Florida’s McGarity and former NFL exec are among 49 applicants for UGA AD job
ATHENS – Florida associate athletic director Greg McGarity and long-time NFL executive Jim Steeg are among 49 people who have asked to be considered for the vacant athletic-director position at the University of Georgia.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday obtained, under Georgia’s Open Records Act, copies of e-mails, letters and resumes submitted to UGA by McGarity, Steeg and others applying for the position vacated by the resignation last month of Damon Evans.
McGarity — an Athens native, a UGA graduate and the No. 2 athletics official at Florida -– made a pitch for the job in a letter to Tom Gausvik, UGA’s associate vice president for human resources.
“I have been very fortunate to work alongside the very best in collegiate athletics at two outstanding institutions, the University of Georgia and the University of Florida, over the last three decades,” McGarity wrote. “I know what it takes to lead and direct an athletic program at the highest level, and am ready to lead the University of Georgia Athletic Association into the future.
“I look forward to having the opportunity to compete for this position.”
Steeg, who recently resigned as president of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, wrote to UGA President Michael Adams, asking to be considered for the job despite having no experience in college athletics.
“I have read that you are looking to fill the opening … with someone with intercollegiate experience,” Steeg wrote to Adams. “I would like to offer an alternative that can continue the success the University of Georgia has had, but can take the department to greater success.
“Although I have not worked in intercollegiate athletics, I believe that my managerial skills, interpersonal skills and professional contacts are not only transferable, but can bring a unique perspective.”
Before joining the Chargers, Steeg worked 26 years in the NFL office, where he was senior vice president in charge of special events, including the Super Bowl.
Also expressing interest in the Georgia position: businessman Mark Lewis, a former UGA football player who is the son of former Georgia Tech head football coach (and former Georgia assistant coach) Bill Lewis.
Mark Lewis interviewed for the Georgia AD job before Evans was hired in 2003. At the time, Lewis was vice president for Olympic sponsorships at General Electric. He now is president of Jet Set Sports, a provider of Olympic hospitality packages.
Among others who have sent in application materials are Steve Dennis, athletic director at Troy and a former Georgia football player and assistant coach; Lin Dawson, athletic director at Grambling; and Bill Schmidt, president of a sports marketing company in Knoxville and a former executive with Gatorade.
Many of the people who have contacted UGA about the job have little or no background in sports management. Applications have come from lawyers, sales managers and chief financial officers, among others.
The documents obtained by the AJC also include some letters of recommendation for candidates.
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., wrote to Adams to “enthusiastically recommend” McGarity. “He is ready to get back to his hometown and to serve his alma mater in this distinguished position,” Kingston wrote.
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Jim Doanan as in Doans Pills
August 5th, 2010
7:19 pm
First !
KOOL
August 5th, 2010
7:22 pm
McGarity is the only sensible choice…
Dawgman566
August 5th, 2010
7:25 pm
Park your ego at the door Mr. President and hire McGarity.
Fred G. Sanford
August 5th, 2010
7:27 pm
Dont need the Grambling guy..CMR tried that last year with Flarda….
how2fish
August 5th, 2010
7:29 pm
Dawgman566 x2!
Reggie
August 5th, 2010
7:36 pm
Go get McGarity. Pay him the big bucks. He has impeccable integrity, and has helped the B-Ball and Foot-Ball program both win National Championships. He knows how to hire top talent. And how to find guys that have the drive and teaching ability to win it all.
Reggie
August 5th, 2010
7:37 pm
Tim-
Anyone from Stanford in the running?
Delbert D.
August 5th, 2010
7:42 pm
Yeah, Chris Hutchins of Stanford, maybe? Much better resume than just another good ol’ boy.
college is forever
August 5th, 2010
7:44 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com Mcgarity makes the most sense, he has experience and he is home grown. Come on Adams pull the trigger and get this done don’t let it drag on for months and months. And since he will be putting in long hours he can bring a nice healthy snack in his UGA classic tin lunchbox or simply display it in his office like I do. Available at Kroger or online. Go Dawgs!!!
Delbert D.
August 5th, 2010
7:48 pm
You make him sound like a turnip, lunchbox.
VinceD
August 5th, 2010
7:52 pm
Did Vince Dooley apply? People have had more than two decades to forget about the scandolous Jan Kemp trial, so he might be viable.
Mackinac
August 5th, 2010
7:54 pm
Do the red panties come with the job?
DawginOH
August 5th, 2010
7:56 pm
McGarity wants the job; UGA needs McGarity. Seems like an easy decision and a win-win.
Marti
August 5th, 2010
7:57 pm
Will the new AD get one of those cheap cardboard UGA tags, or will he get a real one?
And will he do another PSA video for drunk driving like the other guy did?
Worm
August 5th, 2010
8:01 pm
McGarrity first and Dennis 2nd..
AltamahaDawg
August 5th, 2010
8:03 pm
If they seriouslyy want to get the attention of every single person in that stadium to consider the price of a DUI after the game, they would leave he D. Evans PSA in place.
Dawg Tired
August 5th, 2010
8:08 pm
I agree with AltamahaDawg/
Football Fan
August 5th, 2010
8:08 pm
He’s the best candidate.
