Vince Dooley: ‘I look forward to Bulldog Nation uniting under new leadership’
ATHENS – I just returned a short time ago from the UGA Chapel where Dr. Michael Adams’ announced he was retiring as the University of Georgia’s president after 15 years. It was a very brief and matter-of-fact affair where Adams essentially read from a prepared statement that he had handed out to reporters beforehand, greeted well wishers at the end and took questions for about five minutes.
One of the first calls I made afterward was to former Georgia football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley. Clearly Coach Dooley was expecting some calls as he spoke as though he might be reading from a prepared statement. Not surprisingly, he rebuffed repeated attempts to get him to engage in the his controversial relationship with Adams, who refused to extend his contract in 2003 and essentially forced Dooley into retirement.
Here’s what Dooley said/read:
“First of all, I commend President Adams on his retirement, his service and his contributions to the University of Georgia. I do believe it is time for a change and I look forward to the Bulldog Nation uniting under new leadership in the near future.”
I quickly followed by asking Dooley if he felt the “Bulldog Nation” — aka athletic association supporters — was divided under Adams’ leadership.
“I can’t say that,” he said, stepping away from script for just a moment. “Regardless of the situation, I think new leadership would be good. But I’m going to stick with my statement.”
I asked Dooley if he had some ideas of what type of leader the next president should be. He recently profiled every president in his new book, “History and Reminiscences of the University of Georgia.”
“I really don’t want to get into anything like that,” Dooley said. “If you look at the history of presidents, as you change presidents there’s a sense of renewal and unification under new leadership.”
Dooley did intimate that he thought the 13-month period before Adams’ actual retirement was excessively long. But otherwise he stayed clear of criticizing the man or the process.
Asked what he thought Adams’ legacy would be regarding athletics, Dooley let loose a hardy laugh. “I’m not going to say anymore publically,” he said.
– Chip Towers. The UGA Blog
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Spike 80DF
May 3rd, 2012
1:58 pm
Damon Evans for President!!!
innocent bystander
May 3rd, 2012
1:59 pm
Coach Dooley is a great man. Brought nothing but honor to UGA
1999DAWG
May 3rd, 2012
2:00 pm
Dooley shows class, even when having to discuss aDAMsorry Dawg
Big Albany Dawg
May 3rd, 2012
2:00 pm
NO…..FIRST?
BP-85
May 3rd, 2012
2:02 pm
To Adams-
Good-bye and good riddance.
dan
May 3rd, 2012
2:05 pm
Honestly I think they’re both a couple of egomaniacs. Both have done good things for UGA, and both have their personality and character flaws. Dooley wasn’t the beloved figure amongst his former players that everyone tries to make him out to be. I know a couple of his former players personally, and both had very tempestuous relationships with him. That being said, he is UGA’s greatest coach, and Adams could have saved himself a lot of trouble by letting him stay another year or two. I mean who cares? It’s not like Damon Evans turned out to be that great of an AD in the final analysis. Dooley wasn’t a phenomenal AD, but he wasn’t horrible either, so why force him out? I don’t understand leaders who force guys out just so they can have ” their guy” in there. If the old guard sucks, then yes its time for a change. But if the guy is doing his job, why push him out? Just a whole bunch of BS all the way around.
Oh well…
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
2:09 pm
Urban sends his regards…..
TIME OUT!
TIME OUT!
TIME OUT!
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
2:10 pm
Dooley won one game in 1981 with a once in a lifetime athlete. Otherwise, you dogs remain delusional about the status of your SEC SEC Least program.
Red Clay Hound
May 3rd, 2012
2:14 pm
Dooley is to smart to say what he really thinks. But we can read between the lines.
lanier
May 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
yea Ohio St is a classy bunch lol
LHardingDawg
May 3rd, 2012
2:16 pm
Comparing Georgia and the SEC to Ohio State is stupid. Every SEC team including Georgia has owned Ohio State.
1992 Dawg
May 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Buckeye…. Your Buckeyes have had a really stellar record against the SEC huh? I believe “the” OSU has yet to beat UGA. Hmmmmmmmm?
You are delusional
May 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
If you think every school does not have delusional fans.
Rob in Chapel Hill
May 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Let’s be honest. The only reason to immediately call Dooley is in hopes that he will wade back into that controversy. Because really, who the heck cares what Dooley has to say at this point, in terms of his views on UGA? I just don’t find his perspective very relevant now.
kevin
May 3rd, 2012
2:18 pm
Buckeye, You’re just looking for a fight, but you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. Dooley won 6 SEC Championships: 3 with Herschel and 3 without. The 3 he won without Herschel just happened to be smack in the middle of the reign of one Paul “Bear” Bryant’s tenure at Alabama. You, little uneducated, foolish son, are an idiot.
