Hokie coaching rumors

**gcdevil22** · February 3rd, 2011, 02:22 PM

lots of rumors out there that Beamer will ask QB coach Mike O'Cain, RB coach Billy Hite, and Whips/Rovers coach Cavanaugh to retire making room for 3 new coaches

Cornell Brown would come back to his alma mater after coaching in the CFL and help with recruiting

Shane Beamer, who is a DB coach at South Carolina and the recruiting coordinator would come and take over Whips/Rovers or RBs and become VTs recruiting coordinator

and replacing Mike O'Cain as QB coach would be Frank Beamer's best friend in the coaching world....Ralph Friedgen

**VOL61** · February 3rd, 2011, 05:38 PM

Big Ralph as a position coach? How about OC ...... He would be an upgrade over what is there now IMO .....

**TheBeast** · February 3rd, 2011, 07:03 PM

The biggest problem VT has is at the OC position, forget asking him to retire fire his ignorant arse.

**centennialdawg** · February 3rd, 2011, 09:53 PM

The biggest problem with coaching at VT is Beamer himself.

**Biggin** · February 4th, 2011, 12:04 AM

i agree with Beast and VOL, its the OC Stinespring, who is most at fault for VTs trouble.

VT also needs some new blood, their recruiting was very stale this year.
Not to mention the best VA player in some time, Grant, didnt even consider VT seriously

**gcdevil22** · February 4th, 2011, 07:27 PM

you've got it wrong with regards to Grant...Grant was heavy VT lean early on...then Mike London got in his ear that VT doesn't usually send LBs to the NFL due to their system...after that he dropped them on his list and let the VT staff know this, and both parties moved on...VT still recruited him obviously, but not with as much attention as Stephone Anthony or Travis Hughes

Stinespring is a bad OC, and there may be some re-shuffling, but I can't see Stinespring taking too well to being a position coach again...and we cannot afford to lose him, as he is our best recruiter

ideally Fridge would be an OC/QB coach and Stinespring would coach TEs and Tackles with much more recruiting responsibilities, but Beamer is a loyal guy and will probably stick with him

**Biggin** · February 4th, 2011, 09:49 PM

so he didnt consider VT realistically when it came down to deciding schools on NSD, which is what i said.

VT wasnt even in his top 2 in the end , that was OSU and UF.

**1inStripes** · February 4th, 2011, 11:14 PM

If Beamer brings his son in, I would let Stinespring go if you get Ralph. Shane is a much better recruiter than Stinespring. And Ralph is a much better OC than Stinespring. Then you can drag in a solid recruiter to "coach TE" but mainly focus on recruiting.

**Biggin** · February 4th, 2011, 11:52 PM

I agree

thats what Bama does with Burton Burns. He is the "RB coach" but he has one job: recruiting, esp in the South. He is very good with RBs dont get me wrong, but his main job is recruiting

**heartbreak kid** · February 5th, 2011, 11:04 AM

So why the problem with Tech's coaches? They have won 10 games for 7-8 seasons in a row ono one else has accomplished that feat. Do talk about the weak ACC cause when they joined all I heard was Tech would get theirs form FSU and Miami plus Clemson. But how may years later Tech has dominated the ACC. It is frustrting when they lose the big national televised games but do they actually have the talen of a USC, AlAbama or LSU I do beleive each of those teams were either the National champ or played in the game. Start to dismantle and see what happens. Big Ralph is a good coach but how many times did he beat TEch? I am sure he would like to have his son there but part of Tech success is the continuity of his staff.