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King of Hokies
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King of Hokies
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Whit didn't do everything wrong. He just did multiple critical things wrong

Posted: 05/13/2026 at 11:36 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vippie1)

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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