Five months later, a very different Athletic Board meeting
The same board that five months ago approved a new five-year, $3.25-million contract for Damon Evans will convene at 11 a.m. today to hear details of his resignation.
This morning’s meeting, via conference call, of the UGA Athletic Board’s executive committee is expected to reveal Evans’ resignation settlement and perhaps the game plan for choosing his successor as Georgia’s athletics director. I’ll be listening in on the call from the Butts-Mehre building and will post updates on Twitter (@ajcuga), so please follow me there.
Meanwhile, I keep thinking about that meeting barely five months ago -– Feb. 3 -– at which the Athletic Board expressed its enthusiastic approval of Evans’ job performance by giving him a new five-year contract and a $110,000-a-year raise.
At that meeting, UGA President Michael Adams said of Evans: “He’s already become a nationally recognized figure in athletics, and we are fortunate to have him. . . . I think he’s done an extraordinary job. . . . And there’s not been a whiff of impropriety during that six-year period. If you’re the president of an institution, that means a whole lot.”
And on that day, a grateful Evans told the board after it emerged from executive session and announced the new contract: “I’m touched deeply by it.”
In a hallway outside the meeting room a few minutes later, he told me: “We’ve got a lot left to do. I want to see us grow in so many different phases. I want to see us recognized as the elite program, and I sincerely mean that. . . . I’m fortunate. Who wouldn’t want to be the athletic director at the University of Georgia? . . . An old country guy from Gainesville, Georgia –- who would have ever thought? It is just a blessing.”
Everything was upbeat at that meeting, which also saw the board approve Evans’ recommendation to spend $21.3 million on renovating Stegeman Coliseum and creating an entry plaza behind the north stands of Sanford Stadium.
No one in attendance on the afternoon of Feb. 3 could have imagined where things would stand on the morning of July 5.
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CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
6:40 am
SORRY GUYS THIS COULD BE A DUMB ?, WHY DOES UGA USE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC WHEN IT WAS USED BY THE YANKEES AGAINST THE SOUTH IN THE WAR FOR SOUTHRON INDEPENDENCE?
ONELOVE GA
GO DAWGS!
oledawg
July 5th, 2010
7:16 am
You won’t get too many comments on this sad state of affairs. We all hurt.
hop
July 5th, 2010
7:28 am
this board was asleep at the wheel,since they bought anything and everything adams/evans said.
there were signs but adams decided to push them aside!
this was not the first time evans was involved with another person!
Hey hop
July 5th, 2010
7:34 am
Hey hop. Seems like you have all of the inside information. How about sharing something of substance instead of just I told you so.
Pookadoprelanderschitzel
July 5th, 2010
7:45 am
Love is a many splendored thing … and it’s tough not to go for it when it’s available. That said, if you don’t imbibe, you don’t get caught, Damon.
trey
July 5th, 2010
7:56 am
Hop sounds like one of the little north ave taliban posing as a dawg insider.
Evans doesn’t deserve any kind of financial settlement. That’s like rewarding bad behavior. But his contract probably is written in such a way to get it. I hope the stories about Carla Williams being his successor are just idle speculation.
DodgerDAWG
July 5th, 2010
8:04 am
Who else could it be other than Williams with Adams making the choice. Nothing against Williams, she is an excellent choice with a quiet record of success, but Adams will go for her not because of her performance but for history one more time with the first female AD of the SEC. Adams does not care about sports ot UGA only getting his name in the spotlight
voice of reason
July 5th, 2010
8:05 am
When is somebody going to look at Adams? I mean come on, with comments like “we are fortunate to have him. . . . I think he’s done an extraordinary job. . . . And there’s not been a whiff of impropriety during that six-year period.” Adams is asleep at the wheel or he is an exceptional con artist. Apparently, more than a few were in the know about the pattern of behavior from the philandering and imbibing AD from Athens who “didn’t want to use his influence” to shirk the law. How can you be president of a university and not have a “whiff” of this kind of behavior from your AD? This is far far from over my friends. Somebody is going to talk about a past incident that got covered up, and the bloody trail will will lead right to Adams door step. Why else would Damon be so brazen as to think he could just flash his uGa AD badge to pick up a get outta jail free card? Was Damon really the shinning star super intelligent AD of the future we were led to believe or just a shoestring puppet of an egotistical blowhard control freak university president?
Atticus
July 5th, 2010
8:07 am
Adams is a cancer. Damon should’ve never been given that job. Top 5 AD job and it’s given to a yes man that hadn’t earned it. This is the result. Hate to say it but this wasn’t the first incident. It is a sad story (for his wife and kids) but no surprise.
georgia87
July 5th, 2010
8:11 am
This should be carefully thought out. For all the stupidity shown by Evans this weekend, he has run an incredibly profitable AD over the last 7 years. We are not looking for a pretty face or a figurehead, we are looking for a businessman/woman who will have charge over a budget of over $50 million and has to have athletic sense in hiring coaches. Evans’ coaching hires can be criticized, but the finances are impeccable. Let’s not rush into something stupid just because we are embarrassed.
rocky_topper
July 5th, 2010
8:15 am
Firing him? Just because he pulled off his red panties? That’s a little extreme IMO!