Carlton Powell
August 5th, 2010
8:11 pm
As I have previously posted, I have know Greg Mc Garity and family for many years. Agreed, Greg would be an outstanding choice for the position, but I must remain steadfast in my opinion that Greg should stay at FL. Yes, Greg would be wonderful for UGA, but UGA would not be wonderful for Greg. Too much strange stuff going on at Butts-Mehre and environs, which Greg does not need to get bogged down in. I hate that I feel the way I do, but I do not want to see someone whom I admire greatly to get involved with a program that seems to aspire to mediocrity instead of championships.
poopdawg
August 5th, 2010
8:13 pm
AltamahaDawg, i’d rather just hang the red panties from UGA’s house.
ryan
August 5th, 2010
8:15 pm
McGarity has the most experience out of all these guys he should have been the AD in first place. And please you people who talk about red panties just go out and buy some if your that obsessed queer.
DIT
August 5th, 2010
8:15 pm
And we would wait to hire this guy why?????
Dawg Dude
August 5th, 2010
8:16 pm
Whatever happened to privacy? You know not all of these 49 applicants told their employers they applied for another job. Now the AJC decides to publish their names. The AJC constantly uses the Georgia Opens Records Act with no regard for who it might harm.
Nub
August 5th, 2010
8:18 pm
Interview the Chief of Police in Athens…. Maybe they will layoff of our boys… Oops there goes another football player riding his scooter without a helmet …… News Flash ….. front page News…
Barney did you get THAT!!!!!!!!
Nub
August 5th, 2010
8:23 pm
Hey Carlton…… Care to elaborate on the strang STUFF that is going on at Butts?
Calhoundawg
August 5th, 2010
8:24 pm
Ryan, I think you speak for all of us Dawgs fans. Way to tell it like it is. Go Dawgs !!!!
RC
August 5th, 2010
8:34 pm
David Jacobs
Skram30082
August 5th, 2010
8:37 pm
Dawg Dude, you’re an idiot…
If you don’t know that there is no privacy with regards to the public sector, well, that’s just one reason why you don’t work in the public sector (as opposed to the private sector, and I hope you know the difference).
I’ll bet you weren’t complaining about Damon Evans’ privacy when the emails and texts between him and his lady friend with the red panties were released. Those were subject to the Georgia Open Records Act also.
I’ll guarantee you that EVERY ONE of the applicants knows his/her application could (and probably would) be public information, unless, of course, if you applied. In that case, refer to my first statement.
bjohndawg
August 5th, 2010
8:44 pm
I have already applied.
Waiting for my first call for the interview.
Should happen any day now. LOL
AltamahaDawg
August 5th, 2010
8:45 pm
It might certainly be his time now, but he was not even in the final cut back then. If he was that ready to move up then, it’s been the better part of a decade since and he had absolutely no delusions of holding out for this Georgia job until a month ago. If he indeed the best choice back then, he would have been hired, if not here, then someplace.
I refuse to believe that he is qualified now (and then) but “only” if the job happens to be with a specific school. Qualified, and willing, administrators are just not that limited.
Again this may his time NOW and if so it’s because it’s all worked out the way it did.
Brooks
August 5th, 2010
8:49 pm
McGarity is the man for the job. Georgia is a top level sports program no doubt. Has anyone heard anything else about AJ. GO DAWGS!
UGA_2001
August 5th, 2010
8:55 pm
UGA needs someone from another partt of the country. Do not hire a other god ole boy from GA! UGA has gotten a little too laid back and care free. Its about time we hired someone that will hold thers accountable.
Not just a figurehead for Adams and not just some good ole boy that will continue to get lapped by Foley at UF and Radakovich at Tech.
cadawg
August 5th, 2010
8:55 pm
hard not to want a guy who has spent that much time with jeremy foley. i hate the gators but that guy is the best in the business.
ugag is irrelevant
August 5th, 2010
8:56 pm
select another sacrifice to send into obscurity
bob
August 5th, 2010
8:57 pm
Lure John Scherholtz away. He knows how to run a sports organization above board and with great success. Also remember that Mike Garret is available.
how2fish
August 5th, 2010
9:01 pm
ugag is irrelevant..and yet here you are once again…
Monticello Dawg
August 5th, 2010
9:05 pm
Carlton Powell, I don’t think it is assuming too much to believe Greg McGarity knows as much or more about what goes on at UGA than you, and he wants the job.
As far as championships go, 132 SEC titles, national championships in 8 sports
RUNDAWGRUN
August 5th, 2010
9:10 pm
Greg McGarity and Steve Dennis are both excellent experienced candidates…
SSIgator
August 5th, 2010
9:13 pm
“Before joining the Chargers, Steele worked 26 years in the NFL office, where he was senior vice president in charge of special events, including the Super Bowl.”
This is exactly what UGA needs! Someone to tell the future players at UGA what to expect when they get to the NFL (wink, wink) and someone who can organize the trash gathering after home games, happy hour specials, drivers ed classes, “you have a right to request an attorney”, fund raising for additional bail money and attorney fees. Don’t let this guy get away. Hire him now. What a catch!
The Real SugarHillDawg
August 5th, 2010
9:13 pm
He’s NOT a Gator! Just a prodigal son who is coming back home. He couldn’t take the carpet-bagging, jort wearing, mullet cut wearing, Camaro driving obnoxious IDIOTS anymore!
jdjd
August 5th, 2010
9:14 pm
PLEASE hire McGarity NOW!
Football Fan
August 5th, 2010
9:16 pm
UGA2001 if you live in Georgia please move
jeff
August 5th, 2010
9:17 pm
Carlton, if McGarity gets the job he will be IN CHARGE of what is happening in Butts-Mehre and what the program aspires to.
Really lame comments.
Monticello Dawg
August 5th, 2010
9:19 pm
49 candidates! Will have to say NO to some top applicants. Can’t say I am surprised. This is one of the premiere jobs in college sports, and the bonus is getting to live in Athens.
