I've read and heard a lot of, "This is unacceptable," with regards to how Tech has fared this season. The empty trophy case—the site is divided over whether it should stand. A majority of us want coaching changes, a few of you think Frank Beamer's best years are behind him. What do you think are reasonable goals for the program? What, on average, would you consider a successful season?
Here's some additional information:
Coaching Salaries
via: USA TODAY http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-coache...
23 schools in the USA TODAY database pay their coaching staffs more than Tech.
Modern Day Winners
Texas, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, Michigan, Iowa, Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, Oregon, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Clemson, Louisville, Washington, Wisconsin, Mississippi State
Only 13 teams have played in the BCS Championship.
LSU (2–1)
Florida (2–0)
Alabama (2-0)
Auburn (1–0)
Tennessee (1–0)
Oklahoma (1–3)
Texas (1–1)
Nebraska (0–1)
Florida State (1–2)
Miami, FL (1–1)
Virginia Tech (0–1)
Ohio State (1–2)
Oregon (0-1)
28 possible slots occupied by just 13 teams, and of those 13, 8 have been multiple times.
Recruiting Access
There's no doubt the state of Virginia has a wealth of high school talent. Published in July 2011, Rivals rated Virginia 7th in high school talent: http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1239398.
History
The Hokies entered their 119th season of college football with a record of 690-434-46 in 1,170 games played, appearing in 25 bowl games. Beamer has coached Tech to 20 of its bowl appearances, and holds a record of 213-102-2. Beamer accounts for nearly a 1/3 of Tech's wins in just about a 1/5 of its years. Consistent success is relatively new to the program, and unknown to any other coach.
Fans
According to Wiki (I know, I couldn't find the info anywhere else, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums) Lane is 34th largest stadium by capacity, that's filled on Saturday's because of the sellout streak. Gate and concession revenue are two of the biggest ways the program generates revenue, and it could be argued the stadium size and tickets sold are proportional to fanbase and interest.
Conference
The ACC will have equal access to college football's new postseason, however the conference lags behind the SEC, B1G, Big 12, and Pac-12 in television contract dollars and doesn't have a major conference bowl partnership like the B1G/Pac-12/Rose and SEC/Big 12/Champions.
What are your thoughts?
Comments
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Last 10 Games vs. Last 10 years
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A National Championship
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I want an MNC
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I look at it this way
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Success
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I do not think a National Championship is a reasonable goal.
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VT can be more successful
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You say "flashy uniforms" like its nothing.
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I don't think I'm following
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recruits
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agreed
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I still have hope
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For this season, I don't see why this team can't get 5 more
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realistic
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I'd consider the MNC to be an outside goal
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we think alike
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Depends on LT
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Early draft
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Players leaving
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Win BCS bowl Games
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BCS Bowl win and top 10 finish
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Catagory C
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Sugar Coated
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True Ceilings are Ellusive
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