Frank Beamer

Frank Beamer
Frank Mitchell Beameris a retired American college football coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies, and former college football player. Beamer was a cornerback for Virginia Tech from 1966 to 1968. His coaching experience began in 1972, and from 1981 to 1986 Beamer served as the head football coach at Murray State University. He then went on to become the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1987 until his final game in 2015. He was one of the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 October 1946
CityMount Airy, NC
against defense great prepared time whacked
They just whacked us and socked us and got after us. Hopefully, we're going to be better prepared to go against a great defense this time around.
sacked whacked
They just whacked us and sacked us and got after us.
running
It was just my imagination, once again, running away with me.
people pro provide
In pro towns, I think people are used to being entertained, ... Here, the people make up a lot of the entertainment. We provide the play, but they provide the atmosphere.
great knows move
He's really a great player. What did he have ... 20 sacks for a season? He's not as big as some guys, but he can move and he knows what he's doing.
looked
I didn't think it looked like a fluke,
virginia week virginia-tech
There are so many things going on this week, ... It's great for Virginia Tech.
actions caught guy realized west wrong
He realized he was wrong in some of his actions at West Virginia, ... He's just a competitive guy and got caught up. He was wrong and has apologized.
balls clock control guy house worked
He put some balls right where they had to be. He was in control and worked the clock down at the end. He was the calmest guy in the house and I thought it really showed today.
plays practice
He plays the same way all the time. If it's in practice or on Saturdays, he's always full-tilt, let's go.
change far five happy plays
If I could go back and change about five plays and make them go our way, we'd probably be happy campers right now. We weren't that far off.
michael
If he could throw, he'd be Michael Vick.
ball hold
I don't see why we can't keep it up. If you can hold on to the ball one time, why can't you do it every time.
field forget good offense playing short sudden
I don't want to forget this offense right here. We have to be good on offense. If we don't do well, then all of a sudden it's a short field and playing right into their hands.