Can UGA really be this stupid?

Aug 8, 2023, 2:46 PM

There is another thread on this, but it was more of a light hearted thing. I wanted to make a more serious point, and I didn't want to highjack the other thread.

Article on the accident with UGA and the resultant lawsuit.

Here is a quote from the article.

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The suit claims the Georgia athletic association entrusted the rented SUV to LeCroy and was aware that she had at least two "super speeder" violations among four speeding tickets before the crash.

The athletic association said staff members were authorized to use rental vehicles for recruiting purposes only. "Under no circumstances were recruiting staff authorized to use rental cars to drive at excessive speeds while intoxicated," it said in a statement.
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1. UGA approved someone with "at least two 'super speeder' violations among four speeding tickets" drive recruits around town, even if they were limited to official functions of the university? And, I am supposed to believe that Kirby Smart, and the entire UGA administration, takes speeding tickets seriously?

2. Has there ever been a more stupid statement issued by an athletic administration than the one in the second paragraph? Sounds like something from the ###### of Dumb and Dumber.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38156010/georgia-fires-staffer-survived-fatal-crash-sued-bulldogs

UGA fires staffer who survived fatal crash, sued

Tory Bowles, the Georgia football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed two people, has been fired less than a month after filing a lawsuit.