Florida influence apparent in management style of UGA’s Greg McGarity
ATHENS – There are some nervous coaches around Georgia’s athletic department these days. That tends to happen when the coach of perennial top 10 program abruptly resigns the week after finishing 11th.
Georgia gymnastics coach Jay Clark offered his resignation shortly after meeting with UGA athletic director Greg McGarity on May 4 and it served as an overture to his staff. Clark had two years remaining on a five-year contract he signed when he succeeded ultra-successful head coach Suzanne Yoculan in 2009.
The Gym Dogs weren’t awful under Clark, not by a long stretch. But they fell well short of the standards set by Yoculan’s teams, which won 10 national championships, including their last five in a row.
“We’re expected to win championships and we wanted to,” Clark said. “We just didn’t get it done.”
It didn’t matter that Clark was part of that run as an assistant coach for Yoculan or that of two of his gymnasts were crowned individual national champions. Three consecutive third-place finishes in the SEC and three whiffs on making the “Super Six” round of the NCAA Championships were too much to overcome, in McGarity’s eyes.
McGarity’s move stunned many in the Bulldog Nation and more than a few in coaching. But it came as little surprise to people who observed McGarity prior to his tenure at Georgia.
Before his UGA appointment, McGarity served as athletic director Jeremy Foley’s right-hand man at Florida for 18 years.
“All I know is when Greg and I worked together, one thing that he and I talked about — and I’ve got to think it’s part of his management philosophy — is you don’t necessarily judge a program on where it is today,” Foley said. “I think you judge it on where it’s going to be or if it’s as good as it can be. Sometimes you evaluate programs and they may be OK.
“But there are certain places in the country — and Florida’s one and I think Georgia is one — where being OK isn’t satisfactory to people in leadership roles.”
McGarity, a UGA graduate and longtime Vince Dooley aide, left Georgia to become Foley’s senior executive in 1992. UGA President Michael Adams hired McGarity in August of 2010 following Damon Evans’ dismissal.
During McGarity’s time in Gainesville, Foley dismissed at least 15 Florida head coaches. Among them were three baseball coaches — including Pat McMahon just two years after playing for the national championship — and a football coach in the middle of his third season.
“Sometimes Jeremy has fired people and I’ve just been stunned,” said Pat Dooley, longtime executive sports editor and columnist for The Gainesville Sun. “[Baseball coach] Andy Lopez was a stunner. Pat McMahon was a stunner. [Football coach] Ron Zook only got 2 1/2 years. But that’s what his philosophy is. If you know it’s going the wrong way, don’t wait until it gets there. And I think Greg learned from that.”
Though McGarity’s primary responsibility with the Gators was as their chief business executive, he also was Foley’s closest confidante and a resident sounding board. Asked how often he consulted McGarity on personnel moves, Foley stated flatly, “I can’t think of one he wasn’t involved in.”
“There are so many things that go into the decisions that you make,” McGarity said. “That’s my job, to have a knowledge of what’s going on in every sport, along with a lot of help from a lot of other people I know.”
McGarity’s said his expectations should not come as a surprise to Georgia’s coaches. He spells it out for them on a sheet of paper he keeps in the bottom left drawer of his desk at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Aptly titled “What I Expect from Coaches,” McGarity gives a copy to every University of Georgia head coach upon their first meeting. He distributed a copy to all 15 of the Bulldogs’ coaches in the fall of 2010 and he gave one to volleyball coach Lizzy Stemke, his only new hire to date, this past year.
McGarity’s list includes 10 items, most of which are directives about attitude, work ethic and rules compliance. But coaches would be well advised to pay attention to No. 8.
“Develop a program that is competitive in the SEC and nationally, understanding that the definition of ‘competitive’ is different from sport to sport.”
It’s that second clause that tripped up Clark. Nobody could argue that the Gym Dogs were extremely competitive if not dominant. They were ranked among the top five programs in the nation up until the team had had to count three falls at the national championship meet. But relative to previous achievements, Georgia was regressing.
This makes McGarity’s next moves difficult to predict. There are a few coaches watching with keen interest.
- Baseball coach David Perno, the Bulldogs’ skipper since 2002, is down to the final two years of his contract, which expires June 30, 2014. With a week left in the regular season, Perno’s team is 29-22 overall and 13-13 in the SEC and will be sweating out an NCAA tournament bid. Georgia has already qualified for the SEC tournament, has won two SEC championships under Perno and has been to three College World Series when it had been to only three in previous history.
- Georgia women’s golf coach Kelley Hester is in the fifth and final year of her contract. The Lady Bulldogs were ranked ninth and seeded third before a disappointing performance in the NCAA Central Regional in Ohio in which they failed to advance for the second straight year. UGA has won one national championship in golf (2001) and 11 SEC titles, but finished fifth this year and no better than third under Hester.
- Track and field coach Wayne Norton is in the final year of his contract as well. Georgia’s teams combined for 217 points — the most in school history — as the men finished third and the women took fourth at the SEC championships this past Sunday.
Georgia football coach Mark Richt survived McGarity’s scrutiny last season when he earned a new five-year contract following 10 wins and an SEC East championship. Indications are men’s basketball coach Mark Fox and women’s basketball coach Andy Landers remain are in good standing, too, at least for now.
Interviewed at the end of this past week, McGarity declined to discuss any coaches specifically. Speaking generally, he McGarity said he meets with every coach regularly throughout the season and conducts one-on-one reviews at the end. He said he doesn’t judge team performances in a vacuum. Injuries, personal hardships among players or coaches and all extenuating circumstances are considered, he said.
For instance, the fact that Perno lost two players to traumatic, permanent injuries in back-to-back seasons, lost an 18-save closer to injury before the first game and is dealing with a serious, ongoing health issue within his family all will be taken into account.
“People have to trust the leadership here and have confidence that we know what’s going on in all our sports,” McGarity said. “There are a lot of things that go on that people just have no idea about and they’ll never know anything about because they are basically dealt with internally.”
Foley, for one, thinks the Bulldogs are fortunate to have McGarity calling those shots.
“Georgia hit a home run with Greg,” Foley said. “I’m very happy that he’s there. He has the abilities to do that job and he’s been ready to do that job for a long, long time, in my opinion. The blessing is it didn’t happen for a while. I got to keep him for 18 years.”
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uga_alum_93
May 14th, 2012
5:41 pm
We’ll see if he is Foley-esque in the coming years. There is no reason with the resources we have in this state and in Athens that UGA should not be celebrating National Championships regularly in the major sports. However, you have to go back to 1990 in baseball to experience one.