After the red panties, asking the wrong question « Get The Picture
July 5th, 2010
8:19 am
[...] folks already surmising that Damon Evans’ departure is bad news for Mark Richt, but based on this quote… Meanwhile, I keep thinking about that meeting barely five months ago -– Feb. 3 -– at [...]
After the red panties, asking the wrong question « Get The Picture
July 5th, 2010
8:19 am
[...] folks already surmising that Damon Evans’ departure is bad news for Mark Richt, but based on this quote… Meanwhile, I keep thinking about that meeting barely five months ago -– Feb. 3 -– at [...]
voice of reason
July 5th, 2010
8:21 am
You guys don’t really think the uGa athletic department finances are in such good condition because of the financial wizardry of the previous AD do you? Georgia’s athletic department is in good shape only and solely due the outrageous amount of money donated to the athletic department by its’ fans. A blithering idiot can make a balance sheet look good when your intake exceeds your expenses by that large of a margin.
Me
July 5th, 2010
8:23 am
With Adams and Richt still there, UGA will remain far from elite.
steve
July 5th, 2010
8:26 am
They to check on the other people at the ath. department. His best friend and Damon would get white girls to come to their rooms on road trips (everyone knew this). Hate to see this happen at UGA but it is probably not the first time at any univ. Good lluckk to the ones who are left over. Do not think McGarity will come and be Adams puppet. He needs to stay at Fla and be a winner. Carla is a great lady, but she has been changed by the establishment (she may get it).
hal combo
July 5th, 2010
8:27 am
What I really hate is now all you Ga yahoos have your excuse when the football team falls apart again this year!
Rick
July 5th, 2010
8:30 am
Me, you’re crazy. Adams I may agree needs to go, but Richt is the man they need. The teams have had some down years, but I believe he has the right support coaches in place now. Things are going to turn around. Find it interested that Richt has yet to be heard from about any of this Evans debacle.
DodgerDAWG
July 5th, 2010
8:30 am
Let’s see how sorry Mr. Evans is for his “grave, grave mistake” and for his actions that “have put a black cloud over our storied program”. I suggest any settlement that he receives for “resigning” be donated to the John Fontaine, Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education.
Winfield J. Abbe
July 5th, 2010
8:36 am
If the lawyers for Evans haven’t doubled or tripled their demands for money from the UGA Athletic Assn. they should be disbarred. This is a chance of a lifetime. This is the chance any lawyer waits a lifetime to happen. The UGAA obviously wants to settle quick. They also have an almost unlimited supply of dinero from stupid contributers who continue to support their secret, corrupt, illegal propaganda business entertainment enterprise. Evans has the physical attributes to hold them up for a long time. He could get enough money out of them to pay his great great great grandchildren. How often does their lawyer work on Sundae? After all he missed Sundae skool and the lesson on ethics, morality and conscience. His hourly rates likely doubled or tripled or more; who knows they are all sekret like all the activities of this cesspool organization.
He also likely doubles them again for working on the forth of Guly.
Mr. Evans: Get on the phone immediately to your lawyer. It is much easier to make the demand for more dinero now, than to claim duress later. Call that Harvard professor D. He will break their bank for you. Remember he is the one who helped OJ get off the murder charge.If the lawyers for Evans haven’t doubled or tripled their demands for money from the UGA Athletic Assn. they should be disbarred. This is a chance of a lifetime. This is the chance any lawyer waits a lifetime to happen. The UGAA obviously wants to settle quick. They also have an almost unlimited supply of dinero from stupid contributers who continue to support their secret, corrupt, illegal propaganda business entertainment enterprise. Evans has the physical attributes to hold them up for a long time. He could get enough money out of them to pay his great great great grandchildren. How often does their lawyer work on Sundae? After all he missed Sundae skool and the lesson on ethics, morality and conscience. His hourly rates likely doubled or tripled or more; who knows they are all sekret like all the activities of this cesspool organization.
He also likely doubles them again for working on the forth of Guly.
Mr. Evans: Get on the phone immediately to your lawyer. It is much easier to make the demand for more dinero now, than to claim duress later. Call that Harvard professor D. He will break their bank for you.
You can kill two birds with one stone: You will never have to work again and you can destroy this cesspool of an organization which has so damaged the duped citizens and taxpayers of GEorgia for so long. Have a good day you’all.
You can kill two birds with one stone: You will never have to work again and you can destroy this cesspool of an organization which has so damaged and brainwashed the duped citizens and taxpayers of GEorgia for so long. Have a good day you’all. “The great masses of the people …will more easily fall victimss to a big lie than a small one.” Adolph Hitler
saban
July 5th, 2010
8:42 am
I understand the panties had a georgia logo on them.
Can anyone verify this for me?
BP85
July 5th, 2010
8:42 am
There have been numerous “whiffs of improprieties” during Evans’ tenure. Either Adams is too embarrassed to admit he made a foolish hire or he is too stupid to see it.
There are plenty of qualified, seasoned candidates to take over as the next UGA AD, but I’m afraid Adams will once again be more interested in finding someone he can keep under his thumb and maintain control of than finding the best person for the job.
