Two candidates to be UGA’s AD: McGarity and Williams
Carla Williams (right) could well be Georgia's next AD. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
Georgia is again in the market for an athletics director, and it’s safe to assume Vincent J. Dooley won’t be riding to the rescue. (Michael F. Adams would rather eat a charbroiled rat than turn to Dooley.) There seem two logical candidates. Both are Georgia natives and UGA, and one of them a UGA employee. The two:
Greg McGarity: He’s from Athens. He played tennis under Dan Magill at UGA. He worked his way up the athletics department chain of command under Dooley. He left in 1992 to become an assistant AD at Florida, and he’s now Jeremy Foley’s chief aide. He’s wildly popular among Georgia fans, and his background of having worked under two of the best in the business — Dooley and Foley — would make him the odds-on favorite. Except for this:
Adams is still Georgia’s president. McGarity was viewed as a likely successor to Dooley back in 2004 but wasn’t hired. The thinking then was that he was viewed by Adams as a Dooley loyalist.
It’s possible that, six years later, the president has softened his anti-Dooley stance. It’s also possible he hasn’t. In which case, the leading candidate would be …
Carla Williams: She’s from LaGrange. She played basketball (as Carla Green) at Georgia under Andy Landers. She has a PhD from Florida State. She has worked as an assistant AD at Vanderbilt. She has worked at UGA as assistant AD since 2004 and has been regarded as a rising star in the nation’s second-most profitable athletics department.
It was Adams who, with Damon Evans in 2004, appointed the first African-American AD in SEC history. Williams would be the first female athletics director the conference has seen and would surely meet with in-house approval.
My guess: Carla Williams.
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Tigerpaw
July 5th, 2010
10:15 am
Do many WM’s have ‘issues’ with BF’s in positions of authority? Obviously, several on this board do, finding it impossible or implausible that only affirmative action is at play.
Don’t worry guys. You’re alone.
Your flaw is well-documented in business school teaching on organizational behavior.
Ease up and get with the program.
OSCAR
July 5th, 2010
10:20 am
How much will it cost UGA for Damon not to bring down others with him??
Nesbittch
July 5th, 2010
10:20 am
maybe herschel walker…then he can just go MMA on Adams’ ***
Bro-Dawg
July 5th, 2010
10:22 am
What’s next for Damon Evans after he leaves UGA? I hope he saved his $$$, because he probably won’t ever see that kind of salary again. Must suck big-time to go from making 500k to 0, especially the embarrassingly way he went about it.
memphisdawg
July 5th, 2010
10:28 am
Adams main reason for hating Vince is purely political.
Vince had more power & pull than did the president of the University. His popularity amongst the fan base gave him support and free reign on making decisions. Not a good situation to be in if your the president. If Adams & Vince ever disagreed; Vince automatically received the fan support; no matter the issue. Adams has succeeded in being the figurehead of the university now and the person wilding the most power; as it should be in my opinion.
With that being said, I think you are right Chip; Adams appoints Carla Williams as AD b/c she is less experienced and Adams will continue to be able to “pull the strings” with all decisions made with regards to the University.
joe soroka
July 5th, 2010
10:29 am
hire Daniel Carver
OSCAR
July 5th, 2010
10:31 am
The whole city of Athens has become a cess pool and an embarrsement, Clean out the place!!!
Ben Matlock
July 5th, 2010
10:32 am
Can we please ban any more panties fit/must acquit references? That was somewhat funny this first time it was posted.
SomeDawg
July 5th, 2010
10:34 am
What about Mike Bobo? I could see him as AD.
bufbox
July 5th, 2010
10:35 am
Jaw Dawg … I agree completely about Steve Dennis. I grew up with him in Macon and he was always a straight arrow. Won’t find much support for him on this forum tho, not many of these folks are familiar with players pre-Herschel era. I hope he at least gets an interview.
Mark … Steve Dennis a good name for this job … your opinion?
Saint Simons
July 5th, 2010
10:35 am
UGA needs snop dog!!!! would fit in good.
jerry
July 5th, 2010
10:38 am
Intelligence is usually shown at an early stage of developement. This is not true of races.
memphisdawg
July 5th, 2010
10:39 am
Why does everyone think that just b/c you played for / coached / or covered UGA, you would be qualified to be the AD. Some of the names suggested on here are laughable. Stick with the people that have experience.
