by auggiebc on Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:24 pm
Seth Greenberg's interview tonite.....
OPENING REMARKS: “Just disappointed. You almost wonder if someone in that room has their own agenda and that agenda doesn’t include Virginia Tech. Just plain and simple. I totally wonder it, if someone in that room has an agenda. The explanation was so inconsistent with the result that it was almost mind-boggling. I guess they even brought up our non-conference schedule. Kansas State, Purdue, Oklahoma State, UNLV, Penn State, St. Bonaventure that was supposed to be big and Mississippi State that was projected to win the SEC. I’d say that’s a pretty significant slate and challenge. So they must not have looked at it very closely. But I guess they did. I feel for these kids. Doesn’t take away from what we accomplished this year ... but it’s extremely disheartening. You would hate to thing that politics would be involved, but it makes you wonder.”
ON WHY THE CONSPIRACY THEORY: “That’s all I’m going to say.”
ON VT’S CREDENTIALS: “What I’d like to know is if there’s ever been a team that’s won nine games in the ACC and played the non-conference schedule that we played and beat a No. 1 seed and still didn’t get in. I’d love to see the research on that No. 1, and No. 2 is there are teams in the tournament, that if you look at their non-conference schedule, beat no one. No one. They didn’t beat an Oklahoma State. They didn’t beat a Penn State. They didn’t beat a Mississippi State. We chose to go on the road to Kansas State. Or (some teams that got in) have one quality win out of conference. I mean ... and to have to play in our conference, and go on the road and win at Maryland ... again, it just makes you wonder. But I’m not in the room (with the selection committee). Probably another reason they need to open up that room, or at least give each and every school, ‘This is our criteria. This is what it’s going to be every year, and this is how we’re going to make choices.’ Because in the end, it isn’t that. There’s a human element to it. And that’s why you wonder, in that human element, if someone in that room has an agenda. Again, that’s just a question.”
ON THIS EXCLUSION HURTING MORE THAN THE LAST THREE: “I feel for these kids. It’s really disappointing. This hurts more than any of them, because there’s closure (with the seniors who never made it). We’ve got some guys that it’s closure.”
ON WHETHER AND HOW VIRGINIA TECH WILL PLAY IN THE NIT: “We’re going to play basketball. I don’t know (how he’ll get them mentally ready). I don’t know. Obviously, my approach is going to be: These guys have played three AAU games in a day when they were growing up. It’s a chance to continue to play. That’s going to be my approach. Again, this is very early in the process. Look, we’re not alone. It’s not, ‘Oh, oh, pity us.’ I think there are other schools that have a similar argument for sure, because there are really some things that are very confusing, if you really do look at it, in terms of the process. There’s a lot of contradictions, if you look at the body of work. There’s a lot of very mind-boggling contradictions. I guess if I say this now, maybe it’ll happen again. But I mean, tell us what we need to do. Don’t come on television and say certain things, but then if you look at it under a microscope, what you’re saying is really not what you did.”
ON WHAT HE DID WHILE WAITING FOR WORD TODAY AND WHETHER HE FELT BETTER THIS YEAR ABOUT VT’S CHANCE: “I had no feelings either way. I went and did what I’ve done the last four years. I went and watched Jackie play volleyball and enjoyed her because considering the last nine months, I’ve ignored my whole family just to do this job.”
Then Greenberg cut off the interview, got up and walked out
