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Southeast Conference Athletic Directors' Pay
The good folks over at USA Today have continued their efforts to nail down the numbers when it comes to the pay scales in higher education athletics. The newspaper's newest effort accounts for the pay of every athletic director for schools in the NCAA's Football Subdivision (formerly Division...
Wanted: Candidate for Athletic Director Job At The University of Cincinnati, Extensive Fundraising Experience Required
The Nippert Conundrum is one of many challenges facing any potential Athletic Director at UC The news that Mike Thomas has taken the Athletic Director job at Illinois didn't come as much of a surprise. Gregory Williams was always going to bring in his own AD in due time. I think that in his heart...
The Mike Thomas Era Is At An End: What's His Legacy?
I am just going to be blunt about this. I am borderline happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. OK in complete seriousness I am very happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. I don't think that he was ever really a good fit for the University of Cincinnati. Brian Kelly coined the phrase that...
Greg McGarity is Officially on the Job as the New University of Georgia Athletic Director
Even though he showed up a couple of days early, today is Greg McGarity's first official day as the athletic director at his alma mater. If you haven't taken the time to do so already, drop him a line to welcome him home. Go 'Dawgs!
Hiring of New Athletic Director Greg McGarity Both Rare and Well Done for Georgia Bulldogs
I have, on occasion, been critical of Michael Adams---no, I’m not going to provide links to any of those occasions; just search the archives for "Il Duce," and you’ll see what I mean---so it is only fair for me to give the president of the University of Georgia credit for handling the last six...
Why Hiring Greg McGarity Means the Georgia Bulldogs Are About to Dominate the Florida Gators
For what it's worth, Greg McGarity worked in the University of Georgia athletic administration from 1973 to 1992, and he worked in the University of Florida athletic administration from 1992 to 2010. In the last 37 football seasons, the SEC school having Greg McGarity on its payroll has posted a...
The Challenges Awaiting Greg McGarity as He Assumes the Athletic Directorship in Athens
While Doug Gillett was putting on his pessimist’s hat in West Georgia, MaconDawg was breaking out the pessimist’s accessories in Middle Georgia, and I was stirring up trouble in metro Atlanta, good news for the Red and Black was breaking out all over the Sunshine State. In Jacksonville, a new...
Which is More Important for the Georgia Bulldogs: Getting the Right Athletic Director or Getting the Right Uga?
As you most likely noticed, it is Georgia Bulldogs week at Team Speed Kills. (Well, technically, it's Georgia Bulldogs and Arkansas Razorbacks week over there, but cut 'em some slack for double-booking; it has, to put it delicately, been a busy summer for the SEC, and the 'Dawgs must shoulder more...
Scott Stricklin Named Athletic Director
President Mark Keenum announced Scott Stricklin as the 16th Athletic Director at Mississippi State University today.Here is archived video of the announcement courtesy M2M.
Tom Osborne: Congressman: No. Coach? Absolutely
The regular season comes to a close on what has been as an underlined understatement a rollercoaster of emotion for Nebraska football fans for the past 365 days. One of my strongest concerns was the hiring on of Tom Osborne as Athletic Director. While at the time I saw the brilliance behind the...
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