BigFish
July 5th, 2010
10:41 am
Outsider looking in….How many AD’s have you hired, you moron ?
Steve Dennis would be a good choice, but he’ll never get it because he’s a white male.
Same reason McGarrity won’t get it.
Do you seriously think Evans was the best choice for the job when he got it ? He got it for one reason….the color of his skin.
Tech Sting
July 5th, 2010
10:41 am
McGarity will want more than $550,000 to leave a primo job at UF to take the job at UGA and work under the dictator Adams, who mainly wants a yes man who will suck up to him for any big decisions. McGarity has it made in Gainesville, so uga will have to put up some major cash to get him. Plus, if they don’t hire a minority, the African-Americans in Atlanta will be very angry.
Elmo
July 5th, 2010
10:41 am
Makes all the P.C. sense to hire the Black Woman to replace the Black Man.
Can’t be hiring any White Man !
Never cringed working for a women.
July 5th, 2010
10:47 am
Id be all for carla williams as AD. Ive worked under a women or 4 years and I see her as the best boss ive ever had. They dont get wrapped up in the publicity as bad as us men do and she will work hard for us! Mark, when can we expect an announcement on one or the other?
Jake T.
July 5th, 2010
10:47 am
Both seem to be excellant choices. They will bring honor back to my alma mater!
nodawg
July 5th, 2010
10:54 am
What about the lord & savior Mark Richt. Don’t think you’ll catch him cruising the ATL with red panties as a pocket hanky.
Ron D
July 5th, 2010
10:56 am
Agree
mm1376
July 5th, 2010
11:02 am
what about claude felton? best logical choice by far
Pago Flyer
July 5th, 2010
11:04 am
In today’s society, you just know it won’t be a white male. White males are finished.
Da'blue Jackson Jones
July 5th, 2010
11:05 am
Bradley are a total moron? CARLA WILLIAMS???? UGA doesn’t need anymore affirmative action candidates for this position.
Pago Flyer
July 5th, 2010
11:07 am
Michigan State had a woman AD several years ago and it was a disaster. MSU still trying to recover after all these years. Had a woman President and she didn’t want to give Sabon a raise?!
FireDawg
July 5th, 2010
11:07 am
Greg McGarity would be a great choice. He worked hard during his time at UGA and comes from a wonderful family with strong Georgia and Athens roots. But, it will be Williams. The only reason Evans got the job was so Michael Adams could say he hired the first black AD in the SEC and he will pull the same thing for the notoriety of hiring the first female AD in the Conference.
UGAdawg71
July 5th, 2010
11:20 am
mm1736….AMEN ! Claude Felton is a slam dunk choice, but the fact that he is so close to Vince Dooley probably eliminates him in Adam’s mind
TROTTINGHOME
July 5th, 2010
11:35 am
that attorney is the meanest barracuda of the 3
bulldawgbob
July 5th, 2010
11:38 am
At least the panties were red and not blue & orange or gold and white.
bitter vince dooly
July 5th, 2010
11:39 am
that f!@#$% as@#$ ho– adams just chapes my lips, i should have run that fu—- yankee out of town like b.p. has run amouk on the gulf!!!, i think #34 and his double person can quickly put down that therea adams fellow. if he hirees anothaa fool i will start wearing orangee and will buy a mountain mutt and name him “smokey”. fu@#$% as@#$%^ punk pompus as— ps bamma suxs, i was always bettaa than the bearaa, yourrs truelly vinnce doooly
savannadawg
July 5th, 2010
11:40 am
Lets cut out all the B.S. we need the most qualified person for the job, and dosen’t necessarily mean hiring someone that KNOWS uga sports o.k. As far as Adams and Dooley are concerned. Both men have the Me Me Me mentality. Very narcicisstic men. Impossible for them to get along. But that being said. I truly believe that Adams has too much power. And he is too politically correct for my stomach. Evans got the AD job in the first place because Adams could control him. And if that is what he wants then he is going to get a person who is not going to be able to have an independant thought about how things should be done. I for one cannot stand this type of a University President much less any type of control freak. It is not good for business nor the people that surround the sort. Get ride of Adams if we really want to improve.
locdog59
July 5th, 2010
11:44 am
Hawks, Braves, Falcons, Thrashers any question about who is the most popular in ATL, it the Dawgs.You will never see this much discussion about anything that goes on in the front office of one of our professional franchises. All those TV talking heads dissing ATL as a bad sports town just don’t get it. This is college football country boys and girls; pure and simple.
