As you know by now, Virginia Tech is in the market for a new men’s basketball coach.  Seth Greenberg was fired today by Jim Weaver after getting the approval from Charles Steger at approximately 8:20 this morning.  As of now, we’re a program in transition.

The Firing, From a Recruiting Perspective

Why was he fired?  Will is going to cover that in some thoughts coming up later tonight, and a simple Google News search will give you the quotes from Jim Weaver during today’s press conference.  I’m going to look at it from a different angle…recruiting, and the consequences of how recruiting in 2013 would have been extremely hampered by retaining Seth Greenberg for another year.

First of all, I want to say this.  Always remember that there are innocent people involved in every situation like this.  Seth Greenberg’s second daughter is a current student at Virginia Tech, and she’s walking around campus hearing people say things about her dad, many of which aren’t positive.  That’s a tough situation to be in.  I feel bad for her, and every other innocent person who is affected by Jim Weaver’s decision.

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