Truth
August 5th, 2010
9:25 pm
McGarity or Steve Dennis would be great hires. But jeff, Carlton is right about what happens behind the scenes in Athens. Two men have called the shots there since Adams’ arrival — Adams & Leeburn.
Dawgtard 1
August 5th, 2010
9:32 pm
This is one of the premiere jobs in college sports, and the bonus is getting to live in Athens.
Well, that’s one of the stupidest things I’ve heard in a long time.
These guys just want the job so they can have Evans’ leftover booze and bimbos.
how2fish
August 5th, 2010
9:34 pm
SSIgator how is that championship Gator squad working out ?
how2fish
August 5th, 2010
9:36 pm
Dawgtard 1 beats the hell of anything the Bugs have to offer..
CAC
August 5th, 2010
9:43 pm
Integity, bloodline, hardworker, takes no crap — Steve Dennis
SSIgator
August 5th, 2010
9:45 pm
This just in from ESPN:
“CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA has accused West Virginia’s football program of five major and one secondary rules violations from 2005 to 2009, including under former coach Rich Rodriguez.
I guess UGA can now claim one more victory to their credit.
hind tit
August 5th, 2010
9:47 pm
foster brooks would be a good fit but he’s burp gone on.
Big L
August 5th, 2010
9:47 pm
Did Robert Hall just slap another ho?
Iceman
August 5th, 2010
10:01 pm
Come on home, Greg!
Matt B.
August 5th, 2010
10:01 pm
We all know that while Mr. McGarity is the correct choice, our University President is all about self-service and promotion. Therefore, while the UGA Athletic Association would be wise to select Mr. McGarity, ego and self-preservation will win out, and UGA will be stuck with a second-tier choice. Thus is the result of retaining an uber-politician as University President for all these years.
UGAHAPPYHR.
August 5th, 2010
10:03 pm
Hire McGarity shorten his name,then bookem Dano.
Desert Dawg
August 5th, 2010
10:12 pm
ssigatrurd–does galen hall ring a bell? how about a dead girls credit card? jack off
dawgster
August 5th, 2010
10:18 pm
SSlgator. why are all your comments so classless when it come to the dawgs…do they scare you that much…can you ever try and be civil on here and have some meaningful discussions…Or are you just really this classless…What is the point of always taking a dish at UGA, you have our number right now and shouldn’t have to continue to put the dawgs down…Its one thing to talk about your team and build them up, but your continued dawg bashing serves no purpose…I think a lot of dawg fans would like to have some good conversations regarding the teams this year, but you prevent us from doing that…Show me what kind of person you are and lets engage in some decent conversations in the future..We may disagree but the bashing of our football team is getting sickening….
Desert Dawg
August 5th, 2010
10:19 pm
skram–up your meds man. some folks dont get it, but its no reason to rail them
Desert Dawg
August 5th, 2010
10:20 pm
thanks dawgster
Desert Dawg
August 5th, 2010
10:22 pm
hind tit–thats damn funny!!!!!!
Vince's Dooley
August 5th, 2010
10:23 pm
Prez Adams, I left you several messages. Holla back at me Playah!!!
bufbox
August 5th, 2010
10:29 pm
pulling for Dennis… grew up with him… was always a straight arrow
Our AD your AD RED Panties
August 5th, 2010
10:30 pm
Bryant-Denny expansion makes it fifth-largest stadium
Home to the Tide can now hold 101,821 fans.
gadawgs
August 5th, 2010
10:54 pm
Dr. Adams please hire McGarity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pitbull
August 5th, 2010
10:56 pm
101,821 hicks in one place, geez, that must me something to see.
buckhead benny
August 5th, 2010
10:56 pm
Congratulations! You and the ajc probably cost the jobs of several of these candidates who now have to explain to their employer why they are applying for other employment. I know your trying to be the first to break the scoop. You should respect that most are currently employed and there will be significant fall back to their current employer. Nice work
WITHOUT LINDSEY SCOTT,THERE'S NO 1980 TITLE
August 5th, 2010
11:01 pm
YOU BETTER GET’EM ADAMS OR RESIGN!
SKB
August 5th, 2010
11:06 pm
Politics is more important to Uga then actual abilities, look how long they went Willie Martinez bc he was a friend…
SuperB
August 5th, 2010
11:15 pm
This should have been kept private. With that said, McGarity (whom I knew when he was the manager of the tennis team,) is the best man for the job. Greg: no more Jax– play UF home and away!!!!
Ben There
August 5th, 2010
11:40 pm
If Adams is looking for the best man for the UGA AD position, he’ll hire Greg McGarity. If he is playing his little personal game there is no telling who he’ll drag up.Could be his son. Maybe his wife!
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
12:14 am
If mcgarity Is so great why is he still an assistant?
Hairy Dawg
August 6th, 2010
12:16 am
Go with McGarity.
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
12:17 am
Was he saving himself for uga?
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
12:21 am
Someone anyone!
Why has no one else hired him. Plenty of vacancies in the last ten years.
I Mean NO one else sees it but you experts
JRW7
August 6th, 2010
12:24 am
GM for AD at UGA!!! FIRE ADAMS!!!!
