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It’s hard to believe now, but when Frank Beamer took over as Virginia Tech’s head coach, the players… um… they… well, let’s let one of them tell you.
“Before Coach Beamer took over, 99 percent of the players did not want him there,” quarterback Erik Chapman said. “Before he was hired, I had written a letter to the administration requesting that (Dooley assistant) Pat Watson be our next head coach. It was nothing personal toward Coach Beamer. We just wanted the continuity of the staff we knew.”
Frank Beamer, from Murray State? Who was the school named after — Bill Murray? Who knew? None of the Hokie players had ever heard of the place.
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