Mountain Dawg
May 14th, 2012
5:44 pm
Just win, Baby!
Mr. Bitter
May 14th, 2012
5:51 pm
Who said college coaching was a cushy government job?
Mr. Bitter
May 14th, 2012
5:52 pm
Maybe it’s a cushy job at GT
Rebounding Dawg
May 14th, 2012
5:53 pm
Every winning program has a sense of urgency about it. I’m not sure some of Georgia’s team’s yet have the urgency needed for consistant greatness.
DawgInaTruck
May 14th, 2012
5:55 pm
Sometimes it may be a little uncomfortable for coaches and fans alike but I’m glad this guy is in charge. Expectations need to be high.
AltamahaDawg
May 14th, 2012
5:58 pm
I think that is a very wise mantra. What must be done eventually needs to be done now. I believe that.That applies to any number of things.
Beeeeg Boy
May 14th, 2012
6:13 pm
Perno has the Baseball Program right where it needs to be!!
Bryan G.
May 14th, 2012
6:24 pm
He obviously inherited the Florida model for scheduling home football games. Which I suppose is good for our record but kind of sucks for us fans.
Bulldawgx2
May 14th, 2012
6:24 pm
McGarity is a complete idiot. Fire him today, we made a big mistake. He is completely unqualified for his position and especially his salary. Mark Lewis was the real choice, but Adams didn’t have the guts. McGarity was ticket manager and has a degress in journalism. In the real world you need real qualifications for that type of position.
Who Me?
May 14th, 2012
6:31 pm
Looks like UGA will have a new Ladies Golf Coach next year then….
Seriously, as much of an investment in these programs as is being made, there really is no excuse for continued failure. I get the same review every year I work and have no reasonable expectation that I will remain employed if I don’t perform. or for that matter, even if I do….Anyone that works for someone else should understand that every day is their last day at that job.
lanier
May 14th, 2012
6:32 pm
performance = longivity excellent
TampaGator
May 14th, 2012
6:35 pm
Bulldawgx2……
Can you read? McGariety worked and learned under, arguably, the best AD in the country in Jeremy Foley. He also worked under Dooley as well. But, I guess, if you have a DEGRESS in journalism, you at least know how to spell DEGREE. He has at least that going for him, don’t you think?
TJ
May 14th, 2012
6:36 pm
We’re long overdue to put together a truly great season in football. Yeah, we had a run last year, but when you look at starting out 0-2 and ending on an impotent looking 0-2 skid, what did we really do but beat some pretty bad teams along the way. We whiffed in statement games and had to hang on for dear life against the worst UF team in many years.
If he’s willing to pull the trigger on a contract extension, he better be willing to bite the bullet if we regress this year.
TampaGator
May 14th, 2012
6:38 pm
@Bryan G…..
I think that scheduling model is a model for most SEC teams…..at least teams that understand the challenge of playing 8 SEC games every year.
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
6:38 pm
McGarity comes across as incompetent. Firing a top 5 gym coach?
So far, every decision he has made for the football team has, in hindsight, been odd:
–working out, from trailers in 10′ off season (team lost 7 game sin 4th quarter)
–not getting AJ Green’s 4 game suspension reduced while other programs were successful
–drastically underpaying the str/cond staff, and losing 80% of them for lateral moves in 2012
–keeping the Ga/Fla game in Florida–got outnegotiated by Foley (this with a 3-17 record in Fla)
–replaced Lville game *sure win) with Boise game( resulting in a loss)
–spending weeks scheduling games too far out to be relevant
–mismanaging Richt, resulting in Richt’s worst record in 25 seasons (6-7 season)
–Richt’s only losing season in 25 years was under McGarity’s reign
–Has yet to get his No. 1 sports (football) a single win against a top 25 team (in 2 seasons)
This guy looks like he’s in over his head, were I the new Prez, I’d be looking closely at how to football team does in 2012 against top competition.
Resorting to scheduling in 2012 a bunch of unranked teams (11 out of 12) to try and have a good year.
Sad.
TampaGator
May 14th, 2012
6:40 pm
@TJ……
I don’t think you have to worry about Georgia regressing this year. They have an excellent shot at returning to the Outback Bowl and beating a #3 Big Ten team…….which would be an improvement over last year.
See what I did there?
Beast from the East
May 14th, 2012
6:48 pm
legend,
Richt has not been a HC for 25 years. Besides that, how did McGarity “mismanage” him into a 6-7 season?
TampaGator
May 14th, 2012
7:02 pm
@legendofthegame…..
How in the hell is any school’s AD responsible for the football team’s record, other than him or her hiring a bad coach. McCarity did not hire Richt….and Richt is not a bad coach. He isn’t a great one either. Eventually, that might get him fired by McGarity. But I doubt it.
charles
May 14th, 2012
7:03 pm
How could Landers possibly be “in good shape?”We used to get the best players in the nation and now we don’t even get the best players in metro Atlanta.
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
7:08 pm
If a top rung coach like Mark Richt, who started coaching in 1985, had never had a losing season, and all of the sudden, for the first time in nearly 3 decades, he has a losing season, it’s not the Coach, it’s management style. McGarity couldn’t figure out how to get the best out of Mark Richt. His relationship was too cold and too harsh. McGarity adapted a little in 2011, but is still using an ineffective management style with Mark Richt. mcGarity has yet to see his No. program (football) beat a top 25 team, just no significant accomplishments in 2 years. Some were blown away with the win over Florida, well, everybody in October beat that Florida team, they only won 8 games, had nothing to do with McGarity, in fact, Richt won it “in spite” of McGarity’s restrictive moves..
Beast from the East
May 14th, 2012
7:13 pm
legend,
So by your logic (or lack of it), Mal Moore mismanaged Saban into a 7-6 record in 2007? Foley mismanaged Muschamp into a 7-6 campaign last year?
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
7:18 pm
No, Saban’s been known to have multiple down years.
Mark Richt had, UNTIL GREG MCGARITY CAME ALONG TO MANAGE HIM, NEVER had a losing season.
Bob
May 14th, 2012
7:19 pm
What I remember about McGarity’s tenure at UGA was that he was in charge of doling out parking passes for football games…with the proper contribution of course. He is not qualified as AD, having done absolutely nothing at UF. Send him packing and get someone who will schedule a decent home schedule…I’d rather go 8-5 and lose to good div 1 teams rather than go 10-4 and have jack to show for it. Just my opinion.
@legendsofthegame
May 14th, 2012
7:20 pm
You obviously clueless and have zero knowledge of the inner workings of he the athletic department.Everybody beat Florida in Oct.LOL,LSU, BAMA, Auburn and Georgia, not like they were getting beat by Virginia, Miami and struggling with Maryland and Duke.