Paddy
July 5th, 2010
8:43 am
ConfererateDawg……….beause”Ole times there have been forgotten”. It has been in all the papers and folks in Georgia love that song. They go crazy at football games when the band strikes it up. The Cival War produced many strange bedfellows!
Hopefully
July 5th, 2010
8:44 am
there won’t be a slew of women in red panties coming forward to stake their claim in the “I was with Damon Evans” saga ala Tiger Woods.
» SEC: Two could top Georgia’s list to replace Evans John Clay’s Sidelines
July 5th, 2010
8:45 am
[...] Board meeting this morning will announce resignation of Georgia AD Damon Evans, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC. [...]
Columbus Dawg
July 5th, 2010
8:47 am
This domination of all UGA Football by this story is old already. Speaking of football, I see where Richt is already talking out of both sides of his mouth concerning the Defense. He wants try his best to temper expectations because of first year implementation of a new scheme, while at the same time saying that we have the players to run it. This is just one of the reasons pundits are saying Richt is on the hot seat. People want to point to 2011 as a great year while saying 2010 will be improved, but not championship caliber. The problem with this thinking, for Richt anyway, is that UGA loses a lot of offensive players after this season. Murray will not have the supporting cast in 2011 that he has this year. I have seen most preseason predictions, and most would agree that UGA will probably win 10 games this year, and that’s including a bowl win. 9-3 regular season seems to be the average prediction among pundits who are not total idiots or UF biased or whatever. I know that people say that there are plenty of programs that would love a 10 game win average and all but under the circumstances it just ain’t enough at Georgia anymore. Several factors point to why UGA has not done any better at getting to the big game, but unfortunately for Richt most of them also point to him for not addressing the issues that have held UGA back. Lack of offensive line recruitment, failing to address the defensive issues(for years), and the lack of having the quarterback position shored up in crucial years, are all big reasons why UGA has not lived up to the goals the University has set for it’s football program. If UGA does not win big this year with all of the Offensive players we have in 2010, then how is it going to achieve big things in 2011 without the linemen, A.J., and the two great fullbacks that will be gone in 2011. This will be what Richt will point to in trying to temper expectations for the 2011 season, and on and on. The people who are putting the big money into the University are getting really tired of the excuses. This is why there are so many predicting hot seat for Richt. There are just not that many seasons left for him to keep trying to point ahead to. Richt needs to know the importance of getting to Atlanta this year, but it seems that he continues to “Dream” of years to come.
TDone
July 5th, 2010
8:49 am
As Johnnie Taylor said so eloquently, “The downfall of too many men is the upkeep of too many women.”
jdawgs34
July 5th, 2010
8:49 am
I am not surprised, but this is Adams baby, and makes Dooley look great. Again, as I have said many times before, only my ticket contribution given. No donation to ARCH, he got rid of the other one, but guess what…they borrow from it all the time. How about the money borrowed for a party, how about a home that is furnished and not used. Again, this is Adams…if I got fired there would be no money…
CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
8:53 am
THAT WASNT OVERLY HELPFUL PADDY
1eyedJack
July 5th, 2010
8:53 am
ATLER
I disagree. She could have been brown, yellow , black or tan. The song would remain the same. We just wouldn’t be bringing race into the debate.
EDUCATOR
July 5th, 2010
8:56 am
To ALTER,
As an African American, I have to DISAGREE with you! The University of Georgia had to fire Evans wheter it was a black, white or even purple woman in his car. Race has nothing to do with this. He made a STUPID decision that cost him his job! Futhermore, all respect for him has been lost. You’ve seen the mug shot? Read the Police Report: Crying,red panties, throwing his title around. After reading the report, I think he is really lucky they are allowing him to resign and giving him a settlement.
The University had to distance itself from this situation.
As an administrator in the field of education I totally understand the rationale behind this move. As AD, how would Evans ever again be able to issue consequences to athletes breaking the drinking policies at UGA?
This is very simple, if you break the law you must be ready to face any and all possible outcomes.
collegeballfan
July 5th, 2010
8:57 am
There was a time when one could gain admission to UGA with a fishing license. Then Adams came along. Now one needs top academic credentials gain admission to UGA. Adams has built UGA into one of the top universities in the southeast. Academically UGA used to be in the back row of the SEC. Now UGA sits in the front row.
But if the only important thing in your life is how the UGA football team is doing, then……………………………….
Paddy
July 5th, 2010
8:59 am
Sorry Conferedate Dawg, best I had so early this am. But the fans do like the song, you must give me that?
sad brotha
July 5th, 2010
9:00 am
Affirmative Action… this is what you get. I know there were 20 better qualified W/Ms… what a buffoon! There is more to the Evan’s story that will now be quashed with the settlement.
Rylight
July 5th, 2010
9:02 am
Evans gives a new meaning to the phrase “between the hedges.”
JoeFann
July 5th, 2010
9:06 am
It’s a sad story all around for those of us who love UGA. Sad for Evans, a former player given his dream job and performing it well, sad for Ms. Evans and their kids, sad for current players and coaches who have been let down, sad for all the fans who hate seeing the University dragged through the mud again. I hurt for all of them, and hope Mr. Evans can focus on mending both ways and fences. I hope he can find a meaningful job in a quieter location that will not blind him with the white hot lights of a premier program. I hope that Ms. Evans can sleep through the night when her husband’s not home. But most of all, I hope that the students see that actions mean much more than words, and that poor choices have consequences, not only for themselves, but for everyone who loves them. Best wishes to all.