Don'tsufferfools
May 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
Like him or not Dooley was a part of UGA for a long time and his opinion will always count to UGA alumni over 30 years old, including his players.
Surely you jest, Innocent Bystander...
May 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
…”Coach Dooley is a great man. Brought nothing but honor to UGA” – yes, he is a great man, though I believe you forgot about the Jan Kemp scandal under his watch…
NASCDAWG
May 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
I have to agree with Chapel Hill.
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Michigan State beat up your dogs recently if I recall. HA!
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Kevin,
I’m talking THE game as in National Championship. One in 1981. woof woof.
UGA Insider
May 3rd, 2012
2:36 pm
Everone can thank me again here… Haven’t I been on here stating for weeks that I have been writing our Gov begging him to fire Adams?
As usual I am a step ahead of Chip and the rest of the gang. I bet many of you read my posts and thought… “what an idiot to think Adams is leaving anytime soon”. Now here we are my friends. I amaze myself sometimes.
Now write you governor and ask him to hire Billy Payne for Pres of UGA!
DawginLex
May 3rd, 2012
2:39 pm
Someone who got fired does not get to hang around 13 months……………….
Rampdawg
May 3rd, 2012
2:39 pm
Hey Suckeye, what bowl game will y’all be playing in this year?
Oh! nevermind.
UGA Insider
May 3rd, 2012
2:44 pm
DawginLex you are a hater of The Insider and I have even seen you hate on me on Dawgs247… However this time you have to be impressed. Fired or Retired? Is there a difference really? Fact of the matter is he could have stayed around another 5 years easily. Now let’s see eye to eye for a moment….. don’t you agree about Billy Payne and how awesome he would be???
Please advise..
Dawg Fud
May 3rd, 2012
2:52 pm
Dan and Chapel Hill said it best.
I like Adams and I like Dooly because they both did their jobs. Adams raised academic rankings and Dooley won championships.
Case closed.
Rusty
May 3rd, 2012
2:53 pm
UGA Insider,
Everyone on here is ‘a hater of The Insider’. You seriously might be one of the biggest idiots capable of using a computer in the history of the world. Not only that, your comments are stupid, annoying, and you clearly have no actual ‘insider information’ about anything
And I don’t say that for shock value, I really mean it.
Dawg Fud
May 3rd, 2012
2:53 pm
Hmm? Chairman of Augusta National or President of UGA. Let me think which role I would enjoy more….
Dude, get real.
Dawg Haus
May 3rd, 2012
2:58 pm
Good for Coach Dooley in taking the high road. He could have easily said what he really thought of Adams, but he is a man of tremendous character who represents the University better than Adams could ever even dream of.
DawginLex
May 3rd, 2012
2:59 pm
Insider
I don’t hate you. I’m sorry if I have given you that perception.
I just made a point about the 13 months. Also staying on as a faculty member does not give indication that he has been fired.
I apologize if I offended you.
Who are you on 24/7?
BTW, Billy Payne gets 2 thumbs up from me
Dawgsin11
May 3rd, 2012
3:01 pm
Buckeye, Dooley didn’t win 201 games with Herschel….but he’d have won a helluva lot more playing in the Big Ten.
Football Guy
May 3rd, 2012
3:02 pm
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahah……………………………………….
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Dawgsin11
May 3rd, 2012
3:07 pm
What makes people think Billy Payne is even suitable to be a major university president? I’m sure the search for Adams’ replacement will be interesting to follow…I just hope it’s not embarrassing too.
GTBob
May 3rd, 2012
3:11 pm
Buckeye is my pal.
McDawg
May 3rd, 2012
3:17 pm
does this mean he won’t root for the Vols anymore?
beanster
May 3rd, 2012
3:21 pm
C’mon Dawgsin11, if he can sway the IOC, he obviously knows how to get deals done. Doesn’t that qualify him to lead the state’s academic flagship? (I kid, I kid). It is conceivable that one’s career mobility could include going from UGA President to Masters Chairman, however, I think the reverse of that statement would be highly unlikely.
UGA needs an academic visionary to pick up where Dr. Adams will leave off. Someone with fresh perspective, bold ideas, the know how to get things done, and enough sense to keep his/her mitts off the athletic programs and let the AD do his job.
Taco Meat
May 3rd, 2012
3:22 pm
Spike 80DF
May 3rd, 2012
1:58 pm
Damon Evans for President!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Too funny! Thanks for the laugh.