Beast from the East
May 14th, 2012
7:25 pm
legend,
He may have never had a losing season, but he’s been on the decline for the past 5-6 years. Even though McGarity wasn’t there, I’m sure that’s somehow his fault, too.
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
7:28 pm
Saban went from 7-6 in 2007 to 12-2 in 2008, BEATING 2 RANKED TEAMS along the way.
Greg Mcgarity has yet to see his No. 1 program beat a top 25 team. If he keeps that up, he won’t have a job.
The football team went 0-5 against ranked teams in 2010, and 0-4 against ranked teams in 2011.
If McGarity doesn’t turn that around soon, a lot of people will be calling for a new AD.
Richt hasn’t forgotten how to beat ranked teams, but for whatever reason, under mcGarity, unlike every manager Richt has worked under for 25 years, it’s not happening anymore.
Beast from the East
May 14th, 2012
7:38 pm
legend,
So Richt bears no responsibility for the decline of the football program that he is paid millions to run? Man, that must be a great gig!
BobDawg
May 14th, 2012
7:54 pm
TAMPAGATOR… I’ve argued the schedule issue with fans and this is the only weak year we will have for the next 8-10 years… College football gets no “pre-season” games and it doesn’t hurt to schedule some weak ones early as all the SEC schools do so you get the frosh feet wet as well as the new starters…
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
8:03 pm
beast, McGarity has never done anything as an AD. Richt has only had 1 losing season in nearly 3 decades, happened under McGarity’s watch. I say, that’s on McGarity who has no accomplishments as AD, you choose to blame Richt who has never had a losing season before in 25+ years of coaching.
Beast from the East
May 14th, 2012
8:18 pm
I place the blame squarely where it belongs. The HC who has had 11 years at the position with absolute power to employ the assistants he chooses and recruit the players he chooses. The downward spiral started years before McGarity left Gainesville to return home to Athens. But keep placing blame where it doesn’t belong. Let me know where that gets you.
ole dawg
May 14th, 2012
8:26 pm
legend…. please stop! You are making my head hurt.
Hey Techster
May 14th, 2012
8:52 pm
Glad to hear a GT man won the Players. I guess your memory is short because a UGA grad won the Masters… Which would you rather have?? I thought so….. So go back in your mama’s basement and get off the Georgia blog you moron…
bitter "spoiled recruit"
May 14th, 2012
9:11 pm
the only legeng is in his on mind–hahah—-THE IRISH mc gridy will be fine—facts
1. UGA FOOTBALL hasd the best defenceive coord: aka the other irishman—mc grantham
2. The top ranked defence in the nation with 9 returning seniors——————–priceless
3. 3rd year starting QB aaron (turn over) murry
4. new stud punter/new top ranked kicker
5. still have the best returning back up QB in the nation (hudson the real deal mason)
6. best back field in collage football
7. best back to back defensive recruits in the nation
put that in your pipe and smoke it troll hater’s
bitter "spoiled recruit"
May 14th, 2012
9:17 pm
props to chip off the ole block towers—-nicely done—-the don of the ajc sports reporters
—-good read ——————this time
RHall55
May 14th, 2012
9:33 pm
I think as AD, you should see what the Teams could be doing by getting the best talent available (that means keeping the best in the State; ie: Football, Basketball (MBB and WBB), Baseball, etc); hiring the best and more complete staff (by not falling into the Willie Martinez pitfall…..to even, the Dennis Felton pitfall!!); and not short changing paying for the best or paying for assts that could help land top notch talent!!
UGA could win mulitple championships in the major sports if it protected its borders better; top talent wins major championships; ie Alabama, KY, and even, SC in Baseball!! C’mon Man, do your job!!!
JaxSaltyDawg
May 14th, 2012
9:36 pm
Great Win Techster…We’ll get Bubba to get Mattie fitted for a GREEN JACKETT!!! But NO HOT DOGS!!!
dawginit
May 14th, 2012
9:45 pm
I swear, some of you folk are bonafide idiots. McGarity is the best hire UGA could’ve made at the AD position, and he should’ve been hired instead of Damon Evans several years ago. I’m assuming some of the folks responding here had a buddy/personal favorite (Lewis?) that they favored for the AD hire….probably some of the same ones saying McGarity is a glorified ticket peddler. As a proud UGA alumnus that’s felt we’ve been underachieving for years in several sports-no doubt helping UF keep the all-sports trophy almost every year in Gainesville-I think it speaks volumes that fans get on here an bicker about the gymnastics coach getting the axe. Did ya’ll read the article….Foley didn’t give lifetime contracts to ultra-successful baseball coaches and frankly doesn’t accept mediocrity anywhere in his athletic program. UGA has too many dippity doo fans who get their kicks out of beating Ga Tech…..NOT one of the premier athletic programs in the country and not a good measuring stick, especially when your real rival and peer is the University of Florida. God bless Greg McGarity.
Bulldawgx2
May 14th, 2012
10:23 pm
Tampagator…
Working under someone is not the same as being the man. My assessment is based on actually having discussions with him. He’s a “yes” man and is incapable of original thought. I have no reason to find him ill suited for the job other than what he has said to me. He’s probably been a career number two guy for a reason.
ozzfest
May 14th, 2012
10:26 pm
FOUR “ATTENDABLE” HOME GAMES LEAVES SOEMTHING TO BE DESIRED.
THANKS, LORD GREG.
Moobs Johnson
May 14th, 2012
10:47 pm
Mediocrity runs rampant in the athletic department – not sure why he made an example out of Clark. Richt has recruited second in the nation in the last ten years and has next to nothing to show for it. Landers does nothing and returns year after year.
tide roll
May 14th, 2012
10:53 pm
Management style. He manages to let your best offensive line coach go to Texas, and allows Richt to bring in Booboo’s buddy from UAB. Your best Strength and Conditioning coach goes to the Philadelphia Eagles, while McGarity stands by and counters the loss by putting yet another UGAer, Crazy Joe T.,in charge, who like yet another UGAer, Mike Booboo, is woefully lacking in the qualifications required for the position. He grants Richt an extension when the guy has access to the best quality of talent in America (Georgia High School Football) and loses to Central Fla. and blows a 16-0 halftime lead to Mich St. Allows Bobo to stay in a position he doesn’t deserve to be in because he’s scared of Vince/Barb Dooley. Look, he’s a 1970(s) UGAer. What do you expect? Why don’t you bring back Ray Goof. “The more things change at UGA the more thay stay the same.” 31 years and counting. Don’t look for that to change anytime soon.