Paul in RDU
August 6th, 2010
12:41 am
Hopefully UGA will hire the best person for the AD position, but the disclosure in the AJC of the names of many of the people applying for the position has to be a concern for any highly qualified candidates applying for any position at UGA – public job or no public job. What person in a secure job in their right mind would apply for a position if they thought it would be spread across the newspapers. NC State hired a new President and a new AD in the last 6 months under very trying conditions (the Pres was forced out) and managed to fill both positions quickly without a laundry list of names in the papers.
trueUGAfan
August 6th, 2010
1:45 am
mcgarity seems like a good choice but i hope people are not thinking that because he comes from florida that he will boost the football play on the field in any way, it sounds like to me just reading some of the comments here that people think he will be all we need to beat florida or anybody else for that matter…
to the trust at UGA, do not overpay for no one, let them come in and prove their worth to the University of Georgia, then pay them…if they can bring in the big bucks as AD’s should then you pay him not just because he comes from a certain or particular place or institution…good luck with the hire…Go Dawgs
UGA Supporter
August 6th, 2010
5:07 am
We have the best choice for AD in Athens. Mike Cavan. Never heard of him? Head Coach @ SMU and successful fund raiser for the University. Google Mike Cavan for other accomplishments.
Tired Of It
August 6th, 2010
5:18 am
LOOK FOR DIVERSITY, hire another brother to run the athletic department. Athletic dept was the best it’s ever been,under Damon Evans.
Former NFL exec wants Georgia AD job | Ben Maller
August 6th, 2010
5:19 am
[...] among 49 people who have asked to be considered for the vacant athletic-director position at the University of Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday obtained, under Georgia’s Open Records Act, copies [...]
falcon
August 6th, 2010
5:22 am
Go get someone who comes from a winning program. McGarity would certainly qualify.
ATL Sports
August 6th, 2010
6:55 am
How about Kirby Smart?
Jason
August 6th, 2010
7:16 am
I bet if they offered the job to Lane Kiffin, he’d be here by midnight.
GTDog
August 6th, 2010
7:37 am
1st-SSIGATOR is not really a Gator fan. He just uses UF because they are the one program in college football with a winning record against UGA since Richt was hired (in football, more than 1 game).
I know it’s popular to play armchair CEO, but honestly, we (yes WE) don’t know the particulars of the job, the requirements or the candidates. Before we bash Adams let’s remember that he went outside the box and hired Evans. And despite the fact that he resigned in disgrace, Evans did a heck of a job as AD. He certainly didn’t leave UGA because of his job performance. UGA will get the best man, or woman, for the job….who is available and interested.
abbiem
August 6th, 2010
7:40 am
Enter your comments here
RC
August 6th, 2010
7:44 am
Open Records Act or not, freedom of the press or not, I can’t imagine any of these candidates appreciate having their names or the content of what they sent made public in a forum such as this. I think doing so is exceedingly poor form, Mr. Tucker. People’s jobs could be in jeopardy over something like this, and given the continued poor state of the economy, it’s not like anyone needs any more stress in that regard.
tdog
August 6th, 2010
7:50 am
I hope McGarity knows what he is getting into. UGA has become the laughingstock of the SEC. They will never live down the red panties and bad press that has come with them. 49 applicants! In this economy, you would think Adams could get who he wanted.
Gator Mike
August 6th, 2010
7:51 am
As a Gator, I am admitedly parochial; however, I do believe that Mr. McGarity is the right guy for UGA. He has been a terrific asset for UF for many years, and he deserves a chance to help his Alma Mater in their time of need. Were the AD needs on the other foot, I would gladly welcome a Gator home were he on the UGA staff. We are all competitors, and most of us are a tad overboard in our convictions, but the facts remain that both UF and UGA are great universities which deserve only the best.
Good luck to Mr. McGarity.
Go Gators!
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
7:54 am
Someone anyone!
Why has no one else hired him. Plenty of vacancies in the last ten years.
I Mean NO one else sees it but you experts, you would think that someone else would have given this diamond in the rough a chance by now.
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
7:57 am
Btw no one with a life cares about the red panties.
FYI the troopers boss admitted that the cop put way to much detail in his report and has been in trouble several times for overzealous arrests.
Some lame name here
August 6th, 2010
7:58 am
Maybe mcgarity has been saving hisself for ugh. Turning every one else down.
ED
August 6th, 2010
8:05 am
DUMB AXX ADAMS SHOULD HAVE PICKED MCGARITY THE FIRST TIME!
superDawg
August 6th, 2010
8:17 am
ssigaytur is a gt nerd they hide because that is the tek way.Check out their home game attendance pathetic at best.But for god sake if they win they were all there.
superDawg
August 6th, 2010
8:19 am
I say hire Mark P. and no one will get hurt.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 6th, 2010
8:22 am
Gator Mike
I completely agree and spoken as a true gentleman. You will have
a hard time on this site of many folks agreeing with you, but truer
words were never spoken.
hammerhead
August 6th, 2010
8:24 am
Some Lame – if “no one cares” what exactly are you doing posting on this blog? Go find a job.
Carlton Powell
August 6th, 2010
8:26 am
random question for the board: a dear friend of mine, who I trust very much, told me recently that he wanted to take me for a “mustache ride.” Can someone fill me in on what he is referring to? We were tailgating last year for the FSU game when he made this reference. Him and all our guy buddies starting laughing uncontrollably after he said this. I’ve been too embarrassed to fess up and ask him what this means, but he has made this remark several times recently, and he has this weird look in his eyes everytime he makes this comment. Thanks in advance.
JDW
August 6th, 2010
8:28 am
Mikey Adams & Don LeeeeeBURN jr will get a yes man and a step-n-fetch it–so LeeeeBURN can continue his not contract supplying vino/beer/liquor to the UGA Skyboxes and probably others in the Univ. System
Paul Johnson has Moobies....
