News VA TECH Just Fired Greenberg (OT)

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    At Murray State, basketball is king. They practically worship the program there. Why go to a mid-low tier ACC school where you are unappreciated?
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    He's making 300K annually now (after just renegotiating from 195K last month.)
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    If you win you will be appreciated no matter where you go.
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    Wow. I guess that really makes me appreciate what we have even more. Murray State has a rich basketball tradition and just had one of the most successful seasons in school history. Yet, their coach makes 4x less than ours.
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    RTD threw out the names Mooney and BT :lol:
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    FIFY
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    The whole department seems to be a mess. From firing a coach with a recruit in town to having all the assistants in leave, this job seems to be a career death sentence. Even the reason they gave for firing was discredited. I think VT will not pay enough to get the top talent. They will end up with a 3rd rate coach looking to jump ship from a team with no hope for the next couple of years.
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    Like I said...This would be a great job for Blaine.
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    I know that Blaine is an easy target for poking fun of, but I think that he's a good coach. Honestly, I think that he'd be a good choice for Tech, given that their options are going to be limited at this juncture.
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    Tech needs to sell this hire to the alumni base. They need someone young and full of energy. Blaine Taylor is a lot of things, but young he is not.
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    A big strong front line and a couple good guards all with a lock down defense could work at Tech. BT could recruit that for the Blacksburg atmosphere, maybe every so often a two sport athlete - think Peppers at UNC a few years ago. And, in the ACC he should be able to recruit guys that can shoot and maybe even make free throws. He's a good fit.
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    Blaine is full of something alright.
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