Georgia’s Crumley is possible AD candidate at Tennessee (UPDATED)
Michael Adams turned to Frank Crumley after Damon Evans' resignation. (Phil Skinner/AJC)
(Updated at 12:30 with comments from Crumley)
Frank Crumley, who spent nearly two months trying to calm the seas at Georgia following the Damon Evans fiasco, may be on the list for a more permanent fix-it job in Tennessee.
While this hardly qualifies as official interest by Tennessee, the Knoxville News Sentinel has listed Crumley, Georgia’s executive associate athletic director, as a potential candidate for the Volunteers’ vacated A.D. job. Mike Hamilton not surprisingly resigned from the position on Tuesday, just days before Tennessee is scheduled to meet with the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions to face potential violations in football and basketball.
The newspaper listed seven candidates within the SEC while acknowledging that “the search will extend nationwide.” Crumley has been Georgia’s associated AD for finance and business since 2007. He was the interim replacement for Evans from July 5 to Aug. 31 in 2010 and was praised for the job he did following Evans’ resignation for a DUI arrest in Buckhead.
Whoever gets the Tennessee job will be stepping into an inferno and possibly inheriting probation in the two major revenue-producing sports. But Tennessee also has one of the larger athletic budgets in the country, top facilities and competes in the SEC, so it’s viewed as one of the premier jobs.
UPDATE:
Crumley said he was not aware that he was named as a potential candidate, and it follows that he hasn’t been contacted. But he affirmed that anybody in his position would be interested in a job like that.
“Any job in the SEC would be a great job to have, but I have a great job right now,” he said. “They’re going to get some great candidates. Tennessee is probably at around $100 million [with their athletic budget], and we’re at $89 million. Part of that is because their stadium is so big. Texas, Ohio State and Tennessee are at the top.”
Crumley said he was not a candidate for the Georgia job before Greg McGarity was hired as Evans’ replacement.
“Dr. Adams told me up front that his goal was to look outside first and if he didn’t find somebody, then he would include internal candidates,” he said.
By Jeff Schultz
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Joe D.
June 9th, 2011
10:07 am
OK, I guess Crumley is a friend of yours or he asked you to get his name out there…Maybe just to get a raise from UGA. The fact is he has NO CHANCE of being the AD at Tennessee. None. Mike Hamilton would have a much better shot of getting the job back, than Crumley does. Anyway, nice try and I hope he gets a raise out of it. What a waste of time (including mine).
Shields Watkins
June 9th, 2011
11:04 am
@legionaire,
Your phony assault stories are ridiculous.
Truth be told, we felt sorry for the UGA fans the last two times UGA played at Neyland.
It was no more competitive than UT Martin. We understand UGA’s problem well because we saw the same stubbornness and slow decay with Coach Fulmer.
There were many in denial in our own fan base just like the UGA deniers here.
Last year, Coach Dooley hired good assistants and you can see the improvement of the team from game one.
When it is all said and done, he will be remembered as a good fundamental coach who came in during a very tough time and got us back on the road to success.
It Ain't Rocket Science
June 9th, 2011
11:13 am
GT,
I did not say I like them, I simply said they have a good team this year. If you know anything at all about football, you have got to like their defense and their runner. SC’s Lattimore may be a load but this kid Richardson is no slouch.
If we get a runner like that, we would be special on offense also. Maybe Crowell will be one in time, but he has a learning curve first to get down.
Don’t much care what you say or any GT fan says about the other coaches, because that is not my problem. Like I said, when GT can beat up on UGA a little more than 1 out of 10 times, then, they can talk the talk because they walk the walk. At least if they are going to talk crap, be intelligent about it instead of resorting to childish name calling and remarks.
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June 9th, 2011
11:35 am
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Gdawg
June 9th, 2011
12:41 pm
Arrests, none this year, find a different story line Nerds. And Gayters, Glass House???? Yep you know it!