Tech AD Radakovich still has a job; for that, he’s a lucky man
Demaryius Thomas holds a list, but you'll note it's not a list of infractions. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
The strongest sanction in the NCAA arsenal — and we should stipulate this was one sanction not levied against Georgia Tech — is the “show-cause” penalty. When a coach is found to have committed egregious violations (two examples: Dave Bliss and Kelvin Sampson), he’s banned for a number of years and any member institution seeking to hire him during that span must convince the NCAA it has good reason.
I mention this because I’ve been thinking: If the NCAA said, “We want you, M. Bradley, to show cause as to why Dan Radakovich should remain athletic director at Tech,” I’m not sure I could.
This isn’t easy for me to say. I like Radakovich. Until Thursday, I rated him among the brightest stars in his industry. But the department Radakovich heads turned what should have been a one-week tempest into a 20-month ordeal that has yielded four years’ probation, a $100,000 fine and a vacated ACC title.
Even the NCAA sounded a note of incredulity. From its press release: “The university’s failure to cooperate and meet the obligations of membership compounded the seriousness of the case by adding onto what was originally an isolated instance of impermissible benefits and preferential treatment.”
As late as this spring, Tech still believed this case could amount to no more than a secondary violation. This tells us Tech had no idea what was happening, which is a dire indictment. Radakovich has been in this job since 2006 and has spent all but four years of his adult life working for NCAA institutions. This is the man who should have been steering, not asking, “Which way looks good to y’all?”
It’s clear he got bad advice, but Radakovich was (and remains) the guy in charge. He gets paid to safeguard his athletic association. Given that Radakovich had fired coaches Chan Gailey and Paul Hewitt despite the onerous contracts negotiated by predecessor Dave Braine, this AD seemed capable of acing any test. He flunked this final.
In a 25-minute phone conversation Friday, Radakovich was asked if he felt he’d let Tech down. His response: “The circumstances around this have caused a lot of consternation, not only with me, but within the department. I take this very seriously. I know there was no intent to hinder the investigation, but the NCAA enforcement committee doesn’t see it that way. That’s a blow to my integrity.”
If you read the committee on infractions’ 26-page report, you’ll have a hard time grasping how a case that began with the NCAA checking on a football player’s cellphone and his use of complimentary tickets could lead to such heavy penalties because a different player was found to have accepted $312 of clothing. (FYI, most of the clothing given to Demaryius Thomas was never worn and is housed in a cabinet at Tech.) From Point A to Point H to Point W?
Conceded Radakovich: “It’s not cut and dried. It’s not as simple as some cases.”
I get that part. What I also get is that the NCAA got ticked at Tech — not just at former Institute counsel Randy Nordin and what it called his “obstructionist reproach,” but also with the AD.
Said Radakovich: “I don’t personally think I angered the NCAA. I think the NCAA and this particular investigator were miffed when I did not follow his instruction to our compliance director.”
Radakovich told football coach Paul Johnson what was coming. Investigator Marcus Wilson had asked that Radakovich not say anything. Said Radakovich: [The NCAA believed] this action impeded their investigation. We maintain that it did not.”
Then: “This [don't-say-anything order] may have come up a hundred times [in other cases], but it certainly wasn’t highlighted. It goes back to how the individual investigator chooses to handle it. It is procedural.”
And that’s Tech’s defense: That its error was procedural, as opposed to conspiratorial. Said Radakovich: “There was no clandestine meeting, no conspiracy to pull together a story. That stuff didn’t happen.”
Why did he tell Johnson? “I was going off previous experience I’d had … I did it consciously.” Then: “I need to have a relationship with coaches. That’s important in being able to run a department. What would my relationship [with Johnson] have been like if I hadn’t said anything? That’s the part that gets lost.”
The NCAA made hay of Tech’s failure to comply with its request. The committee on infractions noted that, because it lacks subpoena power, “the successful adjudication of infractions cases is heavily dependent on the good faith efforts and, most importantly, the full and complete cooperation of member institutions and other involved parties under investigation by the enforcement staff. ”
Translated: We might not be able to make an agent come testify, but if you work at one of our institutions you’d better do as we say.
Said Radakovich: “We didn’t do — Georgia Tech didn’t do — some things very well.”
That doesn’t quite go far enough. This was a howling case of mismanagement — “A cautionary tale of conduct that member institutions should avoid,” the NCAA deemed it — from a school that has, of all things, a college of management.
