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Columnist Mocks Frank Beamer, Twitter Swiftly Responds

The perils of social media: once you put something out there, there's no taking it back. No matter how much you weren't thinking or just trying to be funny or making a point poorly. Doesn't matter, right Pat Dooley, sports columnist for The Gainesville Sun? Apparently, Dooley tweeted this during the Ravens-Chiefs game...

Coby Fleener: Unlikely Star for Stanford in Orange Bowl Victory

MIAMI -- Unlike his coach and his quarterback, Stanford tight end Coby Fleener didn't come into the Orange Bowl thinking he could start making plans to leave for the NFL. He might start thinking about it now. Fleener, the 6-foot-6, 230-pound tight end, became one of the unlikely stars in Monday night's 40-12 victory over...

Virginia Tech vs. Stanford: Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl, scheduled for Monday at 8:30 p.m., in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., presents one of the bowl season's best matchups. Stanford and Virginia Tech meet at Sun Life Stadium in a game that will be televised on ESPN. The Cardinal and the Hokies were awfully close to putting themselves in the national title...

Tyrod Taylor Leads Virginia Tech to ACC Championship, Orange Bowl

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Vick may be the measure of greatness among Virginia Tech quarterbacks, but the legend of Tyrod Taylor is surely gaining on him. As if to demonstrate why he was named the ACC player of the year in 2010, Taylor dominated Florida State in a 44-33 victory Saturday night in the ACC Championship Game...

Virginia Tech Overcomes Awful Start to Earn Shot at Another ACC Title

Three months ago, when Virginia Tech debuted at No. 10 in the preseason college football top 25, the Hokies were the pick in the Atlantic Coast Conference and outside contenders for a national championship. Three months later, they are ranked No. 12 and the favorites to win the ACC title game Saturday night against Florida...

Frank Beamer News From the Web

05/25/12 Virginia Tech Football: The Hall of Fame Career of... Source: Bleacher Report Without legends like Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno walking the sidelines, the new dean of big-time gridiron is Frank Beamer , who has become a legend in his own right.
05/14/12 Recapping the Hokies' spring: Specialists Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA Finally, we've reached the last of the spring recaps.
05/14/12 The votes are in ... Source: The Roanoke Times - Roanoke VA For the seventh year in a row, we asked readers to pick The Best of the New River Valley.
05/12/12 The Sporting News ranks Frank Beamer as 9th best FBS... Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA This was from a couple days ago, but I figured it'd be a good weekend post.
05/09/12 Beamer, London onboard with playoffs if bowls left... Source: NBC - WSLS 10 - Roanoke VA The Auburn Tigers convinced Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer that college football needs a playoff system.

Background on Frank Beamer

Frank Beamer (born October 18, 1946) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Virginia Tech, a position he has held since 1987. From 1981 to 1986, Beamer served as the head coach at Murray State University.

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