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The problem with that line of reasoning is that it only works in hindsight of where we are today. The reality is that the JJ hiring was completely in character for Jim Weaver. Look at all of his previous hires, Hussey was the assistant down the hall, hired on the cheap. Stokes was the assistant down the road hired on the cheap. Greenberg was the only out of character resume-wise, but he was still a relative unknown who was hired on the relative cheap.
James Johnson fit the profile of who Jim Weaver Hires as basketball coach to a "T". This sort of rosy retrospection where he was doing all of this out of the kindness of his heart to set up his successor in a good position doesn't really work for me logically.
Jim Weaver didn't leave out of the kindness of his heart, he was strongly encouraged to retire and provided "incentives" to do so in the form of his "consulting fees." He would have stayed here until the very last day of his contract if he had his way, which would have been right at the end of JJ's contract anyway. All these notions that Jim Weaver did all these things to "set up his sucessor" really strike me as a major bout of revisionist history.
That's just what I was thinking. If the columns are built like that there is no way field width doors are a part of the design. I hope this isn't the case, as I thought the field width doors would be awesome.
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Now, yes. At the time, as you know, we'd been wandering the wilderness for 20+ years and need some stability. He brought that.
His time was up after the ACC invite, then we needed more vision that was outside his skill set.
As if we needed another reason to warm to Buzz. I want him to start making vague WVU related insults at pressers, like responding to a stupid question with "I dunno, that seems dumber than putting a monorail in a couchfire of a town"
There were three major factors to us getting in the ACC:
1. The status of our football program at the time, as you state. This was a football first move,
2. The state of our financials and the reputation of our athletic department,
3. Political connections in the Commonwealth, in particular four men: Governor Warner, President Casteen, President Steeger and UVA/VT graduate Bill Goodwin (and current Rector at UVA).
I agree that Weaver has helped put us in this position. I just think a little extra money here and there would've helped do the little things like keep Grimes. But we are in a great spot now nonetheless. We wouldn't be close to what we are today without Weaver and any intelligent Hokie fan would know that.
Honestly Back when Seth beat Duke.. I sent an email shortly after congratulating him and asked for an autograph. I got one very shortly after.
I may just try..
two questions:
1) Are you saying "VaTech" sarcastically, because Berman writes it that way? Or are you actually saying "VaTech"? Because I thought we outlawed that moniker a long time ago.
2) Are you in the design field? Not many people would have the Cassel arches as their avatar. If so, welcome, good to have another one on TKP
I just finally watched this clip. He danced across the court and barely grazed their logo. He clearly had no intentions to do so. It's not like he did a TO on the star or anything. They really need to have something better to bitch about.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe we were the away team at FedEx for all those games. I KNOW we were for Cincy (they moved the game from Nippert to MD) and 99% we were for USC.
Also, I believe USC and Boise were both neutral site "preseason" games, so not a lost home game at all.
From hokieclub.com:
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Basically, consult your tax advisor. Depending on what you get may limit your deduction. If you are just throwing $100 at the organization and don't buy tickets or get anything else you should be good to write it all off.
Note: I'm not a tax advisor.
Yep Coach Buzz will fit in just fine around here.
Perfectly stated.
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Am I getting a benefit out of it though? Your initial donation gives you the right to buy season tickets, but I don't think you directly receive anything from that donation.
This is good to know.. I had one tax person tell me "No" since I got a benefit in return.
But still min deduction is better for me anyways.
Now I feel like the Pendulum is swing the other way with over-praise for Jim Weaver. He wasn't a "Big Reason we got into the ACC" That is a massive over-statement. All of those machinations went on at a level way above Jim Weaver. The fact that he had our books in order contributed to us being a good candidate for the ACC, and left them without a reason to reject us, but let's be honest about how big of a Factor Jim Weaver was in getting us into the ACC here...
I liked the Buzz Williams hire based on his coaching chops, firey personality, and winning track record. But mocking WVU on the road dancing to John Denver just warms my heart. Fantastic.
The jokes will start to get worse and worse.. I am sure "I'll get a fathead of Witt" and "stick it in" in the same sentence will occur.
oh wait...
I'll add the hiring of JJ and the Women's BBall coach to mistakes. And getting rid of stick it in; what was he thinking?!
But I agree, Weaver's positive efforts far outweigh his poor decisions. Not to be redundant, but yes, his good moves far outweigh his bad.
Whit is the embodiment of "it takes money to make money." I like it. As long as we can stay in the black, I'm all for it.
Brown was locked into UVA and there never was anyone else in the running. Hand went to Bama and Nnadi went to the defending nat'l champs. That extra money in the coffers wasn't going to do much for any of that. Even if it could, why would we dip in there for 3 football recruits?
Weaver was a lame duck AD and his goal was to not screw anything up and leave the new AD with all the tools possible to succeed. Whit is a homerun hire, but he couldn't be doing the things he is without Weaver doing what he did.
Not sure how money would have influenced them. Unless you wanted to be in the SEC or at Clemson.
Yes he can:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TizsgaGRKeU