224 Quotes by Frank Beamer

It's just one of those years where more guys than usual left the state, but we'll continue to work hard to get the best players in the state of Virginia.

I think with our fans, taking that next day off is the least of their worries, ... They're loyal fans, and they'll be ready for Thursday night.

It's just different. You try to prepare for it here on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and it's a challenge for your offense. We haven't scored an offensive touchdown in two years. Part of that's them, part of that's us.

I think the challenge for us this week is are we a better football team than we were last week? As many good things as we did in the N.C. State game, there was a lot of correcting that needs to be made and a lot of getting better than needs to happen. I believe ... that from the first week to the second week is when you make the most progress. And we have to take advantage of that situation here.

It seems like it's always an important game, ... I think both teams play extremely hard when we play each other. The stakes have always been high.

I think the best two teams are going to end up playing for it, whether it's us or not,

It's a chance for not only coaches, but everyone in the country to come together and help these people. As much as we watch it on TV, we can't get the real picture of what's going on down there.

I thought we got after it pretty good.

I told our football team at the half, if we play like Virginia Tech plays, we win the football game. That?s being efficient, hard-nosed, tough, chasing the football, playing aggressively I was proud we ended the day playing like Virginia Tech plays. I thought our kids gave great effort. They hung in there and kept battling and kept coming back.