Braine helped rebuild Virginia Tech football program by securing ties with the Big East Conference and by supporting Virginia Tech 's football coach Frank Beamer following a 2-8-1 football season in 1992 . Braine lead the Hokies to back-to-back berths in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl . During the past two decades , Virginia Tech football program has been successful with Beamer as head football coach as measured by the number of winning seasons and bowl appearances . For his contributions in Blacksburg , he was enshrined in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
David Braine (athletic director)