Atlanta Sports Leadership

A look at the changing power base that is Atlanta sports - link here. This is the "heavy hitters" list of ATL sports from Tim Tucker at AJC:

7. Wayne Clough, Georgia Tech president: He doesn't appear on the sports pages nearly as often as his UGA counterpart, and he has a much more collegial relationship with his AD than Adams had with Dooley, but Clough also believes in strong presidential oversight of athletics programs. He is a member of the NCAA executive committee — the organization's top governance group — and the Division I board of directors, and he was a key player in ACC expansion.

9. Dave Braine, Georgia Tech athletics director: He hired the men's basketball coach who guided the Yellow Jackets to the national championship game this year. He presided over the expansion of Bobby Dodd Stadium and the reconstruction of Russ Chandler (baseball) Stadium. In seven-plus years as Tech's AD, Braine has made his mark. Next issue: dealing with the NCAA fallout from 17 ineligible athletes competing for Tech over the past five years.

13. Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech men's basketball coach: He put Georgia Tech back in the college basketball limelight - in the national championship game, no less, in just his fourth season on the job - and he did it the right way.

Notice they also show previous lists:

1999
10. George O'Leary, Georgia Tech football coach
12. Dave Braine, Georgia Tech athletics director
21. Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech men's basketball coach

1995
10. Homer Rice, Georgia Tech athletics director
21. Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech men's basketball coach