Frank Beamer appeared on Tech Talk Live with Jon Laaser and Mike Burnop Monday night. Frank's answer as to why the Hokies don't throw more on first down is a classic.
In case you're wondering, here a passing and rushing stats segmented by down via cfbstats.com. Virginia Tech passes more on first down than any other down. If I'm to draw a conclusion from a limited dataset in half-a-minute, that's because the Hokies have possessed the ball on first down more than any other down.
Passing Offense By Down
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Down | 9 | 96 | 54 | 56.3 | 799 | 4 | 4 | 131.58 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 9 | 87 | 54 | 62.1 | 594 | 8 | 1 | 147.47 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 9 | 74 | 40 | 54.1 | 480 | 5 | 3 | 122.72 | 60 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 6 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 229.66 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 104.24 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 8 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 130.85 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 103.57 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 98.40 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing Offense By Down
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Down | 9 | 191 | 802 | 4.20 | 7 | 63 | 18 | 20 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 9 | 130 | 520 | 4.00 | 2 | 59 | 40 | 13 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 9 | 60 | 106 | 1.77 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 28 | 96 | 3.43 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0.57 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Clips of Beamer's opening statement and his take on his legacy are below. Thank you to IMG Audio for making them available.
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