Go Dawgs!
Lack Intelligence
July 5th, 2010
9:07 am
1eyedJack
Have you not come to realize that those people who always make everything about race, lack the intelligence to make legitimate points about the subject matter? Race is their default position/argument.
Just peruse any blog on any subject and you will find people who make it about race. If the AJC had a story discussing the ‘Theory of Relativity’, you can bet $100.00, someone would play the race card.
LegHumper
July 5th, 2010
9:07 am
My guess is Ms Fuhrman is not the first for Damon
GT
July 5th, 2010
9:08 am
The real irony is Evans replaced Vince Dooley after civil war ,all over the state, broke out. Adams wanted Dooley gone and hired a water boy to take his place. You can’t hire someone pay him this kind of money and then expect to still run the show. You got to have someone Adam’s can delegate responsibility to. It was unfair to Damon Evans and it is unfair to Georgia, to have hired Evans at such a young age, but after a hard headed Dooley I am sure it served Adams’ purpose. If your AD has character problems what else have you missed in you athletic department. I have said quiet often the only thing stopping the Georgia football team is their immaturity. The defense was the most penalized team in the SEC last year. Constantly playing out of position to make the big hit to please a bunch of drunks in the crowd up in Athens. Adams’ has one thing right this state deserves a better state university. Changing Georgia from the backwoods school it is to a nationally respected University, which our state desperately needs, is a task few man could handle. But one leads to the other. Until this state starts taking the future of its kids above throwing a drunk on Saturday in Athens we will always have this stuff going on.
CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
9:09 am
OHH FOR SURE IM WITH YA, IM KINDA THINKIN GA JUST SAID TO HELL WITH WHERE ITS FROM AND TOOK IT. I LOVE GA AND AFTER READING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC THOUGHT US PLAYING IT WAS KINDA IRONIC.
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS
home&home
July 5th, 2010
9:14 am
Here you go ConfederateDawg: “…At a Georgia Tech game in the late 1900s, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal, not knowing the new Georgia fight song, kept constantly complaining about “the incessant playing of ‘John Brown’s Body.’” (While it is interesting to note that the main Georgia fight song is model after “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” that song was actually based on the 1859 song about the abolitionist known for taking over the US arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).”
http://bands.music.uga.edu/redcoats/history/
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
July 5th, 2010
9:15 am
Before anybody else is hired, let’s find out where they stand on a$$ painting a little dog.
barneyb
July 5th, 2010
9:17 am
Adams” “Not a whiff of impropriety”….what a joke. Was he oblivious to the talk around town for years? So what is Adams’ definition of “impropriety”? this is about charcter and the man has none. Not the sort of person I would want as AD.
charlie the tuna
July 5th, 2010
9:18 am
I was thinking the same thing….why hasn’t a student painted red panties on one of the downtown bulldog statues?
Moses Waddell
July 5th, 2010
9:22 am
Tempest in a teapot. UGA is not athetics. Get a life. This too shall pass.
CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
9:24 am
THANKS FOR THE LINK HOME AND HOME
GetwhatUpayfor
July 5th, 2010
9:27 am
Playing the race card is just a cop-out no matter the color. Just looking for a excuse. lol
dagnabit
July 5th, 2010
9:30 am
Adams was right about damon being nationally recognized . Damon will be forever connected a the red panties. I suppose the north ave. taliban caused Damon’s DUI and the red panties. Or the ignorant dawg fans think so.
charlie the tuna
July 5th, 2010
9:30 am
What moron of a University President would sanction a clause in a contract where the employee could have huge buyout in the event of a criminal, immoral, or indecent act???? Shame on all of them. Your tax dollars at work, folks.
sad brotha
July 5th, 2010
9:33 am
If Evans was white… would he have been hired? Look at his resume!
Sic em Dawgs
July 5th, 2010
9:33 am
collegeballfan….
Wrong! Adams has rode the coattails of Zell Miller’s HOPE scholarship. Adams is a cheap con artist who makes fools like you believe him.
82Dawg
July 5th, 2010
9:33 am
ATLER … I disagree, this has nothing to do with race and please do not try make into a race issue. It has everything to with Damon the face of UGA Athletics getting caught for DUI, trying to influence a State Trooper, him crying like a baby once he realized that he was going to jail. AND that he was married with another woman in the car with him and here panties in his lap. At least he could have thrown them in the back floor board…….
rumour has it
July 5th, 2010
9:35 am
President Adams was a subject of a critical forensic audit dated October 24, 2003 by Deloitte & Touche, LLP that criticized Adams’s stewardship, including but not limited to (i) expenditures for which Adams later reimbursed the University of Georgia, (ii) a stipend given to his wife, Mary, (iii) Adams’s oversight of the purchase of an ecolodge in Costa Rica, (iv) and a secret payment by Adams to former football coach Jim Donnan.[4]
rumour has it
July 5th, 2010
9:35 am
In a March 2004 poll of the faculty of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college in the University of Georgia, seven out of ten faculty members stated that they had no confidence in Adams. Additionally, in a 2004 statement the Franklin faculty senate expressed concern of a decline in excellence during Adams’ tenure.