BAMA Dude
May 14th, 2012
10:53 pm
Hmmm, fired after a season ranked #11? MR has kept his job through much worse. Guess Clark isn’t spiritual enough.
legendofthegame
May 14th, 2012
10:55 pm
Greg McGarity doesn’t live by his own standard. “Competitive”. Are the 2 football teams McGarity fielded in 2010 & 2011 “competitive”?
McGarity’s 2 teams went 4-10 vs. winning teams, 0-9 vs. ranked teams.
This is far below the standard Richt achieved in the past.
By McGarity’s own “competitive” standard, should he be replaced?
Monkey
May 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
Interesting…something is definitely not right at UGA, under both AD’s
SEC revenue increases since ‘06: MSU 129%, Ark 85%, AL 84%, Miss 67%, SC 61%, LSU 59%, AU 56%, FL 49%, Ky 49%, Ten 41%, GA 17%.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/story/2012-05-14/ncaa-college-athletics-finances-database/54955804/1
Monkey
May 14th, 2012
11:23 pm
TampaGator
May 14th, 2012
6:35 pm
Bulldawgx2……
Can you read? McGariety worked and learned under, arguably, the best AD in the country in Jeremy Foley. He also worked under Dooley as well. But, I guess, if you have a DEGRESS in journalism, you at least know how to spell DEGREE. He has at least that going for him, don’t you think?
This is a character who NEVER sees ANYTHING negative about his beloved UF Gator program. His biased imagination does not allow him to completely understand that UF was a very average to below average program for most of the past 40 years in practically every sport. Then Mr. Spurrier arrived and he is what got UF people into believing they could win again, not just in football but with all the money he generated through HIS program allowed the other revenue and non revenue sports to grow. Jeremy Foley has not done that well the past 5 years with his decisions, he is just an average AD, far from the best, he is good but he was able to ride the coat tails of Coach Spurrier and his ability to generate attention to the UF program.
www.fireCMR.edu
May 15th, 2012
1:01 am
Last paragraph…your point dimwit?
DawgEd
May 15th, 2012
1:07 am
Thanks, Chip, this may be the most insightful story you’ve written on the UGA beat.
Coming off the Evans scandal, this was a huge, huge hire for UGA, and many of us are highly encouraged by the leadership McGarity is showing.
The story prompts three thoughts.
1. McGarity’s “productive tension” philosophy seems both demanding and mature: expect to compete for national championships… evaluate based where things are headed…. make the tough calls when it’s clear the direction is not right, but otherwise be highly supportive and sufficiently patient.
2. The approach seeks success that is sustainable over the long-term, and thus the emphasis is on the quality of leadership, which often involves lag time. Chip reviewed some of the won/loss/championship numbers, which can sometimes mask — either positively or negatively — what’s actually going on in a program. But people close to a program can usually smell if the guy running that program is moving forward or backward. (Roll Tide: Before you criticize this approach, note how frequently CNS refers to the importance of doing things right every day, and not allowing short-term results to cause panic. Notice how many times he — rightly — refers to “the process,” particularly after a loss.)
3. The departure of Clark will undoubtedly spark bolder work from other UGA coaches, just as McGarity’s early “hot seat” conversations appear to have sparked boldness from CMR (Grantham for Martinez, new strength regime, etc.). With Clark, the discontent was McGarity’s. It’s not exactly as if the alumni were camped outside his office, demanding Clark’s removal.
Chip, for what it’s worth, I’d trade one of this kind of piece for 100 reports on who pulled a hamstring or crashed their scooter. Thanks, and keep them coming.
bountyjarvis
May 15th, 2012
1:14 am
Within 5 yrs we’ll have a football Natl Champ….as well as others…
mike shula
May 15th, 2012
1:17 am
“Productive tension”…how corny, dawgEd!!! Trying out for an editorial column with your UGA garbage?
CaliDawg
May 15th, 2012
2:16 am
Andy Landers needs to be at the top of McGarity’s list. So much talent has passed through with nothing to show for it. Mark Fox…the “We’re a young team” excuse is really tired…isn’t every team young?
7576DAWG
May 15th, 2012
3:16 am
I think that McGarity will make Mark Richt do his job by fairly evaluating his coaches. It is not McGarity’s job to evaluate the position coaches, it is Mark Richt job to do that and if Georgia has the same failures against ranked teams that we had last year then Richt will be forced to get rid of some of his coaches . I think Friend is on the hot seat because he seems to have a lot of problems recruiting in Georgia ,so it will be important what linemen commit to Georgia this year. Mike Bobo is also on the hot seat to finally show that he deserved the promotion to Coordinator.
te29wr
May 15th, 2012
6:53 am
Can we do the same for Sports Writers
Email Profiling Is Wrong
May 15th, 2012
7:42 am
By all accounts, McGarity’s a capable guy.
And while he’s set ambitious expectations, he’s clearly not above cooking up a soft football schedule as a hedge to help meet what he demands of that program.
I hope UGA fans enjoy those home games against Georgia Southern, Florida Atlantic and Buffalo this season.
Say what you will about Damon Evans, at least he didn’t hide from strong out of conference opponents.
Dawgs10
May 15th, 2012
7:43 am
Enter your comments here
Bob
May 15th, 2012
7:44 am
Amen about Landers. He must have pictures on someone. What coach has done less over the last ten years than ol’ Andy???
Destin Dawg
May 15th, 2012
7:45 am
Mcgarity should get the Ga./Fla. game changed to Home/Home or Atl./Jax… not a home game for the Gators EVERY year !!! and encourage Richt to make Bo Bo QB. coach and recruiting coordinator.. get a big time OC. maybe Ron Zook or Houston Nutt ??? Go dawgs !!
Dawgs10
May 15th, 2012
7:46 am
Maybe UGA needs a President that will hold McGarity to those same standards. If any team falls below the “win” standard the AD is gone. Sounds fair.
Destin Dawg
May 15th, 2012
7:49 am
Damon.. who would you get to replace Richt ????? I think this is our year.. thanks mainly to Todd Grantham’s JunkYard Dawgs !!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 15th, 2012
7:54 am
As was mentioned in the recruiting blog Derrick Lott has transferred to UTC. Another player leaving over playing time issues. Paperwork is official per the Chattanooga Times so no change of heart for this young man.
Spokesman for the SEC East
May 15th, 2012
7:55 am
FIRE MCGARRITY! Keep all of your mediocre coaches!
Father A. Long
May 15th, 2012
7:55 am
If a coach states that he does not care if we beat GT, he should be fired on the spot!
