Quote Originally Posted by CoeburnCane View Post
And what I'm saying to both of you is that I don't want our program stuck in "yay, we won the ACC Title for the 8th time again, we're so great"-land, as some programs are.

If you plan well enough to win a national title--the ACC titles will of course come. But, if you plan for your team to be "just" good enough to win the ACC, then that's all you'll ever do. I want a guy who's focus is building a national contender from day one. If you build a national contender, conference titles will come with ease. Honestly--even if VT or another ACC team had went undefeated through their whole season and won the ACC--no way in hell they're going to Glendale to play for all the marbles.

If the conference step is so important, why was Miami winning titles as an independent back in the 80's? Because they scheduled well enough to have a strong schedule worthy of that consideration, and because they went out and built the best **** team they could, regardless of what everyone thought. For example--there were guys like Randall Hill that said they didn't care if they went to the Orange Bowl but didn't win a national title or whatever--they took the rings from winning that game and gave it away to some chick at a party. The only rings most of those guys kept, were the national titles b/c those were the ones that mattered. I want that mentality back in our locker room.

I may be irrational to some of you when it comes to this, but while I can be happy about the things Miami does throughout a season, if we don't win a national title at the end--it's a disappointment to me just like it was to those guys like Randall Hill.

I want a head coach with that same mentality. The CFB scene has changed since back then, but the plan shouldn't be that much different.
you're assuming that Beamer hasn't built a program with the focus on winning a national title...that's dumb

VT doesn't go out every Fall with the hope that we can somehow win the ACC...we had hoped with a win over Boise it would put us squarely in the mix for the national title...if not, then why play teams like Alabama, LSU, USC, Boise St, Nebraska out-of-conference? if you're only looking to win the ACC, why even bother to schedule those games

VT expected to win the ACC...that's a fact...they were the pre-season favorites and had the target on their back and ran through the conference unscathed

this notion that VT is a program that focuses on winning the ACC and that alone is one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard...second only to the notion that the Miami players or coaches didn't give a **** about winning the conference, and are somehow above winning the conference because of past greatness

you want a coach who wants to win national titles? that's a groundbreaking theory, as there aren't too many coaches out there who have that goal...I mean, at least 99% of the ones I know only want to have good enough seasons to get bowl eligible...none of them can even fathom dreaming big enough to win the national title...that's an interesting idea...one I'm sure Beamer has never thought of

it seems to me your line of thinking is you'd like to skip a whole bunch of steps on the way back to the top...and if anyone within the program at Miami shares your sentiments I'm sure there will be many more Meineke Car Care Bowls in your future

you want to go from having never won the conference (and only been close once or twice) straight to National Champs...all the while, not giving a **** about the ACC title along the way

so have fun with that...I'm happy to see Al Golden on that list...it would be nice to beat up on the Hoos in 2 games each year instead of 1