August 6th, 2010
8:56 am
If Adams hires anyone except McGarrity then we all know who needs to leave next….
Bride of Chucky Knapp
August 6th, 2010
8:57 am
Which one has a little hole in the back of their neck where you can put your hand and a sticks attached to their wrists?
Paul Johnson has Moobies....
August 6th, 2010
9:02 am
And for all the “geniuses” who are wondering why McGarity is not an AD somewhere already, look at Will Muschamp at Texas. Do you leave a #2 position at a top 3 university to be #1 at a top 50 school? The answer is NO. He now has a chance to be top DAWG at a top school that just so happens to be his alma mater and his dream job. Think about it dum dum.
nerds! nerds! nerds!
August 6th, 2010
9:09 am
Less than a month before the kids get to prove it on the field. Who else is fired up? It’s going to be nice seeing the numbers 3 & 4 in the backfield again. With that being said, I hope UGA has an AD before kickoff. GO DAWGS!
Snoop Dawg
August 6th, 2010
9:13 am
Give the AD ball to Herschell, stupid!
You better believe
August 6th, 2010
9:25 am
—we hire Grey McGarity and the days of CMR taking his silver platter to Jacksonville will come to a stop!
I am confused ........ again
August 6th, 2010
9:25 am
Confused, i am again. We all know that “UGA is a cesspool of fools, drunks, and it is a backwater, third rate program ( in three of the last 9 Sugar Bowl games) and that CMR is a loser and a horrible coach and that the UGA facilities are third world in nature.” Right???
Then, um, why is one AD candidate the former PRESIDENT of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers??? A man that reaches a position like that in life is supposedly ULTRA successful. Why would he want to reach ……….HIGHER UP the career ladder for a “low level” thing like UGA??? Hmmmmm?
UGA attracts the best ……….yes, including CTG.
Here are the facts, UGA haters ……….UGA IS ONE $$$$$ RICH PROGRAM. RICH IN TRADITION and MONEY. WE all know that money talks and fools ( like you haters ) walk.
Now you dawn your thug caps ( with “your” school’s colors ) and go hang out at the local mall.
Go Dogs.
Schmeckdawg
August 6th, 2010
9:29 am
Paul Johnson Has Moobie @ 8:56 and 9:02
You are spot on about aDAMsorry Dawg. I wish they would have already canned his sorry A$$!!! I mean he did cram Jim “Scumbag” Harrick down Dooley’s throat and he picked Damon Evans over McGarity back in 2004 because he was a Dooley supporter. I just hope his dumb A$$ doesn’t screw up AGAIN. I am with you 100%, go ahead hire McGarity and be done with it. This waiting until the first of the year stuff is a bunch of toro kaka (don’t know about the spelling of the last word; however, I am sure everyone will catch my drift).
Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eagle Fan
August 6th, 2010
9:39 am
Georgia Southern’s Sam Baker would be a great AD for The University of Georgia.
Tech Wrek
August 6th, 2010
9:48 am
The easiest way is to find out who has the most DUI’s and accusations of rape. That guy will slip into the team totally unnoticed, like a glove
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2010
9:48 am
Oooh, see wee the problem is that we dum dums missed the University of Florida news conference where it was announced that Jeremoy Foley was retireing in the next few years and the designation of Mcgarity’s new official title as Atheletic Director in Waiting. You know , because he is in the exact same situation as Muschamp.
I guess Charlie Strong leaving UF to take a job at L’ville instead of sitting around and waiting for Meyer to maybe leave, was an idiot move. Just like the other thousands of coaches and administrators that all move around to work thier way up because that is the norm.
I don ‘t question Mcgarity’s motives to stay. (and a LOT Longer than Muschamp has been waiting BTW) I understand that. Nor do I question his motives to want to come to his dream job. What I question is how does that have any bearing on what is in OUR best interest, not his. Obviously this job is going to be a step up for whoever we hire, or else they would be applying. That’s a given. Not a criteria.
I would fully support his hire, but only if no other candidate, including the #1 guy at a top 50 school cannot prove to be a better choice. Maybe he is the best guy. Certainly sounds like a top notch guy, and would be a very popular choice, which goodness knows this place could use a popular move from the Pres. I just think with 29 cadidates he is not the ONLY choice and it’s typically when you hire for a job, to know how a guy has actually done that job. With Mcgarity we have to just assume he can, becasue in all these many years he has passed on what has had to have been, (if he is that qualified), plenty of opportunities to have proven that. I also don’t see how taking the #1 spot at a top 50 school would have damaged his chances when at top 3 school did come calling.
Would you like his less now, would he be in less consideration for this job today, if he had taken the AD job at AUB for the past few year in addition to his many year as the #2 at Florida? I’d say he would be a no brainer now if he had.
Delbert D.
August 6th, 2010
10:00 am
If McGarity were hired, would CMR be his de facto boss? Look outside for the best candidate.
UGAGirlFAN
August 6th, 2010
10:25 am
Coming from UF ——Could we trust him???!!!!!! HMMMMMMMMMMM
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PappyDawg
August 6th, 2010
10:33 am
Don’t rule out Mark Lewis as a great candidate. Seems to have more actual experience at leadership than the other candidates, and has raised lots of money for the Olympics. And a Dawg.
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2010
10:33 am
One thing I would not hold against McGarity is that he is too “inside”. He’s been at Florida for 19 yrs. Not sure he has too many ties left, otehr than purely personal. He left Dooley to go work for UF in what was only a marginally better job, when he was moving up the ladder already, at his alma mater no less. Dooley tried to hire him back to Georgia as a Assoc. AD, and he wouldn’t leave Florida.