Spokesman for the SEC East
May 15th, 2012
7:58 am
Destin Dawg, let’s see: Both teams have equal number of fans. Both teams travel about 60 minutes to Jax; UF by bus UGA by plane. Both teams spend friday night in Jax. UGA had no problem before Spurrier, you guys are whining complaining, the Refs cheated us, ESPN hates us, Spurrier hates us, same as Vandy without the education babies.
dtanner
May 15th, 2012
8:01 am
dumbo ears with bad hair dye that’s greg mcgarity,this sorry schedule he has cococted gives me absolutely no buzz for the upcoming season,as a long time season ticket holder finding it harder and harder to plop down my big bucks to watch them whip the mighty coastal carolina’s of the world 56-3
Dawgs10
May 15th, 2012
8:09 am
It makes no since to beef up an out of conference schedule or play the big teams in the west because Florida an tenersee stink right now. flordia dint have tougher west games and they sure didn’t beef up there out of conference games when the dawgs were down.
DawginLex
May 15th, 2012
8:25 am
I have been saying all along, Richt is not off the hot seat because with this guy, he is constantly being evaluated.
The contract was primarily to stop the negative talk surrounding recruiting.
The 2013 class will be loaded thanks to what McGarity has done with Richt.
But make no mistake, if 2012 is not up to standard for McGarity, someone else could be coaching the 2013 class.
Dawg Fan
May 15th, 2012
8:35 am
What Would Damon Do?, You are an idiot and obviously do not know what you are talking about. To say “Richt is in coaching purely for the millions of dollars that have been wasted on him, and the millions more he will add until someone in Athens has the integrity and intestinal fortitude to run him out of town”, is an ignorant statement and shows no knowledge of the man. Richt is a kind-hearted, caring, Christian man, who truly cares about his players. His number one concern is to make good men out of his players. As for the millions of dollars, Richt donates a large portion of his salary to charities. Read this article about why he sold his Lake Hartwell home.
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/05/25/mark-richt-says-decision-to-sell-lake-hartwell-property-was-christian-motivated/
DawgSinceBirth
May 15th, 2012
8:38 am
Dawginit: AMEN!!!! Couldn’t have put that more PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!
JB
May 15th, 2012
8:42 am
In the last 6-7 years, an SEC school ( s).. ( fla2,lsu 2, Bama 2 and Auburn 1 have all won National Championships. Looks like LSU will win the 2012 title………. How much longer will ” we’re working harder to get better” and playing in a second tier bowl be the best we can do with the resources we have? It might not be Richts neck on the line first with a new President coming in, it might be McGarity’s. The Board of Regents and Adams have protected this football program long enough.
JB
May 15th, 2012
8:53 am
Dawgs out to have a 1.5 mil per year, big name, proven OC on staff running the offense. We have Bobo for one reason. It’s still Mark’s 100% control of HIS system with a guy who will NOT challenge Mark to try something different other than than worn out FSU play book and scripted offense philosophy.Bobo is just happy to not be coaching high school ball at 60K per year….not that’s there’s anything wrong with that.
JB
May 15th, 2012
8:54 am
s/b ought to have………..geez
JB
May 15th, 2012
9:01 am
In the last 39 games against ” RANKED” football teams, Richt has won 9. THAT’S WHAT McGARITY NEEDS TO EVALUATE. AND WITH NO RUNNING GAME THE LAST 2-3 YEARS, RICHT HIRES ” A FRIEND OF THE PROGRAM”, NO PUN INTENDED, FROM NOWHERE. AND COULD OF LURED THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY HERE WITH SOME BUCKS !!!
Destin Dawg
May 15th, 2012
9:21 am
Troll.. Stacy Searles goes to Texas… they are .500 % since .. no loss there !!
crackbaby
May 15th, 2012
9:23 am
@uga_alum_93 – Since when is baseball a “major” college sport?
Dude – at UGA only football produces significant revenue (unless men’s hoops still does). The Gym Dawgs have won more national championships than you can count on one hand since your baseball NC. They used to sell out their big competitions, not sure if that is still the case.
Too bad y’all are overly focused on football (just look at the blog comments). So many great student athletes in other sports in Athens going virtually un-noticed. It’s a shame.
Destin Dawg
May 15th, 2012
9:24 am
So why not Atl/Jax for Floriduh game ??? everybody likes to come to Atlanta
crackbaby
May 15th, 2012
9:26 am
btw – nice post above, DawgEd. On topic and cogent.
UGA Insider
May 15th, 2012
9:30 am
Now that Adams is gone look for McGarity to get very aggressive. It was Adams who made the final call on whether to fire Richt after the USCe loss. McGarity was ready and had his man in place(Peterson). We will know after this season if that move was a mistake or not by Adams.
Joey
May 15th, 2012
9:36 am
Time will tell if McGarity is as successful as his former boss. But I guarantee you Foley wouldn’t have given Mark Richt a new contract after a 10-4 season, in which he won no games as an underdog, and lost his second bowl game in a row, as the favorite. Not with two years on his current deal left.
Oh wait. McGarity didn’t wait until the season was over, as he said he would all year long. He offered the new deal BEFORE the embarrassing loss to MSU.
McGarity may turn out to be UGA’s best AD ever. But right now, he’s no Jeremy Foley.
Gulf Shores Dawg
May 15th, 2012
9:43 am
McGarity, just keep the course, mediocrity is no longer accepted.
Jim
May 15th, 2012
9:43 am
I disagree about Landers—it is time for a change.
nolabigdawg
May 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Just reading some of these entries on this blog really does reaffirm my belief that the AJC is truly the land of misfit toys!!
Some of you people really do need help. You know who you are
)
GO DAWGS
Joey
May 15th, 2012
9:55 am
I agree, Jim. Landers couldn’t win a title with legend Teresa Edwards in Athens for 4 years.
Kinda like a football coach who couldn’t even win the SEC East with 8 NFLers on the team, including 4 in skill positions . . .
Wonder how many BCS Titles that Saban, Myer, Spurrier, etc could have won with that bunch?
Gjjj
May 15th, 2012
9:57 am
Have 100% faith in McGarity…..
Gjjj
May 15th, 2012
9:58 am
Landers needs too retire…..
DawginLex
May 15th, 2012
10:02 am
Landers’ kryptonite, Pat Summitt just retired.
He now only has UK and SC to worry about.
