McGarity is still the AD

What exactly makes him a, "shitty AD?"

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Basically every sport UGA plays has been worse than when previous ADs (even Evans) were in place, and it's been long enough to where we have a pretty good sample size.

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To be fair, he's had to replace icons in gymnastics and women's basketball. Fox just finished the best 3 year run in men's basketball history. Stricklin needs to do something this year. He replaced a football coach who was wildly popular to a large contingent of fans and may or may not have made a home run hire with Kirby. I think it's unfair to call him a shitty AD at this point.

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He's also brutally bad at PR. See Gurley fiasco, Richt firing presser, AJC leaks about football program turmoil, etc.

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I agree with most of this but some of it is pure speculation.

Here's a look at every hiring and firing under his watch. Note that this was written around January so not current:

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VOLLEYBALL: Less than three months into the job, he fired volleyball coach Joel McCartney in the midst of a losing season (15-17 overall). The volleyball team had a winning record (62-55) in three-plus seasons under McCartney, though it was 29-45 in the SEC. Hired Lizzy Stemke who had been a Nebraska assistant. The Bulldogs have had just one winning season out of five under Stemke (66-87 overall and 31-63 in the SEC). And the volleyball team just hit rock bottom this season: 5-25 overall and 0-18 in the SEC.

WOMEN’S GOLF: Kelly Hester’s contract was not renewed after the 2012 season and replaced by Josh Brewer. In the final three seasons under Hester, Georgia finished fifth, eighth and fourth among 12 SEC teams. But going back a bit further, Georgia finished in the NCAA Top 15 in 2009 and 2008 under Hester. In three seasons under Brewer, Georgia has finished second, eighth and fifth among 14 teams in the SEC.

GYMNASTICS: McGarity inherited Jay Clark, who had been legendary coach Suzanne Yoculan’s assistant while the team won national championships from 2005-09. Clark was let go after three seasons in which his team didn’t make any Super Six appearances. McGarity hired Danna Durante, who had been at California, and in three seasons the team has made it to the Super Six twice, though its finishes in the SEC (fourth, fourth and fifth) have been lower than under Clark (third each year).

BASEBALL: David Perno, who guided Georgia to three College World Series (2004, 2006 and 2008), was fired in 2013 following seasons of 21-32 (his final year) and 31-26 (his penultimate year). McGarity then hired Scott Stricklin, who the year before had coached Kent State to the CWS. Stricklin’s first two seasons at Georgia have been losing seasons, though this past year he did lose his ace, Robert Tyler, for most of the season. *WG Note- team went 27-30 this season and 11-19 in SEC.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Steve Holeman was let go last year after going 53-39-11 in five seasons, making the NCAA tournament twice. He was replaced by Duke assistant Billy Lesesne, who in his first year guided the Bulldogs to a 5-12-1 record.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Longtime coach Andy Landers retired after last season, the first in 21 years without an NCAA tournament trip. After a nearly month-long search, top assistant Joni Crenshaw (now Joni Taylor after her marriage) was elevated to head coach. The Bulldogs are off to a 5-1 start, the lone loss at Michigan State.

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Volleyball- worse than predecessor
Womens golf- roughly similar results to predecessor.
Gymnastics- lower SEC finish each year than predecessor
Baseball- Much worse than predecessor
Womens soccer- In very limited time, coach has done clearly worse than predecessor
WBB- Equivalent to predessecor; good/decent record, no hope of advancing past a round or 2 in the tourney

So basically, out of the 6 coaches he's hired, not a single one has made us visibly better than we already were. Some have made us clearly worse.

I don't care about how much money we hoard or shite like that, I care about how much our teams win. And as an ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, that should be of primary concern for him too. And thus far, he has been absolutely piss poor in that regard. Honestly, the only things that "he" should get a hat tip for are green lighting the IPF (which had been asked of him for years and he was finally strongarmed into doing by our top brass) and hiring Smart, who the big money boosters wanted and hasn't coached a game yet.

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Volleyball- worse than predecessor

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Whatever. Other than being nice to look at, I don't really care about volleyball.

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Womens golf- roughly similar results to predecessor.

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Finished T-18 at NCAA's this year and came highly recommended by Haack.

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Gymnastics- lower SEC finish each year than predecessor

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I'll take Super Six finishes over SEC.

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Baseball- Much worse than predecessor

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Not a promising start, but the jury is still out.

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Womens soccer- In very limited time, coach has done clearly worse than predecessor

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No way to tell after only one season about a team that we know nothing about except for maybe PNW.

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WBB- Equivalent to predessecor; good/decent record, no hope of advancing past a round or 2 in the tourney

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I'm excited about Coach Taylor. I think she is going to do well.

Was looking for this article specifically.