rumour has it
July 5th, 2010
9:37 am
Adams was widely unpopular among the student body, receiving boos at Sanford Stadium during halftime of the 2003 homecoming football game. Also in 2003, alumni and fans of the university marched on the Georgia state capitol with petitions signed by 60,000 people, demanding his dismissal.
charlie the tuna
July 5th, 2010
9:37 am
Keep going rumor has it…there’s more. Bring this cancer called Adams out into the light for all to see. Faculty & staff despise him.
rumour has it
July 5th, 2010
9:38 am
In 2007, Adams worked to establish the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology on the University’s Athens campus, stating “The creation of the School of Ecology is a historic commitment by the university to this essential field of study. Environmental issues are key as we think about economic success and sustainability for our children and grandchildren.” Unfortunately during the same year, the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), a 50+ year UGA institution originally founded by Dr. Odum and located on the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site was significantly downsized due to reduced funding from DOE. Despite widespread public and political support for SREL, including letters from the four Republican GA/SC senators, SREL was forced to consider closing its doors. However, funding from a diversity of other sources was able to keep the lab open, but with substantial loss of budget and personnel.
Lack Intelligence
July 5th, 2010
9:46 am
82Dawg (and everyone else trying to keep race out of this) -
As I tried to convey in my comments to 1eyedJack, while it is noble of the few people who are trying to keep race out of this, unfortunately it is just like blowing in the wind. As the day progresses and you check the blog periodically, you are going to be shocked at the level to which the discussion disintegrates into race.
So, I applaud all those who are intelligent enough have a serious debate about the downfall of Damon Evans. Try not to let the unintelligent (race baiters) get under your skin because ultimately that is their goal.
Enjoy your day!
just wondering
July 5th, 2010
9:50 am
just wondering…. will they still play the video PSA from Damon Evans on the jumbotron during home football games – seems to me that the message “you drink and drive – you lose ” is never more true, never more meaningful and never more demonstrative of the possible consequences. just wondering if that had been considered??
CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
9:52 am
AGREED, WE GOT A BLACK PREZ, MOVE ON DOWN THE LINE….
BE EASY DAWGS…
CornholeKid
July 5th, 2010
9:53 am
Kobe, Tiger, Damon, the list goes on and on and on. Some things never change. Who’s next?
long time dawg fan
July 5th, 2010
9:59 am
someone needs to call the vet and put confederate dawg to sleep…remove his comments…his comments are not helpful…as for Damon Evans, sad as it is, it was voluntary…he made his choices…he had the power..the expectations were high…he did not live up to standard…he needs to go…same should hold true to anyone we hold up to “praise”…players included…they should now know there is no tolerance…,
junkyarddawg
July 5th, 2010
10:02 am
TO collegeballfan: Adams had as much to do with raising the academic standard at the university as HOPE did. Once the parents of all these smart kids realized that it made economic sense to go to Athens rather than out-of-state it became harder to get in.
TO Steve: What Adams hates Dooley. Vince was and still is far more popular in the Bulldawg Nation than Adams ever will be. Pure envy and ego. Dooley not an Adams fan because he forced him to retire before he was ready.
Time to move on. Williams or McGarity, either would be great. Williams would be the PC choice but she is too close to the situation to take charge. McGarity has been away from Athens since 92 and will bring a fresh new vision and a wealth of experience. We need that experience and maturity. Don’t worry Michael, bring in McGarity and maybe you can still be president, eventhough very few want you!
Paddy
July 5th, 2010
10:03 am
Confererat Dawg and home and home….good reading from you guys this am. OK, lets jump into the real subjuect, DE resignation I, for one, do not see race as a factor in any of this affair. What am I missing? To me it is just a DUI,abuse of power (playing the UGA AD card) and cheating on his wife. I have tried to read as much about this subject as possible..If there are other accounts that will show us that race played into this, I would like to read them for myself and make up my own mind on the subject. Many reporter hours have gone into this in just a few short days. Do you think they are waiting on more fact to surface? To thow the race card on the table with no proof is irresponsible and shows a lack maturity by some.
junkyarddawg
July 5th, 2010
10:04 am
SORRY – meant to say adam DID NOT HAVE…
SavannahDawg
July 5th, 2010
10:04 am
It is sad that he will lose his job. The sadest result is that two children will likely lose their father. It appears that Wednesday was a very costly blip in the life of a guy who had done everything as well as it could be done. Regardless of his ties to UGA, it would be equally sad in any arena. I’m incredibly sorry for Damon, his wife and especially his children.
DIT
July 5th, 2010
10:09 am
Oh Gee, thanks for that commentary there GT
My guess is that no one drinks at Bobby Dodd Stadium??? Give me a break! I had to leave a UGA/GT game earlier a few years back because not only were we beating tech so bad, but your, NOT DRUNK BUDDY”S (yeah right) were throwing stuff and cussing at me and my kids just because we were wearing red & black. So very classy!
