Today’s “dirt” from The DirtKing….

Sounds like Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenburg got a vote of confidence from his AD. Some have speculated that he may be in trouble, but AD Jim Weaver said publically this week that Greenburg will be back next season. The Hokies are currently 12-9 (1-5 ACC), and host Duke tonight. Greenburg has four years remaining on his contract.

Speaking of coaches who are safe….sounds like Colorado head coach Tad Boyle will be at the helm of the Buffs for a while. The CU Board of Regents approved a contract extension that will take Boyle through the 2016 season. The contract is also believed to include increased performance bonuses. Boyle is 38-21 in his almost two seasons at Colorado. His squad won 24 games last season and advanced to the NIT semis.

I’ve heard that St. Clair County Community College men’s assistant Mike Groulx has taken over as the interim head women’s coach at the school. He has been on the men’s staff for the past six seasons, and will continue his duties there as well. Should be a crazy time for him!

Sounds like Springfield Tech CC head coach Gary Bestman has resigned. Not sure of the situation over there, but it also sounds like the rest of the season has been cancelled as well. The job has been posted: http://hoopdirt.com/job/88df1601/head-coach-springfield-tech… .

I received an interesting email from one of our readers about a coaching scam coming from China. Definitely worth reading and heading his warning…..

I just came across a scam from China, where someone sends you an email looking for a coach to take a position with a team there in the CBA. The team exists, and is doing very poorly this season. After a couple of emails about contract details and salaries (something very tempting like US$ 26,000 per month) they instruct you to contact a person who will explain how to get the licenses to work in the country (this person is supposedly a government worker) and that is when they try to get you. By now you’ve already exchanged a few emails with the first person and now all you need to do is send some paper work and the negotiation fee, between US$ 500 and US$1000. Needless to say that after you send the money they disappear. The US embassy posted something about those types of scams. You can find a more detailed explanation here (it is a blog written by an American in China – scroll down to 1/26 – it gives a very detailed explanation of the scam):

http://www.niubball.com/tag/jiangsu-nangang-dragons/…