Asked if he had offered his resignation to Tech president Bud Peterson, Radakovich said: “No, I did not. Was not asked and didn’t offer.”
Then: “The lesson learned from all of this is that when you get that inquiry, the initial phone call is to bring in someone like a Chuck Smrt [a former NCAA investigator who now counsels those being investigated and who was retained by Tech] … someone who is skilled in that kind of forum. You need a different set of eyes. As good as any university attorney is, this is not their forte.”
In 2006 a Tech coach said, “If Tech people understand anything, it’s business.” The next day Gailey’s team lost the ACC title to Wake Forest in the worst game ever played. Fifty-one weeks later, Radakovich fired Gailey. Two years after that, a different Tech coach won the conference title. This week the crowning achievement of this AD’s most notable hire was forfeited because the AD and his department didn’t follow procedure.
I’m not a Tech grad, but I wouldn’t call that good business. I’d say it’s close to being a firing offense.
By Mark Bradley
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THE DUDE
July 16th, 2011
9:14 am
DEAR ga tech , REMEMBER ; LIARS ALWAYS CHEAT, CHEATERS NEVER WIN. NOW JUST MAN UP AND TAKE YOUR PUNISHMENT, THE ATHLETES WERE PROBABLY STUDYING WHILE THE LYING WAS GOING ON. GOOOOOD DAAAAY.
gt45
July 16th, 2011
9:14 am
There you go, Bradley. Keep kicking us when we are down. You are a terrible excuse for a writer. Instead of bashing the NCAA and it’s ineptness, you continue to try and get a rise out of the local fan base by bashing Tech. You recognize the elephant in the room, but you ignore it, just to fuel your over inflated ego. You call yourself a writer? Columnists and talk show hosts around the country are ripping the NCAA across the country, because they recognize the injustice of the punishment handed down by them. But you use it as an opportunity to bring a few more UGA fans back on board with you. I didn’ t agree with the AJ Green punishment, and to the best of my recollection, neither did you. They missed on that one, and they have missed on this one. For a man who I use to enjoy reading his column, I am losing a lot respect for you. I am sure Furman is ashamed!
GT
July 16th, 2011
9:27 am
What makes this unbelievable is unlike Evans or Hamilton that were just let go, Radakovich would easily get a job if he left Tech. His body of work has been excellent. In this competitive world I am sure there are a lot of smirks. There is one from Dave Braine who did more damage not even violating the NCAA rules, and another from Bill Curry snubbed from the job for Radakovich who is a much younger and more capable man. 10 years ago the view of Tech was we put a team out there and we show up expect to lose, but we have a social event for the alumni. Even Curry left Tech wanting a “chance” to win the national championship at Alabama. Tech won one after he left Curry never did.
We have these disadvantages and low esteem because we have an academic reputation to protect. People were convinced you couldn’t have both. Character was for losers. Radakovich came along and believed you could have both. Damn near proved it, then 317 dollars came between him and something the NCAA needs worse than Tech does. A legitimate college being competitive. Tech still comes a lot closer to what the NCAA claims it stands for than 95% of its division one. You put Tech back into what it was 10 years ago and all college football loses, unless that is not the agenda.
John
July 16th, 2011
9:27 am
Mark, there are lots of good comments in this blog both from UGA and Tech fans once you read thru all the clutter garbage from the UGAg fans. One question YOU need to ask yourself: Is this worth you getting stiff-armed each time you enter The Edge to do interviews? Is it worth sitting off all by yourself in the press box this fall as the GT people give you watered-down Cokes and stale hotdogs or whatever the hell they give you reporters by being so one-sided in this whole fiasco?
Did you even bother to read Ga Tech’s response??? Did you even read where Tech disagrees with the NCAA over and over and offers clear and comprehesible reasons why the NCAA overreached in this ridiculous investigation?
Have you even bothered to contact the NCAA investigator and interviewed him??
If you want to gain credibility from Ga Tech fans now and in the future, maybe you should look in the mirror and understand that YOU and the other reporters at the AJC are the reasons why Tech is so wary of the media in this state.
Last Feburary, I was listening in you interviewing Paul Johnson on National Signing Day in the hallway outside the press room and it was CLEAR that the utter disdain the people at Tech have for you. But professional Paul Johnson was, he was very cordial and polite in answering your questions. I was also struck how some fans asked an assistant coach on what their opinions on how the media influences the recruits in picking their schools, and that coach replied, “This is not the time and place for this particular question.” And he stole a glance in your direction.
