There aren't a lot of people here who defend Farta, but there are some. And those who do support him are staunch supporters. They say for all his faults the guy can raise a shitload of money and that his fundraising ability is off the charts. This is true by all accounts.
But it doesn't mean shit anymore. It means absolutely nothing in 2022 if you don't have an NIL program in place. Means zilch if you can't get guys to stay because everyone else in your conference is ahead of you on the NIL curve.
Farta has been at the helm of several scandals costing the university a whole bunch of money (even after insurance), and even worse costing the University parts of its reputation. He's a bumbling public speaker, and puts both feet in his mouth time after time after time. Is it a coincidence that Farta goes public saying NIL sucks and that they need to find a way to rein it in, and then a couple weeks later the most electric guy on our team transfers within our own division because of NIL reasons? Nope.
Gary Farta is now officially obsolete. He's a relic of an age that doesn't exist anymore. Where he should be is on the board of some podunk non-profit or hospital raising money like he's good at. He shouldn't be further contributing to the downfall of Hawks football. The guy is a paper tiger in every sense of the word. If your football coach and the donors supporting said coach are the ones making personnel decisions (which they are), and you have nothing else of value to contribute to an organization, then what good are you to that organization?
Someone tell us a legitimate, non-sarcastic, non-ironic reason why Gary Farta should continue as AD in any P5 athletic department. I'm not waiting around for an answer because there isn't one.