Just The Facts
May 3rd, 2012
3:23 pm
Chip is like the ambulance chasing attorney. The goal of the AJC is to see what hornets nest they can stir up in Athens. Did he really think Dooley was going to step in that one seconds after the presser? Come on man! They (AJC) have been running that spot on here lately about CMR’s transfer policy (another attempt to stir it up). They are too lazy to actually get up, find something to research & do a positive story. That would require too much work. Rather sit back, be lazy & take the cheap shot, beat down approach.
bromance
May 3rd, 2012
3:27 pm
Ah so Fu*ckeye and Bob are butt buddies. We really should have guessed.
crossdawg
May 3rd, 2012
3:30 pm
Dooley is a DGD! Can’t say he same for adams.
DIT
May 3rd, 2012
3:30 pm
OK, how funny is it that Buckeye has to biggy back off something FLORIDA did and not OSU. BTW, what happened to OSU last time they played UGA?
I respected you before OSU got into their scandle. Then we heard hardly a peep from you until recently. What’s wrong, only talk smack when everything appears to be going in the right direction?
UGA has not won squat in the past several years, however the same people appear on theses blogs regardless of arrests, losses and what else you can name. It’s called loyalty. If something else happens to OSU we won’t hear from Buckeye again until the smoke clears. What would y’all call that?…..
DIT
May 3rd, 2012
3:31 pm
sorry, should have been “piggy Back” not biggy back.
Q
May 3rd, 2012
3:37 pm
Anyone wanting Dooley back is a dam fool. The guy would immediatley ban the forward pass and demand 3 yards and a cloud of dust on every play.
New blood maybe? Uh, yes let’s do that. A football program should not be run by it’s boosters, this ain’t Auburn.
CDAWG
May 3rd, 2012
3:39 pm
Buckeye in response to your 2:10 post you said “Dooley won one game in 1981 with a once in a lifetime athlete”
What a statement, how would Auburn have faired without Scam Newton, Florida without Tebow? I could go on and on but one last one……….Ohio State without Archie Griffin……..you do know who Archie is don’t you?
DIT
May 3rd, 2012
3:40 pm
Why did Dooley have to be dragged into the Adams retirement conversation Chip? My guess would be because you thought for a moment that Dooley would unload on Adams. You forget Dooley is a man of class. Not saying that he would not mind doing so, but if he was going to it would not be to a blog writer. Just saying.
Dawg Haus
May 3rd, 2012
3:45 pm
Preach it, DIT! Once a Dawg, always a Dawg.
SugarHillDawg
May 3rd, 2012
3:53 pm
Please tell me Dooley is talking about the new head football coach next year!!!!
truedawg
May 3rd, 2012
3:55 pm
Billy Payne… let it be so!!
Adams wasn’t evil, or a saint. Good and bad. I don’t care what Dooley has to say on the matter. Like Admas, Dooley wasn’t all good, and should have stoped coaching a few years before he did. Both men are full of themselves and think they are bigger than UGA. Like eating fish..its good if you spit out the bones! Go Dawgs!!
Rise Up!
May 3rd, 2012
3:56 pm
Adams gone = good riddance
UGA Insider
May 3rd, 2012
3:59 pm
If you were an alumni of UGA you would understand why Payne would want this job. He is the type visionary that could make a lasting mark for generations to come at this school.
truedawg
May 3rd, 2012
4:00 pm
Why does a Brown eye, I mean buck eye care about UGA?? I will say this, you have never seen and will never see a Coach from UGA punch an opposing player, becuase the coach can’t coach and his team is getting he tail kicked. Also, what does it say about a fan base when you idolize that idiot?? Go DAWGS!!!
truedawg
May 3rd, 2012
4:01 pm
I’ll wear a Billy Payne for pres pin! Would be a great move.
Dawg Haus
May 3rd, 2012
4:01 pm
It makes good sense to me, Insider. I wonder if UGA could lure him away from that sweet gig he’s got in Augusta, though.
loon
May 3rd, 2012
4:02 pm
finally…
A good riddance indeed.
loon
May 3rd, 2012
4:03 pm
Billy Payne?
LOL…
LakeDawg
May 3rd, 2012
4:04 pm
Is Dooley a saint? No, but he is a man of integrity and old school class, unlike Adams , who represents the new breed of shameless leader/politician that is ruining this nation.
Doodaddy
May 3rd, 2012
4:09 pm
Adams is actually Newt Gingrich with less hair and maybe less hyperbole. He’s not retiring. He’s just “suspending” his reign.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
May 3rd, 2012
4:11 pm
Actually, up in Columbus, ohio state is talking a Top 5 Finish, maybe #1.