I know the AJC and Ga Tech has a very bad relationship and I’m certian its beyond repair. But you could have gone a long way in repairing that by being fair in your reporting and not throwing around crap articles like this. Its clear that the NCAA was on a witch hunt and while mistakes were made on Tech’s part, I have to stand by DRad’s decision to inform CPJ. That was a no-brainer. Trust between employees and friends is too important for some two-bit second-string former UNC player who got his butt whipped on the field by Tech to throw his weight around.
You also might report that this same investigator was initially named to investigate North Carolina current mess and was forced to rescuse himself only after NC State fans raised hell. It goes on and on.
Just be fair, Mark. That’s all I ask.
John
ACC friend
July 16th, 2011
9:29 am
What exactly does 4 years probation mean?
GT
July 16th, 2011
9:30 am
Lets go back 10 years ago and just put a uniform on a field, no spirit, not competive. That is where academic school belong. You know if Rad quits or is fired he would get a good job in 10 minutes, unlike Hamilton or Evan whom Bradley is indirectly comparing him too. Rad’s body of work is excellent, that is why he would be in demand.
Charlie Harper
July 16th, 2011
9:31 am
The NCAA is slamming GT so they can look the other way at OSU and UNC. Based on this, both programs should recieve the death penalty. They will say look what we did to GT, wink wink, but OSU and UNC worked with us so we will fine them revenue from one hot dog concession.
Sting'em!
July 16th, 2011
9:50 am
F**k you Mark! F**k you NCAA! F**k you UGA!
Go Jackets! Sting’em!
Jacket Dad
July 16th, 2011
9:57 am
DRad made a mistake. However, overall he’s done a pretty good job at a difficult place to handle the AD job. My main grip with him is the delay in firing Hewitt, but even with that his hands were pretty much tied.
I don’t think he should be canned for this. I do believe GT should appeal this as it is obviously another example of the NCAA using them for an example. Also, if other schools with MUCH more serious situations get off with less, I suggest everyone highlight their hypocrisy.
Big Ol Stinger
July 16th, 2011
10:02 am
D.
I’m proud you were able to resist tickets to watch a Hewitt coached basketball team. I know that must have been tough, especially when you could have found somebody giving away tickets outside AMC.
Unemployed
July 16th, 2011
10:07 am
I think that it’s a crying shame that the NCAA has to nickel and dime college athletes while their coaches are cleaning up and their schools are raking in the dough from their play.Why not give each athlete a $1000 voucher to buy clothes and odds and ends so they don’t have to resort to behind the back deals with shady characters?
dawg day afternoon
July 16th, 2011
10:17 am
Thanks for telling it like it is, Bradley. Too bad you got on the nerds’ bad side though. No free hotdogs, Cokes, fried fish, or hushpuppies for you.
bob
July 16th, 2011
10:20 am
I guess the more appropriate question would be that Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz and company are lucky to have jobs. How is it that this investigation has been going on for 20 months and not a peep out of what once was a great Newspaper? How does that happen? Amazingly horrendous journalism is probably a polite description.
Beast from the East
July 16th, 2011
10:33 am
Bash Bradley and Schultz if it makes you feel better, but the Tech AD took a minor violation and turned it into a huge enbarassment. Bradley and Schultz had nothing to do with that. Tech’s $600,000 per year head of the athlectic department did that.
Misplaced anger, boys.
Make Me Happy
July 16th, 2011
10:43 am
Vacate the NCAA.
Paul in RDU
July 16th, 2011
10:54 am
@gt4ever
GT may have more football history than most Big 10 teams, but more than all but 2? That’s a reach. Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Nebraska all have a far more illustrious history than GT and you could make a case that Michigan State does too.
messin with sasquatch
July 16th, 2011
11:20 am
john – well said – think bradley has moved on now after tossinhisturd – screwudogbois – suck on a redpanty
You are who we think you are
July 16th, 2011
11:23 am
For all those who blame the investigator, it should be noted NCAA investigators do not determine punishment handed out to member institutions. Also, while this is a severe blow to GT’s image, there was no loss of scholarships, TV, postseason eligibility, etc. GT is now a repeat offender, but it’s still in the game.
