You can’t watch a Virginia Tech football game on television without hearing the announcers mention Frank Beamer and
his special teams. The Hokies have blocked a lot of kicks over the years, and with the exposure they get from ESPN, many
have come on national television. One day we’ll all look back on Beamer and say that when it came to blocking kicks,
he was ahead of the curve. But the special teams game is more than how many kicks you block. They can turn the tide of
the game and mean the difference between victory and defeat. With that in mind, are Beamer’s special teams truly
special?
It seems like longer than three weeks ago that I was sitting in ALLTEL Stadium, watching Virginia Tech get dismantled
by Florida State on special teams…again. It was depressing and embarrassing when you consider the amount of publicity
the Hokies’ special teams get. And that got me thinking…exactly how many of Frank Beamer’s wins and losses can be
directly attributed to special teams?