I’d say he is pretty outside at this point.
McGarity Rules
August 6th, 2010
10:37 am
McGarity’s a shoo-in for the job–he’s worked for years at UF, has a UGA background and knows how to run a big time program. He’ll get the job easy–bank on it.
Dawghater
August 6th, 2010
10:37 am
Hire Bill Lewis, UGA deserves him! He’s awesome, just trust us!
da hood
August 6th, 2010
10:37 am
I hope they don’tt hire McGarrity. He is too old to not have any experience at actually leading a program.
bart
August 6th, 2010
10:38 am
If Adams does not hire McGarity, then Adams needs to be fired.
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2010
10:46 am
So McGarity was more of a “Dooley Supporter” than Damon Evans was in 2004? A guy who had left Dooley to go work for the hated rivals 12 year before, and then passed on multiple efforts by Dooley to hire him back was a bigger supporter than the guy who was Dooley’s, hand picked, trained, promoted, #2 guy in the department at the time. Interesting.
Waiting to See
August 6th, 2010
10:47 am
I do not care who UGA hires, but they better hire an AD who is not afraid to can a head coach—yes, even Richt—or an incompetent assistant coach—Bozo?—who does not perform at the highest level, particularly when the head coach makes the kind of money Richt does. It’s about time the UGA fan base got its money’s worth. Also, they should hire an AD who thinks that 10 year contracts are BS. Any university president or AD who gives a coach a ten year contract is irresponsible and should not be in that position. 5 year contracts at a time are more than sufficient and will not cost the institution an arm and a leg—witness UT and Phil—if things turn sour.
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2010
10:56 am
bart, I don’t think the Board Of Regents, is likely to fire Adams if he doesn’t hire a specific person for an administrative position, do you?
clarksa
August 6th, 2010
11:04 am
Lee Fowler would do a great job at UGA.
now that is funny, I don't care who you are
August 6th, 2010
11:20 am
why anyone would want to move from Florida to Inbredville, the Cesspool of the South and Loserville to the Gators for the last God knows how many years in beyond me..
OrlG8r
August 6th, 2010
11:20 am
He was our assistant…. He’s overqualified for UGA….
BuckheadBill
August 6th, 2010
11:25 am
When Hugh Durham went to Final Four in 1982, Greg found a place on UGA plane for a Tech graduate. Hope he found some common sense while at Florida. But that would be a strange place to search for common sense, now wouldn’t it?
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2010
11:32 am
The fact that somebody is trying leave Florida to move to (all that) kind of tells you all you need to know about Florida doesn’t it.
Inside the UGA AD Search « The Grit Tree
August 6th, 2010
11:41 am
[...] Leave a Comment The Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s Tim Tucker yesterday released a list of 49 applicants who have applied for UGA’s vacant athletic director [...]
rtsr
August 6th, 2010
11:43 am
Gator Mike :
I would like to also thank you for a refreshing observation. I think the Bulldog faithful know whats best and hopefully the President will too. Good luck except on that famous last weekend in October.
joe
August 6th, 2010
11:46 am
The perfect hire would be Ray Goof
Lee Corso
August 6th, 2010
11:51 am
Clarksa, not so fast my friend!
Dr. Phil
August 6th, 2010
11:56 am
When Adams came to UGA, he fired or demoted all of the in-place administrators and installed four vice presidential flunkees, one of whom was a state legislator with no experience in education. Adams said that he fired Jim Donnan over player behavior issues, which were miniscule compared to those under Richt. We know the Dooley story, which was in part due to Dooley’s refusal to appoint the women’s gym coach, and main squeeze of married Regent Leebron, as assistant AD. Clearly Evans was just another puppet. I doubt that McGarrity will be offered the job. Adams will again demonstrate his commitment to political correctness by hiring the first Hispanic, Asian, Eskimo, openly gay, cross dressing, etc. AD at the university level. We know now that much of Adams performance was an audition for the NCAA post. When Adams finally leaves, retires, or otherwise goes away, it will take years for the University to recover.
BrokeBackJacket
August 6th, 2010
11:58 am
Joe…my condolences to you and yours…you are one DUMB arse!
Ray Goff is the most perfect example of “being at the right place at the wrong time” in history! To this day he remains a DGD…just without a home!
In the meantime…since you have no idea what you are talking about…Ray is an ultra successfuf business man, and without a doubt could buy and sell you in a heartbeat and never miss those bucks!
Only a guess but I bet that ........
August 6th, 2010
12:10 pm
This is a rough guess but I’ll bet that most of the UGA haters on this site are obamarons. If they hired Obama as AD of the U of G, then and then only would the UGA hate stop. I suspect that the UGA haters on this and other local sites are urban punks that do not attend any school but hate UGA out of jealousy. Fine, let them keep it up. Tha and their mom’s PC are all that they have. that and their big uranges.
I have pals from nearly every school in the SEC and even some less fortunate friends from the hapless ACC ( GT was ACC Champ and finished 2009 as 17th? or was it 13th) and they do not hate UGA like the posters on this site.
Why and how can that be? They have careers, another thing that the local UGA haters do not have.
Go Dogs and keep counting the BIG TIME MONEY coming in for UGA.
Hunker Down
August 6th, 2010
12:10 pm
While the exit of Damon Evans gave the University a black eye it is my belief that sometimes you need to take a slight step backwards before a larger step forward. The quality of applicants exemplifies what a premier program UGA has and the desire for such a lofty position as AD. I am sure that when we select the next AD that it will be of the highest character and leadership obtainable. Luck forward to our continued growth both on and off the field. Go Dawgs!