DawginLex
May 3rd, 2012
4:17 pm
They can talk all they want
6-7 to #1?
No Tebow on the roster either
LOL
ATLcracker
May 3rd, 2012
4:20 pm
Adams is a little strange. Hard to figure how he held on this long and most of the press gave him a free pass. His 13 month retirement tour may be a mistake if people would start asking the right questions and demanding an answer. see article below:
http://www.newsouthbooks.com/pages/2009/04/10/controversial-uga-book-behind-the-hedges-receives-community-media-attention/
59bulldawg
May 3rd, 2012
4:21 pm
Vince will always be a gentleman . . . even when discussing that arrogant twit Michael Adams. Yes the University has moved forward under Adams but it could have done much more with much less division if he possessed just half the class of our esteemed ex-athletic director and head coach. It was a power play pure and simple to move Dooley out quicker than he would have preferred and it was all so unnecessary the way he treated him. A university should not be run like a Fortune 500 corporation or a third world dictatorship and if Herr Adams had checked he ego at the arch, a great deal more might have been possible and we might be celebrating one of greatest administrations in the history of the university. There are two ways to get things done . . . autocratically or cooperatively. Adams chose the former and alienated a large portion of those with UGA ties. So I will lift my cup high to celebrate his retirement and wish only he would go right now! Ding dong, the SOB is almost gone! Goodbye and good riddance!
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
4:22 pm
our coaches always leave in dishonor…Woody pecker Hayes – Jim I’ll cover you Tressel
Vulture
May 3rd, 2012
4:22 pm
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
“Michigan State beat up your dogs recently if I recall. HA!”
Makes you proud, huh?
Tenn.Dawg
May 3rd, 2012
4:26 pm
Both Coach Dooley and Dr. Adams have served the University well in many ways.
The unfortunate rivalry between athletics and the University as a whole should dimimish over time
with enlightened new leadership.
Neither gentleman personifies UGA .
We should always remember that it was a unanimous Board Of Regents who truly called the shots.I believe that they felt that the athletic program generally was much too influential in the overall scope of the mission of the University and needed to be reigned in and relegated to its proper role.
To the extent that Coach Dooley was the longtime head of the Athletic Department that change would have been rendered ,in their collective mindset, much more difficult.
That being said “Long live UGA”. May it continue to prosper and thrive.
Tenn. Dawg
@Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
4:26 pm
Hey, Ohio State did win one game against the SEC. Of course, half of the team (28 players) should have been ineligible. For the record, Ohio State lost 8 straight bowl games to SEC teams prior to the fiasco with Arkansas. Probably would have lost it also, if it hadn’t been for Bobby Petrino under the bleachers with a cheerleader. Heck, even UGA with Ray Goff beat the Buckeyes in the 93 Citrus Bowl. Hang in there Buckeye, now that you have a SEC coach, maybe you win a few.
DIT
May 3rd, 2012
4:27 pm
Vulture what you have to realize is that Buckeye can only live off others success against UGA because OSU has none. Cut him some slack…… kidding, lay into him!
bsg3003
May 3rd, 2012
4:46 pm
Hey guys I’m a young pup, inform me as to why Adams was a bad prez. I know he got dooley fired but what else did he do?
ERK
May 3rd, 2012
4:51 pm
Enter your comments here
ERK
May 3rd, 2012
4:51 pm
Vince, YOU SHOULD HAVE HIRED ME!
whiskey breath
May 3rd, 2012
4:53 pm
Why ask a old football coach from the 90’s about the president of a college?
Is this about football or a president of a academic institution retiring?
What would a football coach know about being the president of a university?
Don't forget, for you guys who did not know...
May 3rd, 2012
4:54 pm
…before being an Olympic guru and then Chairman of Augusta National, Billy Payne was a well respected practicing attorney at one of the largest law firms in Atlanta; so, what he may lack in “academas” he more than compensates with “knowledge” on who and how to smooze, which is really all a university president does.
That being said, why anyone would think that, at his age, he would want to give up his chairmanship in Augusta for the headaches of UGA, is beyond comprehension…
Don't forget, for you guys who did not know...
May 3rd, 2012
4:54 pm
“academia” – my bad
MattinStl
May 3rd, 2012
4:55 pm
a “hearty” not a “hardy” laugh.
Bama=home of the T-bag special
May 3rd, 2012
5:02 pm
whiskey breath , better question is what do you know about any damn thing you troll master you.
Buckeye
May 3rd, 2012
5:09 pm
For the record, I posted multiple times during the worst days of the scandal, took my lumps and lived to fight another day. Can’t wait until September and reveling in dog anguish.
