Tara Davis transfers from Georgia

Are You Serious wrote:

This year Tara Davis won a National Championship indoors and outdoors, broke the national record indoors and outdoors, and qualified for the Olympic team.

She also has a successful social media presence that will help her sign a nice pro deal.

She is also in a long term relationship with a guy who owns a business, owns a house, and who had too many financial opportunities coming his way to continue being an amateur athlete.

Not sure what people are so upset about. Seems like Tara's doing quite nicely.

Maybe some people are jealous?

Thank you for posting this and thank you to everyone for your support. I guess I get a little wound up since it is my little one.

grow up loser wrote:

You guys made the Olympics and the first day off you go on a random message board to stick it to the “losers” on an outdated thread that’s known to be a dumpster fore? Yeesh. Guess what? If you crave attention this much you’re going to need to learn to deal with the criticism. Instead of enjoying your win, you’re just proving how conceited and immature you two really are.

Indoor college champ, outdoor college champ, and an Olympian.

Love your cute, little rant 😂😂😂

Track life wrote:

Thank you for posting this and thank you to everyone for your support. I guess I get a little wound up since it is my little one.

White dude from Texas here. Great for Tara. She seems to be having a great time and I love seeing it!

Running in the fast lane wrote:

[quote]Track life wrote:

Thank you for posting this and thank you to everyone for your support. I guess I get a little wound up since it is my little one.

Track Life: congratulations on your daughter's success. You are right to be very proud.

Some people who post on this message board are just vile in every thread, regardless of the subject.

So happy for all the success that Tara has had at Texas, and in her short post-Texas career qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Texas very well. Love to see an athlete having fun and success at the same time.

As for Petros, he got what was coming to him (just like I said he would 2 years ago). Left a great-paying job at Georgia with his tail between his legs like the despicable dog he is . . .

southie1 wrote:

So happy for all the success that Tara has had at Texas, and in her short post-Texas career qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Texas very well. Love to see an athlete having fun and success at the same time.

As for Petros, he got what was coming to him (just like I said he would 2 years ago). Left a great-paying job at Georgia with his tail between his legs like the despicable dog he is . . .

Petros is leaving with his head held high. Unlike Tara who left Georgia and tried to get Petros fired and had all of her friends bashing Georgia and the administration. Petros took the high road, Tara took the low road.

Just wait to see what Petros has going on....he'll been in a much better situation.

Track life wrote:

Are You Serious wrote:

This year Tara Davis won a National Championship indoors and outdoors, broke the national record indoors and outdoors, and qualified for the Olympic team.

She also has a successful social media presence that will help her sign a nice pro deal.

She is also in a long term relationship with a guy who owns a business, owns a house, and who had too many financial opportunities coming his way to continue being an amateur athlete.

Not sure what people are so upset about. Seems like Tara's doing quite nicely.

Maybe some people are jealous?

Thank you for posting this and thank you to everyone for your support. I guess I get a little wound up since it is my little one.

Your daughter is amazing! I brought a few kids on my team to compete at Arcadia in 2016 (I think that was the year) and somehow they started hanging out with her. They had no idea who she was at the time -- she was just a goofy high school kid goofing around with other kids at a track meet. My team didn't believe me when I told them her PRs. Been a huge fan of hers ever since! Ignore the haters... YOUR DAUGHTER IS AN OLYMPIAN and it won't be her last one either.

Wait a Second- Where are you now? Huh? lol

Where are all the haters? What do you have to say now? Nothing! lol

University of Texas is where the jumpers are at!!! Two long jumpers heading to the Olympics. Hook 'em

I'm totally new to being a spectator of track and field. I saw the today show clip of Tara at olympic trials with the cowboy hat and am now fledgling fan of track and field. Anywho, why are people so invested in what went down at Georgia? Why on earth would the University of Georgia care where she transferred to? Am I missing something about schools being possessive over student athletes? My impression from googling is that student athletes transfer all the time for all manner of reasons. Some places just aren't a good fit and that doesn't mean anything more that the match wasn't right fora specific individual.

I think Tara brings a lot of excitement and energy to the track and to the public. Surely this is a good thing!

nomenot wrote:

I'm totally new to being a spectator of track and field. I saw the today show clip of Tara at olympic trials with the cowboy hat and am now fledgling fan of track and field. Anywho, why are people so invested in what went down at Georgia? Why on earth would the University of Georgia care where she transferred to? Am I missing something about schools being possessive over student athletes? My impression from googling is that student athletes transfer all the time for all manner of reasons. Some places just aren't a good fit and that doesn't mean anything more that the match wasn't right fora specific individual.

