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Eagle Rare for life
Ugh, don't remind us...
Open is my favorite but to each his own
Yeah. I don't think the Joseph Magnus is available anywhere other than the distillery itself for the time being, but if you get a chance, I highly recommend trying it. Normally, I couldn't fathom spending that much for a bottle of whiskey, but man... that stuff is so good it makes me seriously consider wanting to always have one around.
ATLIEN
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami - He was being paid $300k/year by VT until this year I believe?
- I that going from a 70hr/week job to 40-50hr/week is a big difference
- I don't think that it costs much to live in Bristol, and I'm sure he's well compensated, even if it's 'only' a few hundred thousand a year.
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami You also have to take in the quality of life that he enjoys being an analyst versus being a coach. Like you said, right now he only has to work 5 months of the year. Being a head coach at D1 essentially means working an average of 14-16 hours for those 5-6 months and still putting in 10 hour days the rest of the year. Depending on the jobs, how much does he need to make to give up that quality of life? Keep in mind that Ray Lewis landed a seven figure salary from ESPN when he got involved in their NFL presentation. Quite a few personalities making huge money from ESPN.
Seems to be a trend, at least in NC, to offer more $$$ whiskey. The local shop has added at least 5 more over $100/bottle choices this year. I need to restart the tasting club so I can try them all but only spring for one bottle. Last time Bookers was the favorite in a $40-$60 dollar bottle blind tasting.
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Saw Buzz replied to one from Delaney as well.
Good to know. Speaking of local spirits, the wife and I did a bottling workshop at Catoctin Creek in Purcellville - if you like Gin or Rye Whiskey, they make a pretty good batch.
Just be prepared to pay a little for it. No joke, its a $100 bottle of whiskey. I had mine given as a gift from my BIL.
To Bitter's credit, that is what reporters do.
Thanks for posting - I will keep an eye out for that!
I think that Rutgers may be interested in him.
When we let him go, we had to keep paying him as long as he wasn't coaching for four years. This is the fourth year. Wouldn't be surprised if he didn't go back to coaching next year.
Greenberg had four years remaining on his contract, and a buyout clause calls for him to make $300,000 each year for the duration of the deal. If he takes a job in television or another coaching gig, Virginia Tech will still have to pay him the difference in salary.
FWIW, that one year that VT got snubbed on Selection Sunday (I think it was the year that VCU went so far) I watched Jay Bilas go on a TIRADE in the Hokies' defense... how they were so deserving of a bid that year, and just got robbed.
Seth's buyout was $1.2M spread out over four years. It runs out this April.
Not quite sure what broadcasting pays (I recently read that Barkley makes $1.5M, Berman and Tirico make $3M, Nantz makes $5M). Seth only has to work 5 months a year, so that's probably $200k? Maybe $300k?
Still, we are paying him $300K a year (until April!) and if he doubles that at ESPN, he would still be better off coaching. Maybe he gets back into it this year if he can. The Rutgers job may be a good spot for him.
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
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10 years 4 months
# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami Seth had the best of both worlds until this year. Tech has now stopped paying Greenberg but until this year he was getting his talking head money and what VT owed him because of the firing. Think this was the last $300K we had to give him as part of the buyout.
I'll just say this. Had some Joseph Magnus whiskey from DC. Holy crap, that stuff is good.
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami Yeah, but I think Seth legitimately enjoys being an ESPN host for college basketball. He loved getting in front of the media when he was our coach, he always ended up on ESPN after our season was over, and he is now positioned to be the heir apparent to the Digger Phelps and Dickie V personalities for the sport. That alone would be very tough to give up in order to get back to the year round job of being a college basketball coach.
True, but we're paying him to do both.
I liked this reply to BItter's tweet.
"@AndyBitterVT You called it last year and so were ahead of the game"
Really? I would've thought the fact that he was practicing with the TE group kind of gave it away.
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# | Hokies Stuck Searching For More Following 88-82 Loss to Third-Seeded Miami I think the final nail in the coffin for Seth was when he couldn't get a roster of senior players in Allen/Delaney/Thompson/Hudson to the NCAAs. I don't think JW was prepared to make a coaching change at that time, but that is when it should have happened.
The season may not be done. ..at least we should have the tournament (NIT) to continue to show the country this amazing team!
I agree with Seth Allen's comments at the end of the article, keep striving for more. He seems to have his head on right with the right perspective. Proud to be a Hokie.