Dawgdad (The Original)
May 3rd, 2012
5:10 pm
Dooley vs Adams, no competition, Dooley wins hands down. Both have unjustified super egos, but Dooley did represent the University and the SEC well. I heard someone, who liked Adams, list his accomplishments this morning. If that is it, he is leaving 15 years too late. Good riddance, no more penthouses in Buckhead, no more “research” facilities in Costa Rico.
AU in ATL
May 3rd, 2012
5:20 pm
Good Irish AU Catholic man in Dooley…I have many UGA relatives that say Adams gets way too much credit for the academic improvements at UGA, he can thank Zell Miller and the HOPE for that…When you can go to a state school for free, that makes more people apply..he didn’t do a damn thing with the HOPE
Old Alum
May 3rd, 2012
5:27 pm
The wonderful thing about UGA is she endures no matter who happens to be in charge. Dooley and Adams have had their day, and both did good things for our University. Change is inevitable and the time is right for new blood. I look forward to continued greatness from from Georgia’s flagship University.
cliff grant
May 3rd, 2012
5:29 pm
A “hardy laugh”? You can’t rely on spell check to catch goofs like that!
kingdaddy
May 3rd, 2012
5:30 pm
Who’s Michael Adams…Good riddance…
jlpate
May 3rd, 2012
5:47 pm
Dooly should keep his mouth shut!!! What has he done to talk about how to run the university? The usual arrogance of of the tail wagging the dog.
Joey
May 3rd, 2012
5:49 pm
What clown would come on a UGA sports blog and brag about a program on Major NCAA Probation? Answer? Little buckeye-balls. The truth that everybody but you idiots know is that your coach in ‘02 was a cheat – yeah a cheat before and during his osu tenure, and won your only title in 30+ seasons, with the ref’s assistance, and with an inelligible player.
Congrats on that you idiot.
Oh and congrats on that new coach, who everybody is now realizing was nearly as sleazy at UF as your former hero with the sweater vest.
Brian
May 3rd, 2012
5:50 pm
How is Dooly the best coach ever…take away Walker and he would have been a loser.
Joey
May 3rd, 2012
5:55 pm
Didn’t Adams hire Cynthia Tucker to teach a class (Race-Baiting 101?) at UGA?
For that idiocy, maybe he will have monthly root canals in his retirement . . .
Dr. Phil
May 3rd, 2012
5:59 pm
Adams was to UGA as Sherman was to Georgia. It will take him 13 months to load up art treasures and what remains of the Foundation.
Joey
May 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
Brian, it’s called Google.
Look up Dooley’s accomplishments then report back you dumba$$.
Unlike the current era where the likes of Mark Richt need to have “administrative duties” lessened by his boss, the current AD, Vince Dooley did both – HC AND AD – and did them quite well, before and after Herschel. Just in case you cant spell google, UGA beat the undefeated, #2 team (Texas) in the country in the Cotton Bowl, THE YEAR AFTER HERSCHEL LEFT, IDIOT! He also won his first of 6 SEC Championships when Herschel was in diapers.
Uninformed dorks like you shouldn’t be allowed to post on sports blogs . . .
bubba4dawgs
May 3rd, 2012
6:07 pm
I thought a “Buckeye” was a worthless nut! Anyway, they certainly can’t rein in the SEC! Dooley is a legend in the hearts of UGA fans, loaded with character and principles! I’m so glad he was their during my lifetime with and without Herschel Walker! I now live in Tennessee, Knoxville to be exact, and I’m proud to follow his son Derek as he re-invents the Tennessee Vols! He too is loaded with character and good principles!! GO DAWGS and GO VOLS!!!!
Cats hav fleas 2
May 3rd, 2012
6:12 pm
What does cannabis and Ohio State have in common?
You can smoke both in a bowl.
What a ya got
May 3rd, 2012
6:18 pm
Barbara Dooley for Congress?
robdawg
May 3rd, 2012
6:36 pm
We need to build a statue of MA on the shoulders of PO’d fans on North Campus dunking his head in a portalet. This way we will always remember him when we are tailgaiting in the fall when North Campus is reopened to the people that pay the bills at UGA, the alumni/parents/fans.
The 2nd change is to get the Athens Police to back off and treat the alumni/fans with respect, not harrass them as soon as they open their trunks and wallets. These are the people that bring spend millions every saturday in the fall. Time to let the fans enjoy their trips to Athens. If you want to walk down the sidewalk to go visit another tailgate with a drink in a dixie cup, it should be ok. It should not be HARRASSMENT TIME for the Athens police dept.