Drunks are at every stadium unfortunatley. To single out UGA and act as if your fans are hollier than everyone else is a joke…… Please think before you post!
Cuz
July 5th, 2010
10:10 am
I promise to get a designated driver and not cheat on my wife, well I am not married. Can I apply for the job? Sounds like some great perks.
Get Real
July 5th, 2010
10:11 am
Wasn’t the first time he drove drunk I’m sure, wasn’t the first time he had a friend I’m sure…was the first time he got caught by someone who wouldn’t look the other way…I’m sure.
Sad for his wife and kids. I hope he becomes a better person.
Cuz
July 5th, 2010
10:13 am
CONFEDERATE DAWG, the Star Spangled Banner’s melody is to the tune of an English Army drinking song. My Country Tis of Thee, gets it’s melody from God Save the Queen (King). Standard practice.
Dawg1000
July 5th, 2010
10:17 am
Man, sounds like another case of Tiger Woods syndrome. Thank goodness the girls panties were UGA colors (red) or he might have really been in trouble.
Delbert D.
July 5th, 2010
10:19 am
Cuz – You have my full support.
DAWG Colonel
July 5th, 2010
10:19 am
A sad day in the DAWG house. But, this too will pass.
There is a lesson here. Those in positions of great responsibility are held to a higher standard. Damon Evans either never learned that or forgot it. But this is a lesson for all…take the big job, draw the big bucks, MOVE INTO A GLASS HOUSE.
Let’s hope that President Adams can put aside his personal agenda and bring in the best AD available.
Delbert D.
July 5th, 2010
10:26 am
Prez Adams’ glass house must be that impact-resistant kind.
WonderDawg
July 5th, 2010
10:31 am
Boy, he’s a “…nationally recognized figure in athletics…” alright. I really hate this for Evans, he made a good hire in Fox and pressured CMR to let Martinez go (wish he’d gone a little farther and moved Bobo back to QB Coach), but hopefully he will bounce back and get his life on track. Speaking from experience, he CAN do that.
DAWG Colonel, the last part of that lesson is unfortunately, ………and get a settlement for resigning for breaking a pledge you made in your contract. I just don’t get that. You either broke your contract or you didn’t. If you did, you should get your last paycheck earned, nothing more.
I also agree with you DAWG Colonel, that we get the best, not Adam’s favorite.
Saint Simons
July 5th, 2010
10:32 am
UGA needs to clean up its actions, this is getting old!!!!
David Granger
July 5th, 2010
10:36 am
If Georgia wanted to fight it out in court, I doubt Evans would get a nickel. Most contracts have a “morality clause” in them that allows for firing based on behavior. But it’s real hard (and real messy) to fire for cause, and that would involve dragging it out and creating a lot MORE bad publicity for both Damon and the university. So it’s probably best for all concerned that they agree to a settlement.
Sad. I wasn’t real pleased with his selection as AD originally, but I think he’s done a pretty good job.
AD Stinky Fingers
July 5th, 2010
10:37 am
Rut, Rho. Looks like the jig is up.
WonderDawg
July 5th, 2010
10:38 am
Cuz, it seems that tha biggest “perk” of all is the golden parachute . . .
kkong
July 5th, 2010
10:39 am
So what did he do that was so wrong?
Tigress
July 5th, 2010
10:39 am
Academically UGA used to be in the back row of the SEC. Now UGA sits in the front row.
What an absurd statement. You need to lay off the kool aid, you dumbdazz.
WonderDawg
July 5th, 2010
10:39 am
Saint Simons, FYI, Damon Evans is not UGA. He is just an former employee.
reality check
July 5th, 2010
10:40 am
collegefootballfan…..”Academically UGA used to be in the back row of the SEC. Now UGA sits in the front row.”…. That’s not exactly a chest thumping statistic. Heck, we wouldn’t even rate in the top four for just the state of NC, much less when compared to the rest of the country. Vandy and the Gators carry the academic flag for our conference, everyone else is pretty common, except for the Mississippi schools, which are a joke.
clickdawg
July 5th, 2010
10:42 am
cornfolekid, you’re right al gore, jesse james, brad pitt, larry king, yhe list really does go on and on…………
UGAdawg71
July 5th, 2010
10:43 am
Claude Felton has the experience and respect of everyone in the media and the Bulldawg Nation to manage this catastrophe, at least as an interim AD.
SSIgator
July 5th, 2010
10:50 am
What difference does it make how much money he gets. His soon to be ex wife will get it all.
FLDMD
July 5th, 2010
10:52 am
To Columbus Dawg @ 8:47AM: Very cogent and very well put, Columbus Dawg, but, as you well know, as Long as Richt projects the image he has up till now, there will be those Richt fanatics who would rather have their molars(back jaw teeth) “drawn” without anesthetic then get rid of him. Unfortunately, I don’t see any improvement on the horizon, although I hope I am mistaken.
Pago Flyer
July 5th, 2010
10:57 am
So what’s with these rich, famous afro athletes that “have” to have a non-afro woman?
Tom
July 5th, 2010
10:59 am
Also in 2003, alumni and fans of the university marched on the Georgia state capitol with petitions signed by 60,000 people, demanding his dismissal.
