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DEL.ICIO.USRadakovich to Washington? No
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech athletics director Dan Radakovich would be a logical candidate for the opening for an athletics director at the University of Washington. Mark Emmert, president of the UW, was chancellor at LSU when Radakovich worked there, and Wayne Clough, who hired Radakovich at Tech, is leaving to head the Smithsonian Institution.
But there’s nothing to it. Radakovich said he isn’t interested in the job and hasn’t been contacted.
“I have the greatest respect for Dr Emmert … we had a great time and did many positive things (due to his leadership) at LSU, but I am very happy here at Tech,” Radakovich said by e-mail Wednesday afternoon.
That’s good news for the Yellow Jackets, because having an athletics director opening now would be tricky without a president in place. Radakovich is busy negotiating a new marketing deal with ISP (and, if that doesn’t get done, potentially with some other company). He is also in the second year of implementing the Tech Fund program, in the middle of constructing a softball stadium and working on various other renovations and projects.
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By m
May 14, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this
Although that is pretty good news that DRAD is staying, it is far from the best news. Have you heard? Chan Gailey is gone FOREVER. Now THAT is REAL GOOD NEWS. Halleeedamlooyah….Thank God and Greyhound he is gone and TECH football is BACK.
By 3 Rivers jacket
May 14, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this
We need to keep Rad. I think he has it together. I think he wants to see how the Paul Johnson hire goes and that will at least for now define his reign. I thought that if he was going to leave it would be for LSU but that did not happen. I think Paul Hewitt’s tem will rebound with a good but not great season and that will take a little pressure off the coach. There is no reason even considering academics that GT should not be good every year with all the talent in this state.