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Byline: Susan Miller Degnan
MIAMI _ Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, ever the diplomat, gushed about the University of Miami football players during a Monday teleconference as if they already had secured a spot in the FedEx Orange Bowl national championship game.
``I can tell you I was feeling pretty good about things until I turned the Miami film on,'' said Beamer, whose No. 10 Hokies (9-2, 6-1 ACC) come to Miami to face the No. 9 Hurricanes (8-2, 5-2) in the unofficial Atlantic Coast Conference championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday.
``They may be a little bit younger than they've been some years in the past, but they're extremely talented. They're playing their best football right now. Look at Brock Berlin's 21 touchdowns and four interceptions _ that says it all. Tailback Frank Gore is back full speed, fastest receivers we'll play, linebackers are tough and physical and …