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After Carlis committed Jennings Tweeted, "I guess Virginia Tech is out of the equation." He's since deleted that Tweet.
Not offering Del's kids scholarships was the wrong move. Probably the first (Stephen) mistake by Greenberg. Whether it's fair or not, Beamer got us as fans used to legacies coming to Tech. To make things worse we had to watch Stephen single-handedly win games for Davidson in the dance and wonder, "What if?"
He wants a big boy program and big boy money. Would be a lateral move (at best) for him.
Beamer was Seth's undoing. He wants a Frank to coach our basketball team.
The disturbing comment from Weaver is "He did not rule out hiring an assistant coach or a young head coach with little experience." Thanks. Get rid of Seth for a 29 year old that will get waxed in the ACC for years.
but has dell ever coached at any level?
genius!
that jennings was very likely out when bucky committed .. and most definitely out now unless they've told parker for certain that he'll play wr or fs ... jennings won't be a hokie and i liked his film a lot too
From Stephen Curry to his brother Seth, both snubbed by Seth Greenberg.
So Pops wants to coach... @sdotcurrymaybe we would get that scholarship offer to VaTech now! bit.ly/JC4p3Q— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 24, 2012
And if Dell coaches, that'd be pretty sweet.
Great show and great scene comparison
Any chance in the world we can get him? Or is going to stay at VCU forever?
Ultimately this was poorly timed by Weaver. The only justification for not firing Greenberg the day after the ACC tournament loss was the state of the athletic budget. I am willing to bet that Weaver wanted to ride it out, but the string of transfers and coaches leaving put him on the spot.
That being said, the best thing Tech can do is seek out a good young assistant coach who wants an opportunity and who can work well with the Hokies AD. If they swing and miss, then make sure they miss on the cheap, so they can pump more cash into that practice facility. Ultimately, the Hokies don't have a great recruiting base. They compete with Duke, UNC, Georgetown, Maryland, and other top programs for the best DC metro talent (where they are barely a blip on the radar) and the other regions of the state almost never produce top basketball talent. The next coach will need to build and identity, recruit to it, and those kids will need to be a scrappy, fundamentally sound bunch that will be 4th year guys beating the super-froshes at UNC and Duke.
well that's just perfect. we love WV... ??
Coach Greenberg worked tirelessly for nine years to build this program up from just about nothing. He took the team to its only Big East tournament bid, five NIT appearances, and an NCAA tournament appearance, including one win. How many of you thought you would see Virginia Tech in the NCAA tournament within five years of hiring Coach Greenberg? (Put your hand down, I know you didn't)
The effort and tenacity with which he approached this job is commendable, and I'll always remember the positive contributions he made to Virginia Tech. He made basketball in Blacksburg exciting again, in the midst of great football success no less. He brought in solid guys, and raised the bar around here. He lobbied for and helped get funding for a great new practice facility. Greenberg did great things for the program, but his relationship on a personal level with Weaver and other athletics staff members seems to be what led to this decision.
I have had several interactions with Coach Greenberg in my position with Tech Talk Live, and he was a generally nice guy, though he could sometimes be a bit abrasive.
I deeply respect the job that he did at Virginia Tech: I grew up watching Hokie basketball as he coached the team. And I thought that the team he had assembled for next season could have been quite good. But that wasn't the issue that led to this decision. The personal relationship (or lack thereof) with Weaver and the strained relations with departed assistants seems to be what the ultimate breaking point was.
I wish Coach Greenberg all the best as he and his family move on from Virginia Tech, and I thank him for the great work he did for nine years as a Hokie.
I will never forget when we beat #1 Duke in 2011. That day ranks at the top of my VT sports memories, right up there with the comeback against Nebraska.
Very well put. My freshman year was his first and it's been great to have the continuity in both football and basketball for all of these years. I have some great memories of the emotion he brought, the buzzer beaters (bad and good), the upsets of #1 teams, and the way we competed against the cream of the ACC. It will be a big change next year whoever comes in, but I think Hokie Nation is also looking forward to a breath of fresh air. Big ups to Seth and everything he did for Hokie Basketball and the Blacksburg community. Go Hokies!
Seth was an A-hole and was fired for being one.
“I don’t like coaches leaving an ACC program where we have constantly got to replenish all of our staff. I can certainly understand some coaches leaving, but to have as many leave as we had sat wrong with me,” Weaver said at a news conference on Monday. “It had nothing to do with losing, it had nothing to do with NCAA appearances. It had something to do with people leaving.”
“I want to change the leadership such that the person at the top of that program has the same kind of family environment that the other part of our department has,” he later added. “And it became crystal clear last week when I closed our workshop, that we didn’t have that in the men’s basketball program, especially with people leaving.”
Would love to - especially on Saturday - but have to coach back-to-back regattas in NJ.
What does his commitment mean for Anthony Jennings? I was fairly impressed with his film as well.
seth didnt know. . .
Fact is, since Seth had all his own players, he was at best the 4th best program in the Commonwealth, behind VCU, Mason, and ODU. UVA was getting better. Hokies were getting worse. You can't pay a guy that much to be the 4th/5th best team in your own state.
Good to see a Statesville, NC kid getting some Hokie love. My parents are from Statesville and all of my mom's family still lives there. After watching his video, will definitely be rooting for him to get on the field in some form.
I went to one of their rival schools (North Iredell) they were winning state titles and we would go like 2-8. Either way its cool to have somebody from your hometown playing for your squad. Welcome to the Hokie Nation Carlis!
But yeah this has to be more than just wins and losses. With the mass exodus of coaches and the AD's 180 degree change of heart noted above, I think there's more than meets the eye. We'll find out more in the coming days
Given his athleticism would we try to get him on the field, or would he definitely be staying at QB to compete with Bucky and double up on the position?
I'm also a Seth fan, so its hard to be objective. I was a student during both the Stokes and Greenberg years, and it's safe to say that Seth changed our program. He made the students care about hoops again, he brought in exciting players, and he just made basketball fun again. I don't think even Coach Beamer interacted and embraced the students the way Coach Greenberg did. Along the way, our team managed to knock off the #1 team in the country multiple times, and usually played our best games against Dook. I truly wish him nothing but success in the future.
That being said, this was such an un-Weaver-like move that it's pretty apparent that the two truly did not get along towards the end. Like most people, I'm left cautiously optomistic, but also fairly nervous about the future.
I think Seth earned the benefit of the doubt for one more season, but whats done is done. My hope is that donors won't start withholding money or anything like that. As popular or un-popular as this move by Weaver was, he is generally regarded as one of the best AD's in the country, so I'm going to trust him to make the best move for the future of our program.