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Yep, correct. He actually took the job well before it became public

He had notified staff that he was likely to be offered the Clemson job. Greenberg made an effort to get resources to keep him, but was told he wouldn't be getting them. So Greenberg even encouraged Johnson to go
Posted: 05/13/2026 at 12:13 PM ET
(In response to this post by Chris Coleman)

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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