If he is going to get a national title, the next 2 years are the time while UT is rebuilding
Dawg Fud
May 15th, 2012
10:14 am
Perno next on the chopping block
USA today editor
May 15th, 2012
10:16 am
To
Firecmr,edu
Our numbers are accurate it sounds like u are a suffering Georgia fan
JB
May 15th, 2012
10:23 am
Firing Richt would be real tricky and dangerous for any AD at UGA. He’s very well liked. He won 10 games last year, and gonna win 10 or more this year. He’s about as respected in the coaching ranks and circles as anyone. Not one day on probation under him. He’s got class………………..HE just can’t win a National title, and I think that’s going to be our plight. He ain’t going nowhere.
Big Wally Butts
May 15th, 2012
10:36 am
Not one person on this blog knows what either McGarity or any of the UGA head coaches know about what happens internally with UGA athletics. I have never heard a bigger bunch of obilivions pontificate on something that they are totally clueless about. I guess the old saying about opinions and bellybuttons is at work.
Taylor Wooten
May 15th, 2012
10:39 am
UGA Baseball ….should be next.
JB
May 15th, 2012
10:41 am
Big Wally, you are correct, but one thing they do keep an eye on is revenue. Lot’s of it. And ticket sales and the Hartman fund is the life blood of that Athletic department. Let that slip and the ball starts rolling, just say’n.
DIT
May 15th, 2012
10:45 am
Love all of the couch, arm-chaired coaches on here. The one making the most sense is TampaGator. My guess the majority of you on here don’t have high leveled positions so it’s easy to sit back with your bag of potatoe chips and TV remote and claim you’d be a better AD. Good grief many of you on here make UGA look so bad!
DIT
May 15th, 2012
10:45 am
AND that’s coming from a UGA GRAD!
Joey
May 15th, 2012
10:46 am
Big Wally, it’s a UGA Sports blog, with a, “Add you comment” at the bottom of the page. It doesn’t ask for credentials, or sources.
Would you prefer posters write opinions on quantum physics?
JB
May 15th, 2012
10:58 am
Joey, they don’t get it. They need to go get 3 quarters and buy a paper if they want a PAID opinion.
And in the words of the late great Lewis Grizzard. Hell, the paper cost a quarter. If you want the truth and good writing, it would be 3.95.
DawginLex
May 15th, 2012
11:18 am
Mizzou QB got busted for leaving scene of accident. He was # 1 QB on depth chart in Spring WITHOUT James Franklin.
I bet Franklin’s rehab just got sped up 300%
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/15/missouri-qb-arrested-leaving-scene-accident/
Dr. Phil
May 15th, 2012
11:46 am
McGarity is nothing but a mouthpiece for the puppetmaster, Adams. Adams runs UGA like Al Capone ran Chicago. The Chancellor of the BOR is another Adams minion. Although Adams is allegedly retiring, he will still be running the university.
ugaworker
May 15th, 2012
12:11 pm
Baseball has been a ‘choke and puke’ team since Perno came and no one has done a thing. He will be there forever and we will never win the big game. No one has the guts to do anything about Perno or Richt. Richt is not a head coach – never will be. Doesn’t have what it takes like a Saban. He will always be a great person.
ugaworker
May 15th, 2012
12:13 pm
And McGarity didn’t pull the string on Clark, Youcalan’s man did. When HE speaks, everyone listens, bows and says “Yes, Sir!”.
Dawg258
May 15th, 2012
1:01 pm
Funny how foley can be ” arguably, the best AD in the country ” when he hasn’t done anything to address the massive drug abuse problem in Gainesville. Then again I guess that’s up to all the coaches he keeps employeed.
What will he do after another 7-5 record this season, that’s the question?
kybodawg
May 15th, 2012
1:23 pm
if he sets down one on one with each coach i wonder what he and bobo talk about?
AltamahaDawg
May 15th, 2012
1:52 pm
You guy’s compare Mcgarity’s 2 years with only the Foley “highlights”. There were quite a few less than steller moments in his career too. I am sure that somebody could even paint a few things fairly questionable. Wasn’t even really Florida’s first choice as an AD, Basically outlasted everybody and finally got the job. Done a great job overall, but it has been a long career to look at. it’s sort of foolish to compare the 2 at this point in McGarity’s tenue here.
AltamahaDawg
May 15th, 2012
2:15 pm
So, Youcalan’s man got Youcalan’s handpicked replacement fired? Motives there would be?
Spokesman for the SEC East
May 15th, 2012
2:17 pm
Monkey you are a fool if you dont think UF’s athletic programs have done well in recent years.
Lets see: Back to back Basketball Championships, 2 BCS Championships, Final series in both Baseball and Softball, 2011 Womens Tennis Championship, 1 Soccer Championship, and then of course in the top 5 All sports championship with #1 overall last year. Other than those facts idiot they have not done well.
AltamahaDawg
May 15th, 2012
2:40 pm
Insider, we will see? You have already stated that was a mistake to retain Richt.
Homepage | MrSEC
May 15th, 2012
2:58 pm
[...] Georgia AD Greg McGarity expects success from his coaches… or [...]
CEPH
May 15th, 2012
3:01 pm
McGarity not only looks like Alfred E. Neuman I think he has the same intellect. Where do you come up with the idea that he is so tough? If Foley had come to UGA the first thing he would have done is fire Richt not the Volleyball coach for gods sake. He is acting so tough with these perephrial sport coaches while Richt is stroking him. If he had not been a UGA guy they wouldn’t have even looked at him . He was at FLA for eighteen years and no one even gave him a whiff for an AD job. UGA just panicked after the red panty affair and grabs a “GA Guy” thats the bottom line!!!!!!
FRED
May 15th, 2012
3:44 pm
When he gets CMR out of Athens than and only than will i beleive he knows what he is doing.
AltamahaDawg
May 15th, 2012
4:01 pm
OK, so far the 2 Florida fans have by far had the most adult comments in this thread.
Monkey
May 15th, 2012
4:19 pm
Spokesman for the SEC East
May 15th, 2012
2:17 pm
Monkey you are a fool if you dont think UF’s athletic programs have done well in recent years.
Lets see: Back to back Basketball Championships, 2 BCS Championships, Final series in both Baseball and Softball, 2011 Womens Tennis Championship, 1 Soccer Championship, and then of course in the top 5 All sports championship with #1 overall last year. Other than those facts idiot they have not done well.
Apparently you cannot R-E-A-D-….I said it took Spurrier and his winning program to breathe life into a failing UF Athletic department, not Jeremy Foley,,,Spurrier started the return not the AD,,,
Please read better before you comment …no one mentioned “recent”….
