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From The Rumble Seat Damon Evans, AD of UGA, Digs Himself in Deep

Bets on Damon Evans keeping his job by July 4th? Should be slim to none, after the release of the police report of his June 30th DUI arrest. Quoting the AJC's report on the matter:

When he was stopped by a Georgia State Patrol trooper late Wednesday night, UGA Athletic Director Damon Evans was smiling and laughing, according to the just-released incident report.

But by the time he was booked into Atlanta City Jail on a DUI charge, Evans was "crying uncontrollably," said Trooper Mark Cabe, who pulled over Evans' 2009 BMW after he meandered across the center line of Roswell Road near Chastain Drive at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday.

Evans, who admitted to drinking three Vodka cocktails, began bargaining with the trooper as soon as he realized he might be placed under arrest. "I am not trying to bribe you but I'm the athletic director of the University of Georgia," said Evans, who refused a Breathalyzer.

The arrest report reveals several embarrassing details for the 40-year-old Evans, whose lucrative new five-year contract went into effect Thursday.

The passenger in Evans' 2009 BMW, 28-year-old Courtney Fuhrmann, was being "very loud and obnoxious and was obviously intoxicated," the trooper wrote. Fuhrmann, who Evans called "just a friend" at a press conference Thursday afternoon, was arrested along with Evans and charged with disorderly conduct.

The trooper, who noted that Evans had a pair of red panties in between his legs, asked the athletic director "what her panties were doing in his side of the seat. He stated, ‘She took them off and I held them because I was just trying to get her home.' "

When first pulled over, Evans told the trooper, "I feel pretty good," states the incident report. The trooper said he had "red, bloodshot, watery eyes and droopy eyelids" and he detected "a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage."

Evans asked the trooper to let him off with a warning.

"I told him I don't issue warnings for DUI," the trooper said.

Evans tried again: "I don't want you to use who I am but I would just ask that you take me to a motel."

After he was arrested, the father of two -- who refused a Breathalyzer -- told the trooper, "We go through life and we all drink and jump in a car."

In a taped message that appears during every UGA home game, Evans tells fans, "If you drink and drive, you lose."

Evans, who met Friday with an Athens attorney, will make his first appearance in Municipal Court July 12 to enter a plea on charges of drunken driving, illegal lane change and failure to submit to an alcohol test.

At a news conference in Athens Thursday afternoon, Evans said he hoped to hang onto his job.

"I let this university down, I let my family down, I let those in the Bulldog Nation down," Evans said. "My behavior, my actions, were not indicative of what we teach our student-athletes at the University of Georgia."

Addressing university administrators and Bulldogs fans, Evans said he would "do everything in my power to make you believe in me again."

"My desire is to keep my job," he said.

He may not get the chance.

In a statement released before the incident report, Adams said he will "reserve further action pending a full review by staff and legal counsel."

The police report specifically profiles Evans' multiple attempts at skirting punishment, touting his job title. It also profiles his date's panties ending up in his seat, and the laughable excuse given for how the panties ended up there.

Is there any school that would let this man stay in a job after this, especially after his "Don't Drink and Drive" spiels?

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Will Damon Evans keep his job?
Yes, by some magical grace of God.
3 votes
Nope, he's a gonner.
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