Guess who's a finalist for the UGA AD job?

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

Heard something about this on ESPN this morning. Looks like a certain someone in Cowtown is a finalist for the UGA job. I wonder what the frog faithful are thinking. It would be kind of funny to see him bolt, to be honest but it remains to be seen.

Athens -- The final cuts have been made in Georgia's search for its next athletics director.

Georgia officials on Tuesday informed candidates whether they'd made the final cut. The search committee charged with finding Vince Dooley's successor will present the list of three finalists this week to UGA President Michael Adams, who will then decide who is hired. Adams has said he hopes to have a new athletics director in place by the end of this month.

On Tuesday night, it appeared the three finalists were N.C. State athletics director Lee Fowler, Texas Christian University athletics director Eric Hyman and Georgia associate athletics director Damon Evans, several people close to the search process said.

The finalists were three of at least five candidates interviewed Sunday and Monday at the Atlanta Airport Hilton Hotel. Florida associate athletics director Greg McGarity was told on Tuesday that he was no longer under consideration for the job. Before becoming Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley's top assistant in 1992, McGarity worked 16 years in Georgia's athletics department.

It was unclear whether Mark Lewis, a former Georgia football player and vice president for Olympic sponsorships with General Electric, was still being considered. Lewis is the son of former Georgia assistant and Georgia Tech coach Bill Lewis.

Dooley, 71, will retire on June 30 after working the past 40 years in Georgia's athletics department. He has been the Bulldogs' athletics director since 1979.

Hyman, 52, has been the athletics director at TCU the past six years, overseeing the Horned Frogs' move from the Western Athletic Conference to Conference USA two years ago. He hired football coaches Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson.

Hyman, a former North Carolina football player, was a candidate to replace Tennessee athletics director Doug Dickey last year.

Hyman declined to comment when reached at his office on Tuesday. Jere Morehead, chairman of the UGA search committee, couldn't be reached for comment.

Earlier this month, Hyman declined an invitation for TCU to play in Thursday night's GMAC Bowl in Detroit, citing the game falling in the middle of the school's final exams. The Horned Frogs will instead play Boise State in their own stadium in the Fort Worth Bowl on Dec. 23.

[Sam I Am]

Hyman has shown how much difference a good AD can make in a program when it comes to hiring competent, winning coaches. SMU should be doing as well. Hnmmm. :whistling:

[PK]

It's my understanding that Hyman is the one over at TCU pushing for the move to the MWC. Funny how he has applied for two different AD jobs in the last two years...makes you wonder how much of TCU's best interest he really has in mind. TCU better be real careful in evaluating that potential move. As the old saying goes...be careful of what you ask for...you may get it.

[NavyCrimson]

well said - pk

[geno]

Again PK"s SMU education fails him, so that he can't see the difference between "appllying" for a job and being interviewed for one. Hyman applied for neither, and took himself out of the running at Tennessee. Sorry, boys, he's happy at TCU.

[pony91]

Actually, If that is how you spell"Applyying" then your Tarrant County Univ. education has failed you. Good Luck in the Old South Pancake Bowl :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

[NavyCrimson]

LOL LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

Originally posted by geno:
Again PK"s SMU education fails him, so that he can't see the difference between "appllying" for a job and being interviewed for one. Hyman applied for neither, and took himself out of the running at Tennessee. Sorry, boys, he's happy at TCU.

Hey froggie boy, if he's so happy where he's at then why hasn't come out and just flat out said that he's not interested? Where there's smoke, there's fire and I hope you SOBs get burned.

[MizterTea]

Originally posted by geno:
Hyman applied for neither, and took himself out of the running at Tennessee. Sorry, boys, he's happy at TCU.

...you don't know what you are talking about.

[PK]

Originally posted by geno:
Again PK"s SMU education fails him, so that he can't see the difference between "appllying" for a job and being interviewed for one. Hyman applied for neither, and took himself out of the running at Tennessee. Sorry, boys, he's happy at TCU.

OK Geno, neither one of us really knows whether he "applied" for those positions or not, but he sure as hell interviewed for at least one of them. Dream on if you wish Geno...you don't interview for a position if ya ain't interested. You guys believe everything you're told from the Athletic Department including Coach Fran's line about being in love with TCU and Fort Worth. Money always wins out these days. I'll buy you a couple of good drinks if Hyman is selected by Georgia and he turns them down.

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[gostangs]

By the way - I have decided to take my name out of consideration for CEO of IBM. It has nothing to do with the fact that they will not hire me.

[mrydel]

Thanks gostangs...my odds of getting that job just gotten better!! It's not often I can honestly say my chances to be CEO of IBM have improved.

[EastStang]

Yeah, he just wanted a free trip to the Atlanta Airport to interview for the job and go have a chili dog downtown at the Varsity. Sounds plausible to a Frog.

[MizterTea]

I have removed myself from consideration to be the new head of the A-Team - Just watch out that for that Murdock foo'!

<img src="http://www.grudge-match.com/Images/A-Team.jpg" alt=" - " />
purists will note that I used a picture that did NOT include the one-season walk-on female member of the team, Amy "Triple-A" Allen.

[leopold]

Word is that the NC State guy, Fowler, has pulled out of the running. It is down between Hyman and the other guy.