Tara Davis transfers from Georgia

They didn't fire him but they also didn't renew his contract.........it's safe to say the attacks from the Tara Davis fans had an impact on his employment. UGA absolutely cares when tens of thousands of people are spamming the UGA athletics social medias to attack the coach.

ncaa athelete wrote:

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.

Here are the FACTS:

-At the time, NCAA rules stated that scholarship athletes that are transferring MUST sit out an entire year at their new school.

-It would be permissible for the previous school to grant a waiver so they can compete right away

-The coach DOES NOT get the final say as to whether an athlete gets a waiver to compete. The final decision is at the hands of the athletic director and compliance. Even if Petros pushed for a waiver, the AD could have said NO.

-Generally the only time a waiver is granted is when an athlete transfers AFTER the season ends, NOT DURING the season.

-The NCAA season started December 1st. Giving Tara a waiver in December would be like Zion Williamson playing 5 games for Duke in December then changing over to North Carolina for the other 25 games in January-March.

Well Texas and GA aren’t even in the same conference (yet) so no it’s not like that at all.

Secondly indoor and outdoor are different NCAA sports.

Thirdly track is a non-revenue sport and waivers are frankly very frequently in non-revenue sports.

Fourthly the whole concept of a redshirt year after transferring is stupid. Petros could jump ship from Georgia to Auburn mid season and literally coach the next day, get paid, and no one would care.

Davis did what was best for her career and Petros handled it very poorly. Hopefully he now knows coaches do not have absolute power in the NCAA anymore.

truth here wrote:

They didn't fire him but they also didn't renew his contract.........it's safe to say the attacks from the Tara Davis fans had an impact on his employment. UGA absolutely cares when tens of thousands of people are spamming the UGA athletics social medias to attack the coach.

I googled Petros contract UGA and the articles I saw said that Petros turned down a multi-year contract extension. I also looked through Tara Davis' twitter posts and I don't see that she posted asking for Petros to be fired or asking her supporters to try to get him fired. She put up a video stating that she was trying to get Petros to release her so she could compete at Texas but that isn't the same thing as asking someone to be fired. And I think it's an exaggeration to think that Tara's reach on social media was so great in 2018 that she could get Petros fired when there was no malfeasance at hand. Unless I'm missing something? Looking back on it now I guess it wouldn't have really mattered because she had broken her back at Georgia and I imagine she wouldn't have been competing that season anyway.

Well that's F'd Up... She can always become a NCAA "Discipline "Problem".... and get tossed out right?!

If you watched the video you'll see that she is a serial LIAR. She said she hadn't committed to Texas when she had. In fact, she had to sign a scholarship agreement before she was even allowed to visit Texas because it was a dead period. She was seeking to transfer a full 3 weeks after the indoor track season started. Yes, she was expecting to be released in the middle of the indoor season after trying to transfer during a dead period.

She had over 100k subscribers on youtube at the time of her transfer, so yes her reach on social media was massive and they harassed Petros and Georgia athletics. On social media, when someone says "I need your support" that means go ballistic and harass everyone on the other side.

nomenot wrote:

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.

Her gofundme was asking for money so she could compete in international meets to help her qualify for the world championship team. The problem is she set it up just DAYS before the USA Championships, so she clearly was not going to go to any meets in Europe before. She implied she'd need to pay for her own travel to the world championships if she made the team, which is FALSE.

She didn't make the team, and then she never went to any overseas meets despite raking in a substantial amount of cash from the page. So she pocketed all of that money. I think most people that donated to her are clueless as to how things work and didn't even realize that they had been swindled. She took advantage of people and likely bought her cowboy hat and cowboy boots with that money.

She's an Olympic finalist - just in case anyone was unsure ;-)

Not just that. She was begging for cash while going on weekly trips to visit her bf in Arkansas and posting photos in Gucci belts. She knows how to manipulate social media to her advantage and I had initially assumed the coach was in the wrong when this whole debacle started until digging a little deeper.

truth here wrote:

If you watched the video you'll see that she is a serial LIAR. She said she hadn't committed to Texas when she had. In fact, she had to sign a scholarship agreement before she was even allowed to visit Texas because it was a dead period. She was seeking to transfer a full 3 weeks after the indoor track season started. Yes, she was expecting to be released in the middle of the indoor season after trying to transfer during a dead period.

She had over 100k subscribers on youtube at the time of her transfer, so yes her reach on social media was massive and they harassed Petros and Georgia athletics. On social media, when someone says "I need your support" that means go ballistic and harass everyone on the other side.

Sounds like she was really desperate to leave Georgia. What happened there? Was there impropriety going on with this coach? Because if what she did is so not de rigeur, mad garbage must have been happening there? Anyone know why she felt she needed to transfer ASAP? She's a serious athlete and it makes no sense that she'd intentionally ruin her reputation in the NCAA unless some bad stuff was happening.