Reconstruction
July 16th, 2011
11:25 am
Yes… Tech people do understand business… and this was a raw deal. Dan Radakovich erred in telling Paul Johnson about the investigation, but the punishment for this error — vacating a Conference Championship — does not fit the crime.
Here is our message to the NCAA:
1) Coca-cola and UPS (both headquartered in Atlanta) are sponsors of the NCAA. Our graduates hold great sway in these companies. It will happen subtly, but these sponsorships will decline precipitously in coming years.
2) The power of social media and technology will be used to expose your tactics and the biases exhibited by your investigators.
3) A full list of investigators and their backgrounds and activities will be published. Now the NCAA will come under scrutiny as well. Beware of any minor infractions.
4) We will expose three specific conspiracies inside the NCAA where employees and leaders have impeded investigations to support a personal bias or connection to a school.
This will not be forgotton. And the good news is… even Dawg fans know this is BS. Hunker down NCAA… the Tech Mafia is coming for you!
dawg day afternoon
July 16th, 2011
12:16 pm
If you believe Coke and UPS will pull sponsorship from the NCAA because tech got caught breaking the rules, I know a hot girl on tech’s campus that I would like to introduce you to.
dawgfan
July 16th, 2011
12:23 pm
Dawg fans know this is BS? LMFAO. What planet were you on when we lost our best player for FOUR GAMES because he sold a lousy bowl game jersey? And guess who had the biggest mouths in the south over that little incident? TECH FANS. And you expect us to feel sorry for you? I cannot figure out if Tech fans are incredibly arrogant or just incredibly stupid. You people are unbelievable. Wow.
juvenal
July 16th, 2011
1:29 pm
hey, Mark, anybody home? just tell me how osu plays dez bryant till 10/9/09, the nzaa kicks him out, osu gets no penalties? cam plays, pryor plays, no problemo till athlon & others gripe, then the nzaa tressels some moral back bone & nukes everybody…our AD talked to his coach? i would have less respect for him if he had not, &, since i have no respect for the nzaa, i will treat him as innocent till proven guilty, (after all, he’s not a priest).so we did not toady to some tarheel bozo who maybe was trying to deflct stuff from unc,,,,,,,& uga did—you lost those games anyway, maybe if you hasn’t sat up & begged the nzaa wudna got so tyrrrannical!!! to hell with uga, to hell with the nzaa, & folks purporting to be Tech fans ready to throw GTAA under the bus without due process, join the 1st 2 groups!!!!
Reconstruction
July 16th, 2011
2:03 pm
Exactly… you should not have lost your best player because he merely sold a jersey. These rule are getting rididulous. The creep of regulation into our lives — at every level — is getting to be absurd.
But you are partially correct… I misspoke… intelligent Dawg Fans know this is BS. You, on the other hand, think this is justified.
Refute this logic: The game was played on the field. Tech won. Later, an AD told his coach about an investigation. It turned out that the investigation was unwarranted, but because an AD mishandled information about the investigation, the kids that played so hard should be punished and stripped of something they earned. You must be a Democrat because the same logic is applied to support redistribution of wealth. Decent people know that when something is earned, it should not be taken away. Last time I checked, we still live in a meritocracy… despite the efforts of Barrack Obama. If UGA or Tech players earn a championship, then that should not be impacted by what an administrator does off the field.
But… if your hatred runs so deep that you cannot maintain logical sequences of thought, then you deserve the job in the lawnmower repair shop that you have.
2BT
July 16th, 2011
3:02 pm
The nice thing I just realized I’ll save about $300 during the next year by NEVER AGAIN spending 1 cent towards an AJC newspaper. Both Bradley and Schultz have finally pushed me over the edge with their ridiculously rosy-red (and black) colored glasses this week. I only wish the Macon Telegraph was available at convenience stores in McDonough. Mark and Schultzy, both of you can GET BENT and GO TO HELL!
hey mark you have time on your hands....