The real champion builder at UGA
August 6th, 2010
12:16 pm
here is a name for UGA’s AD job:
Suzann Yoculan. Why? She IS a winner. She can manage the facilities and she knows how to project a serious, tough minded approach to her job.
I am a UGA grad, male, ultra conservative and would welcome her in that job. She IS a winner. We need someone who is beyond being a lap dog, bean counter, like the last guy. She can instill that winning attitude or the coaches can leave. That is the way it needs to be up there.
Go Dogs
Barnacle Bill Bavasi
August 6th, 2010
12:24 pm
McGarity. Seems obvious.
Panty Up
August 6th, 2010
12:32 pm
Will McGarity’s women at the clubs wear red or black panties? I heard he likes both colors!
SSIgator
August 6th, 2010
12:53 pm
BrokeBackJacket -
“Ray is an ultra successfuf business man”
You might want to give Ray a call. He is under water on a real estate deal he and his partners tried to scam on Glynn County. I am sure he could use your help.
GTax
August 6th, 2010
12:59 pm
Coaches know best!
(((( 17 – 21 ))))
Glory glory to the Jackets, their truth is marching on!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff
August 6th, 2010
1:26 pm
McGarity is the best choice, by far. He has experience at a championship-caliber institution; he has worked extensively in the SEC; he has UGA ties; he has seen first-hand how Florida’s success has been generated in multiple sports; and I’ve heard that he has some solid recommendations from longtime Georgia folks…
For an AD job at a school the size of Georgia, I think only ADs or assistant ADs of comparable schools should be considered. A businessman, a former NFL exec, a sales director, an AD at a small school…. those are all noble professions, but I don’t think they are quite as prepared to run a top-10-nationally athletic program like Georgia’s. I think McGarity’s experience with a successful program like Florida makes him a perfect fit.
Now, President Adams, listen closely to Bulldog Nation and your advisors…. AND GO HIRE MCGARITY NOW!!!!!
Chuck Allison
August 6th, 2010
1:28 pm
What happened to Damon Evans? Did he resign or something? I thought he was such a role model for our kids.
Jeff
August 6th, 2010
1:29 pm
Hey real champion at 12:16 p.m.: The problem with Suzanne is that she would not command the respect from certain elements of the UGA community and CERTAINLY from the SEC and national AD community. She is seen by some as flighty and just a clapping seal who won a lot of gymnastics titles.
Now I’M not saying that… I have great respect for Coach Suzanne and think she should play a vital role in the UGA athletic program… but she would be excellent and marketing, direction donor programs and working with the school’s advancement office… I don’t know that people would give her the respect to make hard-line AD decisions (and I KNOW Mr. Adams wouldn’t… he would wind up being the de-facto AD because he would not let some woman run his athletic department.)
I hate to say that, but it’s true.
I stand by the statements that McGarity is overall the best choice.
Jeff
August 6th, 2010
1:30 pm
*should have said “would be excellent AT marketing, directing donor programs and working with the school’s advancement office*
GTOldSchool21
August 6th, 2010
1:41 pm
Heck, I played football at Tech and when I heard Bill Lewis’ son wanted to be your AD, I laughed.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 6th, 2010
1:48 pm
I’d like to throw my hat, er, my painted a$$ into the ring. I can be athletics director and return the school to glory. No more arrests, scandals, red panties in the lap (I don’t have a lap). Please get behind my painted a$$ and support Russ for athletics director.
TOMMY TROJAN
August 6th, 2010
1:50 pm
If you wanna win on the gridiron, there is only one choice Joe-Ja….MIKE GARRETT. Fight on!
I'm first
August 6th, 2010
1:59 pm
FIRST!
D mitchell
August 6th, 2010
2:04 pm
AD Job: How about CMR.
Kirby Smart
August 6th, 2010
2:09 pm
I am still available to rescue UGA.
Damon Evans
August 6th, 2010
2:11 pm
I make one mistake and you guys hang me out to dry.
Vince Dooley
August 6th, 2010
2:11 pm
First…
Jessie Jackson
August 6th, 2010
2:13 pm
Unless a Black person is selected for this job…I will be forced to protest the white power structure at UGA. Give a brother a chance.
Bring Back Vince!
August 6th, 2010
2:19 pm
Vince Dooley is the best choice—they need to dump the worthless michael adams and get Dooley back, who knows football. He will not put up with this mediocrity in football any longer!
SKB
August 6th, 2010
2:29 pm
McGarity is a good pick, and Adam is a fool if he doesn’t pick him. Maybe he will pick another red panty alcoholic to be a replacement?
Dawg Trainer
August 6th, 2010
2:30 pm
Perfect time to think outside the box, Dawgs. I nominate the Sudanese Madman, Abdullah the Butcher. Abby can open up another one of his rib joints in Athens and fatten up your linemen…and is a lead pipe cinch to kick Jeremy Foley’s ass in a Steel Cage Match during halftime of the WLCP. Plus, it’ll take a gallon (or two) of liquor to get Abdullah tanked up enough to get cited for DUI! Win-win for all involved!
Trizzle
August 6th, 2010
2:55 pm
would hate to see the Gators lose a great AD, but if this move for him would be better, then good for him. We will still beat the Dawgs:) Sorry guys..but it’s true.
