Bryan Stinespring is Reportedly No Longer Virginia Tech's Offensive Coordinator

by furrer4heisman on Feb 22, 2011 11:28 AM EST in Virginia Tech Football

WOW. QB coach Mike O'Cain now the #Hokies' O-coordinator. Stinespring to coach TEs and OTs. Newsome to coach interior linemen.less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®Kyle Tucker
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Well, you all got your wish. Obviously we'll have much more on this as the day goes on. Feel free to use this as your comments thread for the news.

KT summed it up: Wow.

Update: Bryan Stinespring is still the offensive coordinator, but Mike O'Cain will call plays.

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Run, Run, Pass

Rinse, repeat.

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by RiddickAndReynolds on Feb 22, 2011 11:40 AM EST reply actions

Well, that's not entirely fair to Mike...

He’s a good man and a GREAT quarterbacks coach. The development of Tyrod Taylor as a passer I think is testament to that fact.

I just think his offensive playcalling is from a different era when teams passed to keep teams honest in the run game, rather than running to set up the pass. It’s conservative.

Now, is it possible Mike learned a few tricks since his days at NC State? Sure. But if I recall, Clemson fans weren’t all that enamored with his playcalling when he was there under Bobby Bowden (granted, I believe he replaced Rich Rodriguez when he left for West Virginia, so it was quite a shift in philosophy).

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by RiddickAndReynolds on Feb 22, 2011 11:50 AM EST up reply actions

This is going to be interesting.

by Va Falcon 88 on Feb 22, 2011 11:44 AM EST reply actions

Holy Shit

Well, there goes the “Beamer will never change” school of thought up in flames.

by BleauxLeaux on Feb 22, 2011 11:49 AM EST reply actions

yup

by chicagomaroon on Feb 22, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

I think they should have brought in Friedgen.

I think he’d be a great fit.

by Seanny O on Feb 22, 2011 11:51 AM EST reply actions

Fridge

would make a great OC. He kicked ass at Georgia Tech.

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by RiddickAndReynolds on Feb 22, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

It would have been great

But I’m assuming that since we just pulled in Shane Beamer and Cornell Brown as coaches while keeping Hite and Cavanaugh on payroll in those administrative positions, our budget may be running low. I don’t think Weaver would let us fork out the cash.

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by Hokie_x3_Hi on Feb 22, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

Maryland is paying him

too much money to sit at his lake house. He’ll probably be back in coaching next year.

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by furrer4heisman on Feb 22, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions

We can wait. Let O’Cain develop Thomas a little bit, then bring in Friedgen next year as OC and ditch Stinespring for good.

by Steven Abbott on Feb 22, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

Stiney won't be fired

he’s been way too loyal. he’ll get some office job.

Yes, my good man, I’ll have the milk steak, boiled over hard, and your finest jelly beans--raw.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 22, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

THIS.

YES.

Yes, my good man, I’ll have the milk steak, boiled over hard, and your finest jelly beans--raw.

by Illusions, Michael. on Feb 22, 2011 12:22 PM EST reply actions

WOW is right!

I agree with a lot of things said already. It is about time that Beamer did the right thing with regards to this situation. I definitely understand being dedicated to your staff. That IS important. But there comes a time when there is dead wood that has to be cut down and disposed of properly. Stinespring has been a liability for a number of years now and probably cost us both ACC titles AND a shot at the NC. You cannot fault Beamer at all for giving Stiney plenty of shots to make up for the issues he had but when there is ceiling on what someone can bring to the program, you have to make a change.

I am suprised though that Friedgen was not brought in as the OC. He is a great offensive mind and the only thing that would be a drawback would be his age. I just hope that O’Cain does better than he did with NC State. Living here in Raleigh, I remember the days of whineing that occurred when he was there. It trust Beamer to have made the right call.

by GracedHokie on Feb 22, 2011 12:27 PM EST reply actions

Surprising

Prior to last season I would have been all for replacing Stiney as the OC. But he seemed to make huge strides last season with his “feel” for a game. And to replace him with O’Cain? I’ll have to see this how this works out. I do like Stiney returning to the 757 as a recruiter. he was a beast in that area.

by mpar1 on Feb 22, 2011 12:39 PM EST reply actions

I chalk up last year to TT....

The guy had a helluva year.

by flyers13 on Feb 22, 2011 1:18 PM EST reply actions

WOW like everyone else

Frank Beamer has not only shocked Hokienation but perhaps the rest of college football this offseason,bringing in new youngblood to the program and finally after 8 dreadful seasons having stiney step down. IMO O’cain has shown his worth with how he took TT and formed him into a complete Dual Threat QB, look at TT’s numbers and how they rose every year under O’cain. 2nd Stiney is a great recruiter with the OC off his plate VT can start feasting on the 757 again. Also his OL coaching Skills are great so the OT’s should improve. This also is a chance for Newsome to shine he gets the Guards and Centers if they do not show vast improvement in 2011 then he must go.

by crw4vt on Feb 22, 2011 1:51 PM EST reply actions

The next step will be by far the most difficult.

Frank Beamer is alleviating the fear that he might pull VT football down with a Bowden- like long torturous grey fade, but he still needs to take the final big step.
He needs to have the wisdom to decide that he will retire when his contract is completed.
Knowing that he would retire in a few years would enable Beamer to give greater effort in his remaining years and would also energize Bud Foster and make it almost impossible for another school to lure Foster away.
It would also set up an ideal timeline for VT’s head coaching future with Foster getting around 10 years followed by Shane Beamer.

by SAWBLADE61 on Feb 23, 2011 6:31 AM EST reply actions