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:46 PM ET
after this failed experiment with hiring a DC…
Omgobbles • 09/07/25 04:10 PM ET
That should have happened around 2011. Beamer should have retired then.**
hokiedad25 • 09/07/25 04:24 PM ET
I'm afraid that ship has sailed. He should have been the hire when Frank
UpstateSCHokie • 09/07/25 04:15 PM ET
Agree, he is not coming back to coaching
Omgobbles • 09/07/25 04:22 PM ET
I'm not even suggesting he would. Just that we got ourselves here
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:50 PM ET
He wasn't interested!!! You actually believe he would have done at VT
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 04:09 PM ET
Hell yes he was interested. **
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:34 PM ET
Yes of course he WAS interested **
ombandit • 09/07/25 04:54 PM ET
lmao Why didn't he do a preliminary off site interview? Phone call was all
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 04:38 PM ET
Yes they knew his potential. WB didn't have to stay employed.. **
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:41 PM ET
He wasn't close to being ready then.**
hokiedad25 • 09/07/25 04:06 PM ET
Well neither was Fuente and he WAS a head coach.
UberHOKIE • 09/07/25 04:36 PM ET
Agree... Fuente was also financially constrained. **
HokieinSD • 09/07/25 05:49 PM ET