Three days after I opine that perhaps something is awfully fishy down Big East Way , Georgetown athletic director Bernard Muir suddenly fills the vacant AD position at Delaware : Georgetown announced Monday that athletic director Bernard Muir was resigning to accept the same post at the University of Delaware. Georgetown's search for Muir's replacement will begin immediately. "I am grateful for the contributions that Bernard Muir has made to Georgetown," Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said in a statement. "Bernard has recruited outstanding new coaches and bolstered academic support and leadership development opportunities for our student athletes." Sources close to the program said Muir's relationship with DeGioia became strained when he interviewed for openings at Duke and Northwestern in the past year. Many Georgetown and Big East observers are scratching their heads . Why should the athletic director, who told the head football coach he would ...
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