By Lee Pace
Among the many coaches, ex-players and VIPs queuing up to shake Mack Brown's hand last Dec. 4 in New York City following his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame was Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster. Foster was in attendance to honor his long-time boss, Frank Beamer, who was also coroneted that evening, and wanted to pay respects to Brown, who he had never actually coached against but knew via the coaching fraternity and the recruiting arena.
Brown was just a week into having accepted the Carolina job after a five-year coaching hiatus.