Monkey
May 15th, 2012
4:20 pm
Spokesman for SEC East…change your handle if you cannot grasp facts
dawginit
May 15th, 2012
5:55 pm
I agree, i should not have used the term “bonafide idiots” to describe the anti-McGarity folks. The UF fans here have been classy. I know it makes some of the dippity doo dah UGA fans uncomfy to see an AD at UGA demand excellence….maybe it’s a generational thing. I was at UGA from ‘94-98, and although I resented UF’s dominance in athletics, I resented even more UGA’s (and yes, Dooley’s) acceptance of being second best. I see from this blog that there are Dawg fans who are stuck in neutral. God bless Greg McGarity.
legendofthegame
May 15th, 2012
6:03 pm
None of Greg McGarity’s ideas seem to work, still, after 2 seasons, 0 victories against ranked teams for the football program? 0 SEC Championships? Just a typical theoretical admin type, which none of his ideas actually are practical enough to work.
gt4ever
May 15th, 2012
7:21 pm
What happened to Jay Clark should embarrass anybody connected to UGA sports…. I laugh at the people who think Grantham is the best DC in college football…. What a true hack, and embarrassment Grantham is to UGA… But hey, it couldn’t happen to a better program…
Florida Convict U
May 15th, 2012
7:37 pm
More arrest at Florida:
Florida defensive tackle Leon Orr violated the terms of his deferred prosecution agreement for his misdemeanor marijuana possession charge by getting cited for knowingly driving with a suspended license on Monday, according to Alachua County court documents.
Peadawg
May 15th, 2012
8:23 pm
“A GT grad wins the PGA’s Players’ Championship.”
A UGA grad won The Masters. What’s your point?
Glenn in Alaska
May 15th, 2012
8:48 pm
Things will change soon either in victories or coaching staffs. You can count on that.
Mikey D.
May 15th, 2012
8:51 pm
Just out of curiosity, what is the ongoing health situation in Coach Perno’s family? Doesn’t sound too good. Whatever it is, he’ll be in my family’s prayers.
Captain
May 15th, 2012
9:31 pm
Some of you people would be funny if you weren’t so idiotic.
DestinDawg – regarding where the Georgia-Florida game is played, location has NOTHING to do with the outcome of the games. The size of the field is the same in Athens as Jax. Mark Richt has a better road record than home record during his tenure. Fact of the matter is Georgia has lost 17 of 20 not because of where the game is played but how the game is played. Florida has been better coached, had better players, and outplayed the Dawgs. Many of those games could have been played at Tift Co HS, or the Kroger parking lot in Macon and the Gators would have won. Keep the game in Jax, just “man up” and win.
gt4ever – a GT supporter questioning Todd Grantham’s ability as Def Co-ordinator – now that’s funny. Who is GT’s DC? What’s Grantham record as DC against the vaunted offensive juggernaut coached by the genius Fish Fry Johnson? You GT people are hilarious, pitiful for sure. What’s your record against Mark Richt? Get back to your tickle piles you silly boys.
We will find out about McGarity soon. He’s fired two women’s coaches. Will he fire Perno? Don’t see how he could possibly justify keeping him, there is no way to hang onto someone whose SEC record is.500 this year, a dismal record worst in the SEC in 2010, a 3rd place seed in the NCAA last year and at best the same this year. that IS the definition of mediocre. Women’s golf coach Kelly Hester inherited a Top 5 program 2 yrs removed from a National Title when she was hired four years ago. She has failed yet again to get out of a regional after going in as Top 10 ranked with a pitiful 11th place regional finish, she has missed on too many quality prospects, the program is being passed by
the rest of the SEC. Lets see what transpires. No changes may validate the opinion of those who feel McGarity wasn’t the best choice.
dbc
May 16th, 2012
12:32 am
How do we influence these writers to post more than one tired, lame story a week?
SEC Football Morning Coffee: Florida DT Leon Orr Arrested | SEC Football
May 16th, 2012
7:07 am
[...] Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that there is a clear Florida influence in the management style of Georgia athletic director [...]
bart
May 16th, 2012
8:49 am
Go Greg! Let’s get rid of the mediocrity in our ahtletic programs. There’s no reason UGA can’t have top programs in every sport. It makes perfectly good sense to me to get rid of coaches who are taking a program in the wrong direction. Why wait until a program hits bottom before you do something?
7675DAWG
May 16th, 2012
9:02 am
I think McGarity is going a great job so far. I think he will need a total of 5 year before all the programs at Georgia are where they need to be. Changing head coaches from any team is very disruptive because the recruiting philosophy changes and a lot of new coaches are hired. Dooley was forced out because he wanted to call the shots . Evans was a complete yes man to the President.McGarity is starting at Georgia at the right time because Adams is leaving which will let McGarity do his job in evaluating the coaches without prejudice.
All the head coaches need to be on notice that McGarity is not satisfied with anything short of championships.
Mobile Dawg
May 16th, 2012
9:06 am
When did Mark Richt put the ink on the new contract? If it’s been signed I missed it.
kingdaddy
May 16th, 2012
9:59 am
Is there any news on a new president for UGA and if so, who is he or she and will they be athletics friendly???
Buckeye
May 16th, 2012
10:11 am
Missouri QB arrested. Welcome to the SEC! SEC! Must be a pledge activity or a requirement for Fulmer Cup eligibility.
Joe
May 16th, 2012
11:51 am
Andy Landers needs to be fired. Mark Fox gets one more year to show signs of hope.
7576DAWG
May 16th, 2012
12:12 pm
kingdaddy
If we could pry him away from Augusta National Golf Club William “Billy” Payne would be a great selection to replace Adams.
kingdaddy
May 16th, 2012
12:50 pm
7576DAWG
Don’t take this wrong, but wouldn’t that be a step down? He’s already got a “Dream Job”! He would be really good for the University and their Athletics…
kingdaddy
May 16th, 2012
12:53 pm
President of The UGA. also is a great job, but not like A.N.G.C…
Snoop Dawg
May 16th, 2012
12:59 pm
This article is a buch of crap. Spin, spin, spin. The UGA spinners are spinning!
Reality is spelled R-I-C-H-T. Richt is the personification of complacency, incompetency, and cronyism.
McGarrity just rewarded these stellar attributes with a contract extension for five more years of misery.
Snoop Dawg
May 16th, 2012
1:05 pm
The double digit IQ types on this blog need to lay off Suzanne Yoculan and her husband or significant other (don’t care which). Leeburn is a very influential Dawg, very successful, a real man and a winner. Those of you who are jealous of him need to see a shrink or maybe a doctor to see if you may be able to get a surgical enlargement to help out your libidos.