McGarity or Williams would be great choices. Hopefully Williams will remain if McGarity is selected.
Carla's In
July 5th, 2010
11:46 am
Carla Williams is a lock for the AD job—Adams would catch a lot of heat if he appoints a white male over a black female, due to diversity and affirmative action rules on campus.
Cecilia
July 5th, 2010
11:50 am
One word discribes why Adams dislikes Dooley so: Jealous!
savannadawg
July 5th, 2010
11:51 am
GT79fromAlpharetta, Like what you said but really. With hte way Adams is he would never pick someone that good. Adams is a fool and needs to be GONE, GONE, GONE. This is the state university of the great state of Georgia. As a state of Georgia loyalist I say to ALL Georgians. Lets get or take back what belongs to us and that is OUR university.
locdog59
July 5th, 2010
11:55 am
I am a black man who hires people all the time. My job security depends on the competency of the people I hire. Race or gender have never been a part of the hiring equation for me. If I hire people who is not qualified for the job I will be on the outside looking in, period!
UGA had better hire the best AD and not worry about race, gender or anything else but qualifications. They need a smooth running athletic department.Don’t hire the white man because he is white and don’t hire the black woman because she is black or a woman. Hire the best administrator or you will be very, very sorry later.
UGAdawg71
July 5th, 2010
11:55 am
“no whiff of impropriety” ???? If you haven’t read the lurid details (i.e. Yoculan and Leebern, etal….) order the book “Behind the Hedges” from Amazon today. I can’t believe there hasn’t been more angry reaction to this expose
NoCal Dawg
July 5th, 2010
12:02 pm
Ed Tolley = Michael Clayton
gernblanski
July 5th, 2010
12:25 pm
Why rush to hire someone? Ask Billy Payne or Chris Welton to serve as interim AD for a yearM. Then hire the right person. The fact is long-time Athletic Admin professionals are being dinosaurs in a sector with multi-million dollar revenues. UGA should reach out to private sector to find its next AD.
GATORLOVER
July 5th, 2010
12:43 pm
Mark, good job with the article. I admire you for reading some of this stupidity. But, these are Georgia fans. MR. COX, to assume that hiring Carla Williams is affirmative action related is like assuming George W. got admitted to to Yale and was President because he was George H.W.’s son. Oh, my bad, that is true. So stupid unqualified white men get jobs too because of affirmative action? Oh, I mean “legacy clauses”.
trey
July 5th, 2010
12:50 pm
Time to call Kirby Smart again.
08dawg
July 5th, 2010
12:50 pm
I’m not at all for affirmative action but it seems like if the “best” candidate for the job happens to be black, half the people on this board will be moaning it was because of race… and completely ignore credentials.
Valerie
July 5th, 2010
12:53 pm
Why not Jeremy Elliot? He’s been an AD for six years.
wtf?
July 5th, 2010
1:00 pm
Adams needs to go, he hired Evans, who turned out to be a bust, he fired Dooley, now he’s considering skipping over the best man for the AD post AGAIN. We need a prez we can be proud of not a milktoast yankee like Adams
Billy Payne!
July 5th, 2010
1:03 pm
Billy ran the olympics and would take the AD job, but at a much higher price. He’d probably want a salary of at least $1 million plus a boatload of benefits and perqs, but with his connections, he’d be worth it. Adams needs to call Billy and beg him to take the job ASAP!!!!
Puckett
July 5th, 2010
1:06 pm
My vote is for Suzanne Yoculan! She has done more for UGA athletics than CMR ever could!
DAWG STUCK IN AUBURN
July 5th, 2010
1:15 pm
BRING BACK VINCE DOOLEY
DAWG STUCK IN AUBURN
July 5th, 2010
1:17 pm
WHY CANT WE STAY OUT OF JAIL
DAWG STUCK IN AUBURN
July 5th, 2010
1:20 pm
ANYONE?
DAWG STUCK IN AUBURN
July 5th, 2010
1:21 pm
MARK BRADLEY WHO’S YOUR PICK
Iblameurparents
July 5th, 2010
1:30 pm
I must throw George Wynn in as a good candidate. UGA grad, successful run at Arizona State and now Texas