Over half of whom couldn’t have told you the name of UGA’s President before the stink over Dooley’s ouster.
James Powers
July 5th, 2010
10:59 am
This is what happens when you hire a 34 year with no real experience.
I want to see the video of the Big Dawg crying.
What a joke.
Big Dog 98
July 5th, 2010
11:00 am
Stopping make fun of his crying…
He’s got enough problems.
Orange and Blue
July 5th, 2010
11:03 am
Gator Nation will continue to roll over this sorry excuse for a university.
POAD
July 5th, 2010
11:04 am
Evans is getting paid to keep his mouth shut.
AD Stinky Fingers
July 5th, 2010
11:06 am
Wait ’til my video of the stop and arrest is released to youtube, it will be quite a hit. Someone needs to write a new song, “Pantie Crying, Bulldawg Blues.”
POAD
July 5th, 2010
11:07 am
No Athens area women will come out of the closet with Damon Stories. The Other Ladies don’t want Dawg Nation to turn on them. The Lady from Ga Southern will have a rude awakening when she goes back to work. Her ability to do her job is now in jeparody.
Headlinin’: Disgraced Evans officially out at Georgia | Sport News
July 5th, 2010
11:07 am
[...] contract. Evans reportedly met with university lawyers over the weekend and is expected to announce his resignation to the UGA Athletic Board this morning. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Mark Bradley, [...]
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2010
11:09 am
Voice, no a blithering idiot doesn’t know that huge revenues and profits are far from the same thing. Managing expences while still undertaking massive capital improvements takes a lot of disclipline and planning. If any idiot could manage captive income, then the Fed govenment wouldn’t be in such bad shape. Of cource since Evans was such a puppet, we need to give Adams all the credit for everything built, bought, or done recently I suppose. As far the outrageous amount of money donated every year, haven’t you heard? Everybody is going to withhold thiers till Adams is fired. I guess those donation card were already prefilled for the past 7 yrs, but boy when that does kick in, ouch!
dawg lover
July 5th, 2010
11:17 am
Quite frankly, I am sick of the whole Damon thing. Not woth wasting time on his stupidity; take the “O’ out of his name and you sum it up pretty well…DAMN!
Now, I hope his wife and kids can heal from this and move on.
As far as all the comments about Mark Richt. Some of the people who post here will never be satisifid with any coach. You were tired of Dolley, Goff was a joke (that was correct) Donnan was arrogant, etyc. Mark Richt is human, and he has learedn from waiting too long to change the DC, but he is a fine man, he will never bring dishonor and shame to UGA and parents want their kids to play for him. he is a proven winner and he will continue to be becasue he is a man of his word with high moral and ethicsal character.
catlady
July 5th, 2010
11:19 am
The U of Ga’s rise to a second -tier university status coincides with HOPE, NOT Michael Adams or his predecessor. Simple economics, that’s all.
rumour has it
July 5th, 2010
11:19 am
Weak Tom. Real weak!
Just Another Country Boy
July 5th, 2010
11:35 am
Sorry but I guess I have been lucky in my life that I have never been pulled over for DUI and unlucky that I don’t get to drive around with a 26 yr old with no underwear on. There are not too many in this country that have been behind the wheel when they should have not been. But if I did why would I get a settlement to leave a job and not just get fired? Who can not say that the south has come a long way when a married black guy gets pulled over drunk with a young white girl and they pay him to leave him dream job. “I Have a Dream!”
dawgdays
July 5th, 2010
11:35 am
When you sleep with dawgs, you get fleas. Especially ones with panties between their knees.
dawgdays
July 5th, 2010
11:38 am
Adams, Damon and the whole bunch should be shown the door. Coach Dooley must be rolling the the floor laughing at this dog and pony show.
Me luv black women
July 5th, 2010
11:39 am
I would love to do to your wife what you paid that girl to do to you
jess
July 5th, 2010
11:43 am
A lot of innuendo here about Damon’s previous “playa” missteps. Any fire to this smoke or the usual BS?
Barkin'Dog
July 5th, 2010
11:54 am
Panties on your seat, panties on your seat… lookin’ like a fool with panties on your seat.
Drinkin’ too much, caught DUI… lookin’ like a fool with panties on your seat.
Askin’ for a warnin’, crying like a babe… lookin’ like a fool with dem panties on your seat.
Sorry… after reading all of this for 3 days, I couldn’t help myself.
I truly do hope he gets his life back in order. After all, he’ll get paid for several years work he’ll never do. Unfortunately, his wife and children will probably get the bulk of it.
And just as unfortunate, this didn’t help the cause of many quality black coaches and administrators who seek and deserve promotions. Another reason for the quick settlement and desire to put this episode as far back in the rearview mirror as possible.
Dawg Fan
July 5th, 2010
11:55 am
The Lesson: Don’t drink and drive and stay away from floozy bimbos who can’t keep their panties on !
New Hire
July 5th, 2010
11:59 am
The new hire should be an African-American to promote diversity on uga’s campus, which is mainly white.