Fair n Balanced
May 3rd, 2012
6:43 pm
No statues of Adams on campus, no fond memories either. He will be remembered only for “firing” Vince Dooley. He was never really a Dawg. He will always a Buckeye who came down south trying to make a name for himself. Well, he did. But nobody likes his name in the Bulldog Nation. Glad his term is over as far as the athletic dept is concerned.
Disgusted
May 3rd, 2012
7:09 pm
Good riddance to A-Dam-Sorry-Dog.
Worst person and school president in the country, he ruined GA football and this university.
Adams had no clue as to what the people of this state really wanted.
Big time?? Not
May 3rd, 2012
7:10 pm
Many bulldog legacies were lost …….including my families 150+ year history at UGA. He didnt care. Your children got in if they were connected financially. If not tough.
A generation of loyal bulldogs went to auburn, Alabama, south Carolina and Florida. No way to gauge the negative impact he had.
Don’t let the door…….
Disgusted
May 3rd, 2012
7:14 pm
Adams deserves a burning in effigy, any statue of Adams should be made of burnable paper mache.
He has been around 15 yrs too long and the Board of Regents suck
smyrnabob
May 3rd, 2012
7:45 pm
I am a big UGA football fan. But I do realize that there is a big separation between the University’s mission and that of the Athletic Dept. All in all, Adams left the football team alone until it started embarrassing the school or tried to run over the school as a whole. So his legacy should be judged by the school’s educational performance, not W-L records. Face it, Dooley had too much power toward the end. And we have seen repeatedly where that leads.
Sonny Clusters
May 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
Did he really say, “publically”? We was noticing his bed grammar.
JOnkdawg
May 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
Thanks goodness…he is gone!! is that for good?…i mean gone for good?
007
May 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
I agree with Q.
007
May 3rd, 2012
8:33 pm
I also agree with SMYRNABOB.
Larry
May 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Dooley is a low rent scumbag. Ask his players from the 60’s and 70’s what they thought of him. He was, maybe still is, an selfish egomaniac without morals.
chavezravinedawg
May 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Heading quote says it all! Vince is CLASSY.
Dawg89
May 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
He should have retired 13 months ago, not 13 months from now. Good riddance.
Dawg89
May 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Vince is indeed a classy guy, something Adams wouldn’t know much about.
Bob
May 3rd, 2012
11:01 pm
Dear Nimwit in Chapel Hill–What Dooley has to say about UGA will always be relevant. There must be tar on more than your heel.
Tc
May 3rd, 2012
11:16 pm
Dooley is insignificant and deserved to be fired.
Tc
May 3rd, 2012
11:23 pm
Can someone explain to me how Dooley acting as if bulldog nation is devided is “classy” on Dooleys part? Why do people feel Dooley is classy? I don’t see it. He is a bitter old man in my opinion. Anyone the looks at the big picture will agree that Adams was a very effective president for Georgia. Is the university better off than it was 13 years ago. I would say yes
Tc
May 3rd, 2012
11:29 pm
Sorry but if Dooley were “classy” he would have said Adams did good things for Georgia and I wish him the best. To say bulldog nation is divided and it is time for a change is NOT classy.
Egbert
May 3rd, 2012
11:56 pm
Stand up, Dr. Adams…oh, sorry, you are standing up. I agree with Big Time Dawg-You have definitely ruined some family loyalties and legacies in this state, including my own. I also agree with Robdawg re: the Athens police. They harass us donors when all we are doing is walking to the game.You can trace that back to Adams also-everyone would be on campus if he hadnt run us off. God, what a nightmare he has been.
IlliniDawg
May 4th, 2012
12:04 am
Glad the a-hole is gone – or almost. So in 13 months I can finally start giving to my alma mater again. Every year they call I say the same thing: “I will never give a dime to UGA as long as that arrogant pr*ck Adams is president. And every time I say that the undergrad fund-raiser snickers and says something like “well sir, I’d be lying if I said that I have not heard that before.”
Then folks try to justify Adams’ reign of terror by saying things like “sure Adams was arrogant and had a brusque management style, but look at how many new buildings were built and how much UGA’s academic standing increased under his watch.” That’s like saying, “sure Hitler was evil, but he did build some awesome autobahns.” Or “Saddam may have been a bit harsh in his treatment of the Kurds, but he established an impressive university system.” Michael Adams will never have the respect of older alumni because, as someone from the Left Coast, he actually thought he was so much better than us rednecks.
TROLL PATROLL
May 4th, 2012
12:22 am
Tc…lmao…trollin aren’t ya, dawg hater!
