Was Beamer in demand when he left Murray State for VT?
Hiring people because they are “in demand” is dumb.
Tom Hermann was in demand. Chad Morris was in demand. Will Muschamp was in demand.
That’s a terrible criterion to use to decide on a coaching hire.
You also have an assumption built into your argument — that things can only get worse and not better under the current head coach. You may be right…but you may be wrong.
Losing every close game for three years is horribly frustrating. But he hasn’t been a head coach before. If he had, I’d say your conclusion that it’s not “in him” would be more warranted. Experience is the best teacher. So I don’t know that he can’t do it. Perhaps he just doesn’t have a steep learning curve on that part of the game.
He’s done well with retaining talent, fitting the culture, selling a vision. Those things matter too.
Pry probably isn’t the guy, but being quick to fire people doesn’t necessarily mean you’re more committed to winning. That’s all I’m really pushing back on.
Thread Replies (18)
Just read that Tulsa (yes, Tulsa), just fired their HC after 2 years of
-- Irish Hokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:25 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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11/24/24 01:25 PM ET
What was the amount of the buy out?**
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Nov 24, 2024 at 11:58 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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11/24/24 11:58 PM ET
Naw, several folks here say a rebuild takes 5 years, or that we're not
-- teaysvalleyhokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 06:53 PM ET
teaysvalleyhokie
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11/24/24 06:53 PM ET
And who negotiated all those large $ buyouts for 1st time head coaches??**
-- hokie77
Nov 24, 2024 at 06:20 PM ET
hokie77
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11/24/24 06:20 PM ET
We need to fire the Athletic Director**
-- OGHookie
Nov 24, 2024 at 04:56 PM ET
OGHookie
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11/24/24 04:56 PM ET
Who is ponying the buyout $ for firing Pry?**
-- BROman Hokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 04:07 PM ET
BROman Hokie
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11/24/24 04:07 PM ET
That's the thing people don't bring up **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Nov 24, 2024 at 11:58 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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11/24/24 11:58 PM ET
What exactly do you think this is evidence of?
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 24, 2024 at 02:11 PM ET
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11/24/24 02:11 PM ET
If Tulsa isn’t concerned with making change as a result of poor
-- Irish Hokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 02:21 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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11/24/24 02:21 PM ET
Was Beamer in demand when he left Murray State for VT?
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-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 25, 2024 at 10:41 AM ET
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11/25/24 10:41 AM ET
His salary was $1.7M a year.**
-- MikeVT85
Nov 24, 2024 at 02:04 PM ET
MikeVT85
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11/24/24 02:04 PM ET
What’s their revenue?**
-- sandmanfan06
Nov 24, 2024 at 03:01 PM ET
sandmanfan06
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11/24/24 03:01 PM ET
Maybe Justin Fuente goes back home to coachTulsa?**
-- Old Line Hokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:32 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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11/24/24 01:32 PM ET
Wouldn’t surprise me…maybe he can swing another $10mm out of them too?!?**
-- Irish Hokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:34 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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11/24/24 01:34 PM ET
Someone on TOB said we cant fire a coach after just 3 years.**
-- UpstateSCHokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:30 PM ET
UpstateSCHokie
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11/24/24 01:30 PM ET
We had someone on THIS board say a rebuild takes 5 years.
-- teaysvalleyhokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 06:53 PM ET
teaysvalleyhokie
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11/24/24 06:53 PM ET
How many coaches can VT afford to pay simultaneously?**
-- MP4VT2004
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:45 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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11/24/24 01:45 PM ET
Couldn’t tell Tulsa time**
-- CrabtreeHokie
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:30 PM ET
CrabtreeHokie
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11/24/24 01:30 PM ET
If the BOV and President don't really care, then change may need to start
-- VTHokie2000
Nov 24, 2024 at 01:29 PM ET
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11/24/24 01:29 PM ET