Lady Star
July 5th, 2010
12:06 pm
The white chicks love the brothers! The white man can’t match up!
heeldawg
July 5th, 2010
12:12 pm
Winfield J. Abbe, what drugs are you taking? Your incoherent, repetitive, rambling post encourages Damon Evans to sue Georgia…for what? Because Mr. Evans got drunk and went driving around Atlanta with a chick who was not his wife? Because the University had to sever ties with a person who had brought shame on his employer, his wife and his children through his own poor judgement? Sorry, Mr. Abbe, but this incident is Mr. Evans’ fault, and his alone. I’m sick of people trying to somehow twist their own indiscretions into a scenario in which they somehow morph into becoming a victim.
From the context of your post, I would think that you were a plaintiff’s attorney–except they generally have a better command of the English language than you do.
Jimdawg
July 5th, 2010
12:34 pm
collegeballfan, you could not be more wrong. The academic standards at UGA were rising long before Adams came around.
dd
July 5th, 2010
12:59 pm
Hey, it could be worse.
We could be tech or florida.
gotta say it
July 5th, 2010
1:16 pm
I just gotta say it.
Kryptoniter for a wealthy blackman – a white woman – everytime. when will they learn.
You can get pulled over for a DUI in GA – w/ a whitewan. then she is talking sh*t saying – “Do you know who he is??? He’s the Atletic Director….blah, blah, blah….He’ll have this tossed out tomorrow” She’s outta control and talking wayyyy too much.
And then to add gasoline to the fire — YOU ARE SITTING THERE WITH HER PANTIES in YOUR LAP – talking about – “I was just holding them….”
I haven’t even talkied about him trying to “influence the officer”, if it had been a white guy..the cop would have given him some slack – maybe (maybe not in these revenue raising days!)
Then – the whip cream and the cherry on this UGLY SUNDAE – you do public service announcements about the dangers of “driking and driving”.
RECIPE for HUGE “F” on your report card.
AD Stinky Fingers
July 5th, 2010
1:21 pm
Look for Courtney Furhmann to start selling ‘Genuine/Certified’ worn red panties on ebay, she could easily double her money.
Look forward to a “red panty out” at all UGA football games coming to a stadium near your.
gotta say it
July 5th, 2010
1:23 pm
heeldawg — There is a thing called a “morals clause” in you employment contract, that is the catch all for all this bad behavior.
As a regular hourly associate on your job, you don’t have one of these. Most salaried positions do not require a employment contract either until you start making around $100k.
This is why they can “let you resign” for behavior unbecoming or shedding an ill light on the University.
Same kind clause that the NFL has the NBA has but does not use it “apparently”.
Orange and Blue
July 5th, 2010
1:45 pm
The fat lady has sung and Gator Nation is still #1.
Meanwhile the dawgs are still wonder if they will ever beat UF.
Willie M.
July 5th, 2010
1:50 pm
Miss me yet?
CONFEDERATE DAWG
July 5th, 2010
2:05 pm
I GUESS I BETTER START MAKING MORE “HELPFUL” POST
Obama Your Moma
July 5th, 2010
2:07 pm
The trooper obviously acted stupidly.
Helen Thomas AKA Bozo the Clown
July 5th, 2010
2:08 pm
We all make mistakes.
Al Gore
July 5th, 2010
2:10 pm
I feel your pain.
Victoria Secret
July 5th, 2010
2:13 pm
Attention UGA Fans,
We are all out of red panties.
May I suggest pink?
Ole Vol Fan
July 5th, 2010
2:19 pm
Well, it looks like UGA did something even dumber than Tennessee did with our coach.
UT will roll over the dead puppies again this season.
Damon Evans out as Georgia AD : Football Rumor Mill
July 5th, 2010
2:26 pm
[...] The same board that five months ago approved a new five-year, $3.25-million contract for Damon Evans will convene at 11 a.m. today to hear details of his resignation. This morning’s meeting, via conference call, of the UGA Athletic Board’s executive committee is expected to reveal Evans’ resignation settlement and perhaps the game plan for choosing his successor as Georgia’s athletics director. – Atlanta Journal Constitution [...]
SOOHSO
July 5th, 2010
2:42 pm
Confederate dog, I hear the Redcoat Band is going to play DIxie this year. That should make you happy!!!
Dawg House
July 5th, 2010
3:10 pm
If there’s one thing the Evans episode has proven, it’s that there are plenty of both black AND white racista in this state…a bunch of ignorant racists. What an embarrassment you are–to the University, the state, and to your families.
Steven Skaggs
July 5th, 2010
5:09 pm
The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is set to a variant of the tune of a Southern campmeeting song–”Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” — which probably originated in South Carolina.
JT
July 5th, 2010
9:11 pm
Was not Damon Evans trained, taught, and recommended by Vince Dooley?? Adams just made him a yes man
JT
July 5th, 2010
9:18 pm
History of Battle Hymn of the Republic
http://www.trivia-library.com/a/origins-of-famous-songs-battle-hymn-of-the-republic.htm
Headlinin’: Disgraced Evans officially out at Georgia
August 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
[...] contract. Evans reportedly met with university lawyers over the weekend and is expected to announce his resignation to the UGA Athletic Board this morning. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Mark Bradley, [...]