July 16th, 2011
3:27 pm
and you get payed for it. you have time to do a bit of research.
i think there is more going on here than meets the eye. imo the ncaa is looking for a lower level bcs school to met out the death penalty.
over the last few years the rep of the ncaa has taken a major hit in how the ucs, the au and the tosu scandals were handled. they are looking to send a message loud an clear and regain some respectability.
what better way than to pick on a lower level bcs school that does not provide a lot in the way of revenues. a lower level bcs school that over the past 10 years has had a history of major and minor violations in multiple sports. a minor bcs school that has had its bb coach call the ncaa a racist organization.
gt fits that bill quite nicely. we have had mutiple violations in mutiple sports over the last 10 years. both major an minor. we have had schollies pulled for a lack of academic progress. our former bb coach call the ncaa a racist organization.
unfortunately for us we have put a huge bulls eye on our back and have to try and toe the line now for 4 years. after having seen how the ncaa dealt with us in this most recent case is it too hard to fathom that they could easily come up with more dirt in the next 4 years and deem our program a repeat offender and out of control ala msu?
after all they did not find any major violations but they hit us with major sanctions … just because. what they penalized us for was not a direct ncaa rule but rather smoke and mirrors.
what i would like to see you do is… compile a list of all the schools over the last 10 years that have any ncaa violations and rank them by the total number of violations per school. i would bet that gt finishes high on that list. i would bet that gt is probably the best target to get the death penalty.
we have prestige but not a whole lot of dollar impact. we are the perfect school to set up for a death penalty.
come on mark earn your keep this weekend.
J dawg
July 16th, 2011
3:58 pm
will tech make radakovich pay back all that taxpayer money they had to pay to the ncaa in fines?
messin with sasquatch
July 16th, 2011
4:21 pm
dawgfans eat a redpantywad
Mark
July 16th, 2011
5:04 pm
Mark, Please answer these three questions
1-Who notified the NCAA of the alleged infractions
2-If the School principal called you and informed you that your daughter was was being investigated for cheating but he was doing further investigation so don` t tell her.What would say to her at supper that night?.
3-If the School principal called you and informed you that your daughter was was being investigated for cheating but he was doing further investigation so don` t tell her , but don`t allow her to go to the prom this weekend.what are you gonna say when she asks why..
GTJeff
July 16th, 2011
5:53 pm
Reconstruction. Dude, most of the GT grads working for UPS work in IT & PE (some of us at the Data Center like I do) & don’t have jackshiot pull on who UPS will sponsor. That’s just a stupid statement.
IL Jacket
July 16th, 2011
6:00 pm
Mark,
While your column is a little strident, I do agree that the Institute was not well served by its Athletic Director, which even DRad admits. He had a regrettable misjudgment and should suffer some consequences for his actions. I am not sure dismissal is appropriate under the circumstances however. His salary probably should be reduced and he should undergo some additional training. The Institute should also stop acting so aggrieved. It is hard to see how there should be any confusion about a directive not to tell anyone but the Athletic Director and the President about the investigation. Admittedly, I can understand some people’s frustration with the NCAA and the highly technical rules, but if we have signed on to be a member we should abide by the rules like everyone else.
BankerDawg
July 16th, 2011
6:01 pm
I guarantee you, if the AJ Green situation had occurred before an impending SECC Game, we would have fought tooth and nail to know for sure if he were eligible or not, rather than holding him out in a “better safe than sorry” strategy. The fact the NCAA operates like this sickens me.
I can’t say if we would have held him out in that instance, even knowing what we know now.
I think I would rather win the title, then haggle over whether we could keep it or not. Who knows what we would have done.
I do know that Tech got hosed out of theirs, and I’m pretty sure they are going to get it back on appeal.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS! SIC ‘EM!
ASG = JERKS
July 16th, 2011
6:13 pm
I think Gtu cheats too much. FACT.
@dawgfan
July 16th, 2011
6:15 pm
They are both incredibly arrogant and stupid.
wreckmaniac
July 16th, 2011
6:30 pm
This really smells. No warning was issued to the public at any time. We’ve talked about Auburn and Ohio State now for months but no innuendo or rumor about GT. Why was that ?
DRAD could have begin the expected self- induced punishment but did nothing. What was that ?
I’m waiting to hear of massive punishment to Auburn and Ohio State. If they receive just a slap on the wrist, DRAD and several of his minions should plan to spend at least 2-3 weeks visiting Auburn and Ohio State to be taught how to handle the NCAA. Its clear they are clueless.
ACC Champs: Tee shirts don't lie!
July 16th, 2011
8:12 pm
Wonder why the investigator would not want Johnson to be told?
tickle pile
July 16th, 2011
9:05 pm
No commits from friday night tickle pile?
Jacket Man Regardless!