I think Tara brings a lot of excitement and energy to the track and to the public. Surely this is a good thing!

Tara Davis went on a crusade to get Petros FIRED because he tweeted "Good luck at Texas" before Tara announced herself she was going to Texas. She had her social media followers contact Georgia administrators to get Petros fired. They harassed Petros online. It was totally classless.

nomenot wrote:

I'm totally new to being a spectator of track and field. I saw the today show clip of Tara at olympic trials with the cowboy hat and am now fledgling fan of track and field. Anywho, why are people so invested in what went down at Georgia? Why on earth would the University of Georgia care where she transferred to? Am I missing something about schools being possessive over student athletes? My impression from googling is that student athletes transfer all the time for all manner of reasons. Some places just aren't a good fit and that doesn't mean anything more that the match wasn't right fora specific individual.

I think Tara brings a lot of excitement and energy to the track and to the public. Surely this is a good thing!

That and she transferred mid season. She started the campaign because she transferred outside the window where she had to sit out. By going late she could have cost them a position and used training and resources that would have been immediately benefited Texas. She tried to get her old coach fired during the appeal. No amount of peppiness on the track can make up for a complete lack of class and entitlement.

NCAA athletes are not, how ever much you may wish they were, indentured servants to their school/coach.

NCAA athletes are free wrote:

That and she transferred mid season. She started the campaign because she transferred outside the window where she had to sit out. By going late she could have cost them a position and used training and resources that would have been immediately benefited Texas. She tried to get her old coach fired during the appeal. No amount of peppiness on the track can make up for a complete lack of class and entitlement.

NCAA athletes are not, how ever much you may wish they were, indentured servants to their school/coach.[/quote]

Stop with that nonsense. Nobody tried to make Tara an indentured servant.

Don't forget she LIED in making a gofundme page to beg for money. She took that money and never used it for what it was intended for.

truth here wrote:

Tara Davis went on a crusade to get Petros FIRED because he tweeted "Good luck at Texas" before Tara announced herself she was going to Texas. She had her social media followers contact Georgia administrators to get Petros fired. They harassed Petros online. It was totally classless.

It seems rather juvenile. I get her being mad that he took it on himself to make the announcement before she was ready to but her reaction very much seems like that of someone young. Is all of this the reason why Petros wouldn't allow her to compete right away when she transferred to Texas? That also seems rather juvenile and petty.

Whatever was said it couldn't have been all that impactful as I had to come here to get the gossip! If she wasn't happy there it's probably all the better that she left as I imagine her unhappiness at Georgia would have been felt by others on the team. Petros is an adult and a professional. It's hard to imagine he got to the level of coaching at Georgia without having lots of experience with conflicts with athletes he coaches. It was probably best for all parties that she transferred when she did and I imagine Petros likely felt the same way as Tara.

truth here wrote:

Stop with that nonsense. Nobody tried to make Tara an indentured servant.

Don't forget she LIED in making a gofundme page to beg for money. She took that money and never used it for what it was intended for.

Are people who gave money to her gofundme page upset? Surely there is a way for them to get the money back if she asked for it fraudulently. Sometimes people who give to a person are giving it to the person more than to the purpose of the person. Hope that makes sense.

nomenot wrote:

truth here wrote:

Tara Davis went on a crusade to get Petros FIRED because he tweeted "Good luck at Texas" before Tara announced herself she was going to Texas. She had her social media followers contact Georgia administrators to get Petros fired. They harassed Petros online. It was totally classless.

It seems rather juvenile. I get her being mad that he took it on himself to make the announcement before she was ready to but her reaction very much seems like that of someone young. Is all of this the reason why Petros wouldn't allow her to compete right away when she transferred to Texas? That also seems rather juvenile and petty.

It wasn't even up to Petros if she got to compete right away. It was based on athletic department policy set by the athletic director and the compliance office. Her transfer was handled the same way as every football transfer, soccer, baseball, volleyball, etc.

Blaming her reaction on her youth is nonsense. She tried to get him fired for a good luck message. He has a family to support, a mortgage to pay, kids to feed. She asked her tens of thousands of social media followers to attack him (not physically, but online) and try to get him to lose his job. That's not immaturity, that's EVIL. Unforgivable.

Wrong. Coaches can push for waivers all the time.

“It’s out of my hands” is a pu55y move from Petros and he deserves the hate.