President Adams
August 6th, 2010
2:59 pm
Dear Bulldogs, as you know…I am the President of this fine University. I am therefore, in charge of hiring the best man/woman for the job. A person, who will understand that the Athletics dept. is only an extension of this fine University..of which I am in charge. I am humbled to be your President and will hire the person who shares my vision of the Athletic department being simply a tool for this fine University to raise funds in order to provide only the finest education. This person should consult me in all of big Athletic decisions, like who will replace Mark Richt in a year or 2. As the President it is only fair that I have veto power in all of the decisions that pertain to this fine University.
Sincerely,
President Adams
truthsayer
August 6th, 2010
3:32 pm
How about Janet Reno as AD? Plus she has four years of eligibility remaining and could shore up the defensive line.
BG
August 6th, 2010
6:41 pm
I hope Mr. Adams will do the right thing and hire Mr.Greg McGarity.
BG
August 6th, 2010
6:43 pm
Trizzle the series between GA and Fla did not start in 1990.
Somethings Missing Here
August 6th, 2010
7:32 pm
Where are the WOMEN Candidates?
There are many qualified women who would do GEORGIA PROUD.
johnny t-bone
August 6th, 2010
7:47 pm
Did you people read who is available?
Steeg is the best person for the job hands down.
So what that McGarity wants the job(they all want the job), or is from Athens, or has been the asst AD at UF, or is a UGA grad and has a political person recommening him? These things are incidental to what should be most important to UGA, which is building a successful future.
Step out of your tiny little amatuer, backwoods, redneck, good ole boy mindest, and look a little deeper for real talent. If you really want UGA to be a better program in the future, Steeg is a much better choice than McGarity. McGarity wasn’t even Man enough to send his resume to Adams – FAIL. And the biggest fail was US Rep Kingston throwing around his weight pushing for McGarity. That in itself should be a huge warning sign that McGarity is the WRONG choice.
joedog
August 7th, 2010
8:11 am
Bring Evans back. The dogs deserve him. He is already tainted, and knows how to do the job. McGarity won’t have to suffer and be fired later, he deserves better than the dogs.
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August 7th, 2010
12:21 pm
[...] • Everybody wants to rule the Dawgs. Georgia has received 49 applications to replace disgraced athletic director Damon Evans, but only two make the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s lede: Former San Diego Chargers vice president Jim Steeg and Florida assistant AD Greg McGarity, an Athens native and UGA grad who quickly emerged as the odds-on favorite after Evans’ departure in the wake an embarrassing DUI arrest last month. McGarity’s personal pitch to the university was accompanied by an "enthusiastic" endorsement from U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston. (If you think you’ve got what it takes, you can apply for the job here.) [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] [...]
Army of the Gators
August 7th, 2010
1:41 pm
As a GATOR… Mr. McGarity should be your 1ST Choice for your AD position.He has done wonderful and great things as a true professional here at UF,and will be missed when he departs.Yes, he will be your new AD!
TO HELL TO HELL TO HELL WITH MERCER!!!
August 7th, 2010
1:59 pm
THE CESSPOOL OF SOUTH GEORGIA!!!
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August 7th, 2010
5:04 pm
[...] » As expected, University of Florida executive senior associate athletic director Greg McGarity is one of 49 people who have put their name in the hat to be the next Georgia Bulldogs athletic director. McGarity, who [...]
Kris G
August 7th, 2010
8:49 pm
Listen to you nutjobs pretending that Damon Evans never did a good job… He was an excellent AD. He was a terrible playa. True playaz, we all know, never get caught. Lookin’ at you Vince…
OtisforUGA
August 7th, 2010
10:00 pm
Jon Babul a (GT grad) but I will give him a pass on that because of his character, values and commitment to excellence. I dont even know if he applied but he should be contacted.
Keep the Geek!
August 7th, 2010
10:57 pm
Keep that accountant as AD! He’ll make sure the debits equal the credits, the balance sheet balances and the UGA ath dept income statement shows a big fat profit! Geeks rule baby!!!!
Big D Dawg
August 8th, 2010
1:50 am
where’s the days to football kickoff countdown on the AJC sports site?
Hire Back Damon
August 8th, 2010
11:08 am
Damon wants his job back and his girlfriend wants her red panties back! Come on UGA—get it done! Damon’s the man!!!
BJ
August 8th, 2010
1:51 pm
As a Troy alumnus and born and raised Georgian, I would hate to see Steve Dennis leave Troy. He has done a phenomenal job there. Since he has been on board the Troy football has won 5 straight conference titles with 3 bowl appearances, state of the art facilities including a new basketball arena in 2011, renovated baseball stadium, and plans to expand Veterans Memorial Stadium. He is a man of integrity and leadership. He is a great candidate for the UGA job.
No to troy
August 8th, 2010
10:01 pm
No way a big time athletic program hires an AD from a little, small time program like Troy. Mark it down–UGA is hiring mcgarity at UF—he knows the big time and can make the needed changes at UGA to start winning big.
Dawg Stephen
August 9th, 2010
10:03 am
Lets see, a new Defensive Coordinator, a new Quarterback, key linebackers missing, secondary that needs to cover better…one team gets a 21st ranking while an over rated, over HYPED florida team with the SAME SCENARIO gets ranked 3rd. 3rd? you kidding me?? 3rd? stupid.
http://dawgstephen.blogspot.com/
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4:12 am
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August 13th, 2010
9:35 am
[...] This time around, Greg McGarity has been selected over 48 other candidates. [...]
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August 18th, 2010
4:43 pm
[...] of the names, including McGarity’s, were released Aug. 5 in response to a previous request by the [...]