Todd G
May 4th, 2012
6:22 am
Tc.. I agree. Dooley was a great coach. Not a good AD. It was time for him to go in 2003.
bitter "spoiled recruit"
May 4th, 2012
7:49 am
1 billion in dept—————-thanks a lot adams—–dont let the door hit your fat a_$$ on the way out
bitter "spoiled recruit"
May 4th, 2012
7:53 am
watch your back————————adams will now go on a witch hunt
————————————-better win all 12 football gamesw coach richt——adams would
—————–love to drop the hammer on coach richt as a parting gift
—————————————–little hitler
hope no more arrests
May 4th, 2012
7:53 am
i vote for orson charles
BobDawg
May 4th, 2012
7:53 am
DawginLex and others… Billy Payne has the greatest gig in the world at Augusta National… Plus, you want to get someone in their late 40’s/early 50’s for this job… I heard Cathy Cox also mentioned and she won’t be leaving Young Harris, that lovely hamlet in the mtns….
bitter "spoiled recruit"
May 4th, 2012
7:54 am
———————COACH DOOLY FOR———————PRISEDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joey
May 4th, 2012
7:57 am
TROLL IDIOT, wasn’t talking about Bobo. After the 6-7 season of ‘10, McGarity hired someone to take Richt’s “administrative duties,” so “he could focus on just coaching.”
I only use one name, and I fully support the UGA football program, but am critical of Mark Richt from time to time.
tell me again
May 4th, 2012
8:21 am
Adams did the most importanr thing: he raised huge amounts of money for the academic side of the university and raised academic standards and quality across the board. Whatever he did for athletics was nice, but secondary. As for his management style and goals ~ you can’t please everybody.
RedandBlackDAWG
May 4th, 2012
8:35 am
How many who have commented on this blog, have ever had the responsibility of Athletic Director or School President. Just wondering since there are so many people who think that these jobs are so simple. I had plenty of leadership roles in my military career, but I doubt at any time I approached the level of complexity of either of these jobs. I suspect I am not alone at this either.
Travis Hill
May 4th, 2012
8:40 am
I hope and pray the next president will not be such an ass… Micheal Adams was a classless toad !
dawg lover
May 4th, 2012
8:56 am
Billy Payne the President of UGA, that’s the greatest idea since sliced bread
Big Earl
May 4th, 2012
9:15 am
How can a University president who completely divided the alumni have been a GOOD president? I’ve seen exponentially more “Good Riddance…now I can start contributing again” posts than “Sorry to see him leave” posts. Let’s be honest here, the vast majority of the Bulldog nation is thrilled that he’s leaving. I can’t believe the Regents let him stay this long. As for the new president, let’s get the best QUALIFIED candidate out there (NOT Sonny!!!!…he’s liable to tear down Ramsey and put a bass pond in….what an idiot black eye he was for the Republican party I’m very sorry to say). I heard someone mention Condi Rice…she might be good. Billy’s seems like a good guy, but why would he want to leave that piece of heaven on earth in Augusta? Regardless, none of these are probably the BEST candidate available. We’ll see.
TY
May 4th, 2012
9:19 am
Billy Payne would not be wise to give up the Chairmanship at Augusta National to be President at UGA?
Dr. Phil
May 4th, 2012
9:20 am
There should be a marble statue of Adams dressed as a Roman Emperor next to the arch.
Big Earl
May 4th, 2012
9:22 am
@TY…Billy’s 64 years old. When I’m 64 all I want to do is play golf on a nice course. Enough said!
My take
May 4th, 2012
9:35 am
Dooley brought instant class to UGA in 63 or 64 when he arrived unknown, beyond Auburn or Mobile, Alabama. He quickly turned UGA into a solid program with early wins over BEAR and MICHIGAN and UGA began to revisit major bowls within three or four years and win the SEC. He made UGA into a solid contender and well respected team.Coached all over America respeted him for his style and his class and his poise.
He was a perfect role model and one time, as a UGA student back in 69, Coach Dooley stopped and chatted with me about my life goals and my GPA, Major, at the cash register of a drug store out on the Lexington Highway. Amazing that 4 or 5 minute interval was to me. He was a busy man and I was a kid. This says it all.
Adams? He is an administrator, a politician and egotist. His leagacy will be fairly well respected BEYOND sports but he will be saddled with the Jim Harrick scandal, as all the sports world back then, knew the guy’s tainted background BUT Adams insisted on hiring Harrick. THAT will be Adams legacy.
GO Dogs.
Class of 71 & 73
Todd G
May 4th, 2012
9:38 am
Why is Adams retirement about Dooley?
DogTheMan
May 4th, 2012
9:42 am
Evrybody seems to forget that Vince Dooley for years pressured teachers and adminstrators to pass players who were failing classes so they could play.. I guess Mr. Adams could not be bullied… Maybe that is why they couls not get along.