Yoculan should be hired as the AD, instead of Howdy Doody Florida retread McCavity.
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2012
1:18 pm
I see what you did there. Made fun of IQs, then followed up with more low IQ cliche’s?
Snoop Dawg
May 16th, 2012
1:31 pm
Altamaha, you and Doginfects aren’t in the double digit IQ category. You two lead the pack of single digit dogs.
Why don’t you pray for the good Christian Man to be a better coach?!? See where that gets us…
You two are enablers to these losers like Richt and Bobo. Look in the mirror.
Snoop Dawg
May 16th, 2012
1:39 pm
Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw–
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime–Macavity’s not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no on like Macavity,
He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime–Macavity’s not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air–
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there!
Macavity’s a ginger cat, he’s very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly doomed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square–
But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there!
He’s outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard’s.
And when the larder’s looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair–
Ay, there’s the wonder of the thing! Macavity’s not there!
And when the Foreign Office finds a Treaty’s gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scap of paper in the hall or on the stair–
But it’s useless of investigate–Macavity’s not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
“It must have been Macavity!”–but he’s a mile away.
You’ll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long division sums.
Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macacity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibit, or one or two to spare:
And whatever time the deed took place–MACAVITY WASN’T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!
mcdaviddawg
May 16th, 2012
1:48 pm
He didn’t deal with Richt and he above all knows Richt isn’t coaching. The new figures on money at public schools shows Georgia has lost a lot of ground with the current football situation. Richt is costing us at least 10 mil over his salary.
WDE
May 16th, 2012
2:36 pm
Snoppy please get help at the very least your meds need to be tweaked.
Kevin
May 16th, 2012
3:17 pm
Some if these arguments are humorous to read but the bottom line is none of us know what kinf of AD McGarity is yet. His only hire is the women’s volleyball coach for Christ’s sake………..let’s give it a few years and see. If CMR doesn’t get us at least another SEc Champ. in the next 2 or 3 yrs let’s see if grag has the cajones to pull the trigger. If mark fox can’t make UGA basketball relavent(NCAA tournaments bids and at least a win or two while there in march ) in the next year or two then let’s see what he does. After all this will be Fox’s 4th yr., can’t blame felton or Harrick anymore.
it is what it is
May 16th, 2012
3:57 pm
did McGarity’s infuence carry over from Fl? Damn right, Fl use to play the Charleston Southerns and sisters of the poor and now pitiful UGA with all its 5 stars has a bevy of pitiful opponents in their lineup because afterall we are suppose to understand that their 5 star dream team cannot make it own its own merit it must try and deceive the country into this horse manure of a schedule.
realisticfan
May 16th, 2012
4:07 pm
If McGarity had any balls he would have already sent Andy Landers packing. And Perno would be on the hot seat. It also bothers me when the AD at Fla heaps such high praise on McGarity. Sounds like he is glad he is at Ga cause he knows his weaknesses.
Dawg Doo
May 16th, 2012
4:45 pm
Let’s see: Georgia Southern (three times), New Mexico State (twice), Arkansas State, Northwestern State, Middle Tennessee State, UAB (twice), Louisiana Monroe, Western Kentucky, Western Carolina, Central Michigan, Tennessee Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette and Idaho State. These were all “opponents” on UGA’s schedule between 2000 and 2010. Yet to listen to these Mutts complain about McGarity, I thought that Georgia had been scheduling ooc games against the NFC East! Proof once again that no school has a more delusional fan base than the Mutts.
Henne Patchinko
May 16th, 2012
4:59 pm
So UGA football has been in a slide for 5-6 years according to a Gator fan? SEC East top team in 2011. Most recent time before that 2007. That’s three seasons between. Yeah, the sky’s falling alright.
Pfft.
Plus4am
May 16th, 2012
6:46 pm
Look for the lady dawgs golf coach to be the next one out. Recruiting all European that can’t win and girls that can’t break 80. Coach Hester doesn’t know how to put together a team or should I say a winning team!
Greatputter
May 16th, 2012
9:08 pm
Get your facts straight. Uga w golf won ncaas in 2001. Hester was hired in 2007 after mccorkle was fired for sex harrassment scandal. She was assistant for 2001 team. One of her “Europeans” was the NCAA golfer of year in 2011.
Dawgsin11
May 17th, 2012
8:59 am
Greatputter, what is the UGA women’s golf team doing right now? The same thing they did last year….watching the NCAA finals from Athens. What is the Arkansas women’s golf team doing-the program Hester left to return home to UGA-they’re getting ready to play in the NCAA finals. Team results Greatputter, team results. Quit making excuses. She and McGarity both know she hasn’t gotten the job done.
Plus4am
May 18th, 2012
3:22 am
Facts are Hester has her girls staying home another year. Without that one girl from Spain UGa would not be ranked in the top 50. Her recruiting is dismal, she signed two girls from out of state that aren’t ranked in the top 500. Pretty bad when that is the best you can get, especially for a top 10 team. I think breaking 80 is a requirement in college golf but if you don’t you stay home or go to Georgia. The top girls from the home state are going else where, a sure sign!
Hairy Dawg
May 20th, 2012
10:49 am
The biggest problem Dawgs have had was McG getting rid of Adams. Now that Adams get shoved out door eventally at end of next year why not do it now to get Pres that not choking the recruiting. By cannning Adams now we support Coach Richt in recruiting without no restrictoins and kicking rear of pointy heads like Adams. Then we loads up on best recruits like the Dream Team 3 needs.
McG got to show he got guts enough to stand up and kick Adams out door to bring in Pres that supporting Dawgs and not the pointy heads. But winning requires recruiting best talents and not choked by pointy heads. And that why McG had to kick Adams to curb and get real Pres that want to win in football by supporting Coach Richt and being Christian. Now that Adams problem being fixed we run ownership of SEC and BCS to.
Hairy Dawg
May 20th, 2012
11:02 am
And I can’t waits till we unload the rear whooping can on Mizzou to shows that “show me “what real SEC football is. Then we owns East goning into Dome to beat Bammer lamma ding dogn or that sorry Bungle Tigers on way to BCS Champs. This is goning be good year for Dawgs with BCS and Adams sent packing!
Go Dawgs!
Barry
May 21st, 2012
6:00 pm
Bulldawgx2 is the “idiot” – not McGarity. He (”2″) has a real judgement problem based on something other than fact.
I have known the new AD for many years and worked have within the athletic department at UGA and U of F. Greg McGaruty is a quality person – a smart, tough,and experienced administrated who worked under some of the best in the business. He is a great hire for the Dogs and will be a fine AD for many years to come.