Narrowed to the core, success for most big-time college athletic directors comes down to two sports and one question. The two sports are football and men’s basketball. The one question: “How does any decision impact football?”
As Georgia AD Greg McGarity searches for a new men’s basketball coach, one candidate should give pause to Bulldogs faithful because of the football question. Why consider Tom Crean for the job?
Football and men’s basketball are the engines that power nearly all prominent college athletic programs. An athletic director putting the right people in place to lead those programs has well-served the university, the rest of the campus sports teams and the school fan base.