Dave Benedict early contender for UGA AD job

[Ajs120102]

Posting on this board bc I think it’s more consequential towards football.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Let’s get Bobby V

 

[Ajs120102]

Let’s get Bobby V

I don’t think Georgia’s first choice would be Benedict for a myriad of reasons.

 

[Ts5034]

Regardless of what happens, the reality is that Benedict will not retire as the UConn AD. Im sure his name will continue to come up for other Power 5 jobs. He doesn't owe UConn anything at this point. Benedict got us back into the Big East, he hired Dan Hurley, and he was able to get new facilities built as well. With that said, I don't want him to leave because I think he is doing a great job.

 

[huskymedic]

No mention of Benedict by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

>Josh Brooks, who has served as senior deputy AD under McGarity since 2016, will serve as interim athletic director while UGA conducts a national search. Brooks is also expected to be candidate for the permanent job. Darrice Griffin will assume Brooks’ role as senior deputy director of athletics.

Virginia AD Carla Green Williams and Georgia football letterman Chris Welton are among others who are expected to be considered as McGarity’s successor.<

@Guapo - what say you?

 

[LIUCHusky]

Let’s get Bobby V

Yeh, that makes a lot of sense. LOL

 

[Ajs120102]

No mention of Benedict by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

>Josh Brooks, who has served as senior deputy AD under McGarity since 2016, will serve as interim athletic director while UGA conducts a national search. Brooks is also expected to be candidate for the permanent job. Darrice Griffin will assume Brooks’ role as senior deputy director of athletics.
Virginia AD Carla Green Williams and Georgia football letterman Chris Welton are among others who are expected to be considered as McGarity’s successor.<

@Guapo - what say you?

Yeah this was from the Georgia rivals account. FWIW I think it’s a long shot at best. It’ll be down to their Deputy AD, or the AD from Virginia.

 

[Guapo]

No mention of Benedict by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

>Josh Brooks, who has served as senior deputy AD under McGarity since 2016, will serve as interim athletic director while UGA conducts a national search. Brooks is also expected to be candidate for the permanent job. Darrice Griffin will assume Brooks’ role as senior deputy director of athletics.
Virginia AD Carla Green Williams and Georgia football letterman Chris Welton are among others who are expected to be considered as McGarity’s successor.<

@Guapo - what say you?

If the UVA AD wants the job, it’s her’s

 

[jdb50]

There has been a pretty amazing transformation of the soccer stadium and practice field, the baseball and lastly the softball facilities. That was a huge project that should pay dividends when life is back to normal. Credit to AD Dave for helping this to occur.

 

[LIuconn]

Dave has been great

 

[huskysupporter]

I fully support Dave B getting a job somewhere else. He has a prominent place on the Mt Rushmore of figures who destroyed the UCONN football program - Good Riddance.

 

[Palatine]

Regardless of what happens, the reality is that Benedict will not retire as the UConn AD. Im sure his name will continue to come up for other Power 5 jobs. He doesn't owe UConn anything at this point. Benedict got us back into the Big East, he hired Dan Hurley, and he was able to get new facilities built as well. With that said, I don't want him to leave because I think he is doing a great job.

A baby could have gotten us into the Big East which was a lateral move at best.

 

[Hoophound]

A baby could have gotten us into the Big East which was a lateral move at best.

I agree that it wasn’t hard. They know we make the conference better. However, it was not a lateral move in any sense. Major upgrade.

 

[pepband99]

A baby could have gotten us into the Big East which was a lateral move at best.

Takes one to know one

 

[HobokenHusky]

A baby could have gotten us into the Big East which was a lateral move at best.

Truly absurd statement. Liberty and Coastal Carolina are currently ranked in the football top 25 - If we start to win in football we will be fine.

If we stay in the AAC, our world class basketball teams would be forced to play here in perpetuity:

 

[Waquoit]

If we stay in the AAC, our world class basketball teams would be forced to play here in perpetuity:
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Not the worst place to see a game, they sell craft beer.

 

[Waquoit]

A baby could have gotten us into the Big East which was a lateral move at best.

Da Nile

 

[don356]

Not the worst place to see a game, they sell craft beer.

Plus the seats are padded. That said, the attendance in bball as well as fball has been dropping everywhere. I'm not sure the trend is not towards much smaller venues. Tv/streaming is definitely a growth play in sports.

 

[hardcorehusky]

The move to the Big East and Football Independence took guts. NO need to judge until we have been an independant playing for 5 years. Right now, we haven't taken a snap as an indy. My gut tells me we can make out financially better overall if football wins again and he retains/improves on the home schedule.

 

[buddy]

The move to the Big East and Football Independence took guts. NO need to judge until we have been an independant playing for 5 years. Right now, we haven't taken a snap as an indy. My gut tells me we can make out financially better overall if football wins again and he retains/improves on the home schedule.

It will work as long as P5 schools will continue to want to play UConn an pay UConn. Otherwise it will be a tough haul.

 

[NEforceUConn]

If memory serves correct ex UConn ADs landed AD jobs at Kansas and Michigan. If Georgia hires DB it’s just one more ex UConn guy at a top school. I may well be missing another AD

 

[Palatine]

Truly absurd statement. Liberty and Coastal Carolina are currently ranked in the football top 25 - If we start to win in football we will be fine.

If we stay in the AAC, our world class basketball teams would be forced to play here in perpetuity:
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Maybe if we could win there......

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Maybe if we could win there......

Tulane never beat UConn in basketball.

 

[skies88]

The move to the Big East and Football Independence took guts. NO need to judge until we have been an independant playing for 5 years. Right now, we haven't taken a snap as an indy. My gut tells me we can make out financially better overall if football wins again and he retains/improves on the home schedule.

Hardly chalk that as a victory for AD David Benedict. A concession more than anything. No matter what the basketball boards say, there simply isn’t enough of a boost to BE basketball as opposed to the American to justify the effective destruction of any future for the football program, which is exactly what happened.

 

[gampelcrazies]

If we had DB 10 years ago we would be in a P5 now