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1947Sunbowl

it was a hire of emotion

Sometimes Jim Weaver, and current AD PSU Pat Kraft very similar. Jim wanted control of the basketball program, (he couldnt get that for football) and when Seth refused to attend a staff meeting while he was hosting a recruit. Boom. Jim Fires him.. on the spot. Jim actually did good for VT, established structure and management but he micro managed, Whit was the opposiite Can we get someone in the middle
Posted: 05/13/2026 at 06:49 AM ET
(In response to this post by HokieBrazil)

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James Johnson is the new basketball coach at Ferrum.
RJHokie • 05/12/26 06:30 PM ET
He's in the Ferrum sports HOF as a player
DJ Golf • 05/13/26 07:04 PM ET
One of Weaver's down the hall lazy hires, not sure who was worse, him or
HokieBrazil • 05/13/26 05:48 AM ET
I believe JJ had announced he was going to Clemson as an assistant....
4dhokies • 05/13/26 09:57 AM ET
He had already moved to Clemson in fact.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/13/26 11:42 AM ET
Yep, correct. He actually took the job well before it became public
GCHokie34 • 05/13/26 12:13 PM ET
Can't blame Johnson for taking the job though.**
atlhokie1 • 05/13/26 09:57 AM ET
To be fair... (not that we should be)
GCHokie34 • 05/13/26 09:37 AM ET
Yep. The Greenberg firing was idiotic. And poorly executed. Both. **
King of Hokies • 05/13/26 08:48 PM ET
The best thing Babcock ever did....
Vippie1 • 05/13/26 06:32 PM ET
Whit didn't do everything wrong. He just did multiple critical things wrong**
King of Hokies • 05/13/26 11:36 PM ET
New ADs want to make their stamp on the revenue programs quickly
GCHokie34 • 05/13/26 07:35 PM ET
That would be CW at most schools
Vippie1 • 05/13/26 09:07 PM ET
GC, if you care to comment, wasn’t the Greenberg firing more of a
VT One • 05/13/26 11:59 AM ET
It was a resources conflict...
GCHokie34 • 05/13/26 12:11 PM ET
It was a shoe issue that got Gburg fired.
gobblecreek • 05/13/26 04:22 PM ET
I thought his assistants abandoned him?**
HokieDelNorte • 05/13/26 02:45 PM ET
because every signal JW was sending was bad
Vippie1 • 05/13/26 06:35 PM ET
Yeah, his best ones had left.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/13/26 06:18 PM ET
Thanks for the candor in your response. All basketball aside, having met or
VT One • 05/13/26 02:15 PM ET
and the timing was even worse............**
HOKIESHARK • 05/13/26 12:52 PM ET
That might be due to the firing of Greenberg being a knee jerk one.
VTHokie2000 • 05/13/26 02:25 PM ET
Great post!**
saret • 05/13/26 12:36 PM ET
Good points.
RJHokie • 05/13/26 10:03 AM ET
The "eye-to-eye" they didn't see the same...
GCHokie34 • 05/13/26 11:45 AM ET
Add to your list of NO-NOs, Bill "Moose" Matthews from the 60's. AWFUL**
George Baylor • 05/13/26 08:30 AM ET
it was a hire of emotion ◄
1947Sunbowl • 05/13/26 06:49 AM ET
I wish him well**
UpperQuad • 05/12/26 11:11 PM ET
Me too!**
EDGEMAN • 05/13/26 06:15 PM ET