Adams was from?
May 4th, 2012
9:42 am
Someone here suggested that Adams was from the West Coast. I do believe that he grew up in Sandy Springs, Ga and did his undergrad at W Ky U.
Yes, later on in his career ………….he worked at Pepperdine U. but he is not orginally from there. I could certainly be wrong, too.
Gooooooooooooo Dogs.
dawg fan
May 4th, 2012
9:44 am
@My Take.. Who was the AD during Harricks scandle? Who was supposed to oversee what classes Harrick Jr was teaching? Who was not doing his job? Why is it that people want to pin all of that on Adams when Dooley was the AD? Yes Adams may have had an impact on Harrick being hired, but does that give the AD a free pass not to do his job? I don’t think so. Dooley had such an inflated ego he was not doing his job as AD and deserved to be terminated. Even now he must continue to make comments to try to start a fire. The guy (dooley) needs to retire and go away.
dawg fan
May 4th, 2012
9:49 am
Adams did not divide UGA. Dooley did. Dooley is the one the whined about being terminated when he was not doing his job, then fueled the fire. I stand by Adams on that one. Dooley was just a power hungary ego maniac that dared Adams to fired him. Question, when you pick a fight (as dooley did) with the President of the University, who do you think will win?
dawg fan
May 4th, 2012
9:50 am
Nothing Classy about Dooley
SH
May 4th, 2012
10:00 am
doodoolee is a COWARD
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 4th, 2012
10:16 am
Bulldog Island
FRED
May 4th, 2012
10:51 am
Please Please hire someone who wants to have a winning program in all sports we have been loosers to long!!!!
As he exits UGA, Adams should rename stadium for Dooley | Mark Bradley
May 4th, 2012
11:46 am
[...] by colleague Chip Towers for a reaction to Adams’ announced departure, Dooley offered this beautifully meager kiss-off: “First of all, I commend President Adams on his retirement, his service and his [...]
sr. citizen dawg
May 4th, 2012
1:24 pm
Buckeyes record against the SEC proves the inferiority of the institution that had to resort to cheating and their coaches trying to punch out otther teams players. What a joke ! Ohio State Suckeyes !
CDAWG
May 4th, 2012
4:19 pm
AU in ATL, you don’t know much about UGA if you think HOPE pays for everything. Brother it ain’t free just because you have HOPE. I have 2 there right now and they both have HOPE and it still cost a fortune!
SEC Football Morning Coffee: Florida Could Use a Two-Quarterback System | SEC Football
May 4th, 2012
4:28 pm
[...] had issues with departing president Michael Adams in the past, but according to Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dooley isn’t interested in the [...]
Bulldawagman49
May 4th, 2012
4:30 pm
I like the Billy Payne vote !!!
wins-by-a-link
May 4th, 2012
7:15 pm
I will always remember Vince Dooley as the person who denied Erk Russell the chance to become head coach at UGA, Erk went on to win several national championships at Ga Southern, Had it not been for Erk Russell Vince would never have had the success he enjoyed at UGA, Lets hope the new President keeps Vince at arms length, I’m sure things will run much better without Mr. Dooley’s imput.
flo-ri-duh
May 5th, 2012
12:55 am
Adams made some huge gaffes like hiring Harrick as basketball coach. Dooley had his issues too – like hiring the disgraced Damon Evans and Donnan. It was time for Dooley to retire and it’s time for Adams to go. Hopefully we will get a President with good common sense and leadership ability and someone that won’t worry so much about being politically correct.
mike davis
May 5th, 2012
9:35 pm
It will be Jere Morehead as new Pres. You heard it here first.
Bama Dog
May 6th, 2012
8:00 pm
DO NOT PASS “GO” DO NOT COLLECT $200 BUT DO ANYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO FIND A COPY OF ” BEHIND THE HEDGES” AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT ADAMS REALLY HAS DONE. CHARGING A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PARTY FOR HIS SON’S LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION PARTY FOR OPENERS [HE WAS CALLED OUT ON THIS AND HAD TO GIVE IT BACK] WIFE ON PAYROLL. NEPOTISM DESPITE POLICY, AND THE HIRING OF A BASKETBALL COACH WHOSE SON EMBARASSED THE UNIVERSITY AND MADE UGA THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE NATION. READ THE BOOK, IT’S DOCUMENTED THAT AND MUCH MORE. A WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY NEEDS A WORLD CLASS PRESIDENT AND ADAMS NEVER WAS THE MAN AND POLITICS GOT THIM THERE. HELLO COLUMBUS GA?