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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.
Posted: 11/25/2024 at 10:41 AM ET
(In response to this post by Irish Hokie)

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Just read that Tulsa (yes, Tulsa), just fired their HC after 2 years of
Irish Hokie 11/24/24 01:25 PM ET
What was the amount of the buy out?**
VaTechHokiesACC 11/24/24 11:58 PM ET
Naw, several folks here say a rebuild takes 5 years, or that we're not
teaysvalleyhokie 11/24/24 06:53 PM ET
And who negotiated all those large $ buyouts for 1st time head coaches??**
hokie77 11/24/24 06:20 PM ET
We need to fire the Athletic Director**
OGHookie 11/24/24 04:56 PM ET
Who is ponying the buyout $ for firing Pry?**
BROman Hokie 11/24/24 04:07 PM ET
That's the thing people don't bring up **
VaTechHokiesACC 11/24/24 11:58 PM ET
What exactly do you think this is evidence of?
Pride_and_Joy 11/24/24 02:11 PM ET
If Tulsa isn’t concerned with making change as a result of poor
Irish Hokie 11/24/24 02:21 PM ET
Was Beamer in demand when he left Murray State for VT?
Pride_and_Joy 11/25/24 10:41 AM ET
His salary was $1.7M a year.**
MikeVT85 11/24/24 02:04 PM ET
What’s their revenue?**
sandmanfan06 11/24/24 03:01 PM ET
Maybe Justin Fuente goes back home to coachTulsa?**
Old Line Hokie 11/24/24 01:32 PM ET
Wouldn’t surprise me…maybe he can swing another $10mm out of them too?!?**
Irish Hokie 11/24/24 01:34 PM ET
Someone on TOB said we cant fire a coach after just 3 years.**
UpstateSCHokie 11/24/24 01:30 PM ET
We had someone on THIS board say a rebuild takes 5 years.
teaysvalleyhokie 11/24/24 06:53 PM ET
How many coaches can VT afford to pay simultaneously?**
MP4VT2004 11/24/24 01:45 PM ET
Couldn’t tell Tulsa time**
CrabtreeHokie 11/24/24 01:30 PM ET
If the BOV and President don't really care, then change may need to start
VTHokie2000 11/24/24 01:29 PM ET