And UGA athletics doesn't care about her 100k followers. Also most of those 100k followers on youtube are not going to convert their like for her channel to harassing and trying to get a track coach fired. "I want your support" on youtube means to leave nice comments on her posts, send positive vibes etc. Social media metrics don't work like that. She'd need to have 100% engagement and that's just not reality. Look at the likes she gets on her videos and those numbers don't translate to 100% of her subscribers liking her videos. Moreover the videos aren't focused on track... maybe it'll be different after the Olympics.

If Petros was really in danger of being fired there must be more to this story. Anyone know the backstory here? Were more UGA track athletes complaining about him?

blobfish11 wrote:

Not just that. She was begging for cash while going on weekly trips to visit her bf in Arkansas and posting photos in Gucci belts. She knows how to manipulate social media to her advantage and I had initially assumed the coach was in the wrong when this whole debacle started until digging a little deeper.

Now the boyfriend seems very slick and savvy on social media. He comes off very much all about the hustle, which isn't per se a bad thing.... All this makes me wonder if the NCAA was trying to curb their revenue streams at the time? Has the boyfriend been messy with his track stuff?

If Tara never addressed where the gofundme money went if it didn't go to her track career, that is incredibly sketchy. But if the people who didn't donate don't care where it went, I don't see the big deal.

You folks are a bunch of miserable people! I can't believe that you all are STILL focused on Tara in a negative matter! Where is the celebration talk regarding her winning conference and NCAA titles and breaking records while at Texas?! Where is the talk that she is an Olympian and represented the United States of America quite well? She's no longer at Texas and definitely not at Georgia! She's now pro so let it go! It's so comical that you downhearted people are now dragging her boyfriend into the conversation. Get a life!!!!

And no I do not know her and not related to her! I simply don't like bullies!!!

SayWhat29 wrote:

You folks are a bunch of miserable people! I can't believe that you all are STILL focused on Tara in a negative matter! Where is the celebration talk regarding her winning conference and NCAA titles and breaking records while at Texas?! Where is the talk that she is an Olympian and represented the United States of America quite well? She's no longer at Texas and definitely not at Georgia! She's now pro so let it go! It's so comical that you downhearted people are now dragging her boyfriend into the conversation. Get a life!!!!

I'm new to the track fandom and am a huge fan of Tara!! I think she's an amazing athlete and she brings a lot of fun and energy to the sport. As a fan I'm just doing a bit of a deep dive into what she and the competitive track world are about. It's not a negative thing.

Tara Davis got VERY lucky that her GoFundMe money didn't make her lose her NCAA eligibility.

The NCAA rules state that an athlete can only raise money for travel expenses to a meet if the amount raised doesn't exceed the amount actually used towards the travel expenses for that meet.

In other words, if an athlete raises $1,000 and 100% of that money goes to meet/travel expenses, then that's fine. If they raise $3,000, spend $1,000 on meet/travel expenses, and pocket the other $2,000, that's a violation.

Tara took the money and didn't use it for any meets at all, which is an NCAA violation.

Haven't read the whole sad thread. Here's my perception:

-she's a great athlete.

-she gets to operate on a very big stage.

-she is gorgeous and HAWT.

-she looks like a person that wants to be famous, not "track famous" but actually famous.

-she is taking advantage of all of these factors.

She is going to try to make her mark now. With T&F who knows what next year holds, an injury here, a new talent emerges there and soon she's just another struggling jumper.

If she can get on a reality show, sign some big endorsement deal, she's on her way.

nomenot wrote:

Now the boyfriend seems very slick and savvy on social media. He comes off very much all about the hustle, which isn't per se a bad thing.... All this makes me wonder if the NCAA was trying to curb their revenue streams at the time? Has the boyfriend been messy with his track stuff?

Tara Davis's boyfriend, Hunter Woodhall, is a very hard worker, a marketing major, and he knows how to promote himself. I have no problem with that.

In fact, he was doing so good earlier this year trying to land financially lucrative deals, that the NCAA gave him a choice - Either turn down the deals, or give up your NCAA eligibility. So he gave up his NCAA eligibility during the indoor track season.

Woodhall makes good money with social media, co-owns a clothing company that sells hoodies, and just signed deals with Champion and NordicTrack. Good for him.

It's just one person in this thread (Petros's wife) that is continually railing against Davis.

Everyone else knows that Davis did what she could to get around a broken system that hurts players and favors coaches.

Petros was childish for not getting her a waiver and commenting about it social media.

Out Of Luck wrote:

Tara Davis's boyfriend, Hunter Woodhall, is a very hard worker, a marketing major, and he knows how to promote himself. I have no problem with that.

In fact, he was doing so good earlier this year trying to land financially lucrative deals, that the NCAA gave him a choice - Either turn down the deals, or give up your NCAA eligibility. So he gave up his NCAA eligibility during the indoor track season.

Woodhall makes good money with social media, co-owns a clothing company that sells hoodies, and just signed deals with Champion and NordicTrack. Good for him.

That's great to hear. It makes sense how as a marketing major he would know how to be savvy on social media. NCAA is a hot mess and it's nice that he's doing well. It'll be cool to watch him race in Tokyo.

And I hope Tara is equally as successful in her future endeavors as he. She's so fun to watch and has so much personality and clearly come though a lot to get where she is!!!!