July 16th, 2011
9:10 pm
The NCAA can kiss my, well, you get the idea. Thomas got some clothes, gave them back with the labels still on them. He’s still a kid. What’s the big deal? Anyway, I got the tapes of those games. We won ‘em, and no danged bunch of suits better try to take them away from me. By the way, I went tu UGA, sad to say. Check St. Mark’s closet, look through his Bible, and tell me what you find.
dawgster
July 16th, 2011
9:22 pm
First let me preface what I am about to say in that “I think that Tech got hosed when you compare what other schools are or have gotten away with..That being said I feel the AJC would have been on top of this if it was the dawgs at the very beginning, but you heard nothing from the AJC..Why not?…As a dawg fan, no love for Tech, but I’m not going to crow as some have because it could easily be us and we dealt with similar issues last season, so its not something to wish on anyone…From the blogs I have read and comments, most dawg fans feel as I do, that Tech is getting ‘hosed”, where is the NCAA when a players “Dad” is shopping him to the highest bidder…Now thats some serious crap….Maybe that story isn’t over, but we will see….Anyway to all dawg fans..although we have no love lost for Tech, lets be respectful and show some class…I would also ask the same of Tech fans….But if you go back to last season, many Tech fans laughed at us for some of our issues, so I guess you can see why turn about fair play from some….One last thing, I think some accountability should be expected from our administrators in matters such as this expecially in dealing with the NCAA and their absurd thinking in some matters…go dawgs
John
July 16th, 2011
9:34 pm
Who is Calvin Booker? I never heard of him I didn’t even know he ever played for GT.
AdmiralPRR
July 16th, 2011
9:44 pm
I’ll still take an Institution known for academic prowess, excellent tradition, and being at the forefront of ingenuity even with this trivial issue aside in favor of a “university” that a nontrivial share of its athletes get in trouble with the law, one that has the audacity to administer an exam containing the question of “how many halves are there in a game of basketball”, and one that considers the Etch-a-Sketch a marvel of high performance computing. I’ll gladly trade off a smaller more dignified fanbase in lieu of a bunch of primates that cannot locate Zimbabwe on a world map.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
July 16th, 2011
11:06 pm
Admiral…..you obviously did not learn anything from this episode……..GT Football and Basketball players are not different from those at other schools. They take gifts and money, drink and smoke weed, and get help to stay in school….this happens at EVERY Division 1-A/FBS school, and the sooner you accept it, the less hostility you will have toward UGA. If you are a GT alumnus, you need to realize this is not 1960 and GT players are not saints…….
DRad’s days are numbered……
Gotoguy
July 16th, 2011
11:34 pm
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Tech Engineer
July 17th, 2011
12:23 am
ADRad is the guy who gave himself a $300,000 raise when there was no sitting Tech President. Now he gets Tech on probation. Are these the actions of a man of integrity?
Dr. Peterson should fire him immediately. Tech fans have always valued the integrity of the school more than success on the football field. Let’s see what Dr. Peterson believes…
Chris
July 17th, 2011
12:48 am
If Tech’s next three games had been against Duke, an FCS school and Virginia, they’s have sat those players in a heartbeat. But they were not about to sit them against UGA, Clemson for the title, and the Orange Bowl. Tech though the situation serious enough to ban Booker and another former player from campus, yet when answering why they didn’t sit the players they say they didn’t think it was a big deal. Cheat, cheat, cheat! Reputation ruined.
robynbarry
July 17th, 2011
2:15 am
Remember Tech won the National championship with a weak schedule. Knowing the BCS system Tech would not have played in the championship under today’s system because the schedule was very weak. http://bit.ly/rfJns6
bail out
July 17th, 2011
6:09 am
$100,000.00 fine for having a bunch of t-shirts worth 312 bucks ?
Billyboy
July 17th, 2011
7:15 am
Mark, the bottom line is that Radakovich demonstrated poor leadership and judgement. Integrity is doing the right thing, even if you think you can get away with doing the wrong thing.
threetrone
July 17th, 2011
8:15 am
There’s alot of Tech grads commenting here that plop a halo over Ratikovich and rate him highly, but this Tech grad realizes that Ratikovich did not hire Mark Price or Noodles for the new roundball coach. Only a RAT would be that brainless.
Buckeye
July 17th, 2011
8:57 am
Bradley is Rawdawg
Buckeye
July 17th, 2011
8:58 am
Headline you will never see in the Columbus Dispatch:
Jim Tressel indicted for Ponzi Scheme